Mold Removal & Remediation in Spanaway, WA

What happens when you call

Calling the number on this page puts you in touch with an independent remediation company that serves the Spanaway and Parkland area. The first conversation covers what you see, where it is, roughly how large an area is involved, and whether there was a leak or high water. From there, a company representative visits to check moisture levels, look for hidden growth in walls, floors or the crawl space, and write up a scope and price. Nothing is decided on the phone.

Cost factors

Angi's Seattle cost guide lists labor at $75 to $120 an hour and puts the typical job between $1,008 and $2,967. Follow-up repairs add to that: the same guide lists drywall at $825 to $2,400 and carpet at $650 to $2,150. Your price depends on:

• How many square feet are affected and how many rooms need to be sealed off.
• Whether the work is in a tight crawl space, an attic or open living space.
• Whether insulation, subfloor or framing has to be replaced.
• Whether the company includes rebuild or hands that part back to you.

Local conditions

Spanaway grew from the planned community of Lake Park and has long been a stop on the way to Mount Rainier along SR 7. Spanaway Lake is the area's main water feature, and Pierce County, which takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program, regulates development in mapped floodplains. Most houses here face the same South Sound pattern: months of rain, short days, and crawl spaces and attics that stay damp. For renters, the options are narrower than you might expect. Pierce County Code Enforcement lists mold as a public-health concern outside its jurisdiction and treats landlord-tenant conflicts as civil matters, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has said it has no regulatory power over rental housing even as such complaints have risen. Written notice to the landlord under Washington's landlord-tenant act is the starting point. Building repairs after remediation go through the Pierce County Planning & Public Works Development Center.

Before the company arrives

• Clear a path to the crawl space hatch and attic access.
• Write down when the smell or stain first appeared and any leaks you know of.
• Keep children and pets away from the area.
• Have your homeowners policy handy.
• Look up the company on L&I's Verify a Contractor tool.