These are the questions Broward County homeowners ask most often when they call. Every answer starts with the answer.
You cannot tell the species by its color, and the removal steps are the same no matter which species it is. Whether the growth on a wet Broward block wall is dark, green, or white, the crew follows one sequence: trace the moisture, seal off the area, take out the porous material, and clean the hard surfaces. For a step-by-step look at how a crew handles a dark patch, read black mold removal.
If you can see the patch and you know what got it wet, no. Where testing pays off is in three situations: the growth is somewhere you cannot see, a buyer or tenant wants numbers on paper, or two sides cannot agree. In Florida that testing is done by a licensed mold assessor who is separate from the remediator, and you arrange it on your own. The providers you reach by calling this site do the removal, not the testing. If you already have an assessor's report, have it ready when you call.
A patch smaller than about ten square feet on tile or a painted hard surface, yes, with detergent and water. Growth on drywall, on a ceiling, in insulation, or inside a cabinet or closet is not a do-it-yourself job. Drywall drinks up bleach without the bleach ever reaching the growth in the core of the board, and scrubbing a big area with no containment sends spores into the rest of the house.
Because the air handler, the coil, the drain pan, or the ducts have moisture on them and the fan is moving air across it. HVAC mold cleaning addresses the equipment, and the crew checks whether the system is oversized or the drain line is backing up.
Only if the moisture does. Every job on this site ties removal to fixing the source: the leak, the condensation, the ventilation, or the humidity. A wall that is dried and rebuilt over an unfixed leak will grow mold again by the next wet season.
We make no promise about what your policy will pay; the adjuster decides. Many Florida policies cap mold at a fixed dollar amount unless you bought an endorsement, and they often exclude mold from a gradual leak. What you can do is have the crew document the job for your adjuster: photos, a moisture log, and a line-by-line scope.
The declaration decides. Most Broward associations handle the roof, the slab, and the exterior walls, and the unit owner handles finishes inside the unit. Notify the association in writing, photograph everything, and have the crew's moisture readings and photos record where the water came from.
Usually yes. The crew closes off the work zone with plastic sheeting and runs negative air inside it, which leaves the other rooms of a Pembroke Pines home open for normal use. Large jobs, or households with someone whose breathing problems are aggravated by mold, sometimes plan a few nights elsewhere.
The crew's moisture readings should show the slab, the block, and any remaining framing dry before drywall goes back, and you should get photos and an itemized scope of what came out. If a buyer, a tenant, or an insurer wants an independent check, a licensed mold assessor separate from the remediator can provide one. That is something you arrange on your own, and the crew's readings give the assessor a baseline.
Removal and cleaning do not. Replacing drywall, plumbing, or electrical usually does, through your city building department or Broward County for unincorporated areas. If the rebuild needs a permit, the provider pulls it.
Providers represent their own licensing and insurance. Florida issues separate mold assessor and mold remediator licenses, and you can verify either at myfloridalicense.com before hiring.
Often one to two weeks in summer, longer than most owners expect. Concrete block does not rot, but it holds storm water and gives it back slowly, and the crew should read the block dry with a moisture meter before drywall goes back. If you are wondering whether a provider works your town, see the full list of communities.
Call (954) 519-7189. Describe three things to whoever picks up: the location of the mold, whether it is visible or only a smell, and which materials have been wet.