Black Mold Removal in Seabrook, TX

What happens when you call

You explain what you are seeing, and you are connected with an independent mold remediation company that works around Seabrook and Clear Lake. If the job needs professionals, Texas law sets the order:

1. A mold assessment consultant who holds a TDLR license inspects the home and prepares a protocol that names the rooms, materials, containment and clearance criteria.
2. You receive that protocol at least one calendar day before remediation, and the remediation company follows it with its own written work plan.
3. A separate company holding a TDLR mold remediation contractor license removes the growth. Before any work, license holders must give you TDLR's Consumer Mold Information Sheet.
4. After a post-remediation assessment passes, you get a Certificate of Mold Damage Remediation within 10 days of the stop date.

What it costs

Angi's Houston cost data reports mold removal averaging $2,016, with typical jobs between $863 and $3,329. Storm-related jobs that require cutting out drywall in several rooms can go higher, toward Angi's $5,500 high end. Price depends on square footage, the amount of material removed, attic or duct involvement and access. The assessment consultant charges separately, because Texas does not allow one company to do both jobs on the same project.

Seabrook's storm history

Seabrook is a coastal city of about 13,600 people on Galveston Bay near Clear Lake, about 29 miles from downtown Houston, where Pine Gully drains to the bay and marshes carry runoff. During Hurricane Ike in 2008 the city was under mandatory evacuation; storm surge washed out streets, residents went without power and running water for up to a month, and the library had to be rebuilt. Hurricane Carla in 1961 damaged the bridge between Seabrook and Kemah. Homes that took surge water, or sat closed and without power through a humid month, are prime places for hidden mold. Rebuilding requires a permit from the City of Seabrook Building Department before work begins, and the city lists a Storm Damage SOP and Recovery Permit. The Building Official also serves as Floodplain Administrator under the city's flood ordinance.

Before the company arrives

• Stop any active leak and dry what you safely can.
• Leave the AC off if growth is on vents.
• Photograph the damage and keep repair receipts.
• If you rent, give your landlord written notice of the leak.