Mr. Stih has, as one
realtor said, the “Nose that Knows”. We use
moisture meters and a thermal imaging camera.
We collect surface samples from visible mold or
areas that look like they may have mold.
We do a complete
inspection and investigation especially if you
can't see mold. If you see mold we still
do this step to investigate what caused the mold
(the moisture) and the extent of it.
This helps us determine:
Where
to test for mold
What
caused the mold to grow
The
extent of the mold
Thermal Camera
Moisture
Meter
Here is an
example of a plumbing leak inside a wall that
you can't see without the thermal-imaging
camera.
Wall Leak
Without Camera
Wall
Leak using Camera
Here is an
example of a roof leak that you would not have
noticed without the thermal-imaging camera.
Roof Leak
Without Camera
Roof
Leak using Camera
Surface Samples
- Mold Testing
We bring a
microscope. We have a mobile mold laboratory.
If we see mold,
you don't need to send samples to a lab. We
identify the mold while we are at your home or
office. (If there are numerous samples or time
does not permit, we take the mold samples back
to the office for analysis).
Most mold
inspection companies and home inspectors charge
as much as $100 per test to send the samples
they collect to a laboratory. We save you
hundreds of dollars and speed up the process by
analyzing the samples ourselves.
Samples are analyzed by Daniel Stih. Mr.
Stih studied at the McCrone Research
Institute in Chicago and successfully
completed the course,Indoor Air
Quality: Fungal Spore Identification.
At
our office,
samples are analyzed using the Labophot-2
microscope.
The Labophot-2 was
calibrated by Los Alamos National
Laboratories (LANL) as part of a
technical assistance program Healthy
Living Spaces participated in.
To identify the
types of mold present, Healthy Living Spaces
uses the reference standards obtained at the Mc
Crone Institute and a set of standards analyzed
for Healthy Living Spaces by Los Alamos National
Laboratories (LANL).
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