Mold NJ

[Bill Sharo]

Does anyone have any advice on Mold testing? Is the ERMI test or Air-O-Cell test more effective? Also how do you report the results to your clients while limiting your liability?
Thanks for the help?

[Jerry Peck]

Does anyone have any advice on Mold testing? Is the ERMI test or Air-O-Cell test more effective? Also how do you report the results to your clients while limiting your liability?
Thanks for the help?

"Does anyone have any advice on Mold testing?"

Don't bother wasting your time doing it, there is no value to the client for it, and your testing will not produce any real results either.

All you will do is spend money on either and enable those companies to make money but gain nothing for yourself or your client.

I will let the other fill in the blanks I left out. :)

[Rick Cantrell]

Bill
Glad to have you here

Jerry
I'm staying out of this (at least for now), because I may say something that offends someone (again).

[Scott Patterson]

I'll take a stab......

First off the EPA does not recommend blind mold testing. In other words if you do not see or smell mold you do not test for it.

If you see mold or something that is fuzzy and looks like it is growing where normally something shouldn't and or if you smell mold then you really have no reason to test for it. You know it is present so now you need to discover the reason that it is growing! Is it being caused by a water leak? Is it being caused by poor ventilation, improper ventilation, poor insulation or improperly installed insulation? How about an improperly sized or installed HVAC system?

The list can go on and on.

Mold testing serves no real purpose other than telling folks what the tester most likely already knows. It does not help to stop the problem; it increases the cost of the inspection process for the client; it adds to the liability of the home inspector doing the testing; and it is fostered by fear driven by those that will profit from it.

Charter member DDMG.....

[Jerry Peck]

Bill
Glad to have you here

Jerry
I'm staying out of this (at least for now), because I may say something that offends someone (again).

Rick,

I have that knack for some people too.

I forgot about this until Scott posted it, I, too, am a ...

Added with edit:

Charter Member DDMG

Scott, still have your Certificate? I found mine digging back into some old files.

[Raymond Wand]

Bill

Do yourself a big favour and read the links at this site.

Forensic Applications Consulting Technologies, Inc. - Home (http://www.forensic-applications.com/)

Right hand column under Indoor Mould Issues

Forensic Applications Consulting Technologies, Inc. - Home (http://www.forensic-applications.com/)


Indoor Mould (Mold) Issues

Are mould screening samples valid?

Truth about mould health effects

Mould Remediation Myths

Myths of mould sampling

Mould sampling confounders

What is "toxic mould?"

Myth of toxic mould in marijuana

[Rick Cantrell]

I saw the DDMG at the bottom of Scott's post and wondered what it was.

[Jerry Peck]

I saw the DDMG at the bottom of Scott's post and wondered what it was.

I haven't been involved in the DDMG for a number of years, but if you ask Scott nicely I'm guessing that additional members are still being accepted into the group. :D

I have a blank Certificate if Scott or you need one. :cool:

[Scott Patterson]

I haven't been involved in the DDMG for a number of years, but if you ask Scott nicely I'm guessing that additional members are still being accepted into the group. :D

I have a blank Certificate if Scott or you need one. :cool:

My certificate went out with the wet office stuff when Katrina took the roof off my office at my home in Mississippi.....

[Jerry Peck]

My certificate went out with the wet office stuff when Katrina took the roof off my office at my home in Mississippi.....

Sorry to hear that, but some things are replaceable ... :)

(For some reason it is not attaching but going in-line even though I have that unchecked. If you want a copy to frame and put on your wall I can email it ... ;) )

[Scott Patterson]

Sorry to hear that, but some things are replaceable ... :)

(For some reason it is not attaching but going in-line even though I have that unchecked. If you want a copy to frame and put on your wall I can email it ... ;) )

Thank you!

If you don't mind shoot me an email, I,would love to add it to my "Me" wall... :)

scott@traceinspections.com