You’ve spent months house hunting and finally – FINALLY – you’ve found the perfect house you truly feel you can make into your home. You and your family are excited, and can’t wait to move the process along. Then, the home inspection arrives and the results aren’t what you were expecting. Your dream home has mold, there is significant mold damage that wasn’t noticeable during the showing. That’s when you have to bring in a mold specialist to ask can a house with mold damage be saved, or will you have to start your home search again?
What to do if a Home Inspection Reveals Mold Damage
First and foremost, don’t panic. Instead, ask the homeowners you’re purchasing the house from if you can bring in a mold remediation professional to get the full picture and to ensure any mold found doesn’t cause health issues. Often, even after mold has been removed, a mold remediation technician will be able to:- locate where the mold started
- why it started
- if it was removed properly
- if the mold damage repairs will be something you will be able to afford
Repairing a Home After Mold Remediation
Mold remediation goes deeper than just cleaning and drying out a mold infested home. Oftentimes, if the infected areas weren’t removed properly, the mold will grow and invade the home again. You want to have a mold professional assess the work done, and then have a professional contractor do an estimate for repairs on the remediated areas. If you’ve:- gotten the seal of approval from your own mold professional
- brought in a professional contractor for estimates for repairs from the damage from the mold removal
- received a price reduction from the sellers to cover the necessary repairs
- have nailed down homeowners insurance