American Mold Remediation LLC
About us
American Mold Remediation is committed to providing first-rate service and quality work for mold removal services in the greater Pittsburgh Area. The American Mold Remediation crew is clean, courteous, efficient, and extremely skilled. We have performed our services in hospitals, nursing homes, commercial, industrial, and residential but we also tackle small assignments too. We are one of the only mold remediation companies in Pittsburgh that does not perform their Mold Testing as it is unethical for any mitigator to do so and a major conflict of interest American Mold Remediation is a certified mold contracting company who follows the protocol of the IICRC-S520 standards. Our standards are much higher than other mitigation companies. We have worked diligently with over 20 different inspectors on different assignments in our years in business to pass clearance tests. We strongly disagree with many other Remediation Contractors in this area because the majority of them offer you discounted rates on their mold testing but this is a conflict of interest and unethical. We strive to be the most ethical company out in the business. We are trying to help educate our customers in the importance of clean air. A remediation contractor should never do testing period as it is very easy to manipulate results. We do every job with the consideration of your health. This is our primary goal to be in business. We have cleaned up after countless mold remediation companies in Pittsburgh who say the mold is gone when in fact it isn't. We have seen people invest their life savings into houses and two months later develop health effects from sick building syndrome. We have the expertise and the know how to solve difficult cases. Our prices are competitive and our quality, ethics and integrity are just as important. We service the greater pittsburgh area
Business highlights
Services we offer
Mold remediation. Mold removal. Water proofing.
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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Brandon and his crew did a fantastic job, Very Professional and Very Polite, hard working and extremely thorough. Did a excellent job, not only removing all the Mold, but also removed insulation away from soffit vents. Also, Brandon, bought Insulation to cover my attic steps and whole house fan. He bought the Insulation with his own money. Brandon and his crew cleaned up thoroughly. Truly a outstanding Man. I would definitely recommend Brandon and his Crew to anyone needing Mold removal. The Price was very fair.
Thanks again Brandon, Job well done.
American Mold took our basement from a place I didn't like to stand in for more than 5 minutes to a place I did not recognize. We bought a house that needed a tremendous amount of work. The basement flooded with every rain, the wood finished basement walls were rotting and place was covered with filth.
We got a quote from Brandon in January 2015. The closing was complicated and we brought Brandon in to do the work in December 2015. The price remained the same and the amount of work increased because there were so many unknowns hidden behind walls.
It started out as a 3 day job and took over a week...but we weren't complaining when we saw the transition and who doesn't want more than they pay for.
The crew works extremely hard and maintains a clean operation. They take on tasks you could not pay me to do. The crawl space under the kitchen was horrid and now it sparkles with a coat of paint and a vapor barrier over the dirt floor.
The work included a bathroom demo and mold treatment. They had to remove the entire bathroom floor because of water damage and mold. Yes, it was really that bad. I have no idea how that toilet kept from falling into the basement.
If you are willing to wait for them to have time to do the work and you are patient related to schedule you will get a great finished project.
Our house smelled horrible from years of water infiltration, pipes leaking and dogs that went to the bathroom wherever the h*** they pleased. The bathroom was so bad I could barely walk past it without gaging even when the door was closed. The basement wreaked every time the humidity spiked or it rained.
The smell is now gone. I think no one is happier than my boyfriend because the first night I stayed in the house after the work was completed I spent a ton of time in the basement and did 5 loads of laundry instead of sending him down there.
Brandon is extremely knowledgeable and yes he is also very laid back. If you have mold call Brandon and be patient and he will get rid of it. It might take longer than expected but the end result is worth it. I cannot imagine anyone doing the job we had done for what we paid. Everyone we show is amazed with the transformation. Thank you American Mold.
