Contact us today for a phone consultation if you need a mold inspection performed on a home or business you are thinking about purchasing. We offer inspections for mold, giving you a report with pictures at no additional costs.
Mold indoors can harm the structure of a home, instigate wood rot, and destroy drywall. Most significantly, mold can trigger health issues. Professional mold testing begins with a comprehensive inspection of your property. We look for any indications of present or past water invasion which can stimulate mold growth, and we take examples of any alleged mold for lab analysis.
Some Mold Symptoms
When Gold Key home inspections performs a mold inspection, our professionals look for signs of mold such as:
- A musty/damp odor
- Discoloration or dark material on basement walls
- Mold-like discoloration or stains on the ceiling, furniture, or walls
- Water issues such as water in the basement or a leaky roof
- Inadequate attic or indoor ventilation or a high indoor humidity levels
Our mold testing and inspections are non-invasive. We inspect for visible mold symptoms and confirm by sampling the surface contact with a swab lift and checking the indoor air quality.
We give you a mold inspection report with lab results and make suggestions for mold remediation, mold removal, or mold cleanup.
Types of Mold
- Alternaria
- Ascospores
- Basidiospores
- Cladosporium
- Epicoccum
- Ganoderma
- Penicillium/Aspergillus
- Smut/Myxomycetes
- Unclassified Pigmented Spores
Let’s compare Air
Quality Vs. Tape Lift
Air Quality Testing
Tape Lift/Swab Testing
A control sample is taken from the outside air as a reference for the laboratory.
Physical Testing can be done via Tape Lift or Swab.
The customer can choose what room/space they’d like the indoor sample to be taken, or take direction/advice from the inspector.
The inspector will take a physical sample of what could be microbial growth.
Both samples are then sent off to the lab for testing, which compares the two samples.
The sample is then sent off to the lab for testing.
Results can be expected 2-3 days after sampling.
Results can be expected 2-3 days after sampling.