Humidity Mold Problems

•  Having humidity mold problems in your  home, home’s attic, mansion, or commercial office building? Give the humidity control specialists at A Accredited Mold Inspection Service a call. Our certified testing specialist can provide detection, diagnosis, and detailed guidance in regard to rectifying any indoor humidity problems.
  

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COMMON HUMIDITY MOLD PROBLEMS 

 

                                                                               Closer view of humidity mold on an office chair in Miami.

Common Humidity Mold Problem Among Renters.

Humidity alone, even in the absence of water leaks, causes many serious mold problems. For example, during cool winters and early spring months, many small South Florida apartments and condos develop severe mold problems. The reason is because people stop running AC units all winter long. In some cases, people use their AC units, however the AC units do not turn on because the indoor air is cool and the AC thermostat is satisfied. This is especially true among older people and people from countries where AC units are not used often.

This condition causes lots of disputes between landlords and tenants. This inspector sometimes sees this among people from the Caribbean islands a few times every winter and spring. It is more of a problem in smaller apartments because humidity from showers and cooking cannot become diluted by large volumes of dry air in a small property. Not using bathroom vent fans makes the problem worse.

• Common Humidity Mold Problem Among Seasonal Snowbirds.

  Another type of humidity mold problem is encountered during the humid summer in larger homes on the ocean. Loose windows and loose doors, or open sliding glass doors on high ocean front balconies can  allow humid ocean breezes in. These conditions alone can cause mold. Our inspectors  see this often during mold testing and inspections near the beach. It takes a trained humidity mold inspector to find the mold. To a trained inspector the areas to look are 2nd nature.
  I cannot tell all the inspection tips for humidity mold here. If you suspect such problems give us a call, we can help find mold and give advice on removal and prevention.

• The following are two examples of cases where humidity mold was not found by other inspectors but was found by our inspector.

During a 2-3-12 mold inspection at a 7000 square foot Palm Beach mansion the mold and humidity consultant from our firm found mold in over 20 locations. Mold in all of these areas previously remained hidden in plain sight to all. Two home inspectors were working together as a team at the time. Even the two experienced home inspectors present had no clue to the humidity mold problems all around them. In the above photos you see a black flashlight held at a parallel angle to a moldy surface. If humidity induced surface mold is not illuminated in this way, it will often remain invisible.

One month earlier at a condo in Broward County’s Pompano Fl.  The same mold inspector from our company found similar conditions that had remained hidden after an inspection by a mold investigator from another firm. Even the other inspector’s air tests had missed the problems because sometimes molds just do not release spores into the air readily.
For information on the control of humidity and the prevention of humidity mold check this out. 

 

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Our local Southeast Florida inspector with A Accredited Mold Inspection Service has offered mold inspections and humidity problem investigations since 2003 and he is a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant.

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