TDLR-Licensed · ACO1245 · Serving Memorial, Houston
Independent mold inspection in Memorial from a TDLR-licensed assessor. A $550 flat fee, lab results in one business day, and no remediation to sell, so your report tells you the truth about your home.
Mold Risk in Memorial
Memorial’s mold story runs on a different clock than the rest of Houston’s, and most homeowners here have the timeline wrong. The water did not arrive during the storm. It arrived after it.
The storm comes ashore near Rockport and weakens as it moves inland toward Houston. Across Memorial, most homes see rain and nothing more.
Roughly 50 inches of rain push the Addicks and Barker flood-control reservoirs toward capacity. The Army Corps warns that a release into Buffalo Bayou is coming.
The reservoirs are released into Buffalo Bayou. Roughly 10,000 downstream homes and businesses are affected. Memorial Thicket, Woodland Hollow, and neighborhoods across the Energy Corridor take on water days after the storm passed, and most had never flooded before.
Thousands of West Houston homes are dried and rebuilt at once, by crews working through a citywide emergency. Drying depth varied enormously. Wall cavities and subfloors that never fully dried can still support active growth today.
Gulf humidity, mature tree cover holding shade and moisture against the structure, and AC systems running long cycles against high dew points. Memorial does not need a new flood to grow new mold.
“My house isn’t in a flood zone.” For much of Memorial, that was true right up until the reservoirs were released. Flood maps describe rainfall risk. They do not describe what happens when a flood-control reservoir upstream has to be emptied into the bayou running past your street.
How It Works
Every inspection follows the same four steps, whether it is a pre-purchase check in the Memorial Villages or a musty smell you cannot place.
Identify Visible Mold & Its Source
A thorough walk-through of the property: walls, ceilings, floors, HVAC, attic, and any prior repair work, looking for visible growth, water staining, and the conditions that create moisture.
Detect Hidden Moisture Issues
We measure relative humidity, surface moisture, and dew point throughout the property using calibrated moisture meters, a hygrometer, a thermal imaging camera, and a borescope for wall cavities.
Swab or air sampling
Air, surface, swab, or tape-lift samples, each compared against an outdoor control. Every sample is analyzed by EMSL Analytical, an AIHA-LAP (EMLAP) accredited independent laboratory.
Results in one business day
A plain-language written report within one business day of sampling: lab results, species and spore counts, moisture findings, photos, and a clear recommendation. A Friday inspection means Monday results.
Before You Book
The practical answers Memorial homeowners and agents ask before scheduling.
Larger Memorial properties and homes with additions take longer. We tell you before we start, not after.
Species, spore counts measured against an outdoor control, moisture findings, photo documentation, and a clear recommendation.
A licensed Mold Assessment Consultant performs the work. Ran Bozaglo (MAC1839) has assessed more than 3,000 Houston-area properties since 2017.
No credit card required to book. Payment is collected at the inspection. Same-day appointments often available.
When to Book
You do not need visible mold to need an inspection. If more than one of these is true, testing is worth doing before it becomes a remediation question.
Why Memorial Chooses Us
One flat fee for a standard inspection, published right here. No quote games, no per-sample surprises, no "free inspection" that turns into a remediation pitch.
Your inspection is performed under licensed Mold Assessment Consultant Ran Bozaglo (MAC1839), operating under Company License ACO1245 with 9 years of independent assessment across greater Houston. Verify both with the TDLR before you book. We encourage it.
Samples go to EMSL Analytical, AIHA-LAP accredited, not read on a tailgate by someone with cleanup to sell. Species, spore counts, and toxicity come from the lab, not from us.
We never bid on remediation. A clean result is just as good for us as a failing one, which is exactly why our reports are trusted by agents, insurers, and attorneys.
Proof, Not Promises
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Buying or Selling in Memorial?
Keep mold from stalling your Memorial closing.
