Carson City gets nine inches of rain a year and still keeps a mold crew busy. The water comes off the roof as snowmelt, out of a supply line that froze in January, or down a swamp cooler line in the attic.
The houses explain it. West of Carson Street, near the Nevada Legislature, the 1860s to 1920s brick and Victorian homes sit on stone foundations with shallow crawl spaces that soak up snowmelt every spring. North and south of downtown, the 1950s to 1970s ranches carry a roof cooler with a water line through the attic. On the east side, the 1990s subdivisions back up to the Carson River, which came into homes in January 1997, at New Year's 2006, and in February 2017. Winters below zero do the rest, and the growth shows up as a smell in April.
When you call, we put you through to one independent local provider who handles mold removal and remediation in Carson City and the Carson Valley. That provider comes to the house with a flashlight and a moisture meter and, in most homes here, goes to the crawl space or the attic before touching a wall. The readings on the joists, subfloor, and drywall show what is holding water and usually point to where it came from. Any agreement, price, or warranty is between you and the provider.
We serve Carson City from the West Side and downtown to North Carson, South Carson, Lakeview, Silver Oak, Eagle Valley, and Empire; Mound House, Dayton, Stagecoach, and Silver Springs along the river; Indian Hills, Johnson Lane, Genoa, Minden, and Gardnerville in Douglas County; Washoe Valley; and Virginia City on the Comstock. A house near Western Nevada College and a ranch house in Minden get the same routing.
Nevada does not license mold remediators as a separate trade. Contractors who remove drywall or rebuild after removal hold a license through the Nevada State Contractors Board, and the lookup takes about a minute. Providers represent their own licensing. Before anyone opens a wall in your Carson City home, get three things in hand: the license number, a certificate of insurance, and a written scope of the work. If you want an independent check before the wall goes back, you can hire a separate assessor to test the area.
Call (775) 242-6705. Have the property address, a callback number, and a plain description of where the mold is and what got wet, even if the leak was last winter. Say whether the house has a crawl space or a swamp cooler.