Tom Petersen of Best Dry did mold
remediation and drying in my master bath and adjacent bedroom closet. A leak in
one of the sinks had caused a lot of water damage and mold in the vanity under
the sink and on the floor and walls. The
job entailed removing the interior parts of the vanity cabinet and surrounding
dry wall, which were wet and contaminated, sanding, scrubbing and disinfecting
remaining areas, setting up a containment area with a zippered door, and
installing a large commercial HEPA Air Scrubber and a large commercial
Dehumidifier for a three-day period. Tom had done a bigger job for me a few
years ago, so I already knew that his price would be fair and his work would be
top rate.
I would give an A++ to Tom Petersen for his
great price, his beautiful work and his kindly, professional manner. First
about the price: Tom’s bid was just about half the bid I received from another
provider. The other provider had me literally sick, talking in such ominous
tones about what a big job this was. Tom was so different. He said, “Oh this is not too bad. We’ll have to remove
all that under the sink and into the closet, but that’s not a real big deal. We
can prop up the Corian counter top so it won’t be damaged, and we can save the
front piece with drawers and doors so you don’t have to have all that rebuilt.” And the biggest difference (apart from the
price) was that the other provider said it would take about two weeks, with a
big hose running out through my bedroom.
Tom said it would take three days and would be contained to the
bathroom. He returned the next day with a helper and set it up so the bathroom was
sealed off from the bedroom with a zippered door. They were very careful to
protect my light carpet and to preserve the Corian counter top. They removed
all wet and contaminated material, which looked to me like a ton of stuff,
disinfected the remaining material and set up the HEPA Air Scrubber and
Dehumidifier inside the containment area. With the bathroom sealed off like
that, the machines went about their business while I went about mine, and the
experience was actually quite benign. When they removed all the equipment three
days later, they left everything perfectly neat. Later when the contractor came to restore the
cabinets and closet, he kept raving about what a beautiful job Tom had done. He
said all the cut lines were clean and true, and he was overjoyed about some of
the pieces Tom had thought to save. Last, and one of the most important things
to me, Tom was just so kind. He doesn’t want to worry you or gouge you. He
takes pride in his work and charges a fair price.
Sandy Mollenauer
