New York City Mold Testing

Like any other city New York is also filled with complaints related to Molds. Molds can be present in any house. If you also stay or work in New York and suspect a mold problem in your house or office, then it’s high time that you call mold detection experts.Knowing if you have a mold problem is important because of possible health risk it poses to your family members. We have been providing our mold inspection services in New York for many years in continuous now.  Our customers include house owners, tenants, and businesses. We provide mold inspection services for all types of residential or commercial properties. We have a modern lab for testing the samples from your property for any possible trace of mold.Beside our highly qualified experts know it well, where all to look for the hidden molds in a house.  If you want a mold inspector to visit and inspect your possibly mold infected property, then hurry up, call us today.

What is a Mold?

Mold is a microorganism, a type of fungi that can exist anywhere.  Molds primarily feed themselves on organic matter, namely dead plants and animal, but it can find organic matter from other sources as well. There is a bit of organic matter everywhere.  Organic componentis present in the air, water and even the dust.  Molds can absorb organic content from any of these sources. And thus it means they can feed themselves almost any place imaginable. Mold’s need specific temperature and moisture for their growth. If the conditions are right then they can exist anywhere.

Molds in houses

Molds are not only found outside, but they can prosper in closed buildings as well. The houses offer ideal conditions for molds to survive and grow in number.  Mold needs moisture to survive.  The common leakage and dampness problem in buildings is the primary reason for moldformation. The moisture or dampness can be due to various reasons like, a leaking tap, poor ventilation which doesn’t allow water to dry, poor construction leading to water seepage through roofs and walls, prolonged rain or snowfall etc. The dampness coupled with moderate temperatures inside the building fosters growth of molds.
None of these conditions are very uncommon in households. For this reason there is a good reason for everybody to suspect that there are molds in the house sharing space with them.

Mold spores can cause serious health problems when present in high concentrations. Sampling of air is done in the process of mold inspection. Mold spores are too small to be visible to naked eyes. Sampling of air is carried out and these samples are analyzed in a laboratory to verify the presence of molds. This lab test can further help us in analyzing the severity by measuring, determining the concentration of mold spores in the samples.

When the concentration of mold spores is too high one can sense a strange moldy smell. Also signs f mold can be easily traced if there is visible discoloration of the surface. This discoloration on the surface could be because of large mild colonies that have formed on them. But these visible signs may not appear at all times. Even if they appear, they might be hidden in such corners which are not in our notice in general.

Samples of air are collected to gather more data about molds in that house. These samples are collected from more than one location, including all areas of high suspect. The concentration of mold spore may not be same at all time and at all places. Hence it is important that samples from more than one location are collected. These samples are later analyzed in labs under a microscope to measure the concentrations of mold spores. If the concentration is found high, then acceptable level the house might be considered unhealthy for a living. It might need mold remediation to make it usable for living.

Mold sampling is necessary to accurately comment on the severity of the mold problem. These sampling and lab tests are carried by an expert mold inspector who are also aware of the acceptable limit of mold spore concentration in the air, so they can recommend you when and how much of remediation is needed to make the property fit for staying.  A lot thus also depends on the level of expertise these experts possess to accurately assess the situation and provide appropriate solution to the owners of the property.

We provide mold inspection in the New York City. Mold testing is carried out in our ultra-modern laboratories with state of the art facilities. And to work in these labs, we have assembled industries top expert in mold inspection and testing. Our highly professional and small mold inspectors and their modern labs meant that we have established ourselves as one of the pioneers in the industry