Crawl space & basement in Gettysburg, PA
Encapsulation, vapour barriers, dehumidification and basement moisture control, the work that stops mold coming back.
One number for the Gettysburg area. Describe the problem and get pointed to the right kind of company.
Crawl space & basement companies
Encapsulation, vapour barriers, dehumidification and basement moisture control, the work that stops mold coming back.
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C.A.R.E. Property Services, Inc.
Hanover-based restoration and construction company serving Adams and York Counties in Pennsylvania as well as Maryland and Delaware. Provides mold testing and remediation, water mitigation, fire and smoke restoration, biohazard and environmental cleanup, and basement and attic work.
Green Home Solutions of East York
Franchise location serving the York area with mold testing and remediation using enzyme-based, EPA-registered products. Also offers indoor air quality testing, crawl space encapsulation, odour removal and duct cleaning.
Mold in Gettysburg homes
Gettysburg sits on a mix of limestone and shale with a high water table in the low-lying parts of the borough and along Rock Creek and Marsh Creek. Older homes in the borough have stone or block foundations and dirt or partial crawl spaces; newer subdivisions to the east and south have poured basements that still take on water in a wet spring. Either way, the pattern is the same: moisture gets in, stays, and mold follows.
Most calls are about one of four things:
- Basement mold after a wet season or a sump pump failure.
- Bathroom and attic mold from poor ventilation.
- Post-leak mold behind drywall after a plumbing or roof leak.
- Mold found during a home sale, where the buyer's inspector flags it and a remediation quote is needed fast.
What "mold remediation" means here
Pennsylvania has no state licence for mold work, so any contractor can call themselves a remediator. The companies listed on this site fall into three groups. Restoration contractors (the franchises and the larger independents) handle water damage, drying and mold as one job and can rebuild afterwards. Mold specialists do inspection, testing and remediation and nothing else. Testing-only firms sample the air and surfaces and write a report but do not remove anything, which is what you want when you need an independent opinion.
Whoever you call, the job should follow the IICRC S520 standard: find and stop the moisture source, contain the area, remove porous materials that cannot be cleaned, clean and dry what remains, and verify the result. A quote that skips the first step is not a remediation quote.
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