The Five Step Process
Though often overlooked by our competitors this is without a doubt one of the most important steps for any mold professional to take. It is the foundation of all our investigations. In order to answer your mold or indoor air quality related questions we must first know your questions. We start with questioning you over the phone and in the field about any past or current moisture and mold issues, humidity or condensation problems, and suspected moldy odors. The mold evaluator must understand you’re specific concerns so we can help resolve them.
During our visit we conduct a comprehensive visual inspection of the home, office, or commercial building in question. Our goal is to find signs of moisture damage and other conditions conductive to fungal growth and overall air quality. During this step we utilize as needed the latest equipment the industry has to offer. Such devices including:
- Infrared thermometers that digitally read temperatures being produced by AC units.
- Infrared cameras that can often detect moisture in leaky ceilings from quite a distance.
- Handheld moisture meters used in order to determine the moisture content of surfaces.
- Digital scopes that assist the mold specialist in concealed areas.
- Humidity meters that can read the percentage of evaporated moisture in the air.
- To follow the Indoor Environmental Standards of (ANSI/IICRC S500 & S520) Protocols.
We understand if you are curious about our mold and air quality testing procedures.
Our Evaluator is well skilled in the proper use and interpretation of results from mold air sampling equipment, whether it be the use and interpretation of results from low flow pumps, standards for IAQ equipment & media, thermo desorption tubes for VOC chemical analysis or Badge Media for Formaldehyde testing are analyzed to tell what contaminates and at what concentrations they are at. Of course we do not inspect and test for everything on every visit. We must first come to an agreement as to what testing is best suited for your needs in order to answer your specific questions and to understand your building unique problems.
If you need a qualified investigator to provide a professional evaluation and a quality written report you should not take chances. We utilize an Industry Standard Format Software for generating computerized reports for our clients. Not only do we use it, but our company founder is the designer of this computerized report!
Because we test and inspect for mold only and do not provide remediation services of any kind we have no conflict of interest thus we have no desire to recommend extensive and expensive corrective measures that are not needed.
Our job is to discover, describe, document, and disclose conditions that may negatively impact your indoor air quality so that you can have such conditions properly addressed.