Mold sickness is tricky. With symptoms including memory problems, fatigue, muscle cramps, joint pain, sensitivity to light, and many others, mold sickness is very hard to diagnose. This is only one of the reasons why mold sickness often flies under the radar. Only around a quarter of people are generally…
We just got through a very wet July heading into the middle of Hurricane Season. Rainy days can only be expected to continue with hot, muggy afternoons to follow. If the recent weather left you with soggy carpeting, leaking ceilings or other structural dampness it’s important to get this addressed…
The number of bank-owned properties throughout the country increases. So does the number of mold-infested homes, especially foreclosed ones. The link is easy to trace: foreclosed property may remain uninhabited for months and even years. All this time the house is unventilated; there is no heating or air conditioning; water…
Foreclosed homes can be a very attractive deal. When a bank sells foreclosed property, the price put on it is often lower than the average. In a rush after a great AND affordable house, many home buyers miss important alarming signs. If you don’t want to buy property that will…
Moisture in your home is normal. It is produced when you bathe, cook, wash, and even breathe. Excessive moisture, however, is not. For various reasons, humidity inside your home may increase above normal levels. That is especially likely during wet seasons, when the house is not properly ventilated, and the…
Most people know that mold, especially it’s most dangerous toxic type, is extremely harmful for their health. Allergies and health damage are not even the most serious consequences of mold exposure, with lethal cases also known. Not many are aware, though, that their favorite cats and dogs are at the…
Allergies, unfortunately, have become very common, but if your symptoms last throughout the year without any apparent cause, it’s time to start looking in the house. Mold is one of the trickiest allergens: for one thing, it is difficult to spot in mild cases, and you may live in a…
Sneezing, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, rashes, headaches, and even difficulty breathing – what can possibly make you and your family feel that way? If you get this condition outside the “regular” allergy season and it becomes more severe when you are at home, there is a good chance it’s…
Office buildings are definitely not the healthiest place to be. As if it wasn’t enough that they are usually located in traffic-rich, polluted city areas, the air indoors can be slowly causing you a lot of health problems. The crazy mix of carbon monoxide that comes from outdoors via the…
Many factors can slow down construction work or drastically increase the costs, but there is a relatively new one that is making construction companies’ lives harder. A nightmare for both the owners of the building and the contractors that work on it, mold is an unwelcome, but frequent tenant of…