Provides two main services; Mold & Moisture Inspections and Mold Testing. Most often, the questions that are raised in a mold inspection are answered by mold testing, and vice-versa. For that reason, the best way to accurately assess an indoor mold situation is a combination of a Visual Mold Inspection and Mold Testing. This section of our web site will explain the differences and purposes of each service. If your questions are not answered here, please feel free to call us at 1-800-641-5880.

A mold & moisture inspection is a visual inspection of a property (inside and out) for mold and moisture conditions that cause mold. A mold & moisture inspection includes moisture readings of construction materials, including exterior walls, interior walls, roofs, floors, plumbing, HVAC systems, cabinets, shower enclosures and concrete slabs.

The purpose of a mold & moisture inspection is to locate mold infestations, determine the cause and provide useful information to help facilitate an effective remediation (removal) plan.

A mold & moisture inspection can reveal hidden mold conditions, and moisture intrusion. Sometimes mold is obvious and other times it's not. The absence of visible mold is not necessarily confirmation that there is not a mold problem. A mold & moisture inspection can assist in identifying hidden mold & moisture problems that may go unnoticed by an untrained eye.

There are usually many warning signs of a mold problem "in-the-making". If you know about them soon enough you can often prevent a minor problem from becoming a major problem.

The purpose of testing is to identify what types of molds are present on surfaces and in the air. Identification and quantification is useful data in determining proper remediation procedures as well as the seriousness of potential health risks, and structural damage.

Mold testing is the actual collecting of samples for laboratory analysis. There are two types of samples; surface samples and air samples.

Just like it sounds, a surface sample is a sample taken directly from a surface (approximately one square inch). Surface samples can be taken by tape lift imprints, cotton swabs receptacles, or bulk sampling (an actual piece of a surface). The preferred method of analysis at most laboratories today is direct microscopic examination (direct microscopy).

An air sample is a representation of mold spores in the air based on the actual number of spores captured in a canister known as a spore trap. Biological air sampling is the best way to accurately determine if an elevated mold spore condition exists because it reveals not only what types of mold are in the air but how much of each type as well.

Please Note: An air test requires a minimum of two samples. The reason is because, laboratories require an ambient sample of outdoor air to be submitted with your indoor air sample. The outdoor sample establishes a comparison baseline for your indoor air sample. A single outdoor mold sample is sufficient for multiple indoor samples.

Ideally, indoor spore counts should be the same or less than outdoor spore counts. When indoor spore counts exceed outdoor spore counts, or when certain types of mold are found indoors but not outdoors, something indoors is the cause.

The greater the difference, the higher the potential health risk and structural damage.

We use state-of-the-art, industry specific electronic and Infrared Thermal Imaging equipment as well as the most effective weapon in the detection of toxic mold, a certified .