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Signs of Mold: What to Look For When Buying A House

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April 13, 2015

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Signs of Mold: What to Look For When Buying A House

Signs of Mold: What To Look For When Buying a House Buying a house can likely be the single biggest purchase expense of your lifetime, and when not properly assessed, it all too often can become a costly nightmare.  In most cases, buyers will hire the services of a home inspector […]

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Mold: More than a Number

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September 24, 2010

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Mold: More than a Number

You may take air samples when trying to identify a hidden mold problem.  The total number of spores in the complaint area should be compared to indoor and outdoor controls, or more accurately, “references”.  For example, if you find 10,000 spores per cubic meter in the complaint area, and only 1,000 in the reference samples, […]

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