Five Ways to Identify and Eliminate Home and Business Odors

It’s the annual summer vacation season in North Carolina, and it has featured a very warm, humid, tropical, and rainy weather pattern across the Triangle in 2016. Some Triangle residents who headed out of town for a week or two came back to unpleasant issues when they returned from a great vacation. Walking in the door and noticing a musty or stinky smell. With all the moisture present in the air and falling from the sky in the form of heavy rains, unfortunate situations can arise for mold, sewage, and other moisture-enabled problems. When emergencies happen, something must be done quickly to find the source of the problem and eliminate it. Moisture is usually the main factor in the Triangle summer.

AdvantaClean of Cary/Apex offers five very important ways to effectively identify and eliminate indoor odors:

• The first step to eliminating odors is to find the source: The key factor isn’t just finding where the odor source is located, but what is enabling it to flourish and grow.  Sewage odors can enter a building when plumbing traps, or the deep bends underneath sink drains, become empty with lack of normal use. Most other odors are activated by moisture from a variety of causes.
• Mold is a common source or odors in North Carolina buildings: The essential ingredients for mold growth are present in nearly all buildings, in the building materials and furnishings. The missing ingredient is almost always moisture. Add enough moisture from the air, roof leaks, and plumbing leaks; and mold can multiply and spread, bringing a musty smell that lingers.
• Check the HVAC system for unusual smells or moisture intrusion: The HVAC system itself may be the source of odors due to moisture intrusion, malfunction of the drainage system for air conditioning, or just lack of cleaning and maintenance. Also, the air ducts may have accumulated mold, dust, chemical residues, or other matter over a period of time and could be spreading an odor.
• Don’t put off taking care of the problem: Mold growth and odors tend to get worse with time if not effectively eliminated, and tend to spread to other parts of a structure. Some common causes are humidity, plumbing leaks, roofing, siding, window leaks, and lack of ventilation with fresh air from outdoors. Fix these issues without delay or the problem will get worse.
• Seek the services of AdvantaClean of Cary/ Apex if the odor and moisture are not dissipating: We are always available to help home and business owners with odor and mold remediation. AdvantaClean is qualified to do the job.

AdvantaClean of Cary/Apex is the best qualified professionals when it comes to helping home and business owners with odors and anything involving mold. Our certified mold specialists utilize laboratories to properly identify mold problems and recommend the right remediation plan. AdvantaClean of Cary/ Apex is IICRC certified for mold remediation and we use HEPA vacuums to prevent mold spores from spreading. We are also certified by the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) to perform qualified, expert inspection and cleaning of air ducts should the HVAC system be a source of water and odors.

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AdvantaClean of Cary and Apex is your environmental specialist in Wake and Johnston Counties. Our team of certified professionals is ready to address all your service needs. 

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Call 919 434 7249 

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4 Important Reasons AdvantaClean of Cary/Apex is Number One in Local Disaster Recovery

There is no Triangle home or business truly safe from disasters such as flood, water damage, fire and smoke damage, and mold. Unfortunately, spring and summer in North Carolina often bring increasing storm frequency. Heavy rains, lightning, hot humid weather, tropical storms and even hurricanes can come onshore right through September and early October.  Harsh weather conditions can erupt at any time regardless of how well a home or business is maintained. The response to these disasters must be fast and involve a high level of expertise in order to assess and manage the damage and keep losses to a minimum.

AdvantaClean of Cary/Apex is a locally owned here in the Triangle and performs cleaning and restoration services in Wake County and surrounding areas. Our team is experienced at disaster recovery and mold remediation for both residential and commercial buildings. Most importantly, we are dedicated to addressing customer concerns, helping our clients get through the restoration process with good information, and coordinate with insurance adjusters to get the job done right, ensuring the best possible outcome from our well-researched recovery practices.

Here are four important reasons to choose AdvantaClean of Cary/Apex for every disaster recovery:

• Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week: Recovery from flood, water damage, mold, fire and smoke damage must be started immediately for the best results. Property owners affected by such problems can’t wait until it’s convenient or when normal business hours resume. The damage simply multiplies with each passing hour, so our experts are always ready to get started.
• Insurance issues can get complicated: Because we are involved in so many insurance-covered disaster recoveries, we also work frequently with the insurance company representatives (adjusters) sent to the scene. We know their rules and procedures, and how to partner with these professionals to make the recovery and claims process as stress free as possible.
• Specialists in the most difficult cleanups: The challenging recovery situations involve mold and sewage. We are specially trained and equipped to handle mold and also our team is trained and experienced at cleaning microbial contamination that accompanies sewage damage. If not cleaned properly, both mold growth and sewage contamination can linger.  Under the right conditions, spores or microbes remaining after the cleanup can multiply and cause big problems months or even years later. Doing the job right the first time prevents these issues.
• AdvantaClean of Cary/Apex is certified by national organizations: These certifications provide assurance of our expertise in disaster recovery. Perhaps most relevant among these certifications are for the cleanup of water damage, fire and smoke damage, and mold remediation. The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and Mold Inspection Consulting and Remediation Organization (MICRO) are very important.

AdvantaClean of Cary/Apex is the foremost team of professionals in the Triangle to respond quickly and effectively to help home and business owners clean up from flood, water damage, fire and smoke damage, or mold problems. Contact us today to clean up a disaster and get a household or business back to normal.

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AdvantaClean of Cary and Apex is your environmental specialist in Wake and Johnston Counties. Our team of certified professionals is ready to address all your service needs.

Your air quality and restoration specialists

Call 919 434 7249

AdvantaClean

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