Mold can be a huge problem. It can even drive you from your home, depending on what kind of mold you have and how bad it gets. If you think that you have a problem with mold, you need to arrange for a mold remediation company to come to your house as soon as possible. When the company does come out to your house, they are going to do several things in order to help clean the mold up. 

Identification

The first thing that the mold remediation company is going to do is see if you have mold, and if you do, what kind you have. It's difficult for you to tell which kind of mold you have just by looking at it. In places, it could look just like mildew, or dangerous black mold could appear to look like a less dangerous kind of mold. The service techs from the mold remediation company have test kits that they can use that will show if you have mold and what kind of mold that you do have. The service techs should test in various places and may need to get cut into the wall at certain points, if you think that the mold is behind the wall. Once the service techs know what kind of mold you have in your house, they are going to be able to present you with options for remediation. 

Remediation

The remediation process itself can take many forms, depending on how much mold you have, where it is, and what kind of mold you have. One of the things that will happen in most remediation jobs is that the remediation company will seal off the room in which they are working. The reason to make sure that the room is separated is that cleaning the mold will mean that some of the spores will get all over the place, which can cause the mold to spread throughout your house. Putting heavy-duty plastic over the door will help to create that seal and make it harder for the mold to spread. The service techs will also wear protective gear that they can remove so that they aren't tracking spores everywhere and aren't affected by the more dangerous kinds of mold. 

If you are worried about mold, you should make sure that you have it taken care of as soon as possible. You don't want to run the risk of the mold getting worse or for it to make your family sick. Contact a company like Residential Mold Services to learn more.