Signs you need a crew now
- Dark green or black patches that keep spreading
- A musty smell in a room, closet, or the HVAC
- Water damage or a leak in the last few weeks
- Allergy or asthma symptoms that ease when you leave the house
What happens when you call
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Tell us what you're seeing. 30 seconds - where it is and how far it's spread.
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You're connected with a local mold remediation crew while you're on the line.
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The crew confirms your inspection appointment and sets the time with you directly.
Why scrubbing it makes it worse
Disturbing mold without containment sends spores through the house - and bleach on drywall kills the surface while the colony keeps growing behind it. Proper remediation seals the area first, removes affected material, and HEPA-cleans the air.
Mold is always a moisture problem wearing a costume. The crew finds and fixes the water source. Mold can return if the underlying moisture problem remains.
Local to Hillsborough County
Tampa runs on daily summer thunderstorms and the hurricane cone - wind-driven rain through soffits and sliders, storm surge in the flood zones, and a water table that gives runoff nowhere to go. The CBS slab housing stock hides supply lines under concrete, and in this humidity wet drywall starts growing mold in 24 to 48 hours.
Florida requires mold remediators to hold a state DBPR mold remediation license. Ask for the license number before work starts.
Florida policies may have a separate hurricane deductible. Whether it applies depends on the storm and the statutory hurricane period. Check your policy. Storm surge is flood insurance, not homeowner's, no matter what the hurricane did above the waterline. Everyday failures use your standard deductible.
Serving Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Riverview, Largo, and all of Hillsborough County.
Black mold questions
Is black mold really that dangerous?
It's a health concern worth taking seriously - especially for kids, older adults, and anyone with asthma or allergies. Testing tells you what you're dealing with; removal ends the exposure either way.
Is mold removal covered by insurance?
Mold removal may be covered when the mold resulted from a covered sudden water loss, often up to a separate limit. Coverage depends on the cause and your policy's mold exclusions, endorsements and limits. A covered water loss does not automatically establish coverage for mold remediation. Check your declarations page for any mold limit.
Will it come back?
Not if the moisture source is fixed - that's why remediation includes finding it, not just removing what you can see.