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Keep Your Basement Dry With Humidity And
Moisture Control In Chantilly, VA

Stop Mold In Its Tracks By Keeping Your Basement
Or Crawl Space At The Right Humidity

If you’re concerned about the possibility of mold in your basement or crawl space in your Chantilly, VA, home, you need to act quickly. Half the air in your home comes from your crawl space, and any contamination can lead to serious health problems for you and your family. Proper humidity and moisture control can prevent mold growth.

Here at Valor Mold, we understand the importance of maintaining the proper humidity in your basement or crawl space to control moisture levels. We’ll take the time to assess what’s causing your specific situation, unlike the other companies who often place a cheap dehumidifier in the space and call it good.

We won’t try to upsell you on a grossly expensive dehumidifying unit that ties into your HVAC system. We will look for and help you fix the underlying cause of your humidity. When this does not solve the problem, we will install a stand-alone dehumidifier that will restore the humidity in your basement or crawl space to below 60% RH.

Honesty: One Of Our Defining Features

Most homeowners are unaware of what it takes to remove mold from their homes or how much it truly costs. This can lead to them being taken advantage of by untrustworthy mold remediators, who do everything from upselling their services to exaggerating the problem.

We do things a lot differently at Valor Mold. We believe in complete honesty when interacting with our customers. Unfortunately, you may not hear what you want, but it will be the unadulterated truth. And if you don’t need service, we will tell you that, too.

It is important to tell our customers the truth, even if it does not benefit our bottom line. It’s just the right thing to do.

Safe And Effective Mold Removal With No Chemicals

Yes, you read that right. Mold remediation does not require chemicals to be effective in most situations. Truthfully, using chemicals can worsen the entire situation.

If you ask almost anyone how to remove mold from a surface, they’ll tell you to douse it with bleach. The problem is that this is highly ineffective for porous surfaces, such as carpeting and drywall.

There’s a mold remediation standard that clearly explains how to remove mold and does not mention chemicals once. These are the steps outlined by the national standard:

Isolate

Isolate the affected area, placing it under negative pressure.

Remove

Remove the items that cannot be saved. These will most often be porous surfaces that the mold has affected.

Strip all mold

Strip all mold from those that can be saved. These will typically be semi-porous surfaces.

Eliminate

Finally, eliminate the mold spores.

Some remediation companies use a method called fogging. This process leaves a residue on everything in the affected rooms and has a history of sending customers to the hospital. It’s a prime example of how chemicals can make the situation worse.

Mold Remediation Is Always On Our Minds

We live and breathe mold remediation, thinking about it all the time. We are passionate about helping our customers get back to living healthy lives within their Chantilly, VA, homes. We spend a good portion of the year boosting our knowledge to remain the biggest in the industry.

From conferences to monthly roundtables to ongoing training, we continuously strive to learn all there is to know about the mold remediation business. We stay on top of advancements and incorporate them into our practices as soon as they are available.

We aim to provide the best service to our customers, ensuring we are successful on every job.