How Does Media Blasting Work to Remove Mold Colonies in Marysville Homes?

11/11/2021 (Permalink)

When SERVPRO remediates mold, we always check for hidden growth. Contact SERVPRO promptly for remediation and to help prevent additional mold.

This Abrasive Cleaning Measure Is Effective Against Active Colonization in Marysville Properties. 

Mold is among the most threatening situations for a household, and this situation can only worsen without prompt cleaning and remediation. As leading experts in mold removal, our SERVPRO professionals have multiple approaches to eliminate active colonization, including abrasive cleaning tactics like media blasting.

What is Media Blasting? 

This is an abrasive cleaning tactic used by mold removal companies in Marysville that utilizes various media under high pressure by air or water to eradicate active colonization present on the surface of affected materials. This practice is often used where the impacted building materials can still be salvaged, and controlled demolition has not been deemed the more appropriate response. Some media types used in removing mold include:

• Sand
• Dry Ice
• Sponges
• Walnuts
• Sodium bicarbonate

How Can This Approach Remove Mold Colonies? 

Media like sodium bicarbonate can dislodge and remove organisms through air blasting or via a centrifugal wheel that hurls abrasives at a mold-damaged surface at high velocity. The process is often a more efficient solution than hand scrubbing and sanding that might have otherwise been required for materials like wood framing exposed to mold colonies.

Is This More Effective Than Surface Cleaning? 

Light mold damage can be better treated with mold inhibiting products, antimicrobial cleaners, and sporicidal solutions in our inventory. Surface treatments are the least aggressive measure that has little opportunity to harm underlying materials. Media blasting, while effective, is reserved more for greater damage instances where mold organisms have rooted beyond the surface layer, and more abrasive techniques are necessary.

Our experienced remediation team can find the appropriate mold removal approach for your home. Give our SERVPRO of Marysville / Arlington professionals a call today at (360) 658-0506.