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What a Murray mold inspection includes

We start with the visual inspection, which is free. We walk the house with a moisture meter and map damp areas, then use thermal imaging to find cold, wet spots behind drywall and along foundation walls that you can't see. In a Murray basement, that often means the wall below a window well, the floor around the water heater, or the bottom plate behind finished drywall.

Lab testing is extra, and we only suggest it when a sample answers a real question. The EPA notes that when mold is visible, sampling usually isn't needed to decide on cleanup. Samples help when the source is hidden, when you need documentation, or when a doctor wants to know what is in the air. Every inspection ends with a written report, and if there is nothing there, we'll tell you.

The report lists readings room by room, marks where any samples were taken and why, and explains the likely cause in plain terms. If removal is needed, it describes how much material we expect to come out, so you can compare any quote against the same findings.

Buying or selling a home in Murray

Murray has three historic districts on the National Register: the Downtown Historic District along State Street, the Downtown Residential district near Vine Street, and the Hillside district between 5300 and 5600 South. Those homes, and the much larger set of 1950s to 1970s houses around them, are often sold with basements finished by an earlier owner. A thermal scan and moisture map before closing tell a buyer what the paint can't.

For sellers, a written report with readings and photos answers questions before they slow down a sale. If you live near Little Cottonwood Creek, also check the current FEMA flood map. A revision covering the creek from just below 5600 South to just above 900 East took effect on December 14, 2023, and buyers may ask about it.

Renting in Murray

About a third of Murray's occupied homes are rented. The Salt Lake County Health Department takes housing complaints about active roof or plumbing leaks, floods and pests, but its complaint page says it cannot respond to mold unless the mold comes from an active water leak the occupant didn't cause. That leaves many mold questions between tenants and landlords. A written inspection report gives both sides the same facts: moisture readings, location and likely cause.

Landlords benefit too. A dated report from before a tenant moves in, or right after a leak is repaired, shows what the unit looked like at that point.

After the high-water years

Murray saw creek flooding in 1983 and again in June 2010, when residents near 5300 South reported water in basements and crawl spaces. In 2023, during runoff from a record snowpack, Salt Lake County ran its flood control center out of Wheeler Historic Farm in Murray. Moisture from a wet spring can show up as mold months later, often behind finishes that look fine.

If your basement took water in one of those years and the walls were never opened, the free visual inspection is a sensible way to check. We inspect homes in every Murray ZIP code:

• 84107
• 84117
• 84121
• 84123