Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 26038 WV

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 26038 runs about $1,300 to $5,300 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1962, newer than the Marshall County median of 1960.

1962Median year homes were built

74%Homes built before 1980

9%Homes rented, not owned

$202,400Median home value

$907Median gross rent

1,269Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 26038 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

74 percent of homes in 26038 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 9 percent of homes here are rented, against 21 percent across Marshall County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,300, is about 2.6 percent of the median home value of $202,400.

Typical Prices In 26038

Job	Size	National Range	26038 Estimate
Mold Remediation	a typical professional job	$1,500 to $6,000	$1,300 to $5,300
Mold Remediation	an attic	$2,000 to $7,500	$1,750 to $6,600
Mold Inspection and Testing	a visual inspection	$200 to $600	$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testing	an inspection with samples	$300 to $1,000	$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testing	a clearance test	$300 to $800	$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 88.3 divided by 100, the price level for Wheeling, WV-OH, 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 $5,300, that cap falls short by about $300 at the top of that range. Read the form