"Yes, I couldn't believe it was going to be that bad behind the walls. I wish I could have gotten out there sooner for you but we were so backed up in September and October. I cannot believe that the other mold contractors did not want to demo/remove the walls. I am glad you waited to get the job done right the first time; I hate seeing people waste their money on failed remediations. We took your total mold count of penicillium aspergilus from 120,000 spore could pre-stage levels down to 400 post-stage levels using 3rd party inspectors. Your air quality in your basement is now 300 times better than before. I was happy with our performance and process- this is why everyone fears the third-party inspector coming in after them and they run their own testing saying they pass every time. Even the best mitigators in the world fail clearance tests because it is a microscopic organism that likes to hide behind walls. We are working on our punctuality, but we typically run 3-4 jobs at once so we make sure to service all of our clients the best we can as our air-filters must work for a minimum of 3 days. We have found that the longer our machines hepa negative air machines run, the odds of passing clearance testing goes up higher. We also spray more treatments than any other company out there. We are never rip people off on chemicals because this is also an important thing. We use hydrogen Peroxide based treatments so it allows us to tell when we are disinfecting micro-organism. If the peroxide reacts, there is still microbial growth present- similar to putting it on an open wound. When the peroxide reacts, we must scrub that area and retreat until there is no more reactions. I just did a bid today where there were already 4 restoration companies and 2 mold inspectors working on another property and the lady has not been able to access her house for over 2 months. After spending over an hour and a half looking at their property, i found a major issue behind all of their walls in the basement that was overlooked by 6 other companies. They are already $30,000 into their project and still unable to live in their property."
"This was one of the most difficult jobs we had tackled in a long time- 1500 square food crawl space with about 1.5 feet of clearance space. It was a pleasure working for you. Thank you for your hospitality and you are one of the most talented artists, I would like to purchase one of your paintings in the future."
One of the worst experiences of my life.
work started on time; work completed slightly late due to miscommunication
nice fellow who seems to generally know his field, but very poor communicator;
ie., can do the work, but no idea how to run a business
"I appreciate your honest feedback and over the past 4 months since we have performed your assignment, we have made multiple improvement in customer service. We have hired and trained new personnel for estimates, customer service and mold remediation. We are currently expanding to service more clients while maintaining our quality and performance. We are providing our estimates within the same day and our scheduling of our estimates is typically done within 1-2 days. However, this mold remediation project was a success. We passed third party mold testing on the first try and met your deadlines for your real-estate closing while satisfying all of your buyers requests. We are professional when it comes to following IICRC S-520 protocol and successfully removing mold from properties and our customer service has improved. Real-estate deals are very difficult because sellers’ like yourself want to do the bare minimum to sell the house. We did this assignment correctly under the guidelines of the IICRC S520 protocol. We ripped out the damage framing, the vapor barrier causing the mold, removed the ceiling tile in the property and treated the rafters in the basement. I suspected that there was a vapor barrier in the basement, and pulled out an access panel to find an awful smell coming from behind the wall. I personally do not think many other contractors would have found this as the moisture levels were only hitting approximately 17%. Conflicts of Interest arise many times in real-estate deals because often times we are asked to do unethical things by some realtors and sellers that is not in the best interest of the person who is moving in to the property. We want to make sure the homes that we treat are safe and healthy for the future occupants. I am growing tired of the amount of phone calls I get from people discovering mold within 1-6 months after moving into their new homes. We are a company that is in this for the long haul."
He had all the right equipment, explained the process and the impact while the process was happening, and completed the job on time and on budget.
The problem is not scary.
"Thank you. The attic turned out great- i think i still have the pictures from this- i will try to upload. There should not be visible mold in the attic after a mold remediation treatment. If you can still see black stains, odds are the mold is not gone and you have been scammed by another Mold Remediation Contractor. I am glad you went with us and that the attic came out perfect. We had to do a few extra treatments than anticipated but it worked out. More importantly, you addressed the ventilation problem in the attic which many people selling their home do not like to do. This is an important step in the prevention of mold."
They then treated the affected area and around affected area with Hydrogen Peroxide (16% with surfactants) to disinfect mold and remove staining - repeating application until no more foaming occurred - then applied Serum 2000 for additional protection. They finished the job by Hepa vacuuming walls and entire work area and installed mold resistant blue board to affected area.
AMR even connected us with a person who discovered and repaired the flashing that was damaged and allowed water seepage in the first place.
Finishing (paint and texture) were done by separate vendor.
All in all a very professional and complete job was done. It's been 2 years and no return of moisture or mold. We would highly recommend them to anyone needing help with this high-concern project.
"Thank you. Good luck with the sale of your house. We no longer perform drywall repair as we are now only specializing in mold remediation and water proofing. We however can typically refer out quality contractors or you can find some great contractors on Angies LIst in the future."
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