What's happening in your crawl space affects every room above it. If you haven't had it inspected, you don't know what your family is breathing.
“Pure Maintenance Wisconsin has been a lifesaver! Courtney and her team deliver an extraordinary, non-toxic approach to whole-house mold remediation. From precise initial testing and consultation to the efficient demo crew and flawless treatment process, every step was effective, professional, and 5-star. I’m beyond grateful for their incredible mold testing, removal, and unmatched customer care!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
“I was affected by the August 9th Milwaukee flooding. Lost everything and ended up with mold. Courtney and her crew Ivan, Broodie any Anthony Rock! Very nice and honest people. Excellent customer service experience from the first initial quote estimate Courtney was very professional, very knowledgeable, very thorough with her inspection. Her crew did an amazing job with the mold remediation, demolition of drywall and cleaning of the mold on concrete walls. Very informative throughout the entire process. The results were awesome, you can't even tell mold was there. If anyone have mold I highly recommend you contract with Pure Maintenance. FIVE STARS PLUS!!”
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“Pure Maintenance was hired to remove mold from the flat I am renting. I had a persistent cough for months. I went on vacation in July and my cough went a way. I came back to find mold on my walls. My cough started up again. After Pure came in and did their job my cough went away. The job they did was made a huge change to my life. I am not able to sleep cough free.”
“I just can't say enough about how great Courtney and her staff have been. After years of battling with a mold problem that put me in the hospital and made my son very sick we had gone the conventional route taking everything out of the house including the carpet. We had a team come in and wiped down the entire house and fog it. It was improved, but we still had symptoms and had to fog every week or two. This route was very time consuming and very expensive. One of my friends who had helped me diagnose what the problem was to begin with, his job involves dealing with mold and he recognized my symptoms, put me in touch with Courtney. She came in and did her method of killing the mold. Since she has done it, we have no symptoms. We don't even run our air cleaners anymore. We were running seven. The way that she kills the mold really gets everywhere and is very effective. I wish I would have gone with her right away. I highly recommend her method and believe it works better than anything else out there.”
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If you've noticed a musty smell on the ground floor, or your allergies keep flaring up at home for no obvious reason, the cause is often hiding where nobody looks: the crawl space. Air down there doesn't stay down there. It moves up into your living area through every gap in the floor, so whatever is growing under your house is in the air you breathe. A crawl space mold inspection from Pure Maintenance Wisconsin will tell you exactly what's going on, and we can usually get a trained inspector to your door within a day or two of your call.
There are a few telltale signs. A musty odor on the ground floor that you can't trace to any one room. Floors that feel cold or clammy underfoot. Allergies or breathing problems that get worse at home and better when you leave town. Higher indoor humidity than your HVAC settings would suggest. Any of those is worth a look. So is a history of plumbing leaks under the house, standing water after a heavy spring thaw or a summer downpour, or old pest work that pointed to a moisture problem. If you're buying a home with a crawl space, put an inspection on the list before you close. Most general home inspectors pop the hatch and shine a flashlight in. That is not the same as getting under there with meters and actually reading the space.
Our inspectors are NORMI-trained and they physically go under the house. Every visit starts with a hands-on walk of the crawl space, checking floor joists, subfloor sheathing, rim joists, foundation walls, and any ducts or pipes running through. We take moisture readings on structural timber with protimeters, because wood can look fine on the outside while holding enough water inside to feed mold. Hygrometers log humidity at several points so we can see where conditions are worst. We check the vapor barrier, drainage, and ventilation. If we find mold or wet wood, we can pull samples for independent lab testing. Most inspections take one to two hours on site, and you get a written report with photos, readings, and a clear plan for what to do next.
Price comes down to a few things: how big the crawl space is, how easy it is to move around in, and how much clearance you've got. A tight space with obstacles takes longer to inspect than a clean, accessible one. We quote you upfront before we start, and what you see is what you pay. No surprise charges at the end. An inspection fee is small compared to what remediation costs once mold has had years to settle in, or what you'll spend repairing rotten joists that should have been caught early.
We've been under crawl spaces all over Dane County and we know the local patterns. Silt loam soils stay wet against foundations long after the snow is gone, and spring meltwater keeps working on them into May. Summer dew points climb high enough that the cooler air in an unconditioned crawl space turns into condensation on the underside of the floor for weeks at a time. Older homes on the near east and near west sides of Madison were often built without any vapor barrier, and the same goes for plenty of mid-century ranches out in Verona, Sun Prairie, and Stoughton. That context matters when you're reading a meter. Our team is NORMI certified, we can usually offer same-day appointments, and every inspection is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. If we do find mold, we'll walk you through our vapor treatment, which handles a full crawl space without tearing out insulation.
Don't wait until the smell gets worse or your allergies start telling the story for you. Call Pure Maintenance Wisconsin at 608-555-0199 and we'll get a trained inspector under your house. You'll know what's down there, and what to do about it.
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