Travis County, TX
Mold Remediation and Water Damage Restoration in Austin
Fewer than half of Austin's homes are single-family detached houses, and 17.5% sit in buildings of 50 or more units. That changes mold remediation in Austin: a leak behind a shared wall can reach the unit next door, so containment comes first.
When the problem crosses a shared wall
We contain and remove mold, and we extract water and dry the structure it soaked.
Shared walls, shared moisture
The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey counts 483,071 housing units in Austin. Only 43.4% are detached houses, and 32.7% sit in buildings of 2 to 49 units. Add the 17.5% in bigger buildings, and about half of Austin's homes share a wall, floor or ceiling with a neighbor.
Water doesn't respect property lines. A slow leak can stain the ceiling downstairs, and mold can follow it into the wall. That's why mold remediation in shared-wall homes across Austin starts with containment: we seal off the area before removal, cleaning and treatment. For fresh leaks, water damage restoration and drying gets the water out of the structure.
From the Ullrich outage to your call
In February 2021, Austin Water issued a citywide boil-water notice after the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant lost power, the Austin Monitor reported. Pipes burst in homes, the utility said. The same paper reported in late 2019 that the city's Atlas 14 floodplain update would put 3,200 more buildings in the floodplain.
We handle mold remediation and water damage in Austin from San Antonio, with no office in the city. Call 24/7, tell us where the water started and which rooms or units it reached, and we'll photograph the damage, extract the water and dry what it soaked. We help document the damage and work with your insurance carrier throughout the restoration process.
The Census Bureau places 72,071 of Austin's estimated 1,002,632 residents in the Williamson County part of Austin and most others in Travis County. Round Rock, north on I-35, has its own page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Photograph every wet ceiling, wall and floor before anything moves, and tell the upstairs owner and your HOA or building manager. Then call us 24/7. We extract the water and dry the materials with moisture readings, and if mold has started, we contain it before removal.
Coverage questions belong to the owners and their carriers. We help document the damage; we don't interpret policies.
Other communities we serve
We handle every city below the same way, day or night.
Leak or mold in your Austin home?
Call 24/7. We serve Austin from San Antonio and start with whatever the home needs first: containment, extraction or drying.