Wet walls above the waterline
Drywall wicks water upward, so readings are wet well above the visible stain.
Union County
Mold removal and flood cleanup for Union County homes
In Union County, the rivers set the calendar. The Rahway and the Elizabeth have both flooded homes in recent storms, and the mold work that follows is most of what we do here.
Answering 24/7 from our Johnson St office in Newark
Short answer
In Union County, NJ our mold work is shaped by the Rahway and Elizabeth rivers: basement and ground-floor flooding, sewage backups during storms, and mold in walls that were not dried in time. We extract and dry, remove what the water ruined, and test before rebuild, working from our Newark office a short drive north.
Union County conditions
Life along the Rahway and Elizabeth rivers
The 82 square mile Rahway River basin covers much of Union County, and Ida caused severe flooding in at least eight of its communities, including Cranford, Rahway, Springfield, Westfield and Union Township. In Cranford, residents along the river spent the days after Ida dragging waterlogged belongings to the curb and dealing with sewers that backed up into their basements.
In Elizabeth, the Elizabeth River overflowed during the same storm, garden-level apartments along it took 8 to 10 feet of water, and about 600 residents were displaced. After flooding on that scale, walls and floors that look dry often are not.
What we find
What we find most after Union County floods
Belongings that sat in floodwater
Boxes, furniture and carpet stored on basement floors take the worst of it.
Walls closed too soon
Rebuilt basements that were not fully dried grow mold behind new drywall.
Jobs we handle here
The jobs Union County calls us for most
Basement Flood Cleanup
River and stormwater cleanup, started before mold sets in.
See the jobWater Damage Mold Assessment
Readings in the first days after water gets in, with a written scope.
See the jobBasement Mold Removal
Finished basements that flooded and were not fully dried.
See the jobSewage Backup Cleanup
Backups that come up floor drains during heavy storms.
See the jobFurniture & Contents Mold Cleaning
Sorting what can be saved from what the flood ruined.
See the jobMold Clearance Testing
Proof the area is clean before walls go back up.
See the jobHow a visit works
What a flood-season visit looks like
After a river flood, we start by measuring how high the water went and reading above that line, because water wicks up drywall and into insulation. We separate what took clean water from what took river water or sewage, since the cleanup standard is different.
Contents get sorted before they go to the curb, and we photograph everything for the insurance file before anything is moved.
Questions from Union County
Union County mold questions
Right away. Mold can start within a day or two of water exposure.
Yes. Porous materials it touched usually come out, and surfaces are disinfected.
We document the water, the materials removed and the drying readings, which is what an adjuster needs.
Yes. See our Elizabeth page for the city's own conditions.
Nearby coverage
Coverage around Union County
North of Union County is Essex County and our Newark office. To the south and west, Middlesex County shares part of the Rahway basin, and Hudson County sits to the east. The areas we serve page has the full picture.
Talk to an inspector
Inspector line(973) 913-7658Answered 24/7Flooded in Union County? Call now
Tell us how deep the water was and where it came from. We will tell you what to do before we arrive.