Mold Testing in Bellaire, TX

A city that knows floodwater

Bellaire, about 6 miles from downtown Houston, is a small residential city surrounded by Houston and West University Place, and much of it lies in the 100-year floodplain of Brays Bayou. City records count over 1,400 structures flooded in Tropical Storm Allison, over 200 in the 2015 Memorial Day storm and over 2,000 in Harvey. Many original post-war houses have been replaced, but plenty of homes carry repaired flood damage.

What to do now

1. Stop any active leak and dry what you can; testing a wet house mostly confirms it is wet.
2. Note where water reached in past floods and what was replaced.
3. Decide what you need to learn: whether there is hidden growth, where it is, or whether a past cleanup held.
4. Have an assessor who holds a TDLR mold assessment license sample with an outdoor comparison.
5. Before rebuilding anything, get the permit: Bellaire requires a free permit for all flood-related repairs, issued before work begins, through Development Services.

What you see and what it may mean

Renters with unrepaired leaks can report them to Bellaire Code Compliance through the city's online concern system.

Cost factors

Angi's Houston cost data reports inspection and testing averaging $453, typically $355 to $563. Your price depends on how many samples you need, whether the assessor adds wall-cavity or HVAC samples, the size of the house and how quickly you want lab results. If the report leads to removal, Texas law requires a different company to do the remediation from the one that assessed the project, so plan for two bills. After the removal, the original assessor comes back for a post-remediation assessment, and that clearance visit may include its own round of samples. Ask up front whether your quote covers it or whether it will be billed separately.