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The problem is, mold comes in many, many varieties and is found naturally nearly everywhere. It is sometimes difficult to know if you have a mold problem in your home or not. Many times the mold in a home is not readily visible. Many times mold hides in carpets or insulation or between the walls or in the attic or crawl space.  

As CMI’s (Certified Mold Inspectors), Mold Pros inspectors are specifically trained for identification of “mold hot spots” found in a home. Many times the home owner has lived in the home for years with no ill effects. Suddenly they find them selves feeling sick and don’t know why. A brief walk through of the home by a Certified Mold Pros inspector can often pin point “hot spots” or suspicious areas of the home that should be tested.

Mold Pros Certified Mold Inspectors use a variety of tools to accomplish testing and all testing procedures adhere tightly to accepted testing and chain of custody protocols as established by the EPA and other professional Mold organizations. Your home may be visually inspected, it may be swabbed at specific points, air samples may be pulled from the attic or between the walls. Carpets and drapes may be specially tested, and/or an air quality test may be performed to determine if elevated levels of mold spores exist in the home.

In years gone by it was relatively rare for homes to experience abnormal mold growth. Different construction methods were in use then and homes were not as thermally efficient as they are today. With the advent of specialized insulation, weather tight windows, vapor barriers, highly efficient weather stripping and gap seals, builders have slowly but surely reduced the amount of ambient air allowed to enter our homes and make them drafty or cold. In short, homes don’t breathe like they used to. This “breathing” allowed moisture to escape the home. (Mold cannot live without moisture. Remove the moisture and the mold will not grow back!)