Mold Removal in Old Southwest, NV

The Old Southwest is Reno's oldest intact neighborhood, the blocks of brick and wood bungalows, Tudors, and small colonials built between about 1905 and 1940 south and west of downtown. The Newlands Heights section is on the National Register. Mature elms and cottonwoods shade the streets, the lots are irrigated, and nearly every house sits on a crawl space or a shallow basement with the original stone or concrete foundation.

That combination makes the neighborhood the crawl space capital of Reno. Irrigation water and snowmelt soak in along the foundation, the basement walls sweat, and the crawl space stays damp into summer. Inside, the plumbing is a century of patches: galvanized, copper, and whatever the last remodel added. A leak in a bathroom that was updated in 1985 over a drain from 1925 runs straight into the joists.

When an Old Southwest homeowner calls this site, the call goes to an independent mold provider who serves the neighborhood. The provider handles the visit and the work. The site is the connection.

Old Southwest mold removal under the bungalows

A damp basement or crawl space under a 1920s house, with growth on the joists and the old vapor barrier buried in mud, is what crawl space mold remediation handles here. A bathroom remodeled over original plumbing sends bathroom mold removal calls. When a wall has to come open, mold damage repair matches the plaster and trim so a hundred-year-old house does not show the patch.

Where to call in Old Southwest

The Historic Reno Preservation Society runs walking tours through these blocks and keeps the record of who built what and when, which is the quickest way to learn the age of your foundation and the original plumbing. The Old Southwest is inside the Reno city limits, so rebuild permits go through the City of Reno.

Call (775) 459-9573 to be connected with a local mold provider serving the Old Southwest.