Mold Removal in Eagle Mountain, UT

Mold in Eagle Mountain

Eagle Mountain sits on the west side of Utah County, about 20 miles west of Provo, and it is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state. About 65,000 people live there, and the city grows by about 6.33 percent a year. The housing stock is almost entirely new — subdivisions built in the last ten to fifteen years, on land that was open range not long ago. The city is young, the homes are young, and the families are young.

Mold in Eagle Mountain is a new-construction story. The grading is the most common finding: a lot that slopes toward the house puts rainwater and snowmelt against the foundation, and the basement wall cavity stays wet. The vapor barrier is the second finding: a crawlspace without a proper barrier lets ground moisture rise into the joists, and the growth follows. A new home can grow mold within a few years if either one is wrong.

The west side is also drier and windier than the east bench, which means the moisture that does get in stays longer — a wall cavity that is wet in spring can stay wet into summer, because the air in the cavity does not move. The inspection checks the grading, the vapor barrier and the wall cavity together, because the three are connected.

Mold removal services in Eagle Mountain

Eight services, one order of work: inspect first, find the moisture source, then remove and dry.

Where mold hides in Eagle Mountain homes

The subdivisions on the west side of Eagle Mountain are built on land that slopes, and the grading is the first thing the inspection checks. A lot that slopes toward the house puts water against the foundation in every storm, and the basement is the room that shows it. Window wells are the second thing: a well that fills in a storm puts water against the basement window, and the water finds its way in.

Crawlspaces are the second story in Eagle Mountain. A crawlspace without a vapor barrier lets ground moisture rise into the joists, and the growth follows on the wood. The first sign is a musty smell in the rooms above, or a floor that feels damp. The inspection goes under the house to check the ground cover and the joists, because the growth hides there.

Eagle Mountain and the towns around it

Eagle Mountain sits on the west side of the valley, with Saratoga Springs to the east, on the shore of Utah Lake. Lehi is a short drive to the north, and American Fork is further north along the east bench. Each of those cities has its own page, with its own moisture drivers and its own housing stock.

Eagle Mountain is the west side of the service area, and the provider who serves it also serves Saratoga Springs to the east and Lehi to the north. The subdivisions here are young, and the inspection often starts with the grading, because a lot that slopes toward the house is the finding that comes up most often in a new-build home.