Whole-House Mold Remediation
St. Lawrence County, NY

A government emergency services agency contacted Post Trauma Scene Decon about a residence in St. Lawrence County. A hole in the roof had let water into the home, and mold had spread through five rooms.

There was no insurance claim on this job. Payment came through a disaster grant, so documentation mattered: the funder needed a clear record of the condition before the work and after it.

The photos below show what we documented: mold on a bathroom ceiling, heavy dark growth across ceiling and wall panels, mold on bedroom walls, growth on drywall inside an opened wall, and heavy growth inside an enclosed cabinet space.

Mold was not limited to surfaces you could see from inside the rooms. Opening the wall showed it had reached the drywall behind the surface as well.

Over four days our crew worked through all five rooms, removing mold-damaged building materials and exposing the structure so it could be cleaned and documented. Post-work photos are below.

Throughout the work we used HEPA air scrubbers and negative air pressure, and treated the affected surfaces with professional-grade products: RMR-141 and RMR-86.

Full before-and-after photo documentation went to the referring agency and the grant administrator. Rebuilding (new drywall, insulation, finishes) is separate reconstruction work done by a contractor after remediation.

A roof leak is a mold problem waiting to happen. Water that keeps getting in will find its way into walls, ceilings, and cavities. Fixing the roof is the first step; remediation only holds if the moisture source is stopped.

What you see is rarely all of it. In this home, mold had reached behind the visible surface. A proper assessment looks inside walls and enclosed spaces, not just at paint.

Funding help may exist. This job was paid through a disaster grant, not insurance. If you are facing storm or structural damage and cannot afford remediation, ask your local emergency services office whether assistance is available. We can provide the documentation a grant administrator needs.