Mold Detection & Remediation Specialists

Mold Detections & Remediation Specialists, Inc. is an environmental services company that specializes in: mold inspections, mold testing and mold remediation for Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mold Detection is comprised of Certified Mold Inspectors, Assessors and Certified Mold Remediators whose priority is providing you with a safe and healthy home or business. Mold Detection takes the responsibility of staying up-to-date on industry standards, protocols and products very seriously so that we can provide you with the highest form of service.

Crawl spaces are often an unpleasant and forgotten part of the home, but thanks to the "stack" effect, the air inside your crawl space could potentially enter in to your home through cracks and openings, making it important to keep this area as healthy as possible. Air ducts in the crawl space is another method by which the air in your crawl space could enter in to the living space of your home.

Mold Inspections in your home? Your house is not just another building; it is home. It is the place where you eat, sleep and where you and your loved ones reside. It is also where you spend most of your time, which is why the conditions in your home can have a significant impact on our health. A mold inspection and assessment is the first step in identifying an unhealthy mold issue in a home. After getting a full understanding of your specific situation, one of our Certified Mold Inspectors will do a visual inspection and assessment of the area of concern- whether you have concerns of Mold in Basements, Mold in Attics, Mold in Crawl Spaces or throughout your entire home- to look for "red flags."

When choosing a mold inspector or mold testing company to perform a mold inspection and testing in your home or commercial building, you want to make sure that you are selecting a qualified, trustworthy company and a Certified Mold Inspector. Just as a doctor would order blood tests as part of an exam in order to diagnose a condition or illness, mold inspectors may need to perform mold testing in order to accurately diagnose a house or building. And Similarly to choosing a doctor, you want to be sure that you are choosing a qualified individual to perform the testing in your home or building.

While the only time you may enter your attic is to put away your holiday decorations, maintaining good indoor air quality in your attic is important for the overall health of your home, especially if your central air or heat system is located in the attic. Wood, which is the dominant substrate in attics, is the perfect food source for mold. Add a moisture source, which can result from improper ventilation, over-insulating, roof leaks or exhaust fans venting directly in to attics and unhealthy mold can begin to grow.

Mold testing, along with a mold inspection allows us to get a more precise picture of what is going on in a home or commercial building by telling us the types, or genus, of molds present. Knowing the type of molds present will let us know if the mold is allergenic or unhealthy, if there is mold present that may not be visible to the naked eye and it can also assist in finding the source of the mold growth. It is important to remember that not all molds are harmful! When mold testing is performed, we are screening for certain allergenic, or unhealthy molds and molds that have the ability to produce mycotoxins.

A mold inspections is very much like a doctor's visit for your home or commercial building. Just as the doctor will take the time to understand your symptoms and examine your body before performing any necessary tests to rule out illness, a thorough mold inspector should take the time to understand your symptoms and concerns and visually inspect your home or building before performing any mold testing necessary to determine if unhealthy mold conditions exist. The purpose of a mold inspections is to diagnose a potential mold issue in your indoor environment.

Common signs of mold growth in a basement include musty or stale odors, moisture staining or suspicious growth on surfaces such as walls, wood or contents. Mold needs two things to survive: a moisture source and a food source. Unfortunately for homeowners, most basements provide both of those ingredients, making them a perfect breeding ground for molds. Mold will feed off of any cellulose-based products such as wood or drywall. As for the moisture source, just because you haven't had a flood or water loss event, does not mean there isn't moisture.