Mold Inspection steps:

Mold testing options

There are three main types of mold testing options available. These are air sampling, surface sampling, and dust sampling.

Outdoor Baseline Assessment

The outdoor area surrounding your home has its own natural concentration of mold, which forms a baseline of what the level should be indoors. Your inspector will take an outside sample to compare to your indoor sample. If your indoor sample has a higher concentration, or a different type of mold present, they will know there is an issue.

Lab Test

Once your mold inspector has samples, these will go under laboratory assessment. This will determine whether the substances are mold and, if so, what type of mold they are. Your mold inspector might alert you right away if he suspects mold from his visual inspection. However, the actual lab analysis will typically take between 24 and 48 hours.