Commercial Mold Remediation in Norcross, GA

Local conditions in Norcross

Norcross is a Gwinnett city of about 17,200 people, around 17 miles from Atlanta, bounded on the south by I-85. Its commercial stock runs from flex warehouses and office parks near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Jimmy Carter Boulevard to apartment complexes and older downtown buildings. Beaver Ruin Creek runs through the area, and during the September 2009 floods the National Weather Service gauge on Crooked Creek at Norcross crested above flood stage on September 21.

Warehouses with dock doors open in humid weather, office buildings with aging rooftop units, and multifamily buildings where one leaking unit feeds the ceiling below are the usual starting points. Stored goods add their own risk: cardboard, paper records and wood pallets absorb moisture and give mold food once humidity stays high. EPA's keep-it-under-60-percent humidity target is hard to hold in a bay where the doors are open all day in July.

No outside agency is going to inspect the problem for you. Georgia DPH says indoor air quality is not a regulated program, and GNR Health's online complaint categories do not include mold, so the owner, the tenant and the lease decide how it gets handled.

Working during business hours or after closing

Signs in a Norcross commercial building

• Ceiling tile spotting under rooftop units or along an exterior wall.
• Growth on stored cardboard, pallets or drywall near dock doors.
• Repeated tenant complaints about a damp smell in one stack of apartments.
• Water stains that return after a heavy storm.

Timing notes

EPA says to dry wet materials within 24 to 48 hours, so book drying and leak repair immediately and remediation right behind it. Summer is the hardest season: high humidity, long AC run times and thunderstorms all add moisture. If the job includes new drywall, ceilings or mechanical work, the city's Building Official at 65 Lawrenceville Street reviews plans, issues permits and inspects. Norcross also keeps a vacant property registration program, which matters if a damaged building will sit empty during repairs. Georgia has no mold license, so check any rebuild contractor on the Secretary of State's GOALS Verify Now lookup.