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02-23-2014, 01:08 PM #1
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02-23-2014, 01:12 PM #2
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"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.
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02-23-2014, 01:15 PM #3
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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).
' correct a wise man and you gain a friend... correct a fool and he'll bloody your nose'.
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02-23-2014, 01:28 PM #4
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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.....
Last edited by Scott Patterson; 02-23-2014 at 02:37 PM.
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02-23-2014, 02:25 PM #5
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Last edited by Jerry Peck; 02-23-2014 at 03:47 PM.
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02-23-2014, 04:23 PM #6
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Bill
Do yourself a big favour and read the links at this site.
Forensic Applications Consulting Technologies, Inc. - Home
Right hand column under Indoor Mould Issues
Forensic Applications Consulting Technologies, Inc. - Home
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
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02-23-2014, 04:28 PM #7
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I saw the DDMG at the bottom of Scott's post and wondered what it was.
' correct a wise man and you gain a friend... correct a fool and he'll bloody your nose'.
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02-23-2014, 05:25 PM #8
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02-23-2014, 05:55 PM #9
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02-23-2014, 07:35 PM #10
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02-24-2014, 05:58 AM #11
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Thank you!
If you don't mind shoot me an email, I,would love to add it to my "Me" wall...
scott@traceinspections.com
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