A Texas option period moves fast, and a 2017 water event in the disclosure is enough to freeze a deal. An independent, lab-backed report moves the conversation from rumor to record before the clock runs out.
Our Pricing
Schedule with no credit card required. Payment is collected at the inspection. Two samples cover most homes, and we confirm any extras with you before we collect them.
No credit card required to book. Payment is collected after the inspection is completed and prior to delivery of the final report.
The Independence Rule
Texas requires the licensed mold assessor and the licensed remediator to be different companies. This is the part most homeowners do not know, and it is the single most useful thing on this page.
Most mold companies in Houston do both jobs. The same business tells you how much mold you have and then bids to remove it.
That company profits when the number is high. It profits again when the cleanup is large. Nothing about the report is neutral, and the homeowner has no way to check it.
It is also why so many free mold inspections exist. The inspection costs nothing because it is a sales visit.
We have been assessment-only since 2017 and have never held a remediation contract. There is no version of your report that pays us better.
If your home is clean, the report says so and we are done. If it is not, you get a written scope of work you can hand to any licensed remediator in Memorial.
Clearance testing afterward comes from the same independent position, verifying the work against the protocol rather than the contractor’s word.
Texas law, not company policy. Once contamination passes 25 contiguous square feet, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation requires that the company assessing the mold and the company remediating it be separate businesses. More on who should conduct a mold inspection.
Our Services
Every service is performed by a TDLR-licensed mold assessor with full lab reporting in one business day.
Air quality and surface sampling to determine whether mold is present in your home or business. Includes a TDLR-licensed assessor on-site, EMSL lab analysis, and a detailed report delivered in one business day.
$550 flat feeSee all services →A detailed, step-by-step plan that licensed remediators follow to remove mold safely. Required by Texas law when remediation involves more than 25 contiguous square feet. We write the plan, the remediator follows it.
Starting at $750See the $750 protocol →Post-remediation verification testing to confirm that mold has been properly removed. Required after professional remediation work, and recommended any time you want third-party verification that your space is safe.
See clearance testing →Frequently Asked
Quick answers to the most common questions from Memorial homeowners and agents.
Yes, and for a reason specific to this area. Memorial sits downstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs along Buffalo Bayou, so homes here take on water in ways the flood maps do not predict. Mature tree cover and Gulf humidity then slow the drying that follows.
Many Memorial homes did not flood during the storm. They flooded on August 28, 2017, when the Army Corps released the reservoirs into Buffalo Bayou, and most of those homes had never flooded before. If your home took on water at any point that week, the drying that followed is worth verifying.
The reservoir releases affected roughly 10,000 downstream homes and businesses, and the rebuilds happened across West Houston at emergency speed all at once. Drying depth varied widely. Wall cavities and subfloors that were never fully dried can still support active growth years later.
$550 flat fee for a standard mold inspection, covering the on-site assessment, EMSL lab analysis, and the written report, valid up to 2,500 sq ft. Mold remediation protocols start at $750 and scale by areas and samples. See the full mold testing cost breakdown.
Most inspections take 60 to 90 minutes on site. Samples go to EMSL Analytical, an AIHA-LAP accredited lab, and your written report is delivered within one business day. A Friday inspection means Monday results.
We cover the Memorial area including the Memorial Villages, Memorial Thicket, Memorial Bend, Nottingham Forest, Wilchester, Frostwood, Thornwood, the Energy Corridor, and Memorial City.
No. Under Texas law, mold assessment and mold remediation must be performed by separate companies once contamination passes 25 contiguous square feet, and the TDLR enforces it. We are assessment-only by design, which is exactly why our reports carry no sales agenda.
Areas We Serve
Same TDLR-licensed inspection, same $550 flat fee, results in one business day across the Memorial area.
For nearby Houston coverage, see also our Tomball service page, mold testing in The Woodlands, or mold testing in Memorial.
Independent mold inspection from a TDLR-licensed assessor. Same-day appointments often available in Memorial. Transparent pricing, no surprises.
