Mold or water damage right now? Call (470) 649-3777 for 24/7 emergency response across Metro Atlanta
Mold or water damage right now? Call (470) 649-3777 for 24/7 emergency response across Metro Atlanta
A 1912 bungalow off Kings Highway and a new apartment on Columbia Drive both trap moisture, just in different places, and we know where to look in each.
Every inspection inside the city or out in unincorporated DeKalb is free, and the bill waits until the job is done.
ANSI/IICRC S520 standard
License RBCO008559
Pay when it’s done right
Inspections in 24–48 hrs
Help with your claim
Serving Georgia homeowners
According to U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, the population rose from 19,335 in 2010 to 24,928 in 2020, and the city now has more than 5,400 residents per square mile. Pure Home provides mold removal in Decatur for homes on both ends of that growth, from early 1900s bungalows with a century of repairs behind them to infill houses and apartments finished in the last few years.
The ANSI/IICRC S520 standard guides each job, but a house built when Oakhurst was young needs a different plan than one framed last year. Older bungalows can hide trouble in crawl spaces, plaster walls, and porches added on over the decades, while newer infill homes tend to trap moisture behind tight walls and around bath fans that were never vented outdoors.
When a lower-level room in 30030 or 30033 smells damp after a storm, basement mold removal begins outside the house, with gutters, downspouts, and grading, because that is where most below-grade water starts.
In Oakhurst and MAK homes, a bath may have been remodeled more than once, so a leak can travel under new tile into old subfloor, and bathroom mold removal follows the water through every layer, and you get a written list of what stays and what goes.
Pure Home started in 2017 after its founders lost a friend to mold poisoning, and that loss shapes how we talk with families here. Every finding is explained in plain terms before work is proposed, whether the house is a historic Craftsman on a district street or a rental near the East Lake MARTA station.
Our certified, Georgia-licensed (RBCO008559) technicians treat original woodwork and plaster in older city homes as something worth protecting.
Crawl-space bungalows from the 1920s fail differently from slab-built townhomes, so every Oakhurst or North Decatur plan starts from our own readings.
From the Square to 30034, nothing is billed before or during the job; payment comes once it is complete and done right.
Inspections are booked within 24 to 48 hours for addresses from North Decatur down to 30034.
DeKalb adjusters get our photo log, moisture data, and written scope, and what gets paid depends on your policy.
In business since 2017 and serving the city and the unincorporated DeKalb neighborhoods that share its mailing address.
Housing here runs from the MAK district’s first homes, built as early as 1905, to the Village at Legacy apartments that opened in 2025. Between a 1905 MAK house and a 2025 Legacy Park unit, our IICRC-trained crews decide what can be cleaned in place, what has to come out, and which moisture repair stops a repeat.
Licensed by the state (RBCO008559) and IICRC-certified, which matters when a historic district home needs careful work.
Isolate, filter, remove, clean, and confirm, the same five-part sequence whether the house is a MAK Craftsman or an East Lake rental.
When an older city bungalow sits on a crawl space, crawl space mold removal covers the vapor barrier, foundation vents, and plumbing runs before explaining what will keep the floor framing dry.
Historic DeKalb homes deserve a careful contractor, so look over past customers’ reviews on Google, Angi, and Porch and the recognition below before scheduling mold removal in Decatur.
The S520 standard sets the order of work, yet lath-and-plaster walls in a MAK Craftsman and a leaking dishwasher line in a new Legacy Park unit call for mold remediation in Decatur that begins in very different spots.
A mold inspection in Decatur begins with the rooms you are worried about, takes moisture readings in the walls, floors, and framing around them, and traces the water back to its source, with a plain answer on whether lab air testing would help.
Poly sheeting and controlled airflow isolate the work zone, an important step in older homes where gaps in plaster and floorboards let air move freely between rooms.
In a drafty bungalow especially, HEPA scrubbers run from the first cut to the final wipe-down so loose particles stay inside the sealed area.
Our mold removal process saves original framing and hard surfaces whenever possible, HEPA-vacuuming and cleaning them, while saturated drywall, insulation, and carpet pad are bagged and removed.
