Los Angeles Homeowner Crawl Space Fungus Guide
Watch the Twin Home Expert’s Video On How To Remove And STOP Mold & Fungus From Growing in Your Los Angeles Crawl Space.
Fungus in a crawl space is typically discovered when homeowners suddenly start to get a very musty odor in their breathing space, or mold starts to grow on their furnishings & clothes or they have their crawl space inspected by their termite guy who notifies them of the issue. We have even seen extreme cases where the fungus is so bad that it starts to grow out of their walls from crawl space.
WHAT CAUSES FUNGUS IN A CRAWL SPACE? We Ask Melinda of Los Angeles, CA.
Fungus needs moisture and organic materials, such as soil and wood. Depending on the type of fungus you have will depend on how it’s migrating into your crawl space.
Twin tip about preventing fungus in your Los Angeles home
You have to find the moisture source first BEFORE treatment is started.
Is FUNGUS bad for my health? Asks Theresa M of San Fernando Valley, CA.
No, fungus is actually a nontoxic VS mold. The issue with fungus is that it will cause toxic mold to grow because fungus obtains moisture and spreads, this causes major mold growth throughout your structure.
Twin tip:
Make sure you set up a dehumidifier right away to start killing the fungus. This strips the moisture out protecting mold growth inside your home.
How Much Does It Cost To Remove Fungus From My Crawl Space?
Asked by Robert L of West Hollywood, CA.
This is all dependent on your crawl space access? How much contamination do you have? How much biofilm is on your crawl space structure?
Twin home experts have done crawl space fungus removal from as low as $700.00 to $10,000.00.
Twin tip:
Always get a few estimates in order to get the best price and make sure they include leak testing to verify what caused the fungus in your crawl spaces
Who Is The Best Crawl Space Fungus Cleaning Company In Los Angeles?
You have to find a local reputable company that can show you that this is their specialty.
We see a lot of restoration companies in Los Angeles try to clean fungus from a crawl space like mold, and it’s completely a different protocol. The fungus is NOT mold. Especially when you’re dealing with poria incrassata, this is a house-eating fungus that really needs to be handled by an experienced company.
Twin tip:
Ask your crawl space cleaning company to prove to you that they have completed fungus crawl space projects.
Conclusion:
You cannot deal with fungus-like mold, you have to make sure you find every moisture source that is causing this fungus to grow in your crawl space. Twin Home Expert’s competitive advantage that no other crawl space cleaning company in Los Angeles, is we have the technology and experience to find leaks that most companies cannot, and this is by far the MOST important when it comes to stopping fungus and mold in a Los Angeles crawl space.
We hope this offered some helpful tips when it comes to your crawl space fungus cleaning. Please email by clicking here for more info.
