The minute you suspect your home or business has mold, you need to act. The faster you can solve your mold problem, the greater the likelihood that your property is unaffected.
If you wait to test for mold or try to do it yourself, you may be risking incorrect readings and increased damage.
Limit Your Exposure to Mold
This is probably the simplest of all. When professionals check for mold, you aren’t exposed to it. Professionals have all the necessary gear to check for mold safely. Unless you want to spend the money to invest in the necessary PPE, you may be putting yourself at risk.
The longer you’re exposed to mold, the greater your risk of side effects like sneezing, itching, coughing, wheezing, or fatigue.
Increase the Likelihood of a Correct Reading
When you use an at-home mold test kit, you introduce two potential issues.
The first is the test itself. Those tests aren’t commercial grade. While they can be a helpful source of information, you don’t know anything about their quality control, and they may produce false negatives (or positives).
The second issue is user error. If you’ve never used an at-home mold test kit, you may accidentally make a mistake. You might forget a step or misread the instructions ever so slightly.
One small mistake is enough to potentially taint the results and cause you to think your home is mold-free when, in fact, it isn’t.
Keep Your Mold From Spreading
When our professionals do the testing, we’re already in your home, meaning we can immediately provide you with our recommendation and more information on your mold issue.
The longer you want to treat your mold, the greater the likelihood of it becoming widespread and costing you more to remediate, all while increasing your overall health risk.
Learn About Mold Prevention
Not only do the pros at ERI Consulting know about mold assessment, but they also can teach you about mold prevention.
Is there something you’re doing that’s causing mold? Are you accidentally neglecting maintenance you never considered you needed to do? Our pros can explain what you need to do (or not do) to keep your home mold-free once we remove it.
Professional Mold Testing Saves You Money
Yes, it’s an upfront cost. However, the pros will find your mold more consistently and more thoroughly.
If you try to do all your own mold removal, you’re not only risking your health, you’re also risking your paychecks. Incomplete mold removal allows mold to keep spreading through your house and may ultimately result in a much higher cost than a professional mold removal service would.
Schedule Mold Testing with ERI Consulting
Don’t wait any longer to test for mold in your home. If you suspect you have mold, call ERI Consulting immediately. We’ll come to you, assess your home, and offer our professional recommendations on what you should do next.
Contact us today to schedule a service call.
