Water Damage, Fire & Smoke Damage, and Mold Remediation

  This Oakland California home experienced a leak in the plumbing which upon first appearances did not appear to have caused much damage; however, mold remediation by Environmental CPR was necessary as you will see below. This laminate hardwood floor may not look damaged but there is a hint of wh...

When you hire a mold remediation company, always ask if they will guarantee that their work will pass a mold clearance test by a qualified third-party mold inspector or industrial hygienist. Just this week I put bids for mold remediation work on three properties that have already had mold remedia...

  If water gets under the kitchen cabinets, can the cabinets be dried out effectively without mold growing?  Yes, the cabinets can be saved from mold and water damage by using the right equipment.   This beautiful kitchen in Walnut Creek, CA, had the water supply hose to the dishwasher fail.  Wat...

  This home in Berkeley had mold growing on the grout between the tiles for "a few years" according to the homeowner.  They would attempt to scrub off the mold only to have it return again a few weeks later.  Mold growth requires moisture and there is always moisture in a bathtub/shower so some m...

About a week ago I got a call from a buyer of a property in Oakland, CA, who told me that he's purchasing a bank-owned property and is in escrow but he found out that the water supply line connecter to the water heater suddenly failed and that there is water "everywhere" and that it happened almo...

Have you or one of your clients ever experienced a water soaked hardwood floor and had it buckle, warp, and crack?  Can the hardwood floor actually be saved?  The answer is "yes," hardwood floors can be saved following a water loss.  Here's how professionals do it. Modern, real hardwood floors ar...

You know, the standards for mold remediation are pretty clear that moldy semi-porous materials like drywall must be removed, discarded, and replaced.  There's been too many times that I've been asked by the property owner "can't you just paint over it with Kilz or something?"  Well, the short ans...

As the owner of Environmental CPR, an emergency property damage restoration company, I have worked with a umber of property management companies and have compiled a list of what property managers seem to want the most.  I've broken it down into three basic categories: 1) Priority Handling (respon...

  "Should I clean up mold using bleach?"  This is a question I get asked many times a week.  The very simple answer to this question is "no." So, why not use bleach?  First of all, when you're removing mold from a hard surface, you want to clean the surface of the mold.  In order to clean the su...