Mould Remediation in Nicosia

How water gets into Nicosia buildings

Most mould in the capital starts with condensation, but the serious cases usually start with water. Remediation, from €350, is for those: mould that has followed a leak or a flood into the structure of a room. In Nicosia, a few situations come up again and again.

• Flat roofs and rooftop solar water heaters. Blocks and houses across the city carry a solar heater and its tank on the roof. Worn waterproofing, a corroded fitting or a split pipe sends water into the ceiling below, often for weeks before a stain shows.
• Plumbing in older apartment blocks. Pipes buried in the walls and floors of blocks from earlier decades age out of sight. A slow weep from the flat above can soak a ceiling and the top of a wall without anyone upstairs noticing.
• Heavy winter downpours. When intense rain arrives on dry ground, drains can be overwhelmed. Ground-floor flats, basements and garages in lower-lying spots are the ones that take in water.
• Homes left over the summer. Many Nicosia households leave the city for the coast or the mountains in August. A leak that starts while the flat is closed has the whole stay to spread.

What remediation involves

Water-damage mould rarely stops at the surface you can see. It moves into plaster, the back of plasterboard, skirting, floor coverings and the timber of built-in furniture. Remediation therefore runs as a full sequence: the affected area is contained so the rest of the home is protected, contaminated material is removed, the damage is repaired and the area is finished with an anti-mould coating. The source of the water is found first, because a remediated ceiling under a roof that still leaks will fail again. For roof-space cases, our article on mould in roof spaces and under flat roofs explains why the problem often extends further than the stain.

Dry-looking mould left behind after a leak is still worth dealing with; see whether dead mould still needs to come out.

Why acting quickly matters

Every day a wall stays wet gives mould more of the structure to work into, and the more it reaches, the more has to be removed. If you have had a leak or a flood, start drying the area straight away, move belongings out of the wet room and take photos for any insurance claim. Our guide to the first two days after water damage sets out what to do in order. Then send photos: a specialist prices the job and calls you back, with no visit needed for the quote.