On some jobs, an EPA-registered antimicrobial follows the cleaning, applied per its label as a backup step, never a shortcut.
A roof leak, failed supply line, or clogged gutter has to be fixed for the work to last, and water damage restoration and repair handles drying and rebuilding while that repair happens.
The containment stays up until final moisture readings and any planned tests check out, and then we walk you through the results.
Founded in 1823, before neighboring Atlanta, the city covers only about 4.6 square miles, per the same Census data, but its name appears on mailing addresses across a much larger part of unincorporated DeKalb. Growth inside city limits is ongoing: the city bought the former United Methodist Children’s Home property, now Legacy Park, and part of it holds the new Village at Legacy housing development, whose first phase opened in 2025. Share your street address when you call, since the city line and your mailing address may not match.
Oakhurst grew mostly in the 1910s and 1920s and is known for Craftsman bungalows, with some 1940s post-war homes mixed in. Rising property values have brought new infill houses between Oakhurst’s originals, so on one street we may find a hundred-year-old crawl space next to a two-year-old slab.
The MAK district, named for McDonough Street, Adams Street, and Kings Highway, was the city’s first residential subdivision and its first locally designated historic district, with homes as early as 1905 to 1907, many designed by architect Leila Ross Wilburn. In the MAK, we plan removal around original trim, floors, and plaster so the character of the house survives the repair.
North of the city, many homes carry the same mailing name while sitting in unincorporated DeKalb. If your North Decatur home has a basement or lower level, we start below grade and check how runoff moves around the foundation.
The East Lake MARTA station anchors this side, with the Belvedere Park area and 30034 addresses beyond it. For East Lake-side rentals and apartment buildings, we look at shared walls, plumbing chases, and the units below any leak.
Mold found during an Oakhurst sale, a MAK renovation, or a lease change near East Lake brings cost questions right away. The inspection costs nothing, you see the scope before agreeing, we never take a deposit or partial payment, and open claims go through us to your adjuster.
You see one invoice, and it comes after the agreed work is finished and done right.
Claims on historic homes move faster with good documentation, so we record the damage and update your adjuster; your policy decides coverage.
We walk your crawl space, basement, or attic with you and hand over the proposed scope before you decide.
Shaped by what we find, the access we need, your budget, and your calendar, whether you are closing on an Oakhurst bungalow or turning over a rental near East Lake.
Ask for a no-cost consultation on your city or unincorporated DeKalb property and talk through the proposed work.
Outside this corner of DeKalb, our team also handles mold in Atlanta, Buckhead, Conyers, Cumming, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Stone Mountain, Doraville, Douglasville, Marietta, and nearby communities; send the property address and we will arrange a visit.
Tell us which rooms are affected, what you have seen or smelled, and whether the home is in Oakhurst, the MAK district, North Decatur, or near East Lake, and mention any recent roof, plumbing, or gutter problems so we arrive ready.
Serving all Decatur ZIP codes
Look for a musty smell that returns after cleaning, dark or fuzzy spots on walls or grout, and water stains that keep spreading. Peeling paint, warped baseboards, and soft drywall point to hidden moisture. Allergy-like symptoms that ease when you leave the house are another reason to schedule a check.
Leaks rarely stay where you can see them. Water travels along framing and into plaster and subfloor, feeding hidden growth for months. Professionals contain the area, remove what cannot be cleaned, and dry the structure. Older homes may also have lead paint, which calls for safe work practices.
It can, as long as the cause is fixed too. Remediation removes contaminated material, but mold returns if the roof, plumbing, or drainage problem stays. For mold removal in Decatur that lasts, we tie each cleanup to a moisture repair and confirm the area is dry before closing the job.
A Pure Home inspection starts with what you have noticed and any past leaks. We check the affected rooms, take moisture readings in nearby walls and floors, and look at the crawl space, basement, or attic. You get a plain explanation and a free written scope, usually within 24 to 48 hours.
A 1920s bungalow near Oakhurst Village and a new unit in Legacy Park have one thing in common: a free visit from a mold remediation company serving Decatur will show what went wrong and how to fix it, with nothing upfront and the insurance paperwork on our side.
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