The home needs to be vacant while we treat it, so plan somewhere for you and your pets to be for the day.
A few days before the appointment we send a confirmation with the preparation list. It is short: open every closet, close the windows, and leave your belongings where they are.
No. The vapor is dry, and we have not had a problem with wall art, paintings or electronics.
If there is a piece you would rather not take chances with, take it down or throw a blanket over it. Plenty of people do.
The antimicrobial protectant is cleared by the FDA for food-contact use. Even so, produce tastes better afterwards if you put it in a zip-lock bag or the refrigerator for the day.
The same day. Every job is different, but an average house takes three to four hours, depending on the outdoor temperature and whether the windows can be opened afterwards.
You may notice a faint smell when you get back. It fades quickly.
The active component of the sterilant is on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. After treatment it breaks down into acetic acid, which is white vinegar, plus oxygen and water.
If you want to read the product documentation before you book, ask and we will send it.
No, and we would rather you did not. Mold spores settle into fabric, furniture, clothing and mattresses, so those things need treating too. Leave them in place.
The patented process creates a particle about 7.5 microns across. A mold spore is between 12 and 30 microns. Anywhere a spore can get into or out of, the vapor can follow.
Where we know there is a problem inside a wall cavity, we drill a few one-eighth-inch holes between the studs and treat behind the wall directly.
No. The treatment leaves no residue, so your home and everything in it is left as it was.
Customers often tell us insects seem to dislike it, but the product is not registered as a pesticide, so we make no claims about bugs.
Treatment does not remove staining. The marks mold leaves behind stay until somebody cleans them off.
We can clean them for a small additional cost, or you can do it yourself once the treatment is finished.
That depends on whether the moisture problem is fixed. Where the water issue is resolved and only minor humidity or window condensation remains, the antimicrobial protectant keeps working for a long time.
Where a major water problem is still active, expect around 90 days of protection and no more. This is why we look for the moisture source before we treat anything.
We take an air sample once the treatment is finished and send it to an independent third-party lab. The lab is accredited and has no affiliation with any mold testing or remediation company.
The results reach you by email about ten days later.