Mold in Walls & Drywall in Fresno, TX

Fresno conditions

Fresno is an unincorporated community of about 24,500 in eastern Fort Bend County, around 17 miles from downtown Houston, on FM 521 at the Brazoria County line. Large bedroom-community subdivisions such as Teal Run, Winfield Lakes, NewPoint Estates, Andover Farms and Cambridge Falls were built over former forest and grazing land. Like the rest of the region, these homes run air conditioning most of the year, often with the air handler in the attic, and sit on flat clay ground that drains slowly after heavy rain. Those are the conditions that let a clogged drain line or a dripping supply line soak a wall cavity without much warning.

Visual inspection or lab testing?

Signs inside the house

• Paint lifting in a strip just above the baseboard
• A closet that smells musty even with the door open
• Stains on a wall under the attic access or AC platform
• Grout or caulk around a tub that stays dark and damp

Timing and Fort Bend County rules

EPA says to dry wet building materials within 24 to 48 hours. If you hire the mold work, a mold assessment consultant who holds a TDLR license writes the protocol at least a day before removal, and a different company does the job. In unincorporated Fort Bend County, Fort Bend County Engineering issues development permits for any work in a floodplain or flood-prone area and for changes to enclosed structures of 400 square feet or more, so ask before a large rebuild; FEMA's Flood Map Service Center shows a property's flood zone. Fort Bend County Health and Human Services does not take mold complaints or do residential building inspections in unincorporated areas, so tenants usually start with written notice to the landlord.