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Catstrong uses the latest technology in air sampling devices when performing your mold inspection Austin TX Texas . There are different types of air sampling devices for analyzing mold Austin TX Texas. Some common examples include:


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Mold spores are everywhere at all times, you are breathing them now! Our homes and places of work are full of organic materials – wood, drywall, paints, carpets, soil in crawlspaces and food products. Moisture is also present in all our homes and places of business by virtue of the fact that we are constantly expelling moisture. Additional moisture comes from our kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, damp crawlspaces and basements.


The comprehensive visual inspection can be as quick as 20 minutes or as long as 2 hours or more depending on the size of the property, especially if it is a large commercial building. This is just the first step of the mold inspection process that will be followed by moisture reading, air sampling, surface sampling and bulk sampling. If you would like to learn more about mold inspections and what a certified mold inspector from Catstorng does for a living you can check out our Mold Inspection Blog. There we cover everything from mold to mold testing and other industry related details.


Catstorng understands the caution that needs to be taken when obtaining a bulk sample. Since the mold inspector is disturbing the location of the mold, mold spores will likely be released into the air, making it necessary to take air samples. We take all the proper precautions to minimize the spread of mold and dust particles when taking a bulk sample.


The air sample is just one tool in a certified mold inspector’s tool belt for inspecting a property for mold issues . Air sampling alone is not enough to confirm or refute the existence of a mold problem. The mold inspector will still need to perform a comprehensive visual inspection along with taking other samples, such as surface sampling and bulk sampling.


When you contact K&K Home Inspection we will arrange an appointment to come to your home or place of business for a mold inspection.   We will provide a visual inspection to determine if mold exists anywhere.


Tho certified mold inspectors at Catstorng may also use bulk sampling to help identify the presence of mold. Bulk sampling is a mold test that requires the inspector to remove a piece of suspected mold contaminated material, such as carpet, sheetrock or wood, and then sending that material to the lab to be analyzed. The laboratory will be able to determine the genus and species of the mold present on the bulk sample .


When the conditions are ideal, mold can grow very quickly. In order to prevent mold growth, we need to determine the spots that give mold the ideal conditions to grow. A moisture meter allows a mold inspector to take a moisture reading to detect areas where mold may grow. Catstorng uses state of the art moisture equipment to pinpoint pockets of moisture hidden within surfaces. The ability to detect moisture in walls and floors is extremely helpful in locating where mold risks may be present . In order to eliminate mold, a thorough mold inspection by a certified mold inspector is key.



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Software often gives inspectors the choice of including photographs in the main body of the report, near the narrative that describes them, or photographs may be grouped together toward the beginning or end of the report.






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The leak’s been fixed. So why does it still smell like mildew?


Q: Earlier this year, a downspout on my condominium came loose, and water infiltrated my bedroom. It took the property manager 3½ months to repair it, so a lot of water came in. After the repair, I waited five months for the walls to dry out, during which there was a strong mold/mildew smell. When I brought in a plasterer, he removed the damaged plaster. A worker applied a white sealant, Zinsser Odorless Oil-Based Stain Blocker, and returned to spray mold/mildew killer. That was five weeks ago. After a few days, the smell was still as strong as before, so I bought the same product — it smells like Clorox — and sprayed the walls every third day. The mildew smell lessened only a small amount. I found a recommendation online to apply vinegar to kill the odor. I have done that three times over the past week. The smell has lessened a bit, but I worry that if I proceed to get new plaster and paint, the mold/mildew will come through. How should I eliminate the odor?



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A: Hire a licensed mold assessor to test your walls and the air to make sure the underlying issue — excessive moisture — has been addressed. A persistent smell hints that mold or mildew (the term for specific kinds of mold) may still be growing because moisture levels are high.



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If you were to hire a company that does assessments as well as remediation and were told more remediation work needs to be done, you may wonder whether the advice was just a way to drum up more business. So hire a company that does mold assessments but not remediation work, suggested Joe Mulieri, owner of MoldGone in Silver Spring (240-970-6533; moldgone.net), which does both types of work throughout the Washington area. He said an assessment might cost a few hundred dollars. The D.C. government website lists licensed mold professionals in two categories: assessors and remediators. To view the list, type “mold professionals” into the search box at DC.gov .



Assuming you aren’t seeing any mold now, the smell could be coming from inside the wall cavities, perhaps within insulation stuffed into the walls, with the smells then wafting into the room through gaps around trim and between the walls and flooring. These air gaps could also be allowing warm, moisture-laden air to settle on a cold surface, where it condenses and raises the moisture level enough to support mildew growth. If the room didn’t have a moldy smell before the gutter problem, it’s possible that 3½ months of leaks soaked the insulation enough to compress it, allowing condensation to occur where it wasn’t an issue before. Or mildew could be in the ceiling or the floor, perhaps in carpet padding.



If the walls in your condo were covered in drywall, the best solution probably would be to remove the damaged materials, see what’s going on inside the wall and start fresh. Replacing drywall makes sense because mildew can feed on the paper that covers both sides of drywall’s gypsum core and because drywall is relatively inexpensive to replace.



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Plaster, however, is less prone to harboring mildew because it doesn’t provide food for mildew, and it is more expensive to replace. “Plaster is more dense and less absorbent than drywall,” Mulieri said. Although it’s sometimes necessary to remove plaster to address hidden issues, it’s often sufficient — once a leak is plugged — to go with the procedure your plasterer used: scraping off the outer layer, then applying an encapsulant. Mulieri said he uses AfterShock, a sealant produced by Fiberlock Technologies that was designed to disinfect surfaces and prevent mold from re-growing.



Many contractors, like yours, encapsulate by using a less-expensive oil-based sealer, such as Zinsser Odorless Oil-Based Stain Blocker or Kilz Orignal. But if you read the technical documents for these products, they don’t mention using them to encapsulate mildew. The Zinsser product sheet says only that it blocks stains from water, fire and smoke damage, while the Kilz sheet says it blocks stains from a longer list of sources and “seals pet, food and smoke odors.” There is no mention of mildew with either product.



There is a lot of confusion about how mildew grows and the risks it poses. People often focus on “killing” mildew by spraying it with bleach or similar products. But that kills only mildew hit by the spray.



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And if you inhale dead spores, the health risks are the same as if they were alive. That’s why the Environmental Protection Agency’s advice for do-it-yourself mildew cleanup focuses on wiping away mildew, using just water and detergent, on hard surfaces. The EPA says consumers can generally clean up moldy areas of less than 10 square feet by following its safety advice, which you can read by typing “mold cleanup in your home” into the search box at EPA.gov. For larger areas, it recommends getting a pro — one that is licensed.

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