At Bay Area Mold Pros, we complete hundreds of mold inspections around the San Francisco Bay Area every year, and at most of our inspections we determine that ground water is contributing to mold growth within the home being inspected. Ground water issues can be addressed with a combination of solutions such as French drains and sump pumps. These systems seek to divert water away from the perimeter of the home, or to remove it (via electric pump) once it has made its way past the perimeter of the home.
One of the most common issues we identify at Bay Area Mold Pros, when inspecting the home’s exterior, is that one or more rain leaders that are draining the roof water are depositing it directly adjacent to the home’s foundation, often on the “high” side of the lot. This condition is exactly the opposite of what we want to see in terms of how rain water is dealt with. Very large amounts of water can be discharged from these rain leaders, since the rain water that they are collecting might be coming from several hundred square feet of roof surface.
The solution to this condition is actually pretty simple. By connecting the bottom of the rain leaders to flexible or rigid plastic pipes, the water from these rain leaders can be re-directed around the home to another part of the property, ideally, at a lower elevation than the elevation occupied by the home. Although this won’t have any affect on the naturally-occurring ground water that surrounds the home, it will prevent the rain water that is coming from the roof from exacerbating the ground water problem present around the home.
At Bay Area Mold Pros we are experts in the construction-related issues which often underlie mold growth problems. Rick is a licensed general contractor and owns his own construction company, Bruce Construction. Tyson holds his own license as a general contractor, and owns his own construction company, Tyson Bruce Construction. Both Rick and Tyson are also Certified Mold Inspectors. But what separates Bay Area Mold Pros from every other mold inspection company in the San Francisco Bay Area is the fact that Rick and Tyson have been building and remodeling homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for a combined seventy-plus years. So if you suspect a mold-growth problem in your home in the San Francisco Bay Area, give us a call at Bay Area Mold Pros!