LOOKING FOR A PROFESSIONAL MOLD INSPECTOR
Our Pembroke Pines mold inspectors serve Parkland, Plantation, Hollywood, Davie, Ft Lauderdale, Weston, and all of Broward County. We have provided mold testing in all of Broward County Florida since 2003.
Unfortunately, most areas of the nation have few requirements for mold inspectors. Most mold inspectors in the USA have nothing more than a meaningless certification and an occupational license. But far more is required for a mold inspector to be truly qualified, and to deserve the opportunity to serve your needs.
Let’s break down how to identify a qualified mold inspector.
Requirement I
License and Certification
They must be licensed and certified. Being licenses is easy. Many mold inspectors in our area were grandfathered in. This means if they were doing mold inspections when licenses were first required in Florida, they were allowed to continue. Certification is also easy. Being certified as a mold inspector or mold tester in Broward County very often means the person completed a two-day course costing a few hundred dollars. Unfortunately, no one oversees what the certification providers are teaching in most cases. Thus, becoming certified can be quite easy. This means you can find a ton of certified but unqualified mold inspectors in Broward County.
To find the best certified mold inspector look for one who is a Certified Indoor Environmentalist, a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant, or an Industrial Hygienist. Do not take the receptionist’s word for it when you call and ask about certifications. Go to an independent website to confirm the inspector’s certifications. At A Accredited mold inspection Service our inspector is a licensed mold assessor and a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant. You can confirm his certification here.
Becoming a mold inspector might be easy, but doing a mold inspection correctly is very difficult. Many inspectors leave the industry after finding out the hard way that knowing what you are doing in the mold industry is not so easy.
Requirement II
Testing
They must be proficient at taking mold samples. Testing can be important.
Unfortunately, for many inspectors their level of expertise stops at this very basic level. Some inspectors advance no further in the field than being able to test your air. Inspectors whose primary goal is to take air samples or swab samples can offer no idea as to why you have a mold issue, or how to control it.
Most homeowners, and a few beginner inspectors do not understand that simple air testing is not what it is all about. In fact, testing is just the beginning. Testing primarily confirms that a mold problem is present and tells what type of mold you have. You need much more than testing alone.
Requirement III
Inspections Documentation and Recommendations
An inspectors primary goal is not to take samples, but to do a detailed inspection. This inspection allows the consultant to gather information that helps him or her to document the cause of the mold problem. Otherwise, the problem will likely return. Sometimes cause determination is simple and at other times it is not simple.
I have done many mold inspections where the client hired people 2 or 3 times in the past for the same problem! They hire home inspectors, mold inspectors, plumbers, AC tech, and general contractors before the root cause is figured out. This is especially true when dealing with mysterious humidity problems like the Paston Effect.
Thus, a good mold testing and inspection consultant must have knowledge of building construction, and building forensics, or home inspections. Mold inspections is not about understanding the cellular biology of mold as much as it is about understanding the fungal ecology of a building. And how a buildings defects caused the mold.
It is of the up most importance that your mold consultant understand air conditioners. The interior of AC systems and ducts are some of the favorite growth sites for fungal and bacterial organisms. It is very beneficial for the inspector to open the AC for internal inspections if they know how to do so safely. In addition to understating AC systems, your Pembroke Pines mold inspector must know how to inspect plumbing defects, wall defect, and window defects. In many cases the inspector will only be inspecting one area of the property. Other times your inspector must be able to inspect every readily accessible square foot of your Broward County home or commercial building. Sometimes the inspector may enter and inspect your crawl space and attic if needed.
Requirement IIII
Inspection Report
After the inspection is complete the inspector must be able to properly document his or her findings in a detailed mold inspection report that contains the inspectors findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Your Choice for Pembroke Pines Mold Inspectors
At A Accredited Mold Inspection Service, Inc. Our Pembroke Pines mold inspectors inspect only. We have no conflict of interest. We only have your health as our concern. And we have been performing mold investigations on both commercial and residential properties since 2003. Our inspector is a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant and is licensed. In addition, our inspector is the creator of Mold Inspection Reporter. Mold inspection reporter is the software used not just by us, but by mold inspectors across the nation.
In addition, our inspector has over two decades of mold inspection experience.
A Accredited Mold Inspection, Inc.
Offering mold inspections and mold testing in all of Broward County including but not limited to Pembroke Pines Plantation Parkland and Fort Lauderdale.
Give us a call when you are ready. 1-888-381-6651.