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Mold Testing for Your Home, Business, or Office

Mold testing can tell you if you have a mold problem in your home, office, or business.  Mold tests can also help you find hidden mold, measure your indoor air quality, and identify what specific species of mold is in your home, commercial, or industrial property.

Professional mold testing is the best option.
A qualified mold professional can perform mold testing for you and provide the most accurate results. A professional mold tester has the experience and skills to collect and analyze mold samples from different sources. Mold testing involves taking air samples and comparing the spore numbers inside and outside the building to determine if there is a high level of mold. Mold and moisture testing can also help to assess the problem and decide if remediation work is needed. One more reason for mold testing is to determine the exact kind of species of mold that is in your home. Identifying the specific mold species is crucial for toxic molds, as they require extra caution to be safely removed from the home. A well-known and common toxic mold is the black mold Stachybotrys.

It’s always a good idea to test for mold in your home or business. Here are some reasons why and when you should test for mold in your home or business:

  • You notice visible signs of mold, a moldy smell, or mold-related symptoms
  • You want to know what species of mold you are dealing with
  • You find mold growth in your property
  • You want to measure the indoor air quality by testing the air
  • You want to verify if mold has been completely removed after remediation
  • You are selling a home
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Signs of Mold in Your Home

A clear sign you could have mold in your home is the mold smell. If you notice a moldy smell in your home or property there is a very good chance you could have mold hidden somewhere. A second sign of the presence of mold in your home is allergic symptoms. If there’s mold hidden in your home there will be mold spores present in the air, which will cause allergic symptoms. When you breathe mold spores in, the body will react with allergic reactions like sneezing, a runny nose, or sore eyes. Mold allergies are a good indicator that mold testing for black mold and other mold species is required to determine the problem.

Types of Professional Testing

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Mold testing can help you identify and locate a mold problem in your home, especially if the mold is growing behind walls or other hidden places where moisture accumulates. Mold tests can measure the amount of mold spores in different areas of your home and indicate where the mold growth is most likely.

why you should test for indoor air quality

Mold testing can also reveal the level of mold spores in the air. You may experience mold allergy symptoms even if there is no visible mold in your home. Mold spores can enter your home from outdoor sources or from previous mold infestations and cause a build-up of mold spores that trigger allergic reactions. Testing for mold can tell you if the air quality in your home is affected by mold and if your allergies are related to mold exposure.

how to test for mold after mold removal

Mold testing is necessary after you have removed mold from your home to verify if the mold remediation was effective or if there are still indoor air quality issues in your home. Surface sampling can confirm whether an area has been thoroughly cleaned of mold. Air testing after some time can show whether the mold spores have been reduced to a safe level. You should do this after any mold removal project to ensure that the air quality in your home has been restored.

When to Do a Mold Inspection Before Testing

Before you decide to do a mold testing, you should first conduct a comprehensive mold inspection of your home by a certified mold testing professional. If the inspection finds evidence of mold, you may not need to do any further testing and you can hire a professional mold removal service. If the inspection cannot locate the mold source or if you suspect that there may be hidden or toxic mold issues, you should do a mold testing before proceeding with the mold remediation stage.

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