MOLD CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY!
For most home owners and home buyers, a top environmental concern is mold.
Without a mold inspection, or mold testing, do you even know if you have mold? Mold testing and a mold inspection
can answer your questions. A mold inspector knows mold creates the most common indoor air quality
complaint-from the smell of "mildew" to the adverse health effects of fungal spores.
Ask us about this important service and how it could save you thousands down the road.
How to check for Mold-Causing Conditions
Reduce your exposure to mold: Examine living/working conditions for opportunities to reduce exposure to mold or
other allergens. This means don't move your sick mother into a damp moldy basement while you're painting her
bedroom. More generally it means you don't need to prove that a specific mold in a building is making you sick to
recognize that a problem mold is present and needs to be cleaned-up. But if you are sick, finding out what you've
been exposed to might be helpful to your doctor. If you're ill, ask your doctor if there is any reason to suspect an
environmental factor or if there is reason to be extra careful to avoid exposure to mold or indoor allergens.
Find the Mold: Examine living/working conditions to find evidence of any mold or to determine the actual extent of
mold problem in the building.
Find The Causes of Mold: In addition to looking for reservoirs of existing mold, examine the building for evidence
of leaks (current or old) or moisture problems as those often define the most-likely mold reservoirs. If there is mold
in your attic, has there been a history of basement flooding? Even if you don't see mold on exposed building
surfaces, finding mold-producing conditions or events, like traces of leaks into a wall or ceiling, can tell you where a
mold problem may be hidden.
You don't need to hire an expert to clean up moldy bath tiles or a square foot of moldy drywall. But if you are
proceeding on your own, be alert for the discovery that the extent of the problem is large enough that you should
stop and bring in a professional.
Any experienced home inspector can identify conditions that risk water entry or high moisture levels in a house.
These conditions promote the growth of mold spores. Mold is a natural organism and it's virtually everywhere. The
goal of "zero" mold spores makes no sense. But if conditions promote mold growth problems are more likely.
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