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Get a Free QuoteMold in a bathroom corner, along a basement wall, or behind drywall after a leak is a moisture problem first and a cleaning problem second. We remove the mold, fix what is feeding it, and rebuild the surface so it does not come back in three months. Insured, WSIB, and serving GTA homeowners since 2019.
Most of what we are called out for in Toronto and GTA homes falls into four patterns.
Black spotting along shower silicone, grout lines and ceiling corners. Bathrooms with one small fan and no window are the most common call we get. We remove the growth, cut out the failed sealant, and reseal so water stops sitting in the joint.
Musty smell, dark patches near the floor, or fuzzy growth on stored boxes and baseboards. Basement mold usually points to a moisture path through the foundation rather than a surface problem, so we look for the source before we clean anything.
After a burst pipe, a slow supply line drip, or a roof leak, the visible stain is smaller than the damage behind it. We open the wall, remove affected drywall and insulation, dry the cavity, and close it back up with new board, taping and paint.
Older Toronto windows sweat through the winter, and that condensation runs down into the frame, sill and surrounding paint. The result is black edging on the caulking and soft, stained trim that keeps regrowing until the seal is redone.
Mold needs moisture, and in this climate there are four usual suppliers.
Summer humidity here regularly sits above 70%. Basements stay cool, that warm damp air condenses on cool surfaces, and growth starts on anything organic.
Freeze-thaw cycles open small cracks in foundations and window wells. Meltwater wicks through the concrete and shows up as damp drywall at the base of a finished basement wall.
Many older homes and condo units vent the bathroom with an undersized fan, or none at all. Steam has nowhere to go, so it settles into grout, silicone and ceiling paint several times a day.
A cracked bead of caulking behind a tub, a dripping supply line under a vanity, or a loose toilet flange lets water into the cavity quietly. By the time it stains the surface, the board behind it is usually already affected.
Five steps, and the order matters — cleaning before the moisture is handled just buys a few weeks.
We inspect the affected area and the space around it, check whether the material is still wet, and trace where the water is coming from before any removal starts.
Plastic sheeting, covered floors and taped-off doorways keep spores and dust out of the rest of the home while we work, especially on occupied floors.
Surface growth is cleaned and treated. Porous material that cannot be saved — soft drywall, wet insulation, old silicone, damaged trim — is cut out and bagged rather than painted over.
The cavity is dried before anything closes up. We repair what let the water in, whether that is fresh caulking, a sealed gap, or a plumbing fix handled by our licensed trades for plumbing and electrical work.
New drywall, taping, sanding, primer and paint, or new sealant and trim, so the finished area matches the rest of the room instead of looking patched.
Not every spot needs a crew. Here is the line we would draw.
A patch smaller than about a square foot on a hard, non-porous surface — tile, glazed ceramic, painted trim — that wipes away and stays gone. Ventilate the room, wear gloves and a mask, and keep an eye on it for a few weeks.
Growth larger than roughly a square metre, anything that keeps returning after cleaning, soft or stained drywall, a musty smell with no visible source, mold after a flood or sewer backup, or growth on a heating or ventilation component.
Primer over a mold stain hides it for a season. If the drywall behind the paint is still holding moisture, the growth continues under the new coat and comes back through, usually worse than before.
Transparent rates, quoted before we start. No charge for the assessment.
Small, contained spots
Most jobs — anything over 2 hours
Multi-room or post-flood
Pricing starts at a $150 minimum, and jobs running longer than two hours are billed at $90/hr. Bathroom work is often combined with bathroom repairs or drywall repair in the same visit, which is usually cheaper than booking them separately.
RenoHeal removes mold for homeowners across Toronto and the GTA, including Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill. Same-day appointments are often available, and we can usually tell you over the phone whether what you are describing is a surface job or something that needs the wall opened.
Free assessment, clear pricing, and the surface rebuilt when the removal is done.