Caprock Mold ProsCaprock Mold Pros handles mold removal in Levelland, TX. Levelland is the Hockley County seat, about thirty miles west of Lubbock on US-114, and it is the largest town in our western service area. We work here regularly, residential and commercial, and there is no travel charge.
Free inspection, and we answer the phone at any hour.
A Town With Every Kind of Building
Levelland is big enough and old enough to have a real mix, and each type has its own pattern.
Older neighborhoods
The established parts of town have mid-century housing with the standard set of West Texas problems. Original plumbing that has passed its service life and now seeps rather than bursts. Bathrooms built without exhaust fans. Additions tied onto the original structure at junctions where water finds a path. Some pier and beam foundations with a crawl space that has bare soil and no vapor barrier under it.
Student rental housing
South Plains College brings a rental market with it, and rental property gets hard use. Showers running several times a day in a house designed for a family. Exhaust fans that have never been cleaned or never worked. Maintenance requests that sit. Turn season is short and landlords need work scheduled around it, which we plan for.
Landlords should know that the Texas homeowner exemption does not apply to them. Above 25 contiguous square feet of affected area, licensed remediation and an independent assessment consultant are required, and there is a required tenant disclosure. We run that process and document it properly, because the paperwork is what protects you if a tenant raises it later.
Oilfield and commercial property
The Levelland field has been producing since the late 1930s and the industry is still a real presence here. That means field offices, shops, yards and support buildings, most of them metal, most of them lightly insulated. Steel roofs condense on cold clear nights and drip on whatever is below. Slab moisture in shop buildings is the other frequent finding.
Commercial property does not get the homeowner exemption either, and downtime usually costs more than the remediation. We phase work and run nights and weekends where it keeps you operating. See commercial mold remediation.
Newer residential
Newer construction on the edges of town has the young-slab problem. Expansive clay and caliche move most in the first years after a slab is poured, and that movement stresses the plumbing running through and under it. Slab leaks in fifteen-year-old houses are common. The tells are a warm spot on the floor, an unexplained water bill, or carpet along one wall that stays damp.
Storms Hit Levelland Hard
This part of the South Plains takes severe weather, and Levelland has taken direct hits. Storms crossing Hockley County have produced significant wind and hail damage here, including events that put water into homes through broken windows and damaged roofs.
The pattern after any of those events is consistent. The obvious damage gets repaired. The marginal damage does not, and that is what leaks eight months later. A bruised shingle sheds water fine in a fast storm and fails in a long slow one, and the water goes into the attic. Attic mold removal after a storm season is one of our most frequent Levelland jobs.
If a storm put water inside your home, the first day or two decides everything. Call before you assume it dried on its own. Water damage cleanup and drying means dehumidifiers and daily moisture readings, not a box fan.
Freeze Breaks
Hard freezes break pipes here the same as everywhere else on the plains. Exterior wall plumbing, garage lines, hose bibs, attic runs. The mold does not come from the break. It comes from the fact that the wall cavity never got dried after the repair.
Everything We Offer
- Mold inspection and testing
- Black mold removal
- Attic mold removal
- Crawl space mold removal
- Bathroom and shower mold
- Air quality testing
- Water damage cleanup and drying
- Mold damage repair and reconstruction
- Commercial mold remediation
Same Rates as Lubbock
No travel surcharge, no minimum job. The inspection is free whether you hire us or not.
Call (806) 615-4601.
Scheduling Around the College Calendar
Rental turnover in Levelland runs on the South Plains College calendar, and that compresses the window when work can actually happen. If you own rental property here, get the inspection done before the semester ends rather than after tenants move out, so the scope and the schedule are set and the work can start the day the unit is empty.
Remediation with containment, demolition and structural drying typically runs three to five days before any rebuild starts. Add reconstruction and you can be looking at a couple of weeks on a unit with significant damage. That does not fit into a three-day turn, which is why the inspection needs to happen early.
We will work backward from your move-in date and tell you honestly whether it fits.
Call (806) 615-4601.
Common Questions About Mold Removal
How far out is Levelland for you?
About thirty miles west on US-114. We work there regularly and there is no travel charge. Emergency response is usually within the hour.
I own student rental property. How should I handle mold complaints?
Document everything and get it inspected quickly. Landlords do not get the Texas homeowner exemption, so above 25 contiguous square feet you need licensed remediation, an independent assessment consultant, and the required tenant disclosure. Handling it properly is cheaper than handling it twice.
Can you work in an occupied commercial building?
Yes, that is most of our commercial work. Containment has to hold under an operating HVAC system and negative air has to exhaust where it will not re-enter through a fresh air intake. We schedule nights and weekends when it keeps you open.
A storm broke a window and rain got in. Is that a mold risk?
Yes, if it was not dried properly. Water that soaks carpet, pad, drywall and framing can start growth in roughly one to two days. Surfaces dry long before framing does, so a room that feels dry can still be wet where it counts.
Do you handle oilfield shops and yard buildings?
Yes. Metal buildings out here almost always have a condensation problem rather than a leak, and shop slabs hold moisture. We address the growth and tell you what change stops it coming back.