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AHI Home & Building Inspection Services
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Mold Testing / Analysis
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Water / Moisture Intrusion Evaluations
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Mold is a microscopic organism found virtually everywhere indoors and outdoors. Mold
can be found on food, plants, and other organic material. Mold can also be found on
cardboard, paper, ceiling tile, sheetrock, carpet, carpet padding, wood, plaster, and air
conditioning dusts.
The following are some sources of indoor moisture that may cause mold problems in your
home or workplace:
• Flooding
• Leaky Roofs
• Humidifiers
• Damp Basements or Crawl Spaces
• Plumbing Leaks
• House Plants
• Steam from showers, baths, and cooking
• Clothes dryers vented indoors
Mold spores are easily detached and made airborne. When moldy materials become
damaged or disturbed, spores (reproductive bodies similar to plant seeds) can be
released into the air.
People at high risk for adverse reactions to mold exposure are:
• Infants
• Children
• Elderly
• Immune Compromised Individuals
• Pregnant Women
• Individuals with Existing Respiratory Conditions
Mold can cause a wide range of health problems including:
• Wheezing
• Nasal & Sinus Congestion
• Watery & Red Eyes
• Nose & throat Irritation
• Skin Irritation
• Aches & Pains
• Fevers
• Asthma
• Emphysema
Black Mold or Stachybotrys Chartarum (atra) aka: Toxic Mold
Stachybotrys Chartarum (atra) is a greenish-black toxic mold that colonizes particularly
well in high cellulose material such as straw, hay, wet leaves, dry wall, carpet, wallpaper,
fiber-board, ceiling tiles, thermal insulation, etc. It does not grow on plastic, vinyl,
concrete, or ceramic tiles. It is not the green mold on bread or the black mold on the
shower tiles.
There are about 15 species of Stachybotrys or Black Mold known throughout the world.
This toxic mold grows in areas where the relative humidity is above 55%. Before drying
Black Mold (aka: Stachybotrys) is wet and slimy to the touch.
Stachybotrys or Black Mold produces a mycotoxin that causes human mycotoxicosis. This
type of mold is though to be a possible cause of the “Sick Building Syndrome”.
The following is a list of symptoms associated with exposure to Stachybotrys or Black
Mold spores:
• Pulmonary hemosiderosis (bleeding in the lungs)
• Respiratory problems
• Nasal & sinus congestion
• Eye Problems
• Dry, hacking cough
• Sore throat
• Chronic fatigue
• Skin Irritations
• Central Nervous Systems Problems (constant headaches, memory problems,
mood changes)
• Aches & pains
• Fever
• Diarrhea
• Immune suppression
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(704)-778-1353
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We offer 5 different levels of
Mold Inspection Services:
1) Limited Sampling Inspection
Fee $ 300.00 includes first two
samples
Sampling in client defined areas
of the dwelling & lab analysis
2) Mold Screen Inspection
Fee $ 500.00 includes two air
samples and 1 swab or carpet
sample
Visual assessment of the entire
dwelling, identification of any “red
flags”, client directed sampling of
“red flags”, & lab analysis
3) Mold Survey Inspection
Fee $ 1,500.00 min (includes
samples)
Detection of the presence of
microbial problems in all readily
accessible areas of the property,
collection of appropriate data
elements to enable remediation
specifications to be produced, &
lab analysis. Identify, determine
cause, and provide corrective
measures for all mold sources
discovered in the entire house.
4) Mold Clearance Inspection
Fee $ 400.00 includes the first 3
samples
Designed to determine the
effectiveness of remediation
efforts and to document the
absence of microbial problems
before renovations begin
5) Post Cleaning Inspection
Fee $ 400.00 includes the first 3
samples
Designed to determine the
effectiveness of remediation
efforts and whether mold
problems still exist in designated
area(s)
Mold Sample Inspection Rates
(includes lab fees)
● Swab Sample $ 100.00 each
● Air Sample $ 100.00 each
● Carpet Sample $ 110.00 each
● Bulk Sample $ 100.00 each
● Wall Sample $ 100.00 each
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