Mold Remediation & Removal in Austin, TX

Mold Removal vs. Mold Remediation — Why the Difference Matters

Wiping mold off a bathroom wall is removal. It takes ten minutes, and if the wall behind it is still damp, the mold is back within two weeks. That is the most common reason Austin homeowners call us — not because nobody cleaned the mold, but because somebody cleaned it and never touched the reason it was there.

Mold remediation is the whole job: find the water, fix the water, contain the area so spores do not spread, remove what cannot be salvaged, clean and treat what can, verify the result with testing, and put the room back together.

That last step is where most mold companies stop and hand you a list of contractors. CDG is a restoration and construction company in one — the leak gets repaired, the mold gets remediated, and the drywall, texture, paint, trim, and flooring get rebuilt by the same team. You are never left with a sealed-off room and nobody to finish it.

We provide mold remediation and mold removal across the Austin metro — Round Rock, Georgetown, Buda, Kyle, San Marcos, Dripping Springs, Lakeway, Bee Cave, and the surrounding communities. Inspections are free: (737) 309-5075.

6 Signs of Mold in Your Home

Mold is usually found by nose or by symptom long before anyone sees it. If any of these sound like your home, a free inspection is worth the hour it takes.

Mold Remediation Services We Provide

Mold behaves differently depending on where it grows and what fed it. These are the jobs we handle most often in Central Texas homes and businesses.

Our Mold Remediation Process

This is the sequence a licensed-size project follows in Texas — and the documentation we build along the way is the same file your insurance adjuster receives.

Texas Mold Law: What the 25-Square-Foot Rule Means for You

Texas regulates mold work more tightly than most states, and knowing which side of the line your job falls on saves you money and trouble. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation draws that line at 25 contiguous square feet of affected area.

Below 25 square feet, no licensed mold contractor and no state notification are required. A patch of bathroom ceiling or the back of one vanity is a contained repair — treating it like a full containment project mostly inflates the invoice.

At or above 25 square feet, the rules change: the work must be performed by a TDLR-licensed mold remediation contractor, the state must be notified at least five days before work begins, and the area requires physical containment with HEPA-filtered negative air.

Texas also keeps assessment and remediation deliberately separate. The licensed consultant who inspects your property, writes the protocol, and issues the final clearance is independent of the contractor doing the work — nobody grades their own homework. If a company offers to both test your home and clear its own licensed-size remediation, ask questions.

When you call us, the first thing we do is tell you honestly which side of that line you are on, and what the real scope looks like from there.

Mold Inspection & Testing in Austin

Not every musty smell is mold, and not every visible patch needs a full containment project. A mold inspection tells you which situation you are actually in — before anyone starts quoting demolition.

Our free inspection covers the visible growth, moisture readings behind and around it, the likely source, and the approximate affected area — the number that determines whether Texas treats your job as a licensed project. You get a clear scope and a written estimate.

Where lab testing is warranted, or where project size requires it by law, that work is performed by an independent licensed mold assessment consultant. Air and surface samples establish what is growing and at what concentration, and the same consultant returns at the end to verify the result. We coordinate the whole sequence so you are not managing it yourself.

Is Mold Dangerous? An Honest Answer

Plenty of mold companies sell fear. We would rather give you what the health agencies actually say, so you can make a proportionate decision.

The CDC and EPA report that exposure to damp, moldy environments can cause stuffy nose, wheezing, coughing, and red or itchy eyes and skin. People with mold allergies, asthma, or compromised immune systems can have stronger reactions, and those with chronic lung conditions face a risk of more serious infection. Research summarized by the Institute of Medicine also links indoor dampness and mold to upper-respiratory symptoms and worsened asthma in people who already have it.

What the CDC does not support is the more dramatic claims — the widely circulated notion that 'toxic black mold' uniquely causes memory loss, infant lung hemorrhage, or similar severe conditions is not established by the evidence. Black mold is worth removing promptly and properly, but it is not a reason to panic or to abandon a house.

The practical takeaway is the same either way: mold is a moisture problem with a health dimension, and it does not resolve on its own. If someone in your home has asthma, allergies, or a weakened immune system, treat it as a priority rather than a someday project.

Why Central Texas Homes Grow Mold

Austin sits in a humid subtropical climate, and the same conditions that make spring pleasant make our interiors hospitable to mold. Months of high humidity, air conditioning running most of the year, and temperature differentials that produce condensation inside wall cavities mean every leak here becomes a bigger problem than it would be in a dry climate.

The region adds its own recurring causes. Hard freezes burst supply lines, and that damage often hides inside walls until the smell arrives. Expansive clay soils shift and crack slabs, and a slab leak can run for months unnoticed. Rapid construction across Round Rock, Georgetown, Buda, and Kyle means a large stock of newer homes where one builder-grade fitting can weep quietly into a wall cavity for years.

None of that means your home is unsound. It does mean that in this part of Texas, a leak left alone for two weeks becomes a mold conversation rather than a plumbing one.

Selling or Buying a Home With Mold in Texas

This is where Texas mold rules matter most in dollar terms. When a licensed-size remediation is completed, your remediation contractor provides a Certificate of Mold Damage Remediation, signed by the independent assessment consultant — a Texas Department of Insurance form confirming the property was remediated according to the protocol.

Texas requires sellers to give buyers a copy of every such certificate issued for the property in the five years before the sale. A properly documented remediation is an asset at closing; an undocumented DIY cleanup that a buyer's inspector uncovers is the opposite — and it surfaces at the worst possible moment in a transaction.

If you are buying and the disclosure mentions past mold, or selling and want the paperwork right before you list, call us. We will tell you what the property actually needs.

Does Insurance Cover Mold Remediation?

Mold coverage is narrower than water coverage, and the deciding factor is almost always the cause rather than the mold itself. When mold results from a sudden, accidental event your policy already covers — a burst supply line, a failed water heater — remediation is frequently covered too, often up to a specific mold sub-limit written into the policy.

When mold results from long-term seepage, deferred maintenance, or humidity alone, carriers commonly deny it. That distinction is exactly why documentation from day one matters: photographs, moisture readings, and a clear record of what was removed and why.

We work with all major carriers and give your adjuster an organized file rather than a shoebox. We will also tell you honestly how a claim is likely to be viewed before you file — and if it is not worth filing, we would rather say so.

Mold Remediation FAQs

Straight answers to what Austin homeowners ask us most about mold.