How Mold Testing Huntington Woods MI Technicians Can Help You

By Stacey Burt


It is not uncommon to find molds invading homes. When you suspect there might be molds, it is essential you consider doing an inspection and testing the surfaces and air to determine the nature of invasion. Contacting a mold testing Huntington Woods MI technician will ensure you know what kind of molds have invaded your home and their concentration. You are able to make the right decision on how to go about in eliminating them.

It is believed that in less than 24 to 48 hours, you might have molds growing in your home if there is dampness. If you have had a leakage in your roof or the plumbing structure are defective and realizing water, then you could suffer mold infestation. The dampness and the darkness in homes create the perfect condition for growth of these microbes.

But excess moisture will cause them to increase in number. The spores of molds can be inhaled when dispersed in air. Inhaling these spores causes problems such as respiratory complications. People may suffer from allergy including sneezing, coughing, irritation of throat, irritation of eyes, watery eyes, running nose, and chest wheezing.

When left unchecked, molds may cause very serious health complications including loss of hair and lung disease. When inspecting and testing the homes of molds, the process should be conducted carefully to prevent dispersal of spores. The spores can easily spread to other areas further causing problems in neighborhoods.

The symptoms may be seen when people are inside a house but they subside when people get out of the house. One place you may find molds growing is near the windows. When there is difference in temperatures in the outside and the inside, the windows will be covered with moisture due to condensation. If the air inside a house is warm and the outside area is cold, there is moisture forming on window glasses due to condensation.

Whenever there is increased water table due to rains, the soils around the basements are soaked in excess water resulting to slow infiltration of the moisture to basements. Carpets also attract moisture and they allow molds to grow. If your home has a damaged roofing structure, it may leak thus making the ceiling wet. Molds will invade ceilings and cause decay.

Molds feed on organic matter causing decay. This is why you see the furniture in your home decaying when it is invaded by molds. Unless the moisture is removed, your home will continue suffering from damages. In testing molds, technicians may use various approaches. The surfaces may be tested to determine if there are high concentrations of spores or molds.

Another method is by collecting pieces of materials where molds have grown. This will help examine the kind or species of molds. With the different methods, they will help in analyzing the visible molds as well as establishing areas, which are invaded by molds but not visible. You may have a home with molds but they are growing in crevices inside walls or at the basements where it is not easy to see them.




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