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Serving Spokane · the Inland Northwest
Building Restoration Service: Mold Damage Restoration in Spokane, WA
When mold has ruined drywall, trim or insulation, we treat what can stay, remove what cannot, and prove the result with independent lab testing. Most jobs still avoid a full tear-out.
Often No Demolition
Whole-Home Treatment
Workmanship Guarantee
Workmanship guaranteed
On every My Pure Environment treatment
By the time an ice dam has dripped through a Manito ceiling for most of a winter, the plaster is stained, the insulation above it is wet, and mold damage restoration in Spokane, WA is the job, not a wipe-down. The water has been there long enough to change the materials themselves.
Our part is the mold. We work out which materials can be treated and kept, which have to come out, and what is under them. Then we treat the property with the VaPURE process, remove what is too far gone, and hand you an independent lab report before anyone puts a wall back. If a plumber, roofer or drywaller is needed, we work alongside yours or introduce you to people we know.
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“Very quick response, friendly, and informative. Answered all my questions and provided us with a number of options.”
“Terry came and inspected my apartment wall for water damage/moisture in the wall. He did a very good job assessing the damage and used the proper equipment to do so. He was honest and even gave me knowledge about how professionals assess for damage. I would highly recommend My Pure Environment. They are the best and the most honest in the area.”
Some mold-damaged materials can be kept and some cannot
Mold on a surface is one problem. Mold that has grown into the material is another. Painted plaster, framing lumber, tile and concrete usually hold up well and can be treated in place. Drywall that has stayed wet for weeks, sagging ceiling board, wet fiberglass insulation, swollen particleboard trim and a subfloor that has gone soft are usually past saving. We tell you which is which on the first visit, in writing, before any work starts.
The assessment uses moisture readings, not guesswork. We map how far the water traveled, check the wall cavity and the floor below it, and take air samples for an accredited third-party lab so there is a baseline to test against later.
Spokane's oldest houses fail differently from its newest
About a quarter of the homes inside the city limits were built before 1940, by American Community Survey figures, and on the South Hill, in Browne's Addition and in the Perry District that means lath and plaster on the walls. Plaster is dense and gives mold little to feed on, so it can often be treated and left in place even after it has been wet. The wood lath behind it is another matter, and so is the framing.
Spokane County as a whole is newer, with a median build year of 1978, and those houses have drywall. Drywall has a paper face that mold feeds on and a gypsum core that holds water like a sponge. A wet section of drywall usually has to come out, though often only that section, cut back to dry material. The rest of the wall gets treated.
Ice dams and high water do most of the damage we restore
An ice dam forms when heat leaking through the roof melts snow, which refreezes at the cold eaves and backs meltwater up under the shingles. In a Spokane winter that is a routine roofing call, and the water it lets in tends to run down inside the wall, wetting insulation and the back of the plaster or drywall where nobody sees it until spring. With 44 to 45 inches of snow in an average year at Spokane International Airport, the roof has plenty to work with.
High water does the same thing from below. Latah (Hangman) Creek reached flood stage in February 2017 for the first time since December 1998, and the Spokane River came close to record highs that March. Basements along those corridors, and any basement with a failed sump pump, ended up with wet framing, wet drywall and carpet on a damp slab. Restoration after that kind of event is mostly about deciding what dries and what does not.
We treat first, remove second and rebuild last
The order matters. We treat the property with the VaPURE process before any demolition, so pulling out ruined material does not spread spores through a treated house. The home is vacant during treatment: people, pets and plants out, back in when it is finished, usually the same evening, since a typical treatment runs four to six hours. The vapor travels through wall cavities, roof and floor framing, ducting and porous materials, not only the patch you can see.
Then we remove what has to go, bag it, and treat the exposed framing behind it. Anything we cut out, we say upfront and show you. When your drywaller, plumber or roofer is involved, we coordinate the sequence with them so the leak is fixed and the cavity is dry before the wall is closed. The rebuild follows a clearance test from the same accredited lab, so the new wall goes onto treated, tested framing.
- Moisture mapping and a lab baseline on the first visit
- Whole-property VaPURE treatment while the home is vacant
- Removal of materials that are past treating, agreed in writing first
- Clearance testing before any rebuild
- Coordination with your other trades, or ours
What changes the cost of a restoration job in Spokane
No two of these jobs price the same, so we quote after the assessment, not over the phone. The main factors are how much material has to come out, how long the water sat, whether the damage is in plaster or drywall, how many rooms the water reached, whether the crawl space or attic is involved, and how much of the rebuild you want us to coordinate. There is no charge for the consultation and no obligation attached to the quote.
Why My Pure Environment
What sets us apart.
Often No Demolition
Most jobs avoid tear-out because the vapor treats materials in place. When something is too far gone we say so before we start, and we remove only that.
Whole-Home Treatment
The VaPURE process reaches wall cavities, framing, ducting and the air itself, so the parts of the house that stayed dry are treated too.
Workmanship Guarantee
Every treatment carries our workmanship guarantee, backed by the lab report you keep. Ask us about re-treatment options.
Frequently Asked
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Usually the wet section does, cut back to material that reads dry on a meter. The rest of the wall and the framing behind it get treated. We mark the cut line with you before anyone picks up a saw.
Often, yes. Plaster is dense and takes treatment well. The lath and framing behind it are the parts we check most carefully, and if the plaster has lost its grip on the lath and is sagging, it comes down.
No. We handle the mold side: assessment, treatment, removal of ruined materials and the lab proof. A plumber or roofer fixes the source, and we work alongside them so the timing is right.
The written before-and-after report from the accredited lab is yours to keep, and people use it with insurers, buyers and landlords. Whether a claim is paid is between you and your insurer.
We coordinate the rebuild with your drywaller, or one we know, after the clearance test. Our own work stops at treated, tested framing that is ready to close.
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Find out what can stay before anyone starts tearing out.
Book a free consultation and we will map the damage, tell you which materials can be treated, and put the plan in writing.
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Where We Work
Serving Spokane & the Inland Northwest.
Based on Spokane's South Hill, we serve homes and businesses throughout the Inland Northwest, including Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, Mead and Deer Park, WA, plus Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Sandpoint, ID. See our full service area list.