AquaShield Plumbing & Remediation

technician on callOn call

Lic #1152844
(408) 709-6350 CSLB Lic. #1152844

Our work

Real jobs, photographed on site

Every photo on this page was taken on an AquaShield job. No stock and no renders. Tap any photo to see it full size.

Mold remediation

Kitchen mold, found behind the island

Mold was growing behind a kitchen island panel and along the base of the wall. The kitchen was sealed off in containment with an air scrubber running, the affected panel, drywall and base were removed down to the framing, and air samples were taken before and after.

  1. A technician in a protective suit and respirator beside a kitchen sealed off with plastic containment and an air scrubber

    01Containment up, technician suited

  2. The kitchen sealed off with plastic sheeting and red zipper tape, an air scrubber and a vacuum set up inside

    02Containment up, air scrubber running

  3. A handheld particle counter held up in the kitchen before work begins

    03Particle count before work starts

  4. Dark mold running along the base of a wall where it meets the floor tile

    04Mold along the base of the wall

  5. The end panel of a kitchen island pulled back, showing dark mold on the back of the panel and on the wall behind it

    05Island panel pulled back: mold on both faces

  6. The kitchen island panel pulled away from the wall with mold staining on its back face

    06The panel behind the island

  7. The kitchen island stripped down to its wood framing inside the containment

    07Island opened to the framing

  8. Inside the plastic containment with the zipper door closed

    08Work area sealed during removal

  9. A Breeze air sampling pump on the floor with its screen showing a sample running

    09Air sample being collected

  10. The air sampling pump screen showing temperature, humidity and pressure

    10Sampling conditions recorded

Mold remediation + rebuild

Bedroom mold from an exterior wall with no insulation

An exterior bedroom wall had no insulation, and mold followed. The wall was opened to the studs with the floor protected and an air scrubber running, then insulated and closed back up, ready for paint.

  1. A bedroom with its exterior walls opened to the studs and no insulation in the cavities, floor covered with protection paper, an air scrubber in the corner

    01Opened to the studs: no insulation in the wall

  2. The same bedroom walls with new faced insulation installed between the studs

    02New insulation in

  3. The bedroom with the walls closed up and textured, tools and a work bench on the protected floor

    03Walls closed up and textured, ready for paint

Plumbing

Water heater replacement

A gas water heater replaced in a garage closet: new tank strapped on its platform beside the furnace, new flexible connections, venting and a thermal expansion tank.

  1. A new gas water heater strapped in place on a raised platform in a garage closet beside the furnace

    01New tank, strapped, on its platform

  2. The top of the new water heater: flexible gas and water connectors, the vent pipe and a strapped thermal expansion tank

    02Connections, vent and expansion tank

  3. A new metal drain pan on a raised wooden platform in the water heater closet, with a white drain line

    03New drain pan and platform

Plumbing

Main shutoff and pressure reducing valve replacement

The old line at the front of the house was replaced with a new copper assembly: a pressure reducing valve with its own gauge, and new shutoff valves.

  1. Before: the old water line on a stucco wall with a pressure gauge fitted

    01Before: the old line, gauge fitted

  2. After: a new copper assembly on the stucco wall with a brass pressure reducing valve, a pressure gauge and two shutoff valves

    02After: new pressure reducing valve and shutoffs

Plumbing

Smart water shutoff valve

A smart shutoff valve installed on the main water line outside the house, with its own weatherproof outlet, so the water can be turned off automatically or from a phone when a leak is detected.

  1. A smart water shutoff valve on the main line against an exterior wall, wired to a weatherproof outlet box and controller

    01Valve on the main, with its own outlet

  2. The side of the house with the smart shutoff valve and controller mounted low on the wall beside the garden

    02Installed on the main, outside the house

Have something that looks like this?

An on-call technician answers, day or night. Plumbing, drying, mold and the rebuild, from one company.

Call now (408) 709-6350
Request service