HEPA Cleaning & Sanitization
Fine-particle cleaning for the dust and spores that settle beyond the growth.
Short answer
HEPA cleaning removes the fine dust and settled spores that mold leaves on surfaces, furnishings, and contents. Sterling HEPA-vacuums and damp-wipes surfaces, runs HEPA air scrubbers, and applies an antimicrobial where it's appropriate. It handles settled contamination; active growth still has to be removed through full remediation.
Also called: HEPA vacuuming, mold cleaning, post-remediation cleaning
What this service addresses
- Settled spores and fine dust on floors, walls, and ledges
- Furniture, cabinets, and hard contents
- Airborne particles in the rooms being cleaned
- Surfaces near a former growth area
Who needs it
- Rooms outside a remediation area where dust and spores settled
- Homes where furniture and belongings sat in a moldy space
- Move-in or move-out cleaning after a mold problem was fixed
- Homes where an assessor recommended detail cleaning
- FL Licensed Mold Assessor · MRSA5798
- FL Licensed Mold Remediator · MRSR5761
- IICRC Certified Water Restoration Tech
- NORMI-Certified Assessor & Remediator
- Insured · GL + E&O
- Independent Inspections · FL 12-Month Rule
What's included — and what isn't
Clear scope, honestly stated.
Included
- A free on-site estimate
- HEPA vacuuming of surfaces and contents
- Damp-wiping of hard surfaces
- HEPA air scrubbers running during and after cleaning
- An EPA-registered antimicrobial where appropriate, applied per its label
Not included
- Removing active growth or mold-damaged materials, which is remediation
- Homes Sterling inspected in the last 12 months: Florida law bars it (§ 468.8419(1)(d))
- A promise that the home is "mold-free"; no one can honestly make it
A calm, methodical process.
Step 1: Estimate
We walk the rooms, note what needs cleaning, and write the estimate.
Step 2: Set up
HEPA air scrubbers go in first and run the whole time.
Step 3: Clean
Surfaces are HEPA-vacuumed top to bottom, then damp-wiped.
Step 4: Treat
Where it's appropriate, an EPA-registered antimicrobial is applied per its label.
Step 5: Finish
Air scrubbers keep running after cleaning to catch what was stirred up.
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Methods & equipment
- HEPA vacuums
- Damp-wipe cleaning
- HEPA air scrubbers
- EPA-registered antimicrobials, used per label
What you receive
- A written, itemized estimate
- A list of the rooms and contents cleaned
Typical timing
Your estimate says how many days the cleaning takes; it depends on the number of rooms and how much furniture and contents they hold.
Pricing
Free on-site estimate
Quoted in writing after a free on-site estimate, by the rooms and contents involved.
Financing is available for mold remediation and water damage work; ask about it with your free on-site estimate.
Go deeper
HEPA Cleaning & Sanitization — questions
No. HEPA cleaning removes settled dust and spores. Remediation removes growth and the materials it damaged, inside containment. Many jobs need both: remediation where the mold grew, detail cleaning where its dust landed.
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Ready to get the mold out?
Send your assessor's report or protocol, or book a free on-site estimate. If Sterling inspected the home in the last 12 months, we'll tell you up front that another licensed remediator has to do the work.