Commercial Mold Remediation in Roswell, GA

How do you remove mold from an old building without damaging it?

Carefully, and with a scope that names which original materials stay. Roswell's National Register Historic District, the Roswell Mill on Vickery Creek and antebellum houses such as Barrington Hall and Bulloch Hall show how much older fabric the city holds. Plaster, heart pine and brick can usually be cleaned and dried; modern drywall, carpet and insulation added later often have to go. Old masonry wicks water from the ground and from leaky gutters, so drainage repairs are often part of the fix. Ask the company how it handles historic finishes and whether it has worked on similar buildings.

What does the city handle, and what doesn't it?

Roswell's Code Enforcement Division enforces the property maintenance code and runs a multi-family inspection program, but the city says complaints about conditions inside rental units are usually civil landlord-tenant matters and points tenants to the Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook. The Fulton County Board of Health's complaint office does not respond to mold complaints. So for an apartment community or office building, the owner drives the response. Permits for rebuild work, such as new drywall, framing or roofing, go through the Roswell Building Division, which takes all applications electronically through the city's Permitting & Licensing HUB.

Does a building near the river need extra attention?

Often, yes. Roswell's southern boundary follows the Chattahoochee River, and Vickery Creek and Big Creek run through the city. Lower floors and basements of buildings on sloping lots near these waters stay damp longer after heavy storms, and humid summers make it worse. If a space took on water, EPA's advice is to dry it within 24 to 48 hours or assume mold will follow. Dehumidification and drainage fixes keep a cleaned space from going bad again.

One more Roswell note

For Roswell apartment communities, a written scope, dated photos and clearance results are worth keeping, since the multi-family inspection program and tenant questions may come back to the same units. Georgia has no state mold license, so check any rebuilding contractor on the Secretary of State's GOALS Verify Now lookup. Angi's Atlanta cost guide, at about $12 to $29 per square foot for home jobs, gives a rough floor when you compare bids.