Mold Inspection: Test the air…

Mold in the home can not only be damaging to the structure, but also to your health, particularly if a toxic mold has developed.  Mold are tiny fungi that grow quickly and although some molds are useful, i.e. penicillin, a lot of the varieties of mold are harmful.  If you can detect a musty smell in the air, or you start sneezing a lot, then you may have mold spores in the air and a mold inspection is recommended.

Mold Busters’ experienced inspectors will be able to determine whether mold is invading your home.  Starting with a history of your home, i.e. is there a history of flooding, was it previously a ‘grow op’ house, has there been any leaks to the roof or plumbing?  The level of mold will then be determined with the use of mold detecting equipment including infrared cameras and thermal imaging if necessary.  Once the mold has been detected, and the source, recommendations will then be made as to remedial work.

Mold Busters also recommends having the air in your home tested for mold spores.  Samples taken at different times of the day, i.e. morning and evening, will be taken, together with samples from the outside air for comparison purposes, and sent to an accredited laboratory for testing.  Spore counts or ‘colony forming units’ on their own are of little use, but laboratory testing can determine and identify the type of mold.

Apartments are different from houses in that they usually have a complicated mechanical ventilation system that serves more than one apartment in the block.  Mold Busters have specially trained inspectors who are specialists in small buildings.  It may even be the case that the source of the mold is not actually within a specific apartment, but within a communal area of the building or due to leakage in pipes between the apartments.  This can result in more extensive remedial work required on the whole building, and could involve municipal or regional health departments.

The results from the air samples together with other inspections carried out at the property will be able to help decide what action needs to be taken in fixing the source of the mold, mold removal and ongoing prevention of the mold returning.

If you need mold (mould) remediation and removal services in Ottawa, Contact experts at Mold Busters for mold (mould) remediation and removal services.