10 Areas to Check during the Final Walk-Through
As closing approaches, buyers are typically overwhelmed with packing, setting up utilities and services, and ensuring their paperwork is ready to go. But, there’s one last step before you close on a sale: the final walk-through. With so much to do, buyers may be...
Protecting Yourself From Wildfire Smoke
Be prepared for wildfires. Check local air quality reports. Listen and watch for news or health warnings about smoke. Find out if your community provides reports about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index (AQI) or check the report on...
What Is A Mold Inspection?
What Is A Mold Inspection? To give you a better understanding of what mold inspections should and need to include, here are important factors to consider for mold inspections. Mold colonization behind wood baseboard. Source: EMLab P&K Six Important Things You...
Do You Really Need Mold Testing?
Most other mold companies will not reveal the following, but we have been doing so for 21 years because it is our mission to get good factual information about mold out there to combat all the misinformation and fiction that dominates our industry. Ready? When should...
How Much Should a Mold Inspection Cost?
An inspection costs between $500 and $2,500 for residential or commercial spaces, regardless of the type of moisture or mold a pro might find. The mold inspection and testing may uncover several different types of mold: Cladosporium Aspergillus Penicillium Ulocladium...
How Much Does a Home Inspection Cost?
SLRadcliffe/iStock How much does a home inspection cost? According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a typical home inspection costs $300 to $500. In most cases, it's well worth it for buyers to hire a home inspector. In our area the costs range...
North Bay Inspector Honored by the American Society of Home Inspectors® for Long-Time Service
Anniversary Media Release News Release Contact Steve Zivolich 707.239.2601 North Bay Inspector Honored by the American Society of Home Inspectors® for Long-Time Service Sonoma County, CA, 10/9/19: Steve Zivolich owner of Sherlock Homes and Mold...
Quantitative assessment of mold from samples of indoor air and dust
Quantitative assessment of microbes from samples of indoor air and dust Hanna K Leppänen, Martin Täubel, Balamuralikrishna Jayaprakash, Asko Vepsäläinen, Pertti Pasanen & Anne Hyvärinen Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology...
The lung and Aspergillus
The diversity of fungal species comprising the lung mycobiome is a reflection of exposure to environmental and endogenous filamentous fungi and yeasts. Most lung mycobiome studies have been culture-based. A few have utilized next generation sequencing (NGS). Despite...
Bronchial Epithelial Cells Induced by Spores of Common Damp Indoor Molds
Damp indoor environments contaminated with different mold species may contribute to the development and exacerbation of respiratory illnesses. Human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells were exposed to X-ray treated spores and hyphal fragments from pure cultures of...
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