Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 37848 TN

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 37848 runs about $1,400 to $5,550 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1951, older than the Grainger County median of 1992.

1951Median year homes were built

62%Homes built before 1980

0%Homes rented, not owned

Not publishedMedian home value

Not publishedMedian gross rent

102Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 37848 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $36.19 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

62 percent of homes in 37848 went up before 1980. Older plumbing, roofs and window seals are where slow leaks start, and slow leaks are the mold most home policies leave out.

About 0 percent of homes here are rented, against 21 percent across Grainger County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

Typical Prices In 37848

JobSizeNational Range37848 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,550
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $6,950
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 92.6 divided by 100, the price level for Knoxville, TN, rounded to $50. National ranges from Remediational cost guide, price level from BEA Regional Price Parities 2024.

The standard limited fungi endorsement caps mold at $5,000. Against a typical job here of up to $5,550, that cap falls short by about $550 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Grainger County

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Grainger County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, county level.

Tennessee Rules On Mold

Who May Do Mold Work

Tennessee has no stand alone mold inspector license. Instead, the Board for Licensing Contractors has a Mold Remediation classification on its contractor license. Tennessee requires a contractor license for jobs of $25,000 or more, so a large mold job should go to a company licensed in that classification.

State law does not bar one company from both inspecting and remediating the same job, so hiring an independent inspector is your own choice. You can check a contractor’s license and classification on the state’s online license lookup.

Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors

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