Professional duct cleaning greatly improves the air quality that is recirculating in a house or building. Air ducts accumulate dust, dirt, and allergens that cause sickness and trouble breathing. Removing the dust buildup also enhances airflow efficiency which then reduces energy bill costs.
After a doctor asked his patient to have her home tested for MOLD based on test results and her symptoms, what was believed to be a MOLD issue became a completely different problem.
When mold symptoms arise, everyone points to the indoor environment of homes or offices. On occasion, it is not indoor air quality but instead something outside the building.
If your project involves cutting or scarifying concrete, stone, brick, or other masonry you likely are creating silica dust particles. Silica, when entering the lungs can be a cancer-causing agent. Workers and customers are more aware of the hazardous dust and demand corrective action. This can be very costly, and your insurance likely won’t cover the hazard.
We have been called in to correct some serious problems caused by contractors working in homes – these problems should never have occurred, but they did! Even worse, some contractors do not have insurance or carry inadequate coverage for their blunders leaving the homeowner with the mess and the invoice.
Everyone is working with smaller staffs and more “To-dos” than ever; you still need to be having your Water Management Meetings. Auditors and Surveyors will want to see evidence that the Water Management Committee is identified and meeting on a scheduled basis.
Sounding more like a Halloween story or part of a vampire movie script, a general contractor needed help on a unique project. They were called to repair a massive early century church bell tower steeple but there was one problem staring them in the face. The tower’s interior had been taken over by bats!
MOLD investigation starts with accepted protocols for testing the air or surfaces to identify mold spores. These protocols are very helpful in establishing a baseline of what could be occurring in a home or a building. It’s also the quickest and most reasonable investigative approach. However, when individuals are experiencing unexplainable symptoms and request a deeper investigation, mycotoxin exposure testing could unveil a potential causality.
After finding the perfect bank branch location an unexpected problem was discovered. The general contractor removed the existing drop ceiling as part of the renovation plan. Pretty soon everyone on the construction site was noticing an annoying odor.
Read about how Wellington Environmental’s mold discovery and remediation plan helped close a real estate deal resulting in significant savings of $41,500.