At LC Myers Environmental, we deal with a variety of issues affecting your indoor environment. For example, we offer HVAC cleaning services to remove accumulated dust from your air vents, which will greatly improve your indoor air quality. We also offer a comprehensive range of services to help you deal with mold in your home or business. In this article, we will focus on our mold detection process, providing an overview of how it works.
- Visual Examination – The first step in the mold detection process is to examine your home or business visually. Our team has extensive experience in dealing with mold, and we know how to spot the signs of its presence. We will carefully inspect each room and structure in your building, including the basement and attic, to check for signs of mold.
- Surface Sampling – If our team finds visual evidence of mold, we will collect samples from the affected surfaces. This step is not necessary to determine if mold is present but is instead used to identify the type (or types) of mold we are dealing with. Different varieties of mold can impact the structure of your building and the health of those in it in more or less severe ways, so it’s useful to know the specific species of mold that is present in order to prepare to deal with it effectively.
- Air Quality Analysis – The mold detection process can also involve air quality analysis, in which the air inside your building is pumped through a sampling device to determine what contaminants are present and in what quantities. Mold spores spread through the air, so using air quality analysis can help detect mold early, even before visible colonies appear.
