Category: Indoor air testing
Indoor air testing
Are There Any Benefits to Having HVAC Ducts Cleaned?
There are benefits to having your air ducts cleaned, although it depends on several underlying conditions and the objective you hope to achieve in having the ducts cleaned.
Indoor air testing
What Every Consumer Should Understand About Air Sampling for Mold
Mold testing using non-viable air sampling is commonplace, but what are these reports telling the consumer? The answer is, not much. In fact, these reports often create confusion especially when the inspector is unable to explain what the report means. If they could explain the meaning, generally the correct explanation would be, “it means nothing.”
Radon Testing
Radon Testing & Requirements in Florida
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that emanates from the ground. Elevated levels of radon gas are known to be harmful and is a leading cause of lung cancer in the USA.
Mold Testing
3 Sampling Methods for Mold Assessment
Sampling Methods There are three primary sampling methods used in mold assessment. Reference Method. This is a simple comparison between indoor and outdoor air concentrations. This constitutes a low level, grab sample. This method is intended to be used on large buildings where multiple samples are needed to help isolate concentrations in order to save […]
Building Inspection Jacksonville
Florida Crawlspace Homes
Few of our Florida homes have basements but a great many have elevated finish floors over what is commonly termed a “crawlspace.” A crawlspace is the open area/gap between the finished floor and the ground. They vary in height and accessibility. Some have as little as a few inches between the floor joists and ground […]
Indoor air testing
What is Laminate Flooring and How is it Made?
Laminate Flooring It’s an amazing manufacturing process by which four layers are fused together in a single press operation at high heat at over 300˚F using direct-pressure laminate (DPL) construction. DPL is the most typical fusing method used to manufacture residential laminate flooring. Let’s review each of the four layers starting with the bottom layer […]
Indoor air testing
Laminate Flooring Hype
Are your laminate floors a threat to your health? The 60 Minutes episode on March 1, 2015, has our phones ringing off the hook. Homeowners, home buyers, and realtors are suddenly concerned with laminate flooring. Home sellers are wishing they had installed tile. Folks, we have a new public concern which is an old concern […]