Mold in the walls? Starve it, then remove it.

Valley mold is a moisture problem first

Salem’s summers are dry and its winters are not — November through March keeps crawlspaces damp, attics condensing, and north-facing walls cold enough to sweat. Mold follows that moisture, not the calendar. Scrubbing the spots off a bathroom ceiling without fixing the condensation behind it is mowing a weed; it comes back on schedule. Real remediation pairs removal with the moisture correction — the leak, the ventilation gap, the wet crawlspace — so the problem ends.

How remediation runs

First, containment: the work area gets sealed with poly and negative air so spores don’t ride the ductwork to the rest of the house. Then removal — porous materials that are colonized (drywall, insulation, carpet) come out bagged; solid framing gets cleaned and treated. HEPA vacuuming and air scrubbing run throughout. When the moisture source is plumbing or a past leak, the drying readings close the loop: the space is verified dry, not assumed dry.

You approve a written scope before containment goes up — what’s being removed, what’s being treated, and what moisture fix is included. No fog-and-pray jobs, no scare-story square footage inflation.