Mold Services Offered:
- Mold and Moisture Visual Inspection
- A mold specialist will visit the site to evaluate the mold or moisture condition, and help determine the extent of the problem. The following services are available:
- Infra-Red Analysis – An infra-red camera analysis of affected areas is included with the mold inspection. This will help detect temperature differentials that may indicate the presence of moisture and mold.
- Mold Air Sample Testing – This service can also be added to test for abnormal levels of airborne mold spores.
- Mold Air Sample Testing
- We offer mold air sample testing as an add-on service to combine with a general home inspection.
- Standard testing includes 2 indoor air samples along with an outdoor control/reference sample. More indoor sample location tests can be added as desired for an additional fee per sample.
- Results are provided the next business day after the samples are analyzed at an independent testing lab.
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Note: Mold Air Sample Testing is done in an attempt to identify elevated spore counts that may indicate a mold issue in the home. However, the lack of elevated mold spore counts does not mean that mold is not present in the home. Mold may be in hidden locations or behind walls, producing spore levels that are not elevated enough to be detected by our air sample equipment.Â
Introduction to Molds
Molds produce tiny spores to reproduce. Mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they may begin growing and digesting whatever they are growing on in order to survive. There are molds that can grow on wood, paper, carpet, and foods. When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth will often occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or unaddressed. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture.