Protect Your Home and Health With a Mold Inspection

While a home inspection will determine the overall condition of the home you wish to purchase, you might require a more specialized inspection for specific issues. Your home inspector may detect mold in your Florida home, for example, but it will need to be tested by a certified expert. Evolve Property Inspections can assist you with more general home inspections as well as specialized environmental inspections. Let’s explore residential mold inspections and the role they play in protecting your health and your home.

You May Be at Risk For Mold

We know that mold thrives in heat and humidity, the exact climate of Florida. Unfortunately, that means your home or condo may be at an increased risk for mold growth. Mold can wreak havoc on your home and present a risk to the respiratory health of your household, inducing coughing, sneezing, headaches, and skin irritation. Whether you observe a possible mold problem in your current house or your inspector discovers mold in your soon-to-be new house, our experts will partner with you to determine the steps you should take to resolve this issue.

A Residential Mold Inspection

When mold is suspected inside your home, our mold inspectors recommend certified mold testing. There are two main methods of mold testing, which are air testing and surface sampling. The inspector will collect samples and send them to a certified laboratory for analysis. We have the appropriate tools to help us evaluate the mold as well as your home's condition, such as a rotameter, humidity gauge, borescope, and moisture meter. Additionally, we may use thermal imaging or an infrared camera to uncover damp or wet areas inside structural components.