Mold Remediation in Spring, TX

Cypress Creek and Spring's flood years

About 1,700 homes along Cypress Creek flooded in the April 2016 Tax Day flood, when the Harris County Flood Control District listed communities in Spring and Klein among those with flooded homes, businesses and roads. Some north Harris County homes flooded again in the Memorial Day storm a month later. Then in Harvey, more than 8,700 homes along Cypress Creek took on water. Inverness Forest and Northwood Pines were damaged, the Cypress Creek Cultural District on Cypresswood Drive took heavy damage, Lemm Elementary flooded, and Ponderosa Forest, Westador, Champion Forest and Wimbledon Champions were among the hardest-hit Spring-Klein neighborhoods.

Homes that flooded more than once deserve a careful look. If drywall or insulation was closed up before it dried, mold can grow inside wall cavities with little to show on the surface but a smell.

About Spring

Spring is a census-designated place of about 62,500 people (2020 Census), about 19 miles in a straight line north of central Houston. It grew after the 1970s as subdivisions spread north from the city; Old Town Spring, the historic core, is now a restored shopping and dining district. Many homes from that era have their AC equipment in the attic, where clogged drain lines and sweating ducts are a common source of ceiling mold.

Questions to sort out

• Permits. Spring is unincorporated, so the Harris County Office of the County Engineer issues permits for all development, including building and floodplain work. Mold removal itself isn't permitted, but rebuilding after demolition is.
• Flood zone. Look up your address on the Harris County Flood Education Tool. Drawings in the 100-year floodplain must come from a registered engineer or architect.
• Renting. Notify the landlord in writing; Texas Property Code 92.052 sets the repair duty when rent is current (general information, not legal advice). Harris County Public Health's Neighborhood Nuisance program takes reports of unsafe buildings and standing water through Harris County 311 or 713-274-6300, though its page doesn't mention mold.
• Health questions. Harris County Public Health is the county health department.

The Texas process

Texas licenses mold assessors and remediators through TDLR and doesn't let one company do both on a project. The assessor's written protocol reaches you at least a day before work; afterward the same assessor checks clearance, and you receive a Certificate of Mold Damage Remediation to keep with your records.

When you call

You'll be asked whether the problem is tied to past flooding, a current leak or the AC, and how much area is involved, then connected with an independent local company that serves Spring.