We work out why the mould appeared, remove it, and tell you what has to change so it does not come back.
Mould in a flat or house is almost never a cleanliness problem. It is a moisture problem that has become visible. The fungus grows wherever a surface stays damp for long enough — which means that cleaning mould off without dealing with the cause is purely cosmetic.
That is why our work starts with a measurement rather than a treatment: where the moisture is, where it comes from, and how deep into the structure it has gone. Only then does it make sense to talk about treating surfaces.
Every property is different, but the order of work is always the same. That order is not a formality — skip the first step and the rest lose their point.
We look at the affected area, measure moisture in the material and relative humidity in the air, and look for the source — a leak, a cold bridge, a ventilation problem or condensation.
We tell you why the mould appeared in this particular spot. Without that, treatment is only surface cleaning.
If the fungus has got into porous material — wallpaper, plasterboard, insulation — we cut it out and dispose of it. Washing it off is not possible.
We treat the affected zone and a wide enough band around it with professional products, observing the required contact time.
If the structure is damp, we dry it out. We confirm that moisture readings are back to normal before the room goes back into use.
You get a specific list — what to change in the ventilation, the heating or your daily routine so the mould does not return.
Treatment without a diagnosis is cosmetic work you end up paying for twice.
Mould spores are in the air always and everywhere — you cannot "eradicate" them from a room, and that is not the goal. Spores only start to grow when they land on a surface with enough moisture on it. If the moisture source stays, the mould will come back on the same wall, usually within a few months.
In practice the moisture source is almost always one of these:
So after treatment you get more than a clean surface: you get a specific list of what needs to change in this particular room so the problem does not repeat. Sometimes that means restoring ventilation, sometimes insulation, sometimes simply a different airing routine.
Riga's housing stock is not uniform, and the cause of mould depends heavily on what kind of building you live in. The same symptom — a patch in the corner of an external wall — arises for three different reasons in three building types.
That is why at an inspection we always ask what kind of building it is, when the windows were replaced and whether the facade is insulated. These are not small talk — they narrow down the range of possible causes before we have even touched the wall.
Condensation mould is seasonal. During the heating season the inner face of external walls, window frames and wall corners cool down, while the amount of moisture in the indoor air stays the same or increases — windows are kept shut, laundry is dried indoors, airing happens less often. When warm indoor air meets a cool surface, moisture settles on it.
The corner of an external wall is usually several degrees cooler than the middle of the wall, because heat escapes in two directions at once. That difference of a few degrees is exactly what decides whether condensation forms.
Spring and autumn are transitional periods, when the heating is not on yet or no longer on, but the outdoor air is damp. In these months patches often show up in uninsulated utility rooms, on glazed balconies and at basement level.
We choose the method according to how deep the fungus has gone into the material and what kind of surface it is. On a dense, smooth surface, surface treatment is enough. Porous materials — plasterboard, wallpaper, mineral wool, timber — often have to be removed, because the fungus grows inside the material and there is no way to "wash it off".
You do not treat porous material — you remove it. That is the only honest answer.
An inspection takes roughly an hour. The treatment itself, in a single room, is usually a few hours. If finishes have to be stripped or the structure dried out, the work can run over several days — drying is a process, and no chemical speeds it up.
One thing matters above all: there is no point treating a structure while it is still wet. If a wall is saturated with water, it has to be dried first and treated afterwards. A company offering to treat a wet wall "today" is selling you a second call-out six months from now.
Being clear about the limits is as useful as describing the service, so we will say it plainly.
If the cause is structural — a break in the insulation, a cold bridge, failed damp-proofing or a shared ventilation problem — we name it specifically and say what has to be dealt with and by whom. That is not always the answer a client hopes for, but it is the only one that ends the problem.
You can find some of the answers yourself, and that is not us doing less work — it is a way to make the inspection faster and more precise.
If it turns out the extract is not working and humidity is consistently above 70%, you already know the main thing. With that information the inspection gets shorter, and in some cases it turns out no treatment is needed at all — sorting out the ventilation is enough.
Each page covers one specific situation — why mould grows there and what to do about it.
Inspection with moisture readings from €40. Treatment from €1.50/m², minimum order from €80. The final price depends on the area, on how deep the fungus has gone into the material, and on whether drying is needed. We set the exact price after the inspection.
Yes — identifying the cause is part of the job. That is exactly why an inspection with moisture readings is the first step and not an optional extra.
If the moisture source has not been dealt with, yes, and usually in the same place. That is why you get recommendations after the treatment on what to do so it does not happen. If the cause is structural, we say so plainly, even when the fix means building work.
It depends on the method. During surface treatment it is usually enough that you are not in the room. After ozone or fogging treatment the room has to be left for a set period and then aired thoroughly — we give you the exact time on site.
A small, recently appeared patch on a smooth surface — yes. But a shop product strips the colour off the fungus rather than the fungus out of the material, and it does nothing about the cause. If the patch comes back, or is bigger than your palm, that is not enough.
Yes. We often work on the instruction of owners or property managers. If the cause of the mould is in the building structure or the shared ventilation, we state that in the inspection result.
Describe the situation — we will tell you whether treatment is needed at all, and which one.
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