Mold Growth Problems In Your Home

When You Have Mold Growth Problems

Always make sure that you do your mold remediation research when you have mold problems before hiring a contractor. Check reviews!

Image removed.The situation starts with someone saying that there is mold in the home and you being the head of the household need to take care of the mold situation. Before proceeding you go online and research about mold problems in homes and find a lot of mold companies online.

Next, you hopefully find this article. When looking for a mold company, never hire one that also tests and removes the mold. It is a conflict of interest to do both services because the contractor could easily say you have more mold than you actually have in your home so they can charge you more to remove the mold.

Typically an Industrial Hygienist tests for mold and they don't remove the mold because it's an official test. Also home inspectors will test for the mold as well. These are the only two professions who should be testing for mold but the Industrial Hygienist is an official professional tester.

Mold growth is actually common outside and different areas of the country have different mold growth situations and the mold spores inside your home can become dangerous when it's a higher mold spore count than outside the home. This is why a test is only truly valid when a professional is testing because they will test the outside of the home as well to see how elevated the mold levels are in your home.

The problem is than passed onto a mold removal company to take care of the mold remediation project. The Industrial Hygienist or Mold Inspector would have developed a mold report for the mold remediation company to follow and it's typically recommended that you obtain another report after the mold removal is complete.

Mold growth problems can occur for many reasons such as from the humidity or past water damage problems can be a feeding ground for mold. Finding the source of the mold growth is important because if your spending money to remove the mold, you don't want it to come back. When hiring the industrial hygienist or mold inspector make sure to ask them how to find the source of the mold and ways to remedy the problem.

Remember when dealing with mold it can spread very quickly and can cause a variety of health issues if not treated and removed properly. Mold spores have been around for a while because it's a tough bacteria to get rid of so take precautions when dealing with mold.

If you need mold removal assistance in Maryland, Washington DC or surrounding areas, make sure to call SI Restoration for more information on our mold remediation services.

 

Tue, 10/31/2017 - 12:33 by mindgrub

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