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The initial mold inspection is the most important part of the mold removal process. This is where a mold inspectors skill, knowledge & training come into play.

You see, a mold inspector is actually a detective. It is his/her job to ask the right questions, thoroughly visually inspect the entire structure and perform laboratory testing of the right areas of the building to be able to create a proper protocol for mold removal. If any of these tasks are not properly done, the mold remediation will have a high likelihood of failure.

What to Expect: When our mold inspector arrives at your home he will introduce himself and then ask to be taken to where the homeowner feels the problem originates. The mold inspector will then ask a series of questions related to the history of the home and any problems or issues you are aware of, past or present. He will then inspect the entire home, looking for the possible causes of the problem.

Once the inspection is complete, he will recommend mold testing. Mold testing will help determine the protocol that is to be used to remove the mold from your home. The two types of mold testing are swab sampling and air sampling.

Swab sampling is conducted for direct examination of possible mold. The purpose is to determine whether or not the staining on a surface is indeed mold as well as determining the type, toxicity and quantity of mold on a surface. Using a sterile surface swab the inspector will remove it from the packaging, roll the swab back and forth over the sampling area and then place it inside a sterile tube. It is then labeled and placed in a sealed bag along with a paper known as the chain of custody.

Air sampling is conducted through use of a Zefon Bio Pump. This machine along with an Air-O-Cell Bio-aerosol Sampling Cassette will be used to sample the amount and species of mold in the air.

The Air-O-Cell Cassette is placed on the Bio Pump drawing in air at a flow rate of 15 liters per minute (lpm) for a period of 10 minutes. Once a sample is taken, it is marked and along with any swab sampling that may have been taken, is placed in a sealed bag along with the chain of custody.

Once all sampling has been taken, it is then sent overnight to an American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Accredited Laboratory for evaluation. The turn around time for this service is only a few days so we are able to quickly begin the mold remediation process shortly after receiving the test results.

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