Nearby: how mold risk changes from one community to the next
Housing age, lot size, drainage and building type change where mold tends to start. A 1950s Englewood brick bungalow, a 1980s Centennial split-level and an estate home near the Highline Canal each have their own weak points. These pages describe what to look for in each community and which local office to ask about permits.
- Cherry Hills Village: mold in a city of large lots and custom homes
Cherry Hills Village combines older ranch homes on generous lots with newer, very large custom houses. Each type has its own weak points, and both share heavy landscape irrigation and long periods when owners travel.
- Greenwood Village: mold concerns across very different housing
Greenwood Village includes large-lot estate neighborhoods, established single-family subdivisions and attached townhome and condo communities. Each has a different mix of moisture risks and different people to call.
- Englewood: mold in older brick homes, basements and rentals
Englewood's housing is older and smaller on average than its southern neighbors, with many postwar brick bungalows and ranches and a sizable rental market. Basements, old plumbing and tenant-landlord communication shape how mold problems play out.
- Littleton: matching the mold risk to the age of the house
Littleton covers a wide span of housing, from early homes near the historic downtown to postwar ranches and the split-levels that fill many of its neighborhoods. A Littleton mailing address also does not always mean the City of Littleton.
- Columbine Valley: custom homes in a small town near the river
Columbine Valley is a small town of mostly custom single-family homes near the South Platte. Proximity to the river corridor, golf course irrigation and finished lower levels make basement moisture worth watching.
- Southmoor Park: mold in mid-century ranch homes inside Denver
Southmoor Park sits just across the line from Cherry Hills Village but is part of the City and County of Denver. Its many mid-century ranches have their own moisture patterns, and permits run through Denver rather than Arapahoe County.
- Centennial: basement mold in suburban tract homes
Centennial is largely made up of suburban subdivisions built from the 1970s through the 1990s, often with HOAs and finished basements. Expansive soils, aging water heaters and basement finishes are the usual starting points for mold.