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Who Needs Mold Inspection?
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1- Recent Water Damage
What is needed for mold to grow? Certainly, is water/moisture. So, when people experience water damage in their homes through a flood, structural damage, plumbing issue, or anything else we always recommend getting a mold inspection after a complete water restoration. This will make sure the company you hired did their job and everything is back to normal prior to reconstruction. Skipping this step may lead to tearing down the rebuilt material and doing it all over again, a huge headache for anyone
2- Landlord or Legal Issues
Unfortunately, we need to get involved in the legal process at times. If you think there is the slightest chance of needing legal action against a landlord, tenant, home seller, insurance company, or anything along those lines it is extremely important to get a mold inspection. Our test results offer the evidence you need to back up your claims of what is going on. Without lab results it is simply your word vs. theirs. When necessary, we offer our inspectors as expert witnesses.
3- Health Issues
Another common reason that people use are service is that they are having some consistent health issues. Runny nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing are all side effects that some people experience when these problems exist. Take notice that these are very similar to allergies. Not all people are equally sensitive to mold issues, so you may have 2 people living in the same building and only one person is suffering.
We’ll start with the obvious reason why you want to find out if a house is infested with mold, and that’s because mold exposure is often harmful to humans. Allergy sufferers and those with asthma or other related breathing problems are more susceptible to the effects of the often-fuzzy culprit, which can cause a slew of respiratory problems.
However, mold spores can cause even normally healthy individuals to experience a multitude of respiratory illnesses, including asthma, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and additional nose and throat irritation. Where there are damp spaces, mold is sure to follow.
4- Visible Growth
By far the most common reason that we are called out is that people see something strange in their home or business. Possible growth on building materials, furniture, or other personal belongings seem to really let people know that it is time to address a problem. Unfortunately, seeing a mold growth is usually the last symptom that will occur. At the same time, sometimes what people think is toxic mold is either harmless or not mold at all.
5- Unusual Odor
In order for mold to grow indoors, there needs to be a change in the environment. Water and excess will be present to some extent when these issues happen. These changes can often be accompanied by a odor. A typical description of these scents would be musty, damp, outdoorsy, or something along those lines.
6- Real Estate Transaction (buying or selling)
When making a commitment like buying a piece of property or signing a year lease, you want to make sure you are not getting into someone else’s problems. Unfortunately, it is easy to cover up serious mold issues for a short period of time with cleaning or painting the affected areas. Lucky for our customers you can’t cover up air problems and we will find them.
If you’re planning on purchasing a foreclosed home, especially one that’s had a period of vacancy, you should plan to schedule a mold inspection. Vacant homes, particularly foreclosed homes, are often left without power to run heating and air conditioning systems, which regulate the indoor environment. When homes are without temperature regulation for a period of time, you can bet that moisture has found its way in somewhere.
More than likely, you’ll schedule a general inspection once you’ve put an offer on a home, you’re interested in purchasing. A home inspector is going to take a look at the condition of the home’s interior, exterior, electric, heating and air conditioning, in addition to plumbing. If your inspector finds evidence of water damage or moisture, that’s a pretty good sign for you to proceed with a mold inspection.
Even if your home inspection report comes back without any signs of dampness or mold, your familial circumstances may indicate that you should have the house tested for mold. If you have young children, elderly family members, or anyone who will be living in the house who suffers from breathing problems or allergies, get a mold inspection. It’s better to spend the money on the front end for peace of mind than to have to bring in a mold remediation team after you’ve signed the contract.
If you’ve ever stayed at an older beach house, you’re likely familiar with the distinctive musty smell of damp and mold. However, not all homes with mold show their cards with nose-scrunching smells. Mold poses both health and structural hazards, which is why it’s important to have a mold inspection completed before purchasing a new home.
Structural hazards
If you’ve ever seen a felled tree with wood rot, you know just how brittle and fragile it can be once damp and decay attack. The wood framing in your home is no different than that tree in the wild, as prolonged water exposure can severely compromise the structural integrity once decay and mold work their way in.
In much the same way you’d treat a house with termite damage, homes with mold damage not always visible become hazardous as the frame and floors become brittle. If you’ve ever snuck into an abandoned old home, you may have revealed in the fact that you could see through the floor, or maybe you even put your foot through the floor. What you experienced was the effect of damp, decay, mold, and wood rot; exactly what you’re trying to avoid by having a mold inspection carried out before purchasing a home.
7- Pre & Post Remedial Testing
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8- Peace of Mind Testing
The last of the 7 reasons on this list is people that are looking for peace of mind. They might have heard about mold problems on the news or had a friend that got an inspection, and they are curious about their place. Most of the time these people do not have issues, but we have found problems or more often POTENTIAL problems for them to address.to