Mold Inspection and Testing
Quality Mold Finders Corp helps you find moisture damage. We evaluate mold contamination and air quality in your home
About Us
We are an operated mold inspection business in the greater Florida area. Our mission is to provide professional quality mold inspection services. All our specialists are certified mold inspectors. We will also send a certified mold remediation contractor on the day of the walkthrough. Our inspections consist of talking to the owner of the property about any potential water or moisture damage. We then do a thorough walkthrough, including a moisture reading. Not only do we look for places mold most commonly inhabits, but we do an extensive inspection of the whole property.
Services
Initial Investigation
Our purpose during this visual walkthrough is to identify any water/moisture damage and any presence of mold. We also do a moisture reading and the services listed below.
Indoor Air Quality
We test the air in the property to ensure the levels are within normal. Assessing the air can tell us the mold severity within the property and how much this can affect the people.
Post Remediation Verification
We must ensure there is not any water/moisture damage and any presence of mold in all the property. We use calibrated equipment to find areas with not normal moisture levels.
Indoor air quality after a fire
Fire and smoke air quality testing is essential in the aftermath of a fire event. Fire and smoke damage leaves chemical residues that can have a significant effect on health.
When should you test your house for mold?
You don’t see visible mold, but you have high humidity
If your home suffers from condensation on the windows, this is often an indication of poor air flow and high humidity. High humidity is one of the main causes of mold growth. In these scenarios, it is reasonable to suspect that mold growth may be occurring in the home and therefore, testing is a worthwhile option. This is especially true if you see condensation on a modern, double pane window.
You’ve found visible mold growth, but it’s unclear what materials have been affected
Let’s say you own a condo and you find mold growth on an exterior wall behind a bed. Your inspector concludes that the mold growth is due to condensation from a poorly insulated wall. The extent of the actual growth is obvious, but the extent of the settled mold spores is not. During mold growth’s cycle, thousands, even millions of spores can be released into the air.
In these situations, an airborne mold test can be extremely helpful in determining the spread of those mold spores. In the case of the mold growth behind the bed, the air sample will tell you if the carpeting, bedding, and other materials have been affected by the mold growth.
Your family suffers from health problems commonly related to mold exposure
Mold is a common trigger for individuals with allergies and asthma. If your symptoms seem to worsen at home, mold testing can be an effective way to determine if mold spores are the culprit. A similar connection is found with sinus infections.
You smell musty odors
Musty odors are often, but not always, associated with mold growth. Because of this fact, air sampling is a great technique for verifying if elevated mold spore counts are truly present. Mold growth releases odors during certain portions of its life cycle. This release of odors is based on a variety of complex factors and is not a reliable indicator of active growth. For example, you may have a building with a strong musty odor and very little active mold growth.
Remediation has been performed and you need proof it’s clean
Airborne mold testing is commonly used for both internal and 3rd party clearance testing. When a mold remediation project is completed, air testing is performed to verify that the mold spore counts have been reduced to normal levels.
