Damp stone and block foundations
Older foundations wick ground moisture, so finished walls built against them grow mold on the back first.
Essex County
Mold inspection and removal across Essex County, from our Newark office
Essex County is home base. Our service office is on Johnson St in Newark, so the county seat and the towns around it get the shortest drive and the most familiar houses.
Answering 24/7 from our Johnson St office in Newark
Short answer
In Essex County, NJ most of our mold calls come from Newark basements that take water in heavy rain, rentals where mold sits between a tenant and an owner, and older homes with plaster walls and stone foundations. We inspect, test and remove mold across the county from our Johnson St office in Newark, with the phone answered 24/7.
Essex County conditions
What drives mold in Essex County homes
Newark, the county seat, sets the pattern. About 22.6 percent of its housing was built before 1939, roughly another third between the 1940s and 1960s, and about 77 percent of its dwellings are rentals. That means old foundations, finished basements added decades later, and a lot of mold that needs documenting for two parties.
Storms add the water. On September 1, 2021 Newark took 8.41 inches of rain, its wettest day on record, and about 11 square miles of the city run on a combined sewer that can push water back up floor drains when it overloads. In the Ironbound, residents describe streets where water pools against buildings after hard rain.
What we find
What we find most in Essex County homes
Water at the floor drain
Stains, silt and odor around a floor drain point to backups during heavy storms.
Mold between two parties
In rentals and multi-family houses, the first question is often whose leak it is, not how to clean it.
Jobs we handle here
The jobs Essex County calls us for most
Each card opens the full page for that job.
Basement Mold Removal
Finished basements over stone and block walls are the most common Essex County job we take on.
See the jobSewage Backup Cleanup
Backups through floor drains during heavy storms, handled to Category 3 standards.
See the jobApartment & Condo Mold Inspection
Neutral documentation for tenants, landlords and associations across the county.
See the jobMold Inspection
Whole-house moisture surveys for older homes with plaster walls and add-on basements.
See the jobBasement Flood Cleanup
Extraction and drying started before mold gets its two-day window.
See the jobBasement Dehumidifier Installation
Basement units that drain themselves, for summer humidity on cool foundation walls.
See the jobHow a visit works
What a visit in Essex County looks like
Most Essex County visits start in the basement. We read the foundation walls, the sill plate and anything finished, check the floor drain, and work up through the house. In multi-family buildings, we inspect unit by unit and note what sits in shared spaces.
Because the office is in Newark, we can often schedule follow-up readings and clearance visits without adding much travel time, which matters on jobs that need drying checked over several days.
Questions from Essex County
Essex County mold questions
Yes, from the Newark service office. Call with your address and we will confirm timing.
It is the most common job we see there, driven by old foundations, heavy storms and floor drain backups.
Yes. We document findings neutrally so the tenant and the owner see the same facts.
Keep people out of the area, stop using water in the house, and call. Sewage cleanup should start quickly.
Nearby coverage
Coverage next door to Essex County
East across the Passaic, we cover Hudson County and Jersey City. To the south, Union County and Elizabeth are a short drive, and to the north and west we reach Passaic County and Morris County. The areas we serve page explains the full area.
Talk to an inspector
Inspector line(973) 913-7658Answered 24/7Call the Newark office for an Essex County visit
Tell us the town, the room and what you are seeing. We will tell you when we can be there.