Mold Removal in Lehi, UT

Mold in Lehi

Lehi sits at the north end of Utah County, about 15 miles north of Provo, and it is the fastest-growing city in the valley. About 93,000 people live there, and the city grows by about 4.25 percent a year. Lehi is the center of the Silicon Slopes tech corridor, with offices and new subdivisions built every year, and Thanksgiving Point at the center of the city. The housing stock is mostly new — subdivisions built in the last ten to twenty years, with a mix of single-family homes and townhouses.

Mold in Lehi is mostly a new-construction story. New does not mean dry: grading that slopes toward the house, a window well that fills in a storm, and a builder-grade vapor barrier are common findings in Lehi inspections. A new home can grow mold within a few years if the grading puts water against the foundation, or if a bathroom fan vents into the attic instead of outside. The inspection finds the source in each case, and the plan follows from what it finds.

Lehi's growth also means a large rental market, with townhouses and apartments near the tech offices. In a rental the tenant reports the smell and the landlord arranges the inspection, and the inspection report becomes the document both sides need. The landlord and tenant guide explains who pays and what the inspection covers.

Mold removal services in Lehi

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

Where mold hides in Lehi homes

The new subdivisions on the north side of Lehi are where most of the mold work is. The grading is the first thing the inspection checks: a lot that slopes toward the house puts rainwater and snowmelt against the foundation, and the basement wall cavity stays wet. 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.

The older part of Lehi, around Main Street and the historic downtown, has the same patterns as the east bench in Provo — older homes with aging plumbing and roof flashing, and finished basements with wall cavities that have had years to collect condensation. The inspection checks the wall cavity in both parts of the city, because the growth hides there in both.

Lehi and the towns around it

Lehi sits at the north end of the service area, with American Fork about four miles to the south, Saratoga Springs to the west, and Eagle Mountain further west. Pleasant Grove is a short drive south along the east bench. Each of those cities has its own page, with its own moisture drivers and its own housing stock.

Lehi is the north end of the service area, and the provider who serves Lehi also serves American Fork to the south and Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain to the west. The new subdivisions in Lehi mean the inspection often starts with the grading and the vapor barrier, because those are the findings that come up most often in a new home.