There are greenish, brown, and black dotted clusters around your shower, window and walls. You know that it is mold, and you’ve tried shower cleaner, cleansers, and bleach to rid your home of the growths, but only temporarily. They return to your diligent spraying and scrubbing once more, until you look up information online about ...
You’ve noticed something funky growing on one of your walls and you suspect mold. Before it spreads and perhaps causes an allergic reaction, call a mold inspector, says Samuel Dixon, owner of C.S.I Mold based in Los Angeles, Calif. Here’s what a mold inspector can do: Find moisture source A mold inspector will carefully examine ...
With mold spores in the air that we breathe, mold can be a major headache for homeowners everywhere. It doesn’t help that “We had a huge change in building materials in the last 40 years, where we’ve moved away from traditional ways of building homes towards using less expensive and more energy efficient ways to ...
Just because you hear the word “mold,” don’t panic, says Samuel Dixon, owner of C.S.I. Mold in Los Angeles. Mold spores “are everywhere around us. We walk through them every day. Some even have helpful uses. Penicillin is one such useful mold.” Still, you don’t want mold growing rampant in your home since that could ...
When moisture and oxygen come together, they can form mold growth on everything from walls to carpets. This can be particularly dangerous in homes and commercial buildings because mold is a health hazard that can cause respiratory problems, asthma attacks, allergies, and infections. If you think your residential or commercial properties could be infested, you ...
After a number of years of exposure to asbestos, you could be at risk for cancer of the lung tissue and mesothelioma, a cancer of the thin membrane surrounding the lung and other organs. But you don’t have to be frightened. To ensure your residential or commercial property is free of asbestos, you may need ...
Environmental testing in Los Angeles is a necessity for some commercial and residential property owners, says Greg Whitney, president and owner of the GW Environmental Consulting Company, which is based in Westlake Village, CA and serves the western portion of Los Angeles County. His usual clients for Los Angeles environmental testing are insurance adjustors, property ...