Tag: indoor air quality testing
Jacksonville Mold Inspection
Don’t Let Mold Take Over Your Home!
Air leakage in our Florida homes is a major cause of indoor mold and poor air quality yet most “mold assessors” or “mold testers” fail to identify, or even inspect, for air leakage when they conduct indoor air quality or mold testing. Advising you have elevated spore counts of some specie of mold without identifying […]
Indoor air testing
What Every Consumer Should Understand About Air Sampling for Mold
Mold testing using non-viable air sampling is commonplace, but what are these reports telling the consumer? The answer is, not much. In fact, these reports often create confusion especially when the inspector is unable to explain what the report means. If they could explain the meaning, generally the correct explanation would be, “it means nothing.”
Florida Home Inspections
Don’t Skip on the Home Buying Inspection
The competition to purchase a home is maddening and buyers are throwing caution aside. I’m not aware of a single geographic location where buyers are in control.
Radon Testing
Radon Testing & Requirements in Florida
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that emanates from the ground. Elevated levels of radon gas are known to be harmful and is a leading cause of lung cancer in the USA.
Mold Testing
Mold in Rental Properties
An overview for Florida landlords and tenants: Mold/fungi is a common organism in our humid environment. The one common denominator to mold growth in our homes is an elevated moisture condition. The level of moisture and the duration determine the type of mold we find ourselves dealing with. Some molds, like aspergillus, can […]