Many of those who provide mold testing, mold inspection, and indoor air quality services are introduced to the business by mold testing laboratories who make money by processing samples. The laboratories attract entrepreneurs to the mold inspection and mold testing industry by presenting the profession as a low overhead, low startup cost, low experience needed, high profit business. As a result, there are numerous people offering indoor air quality services who do not know what they are doing and are often called "pump jockeys" by those who are more experienced (meaning that all they know how to do is operate an air pump.)
Pump jockeys typically come and then go, as soon as they find out that they are in over their head. Meanwhile the mold testing laboratories, who do not provide inspection services, keep the samples coming to their door by doing more seminars. In this scenario the mold laboratories and pump jockeys get paid, and you ultimately get very little value for your money.
No one spends money on environmental inspections and testing for the fun of it. Those who need environmental services typically have serious health concerns or significant problems with their home or office, and therefore need professional, experienced help. Unfortunately, business people who are suffering from allergies and asthma or have other significant concerns pay significant sums for substandard mold inspection services and get very little value for their money.
Some pump jockeys provide only the laboratory results to their clients without a clear interpretation, leaving the client more confused about their indoor air quality than before they shelled out several hundred or thousand dollars for the mold testing service.
The more experienced pump jockeys provide a written report that is overloaded with complex industry specific jargon, legal language, and disclaimers designed to protect themselves, leaving the consumer with very little readily useful information.
In most states, indoor air quality standards for mold and other respirable particulates have not been institutionalized, nor are there federal regulations for home testing and remediation for mold. Therefore, those who are taken advantage of, often have very little legal recourse.
The moral of this story is that you need experienced help to resolve your indoor environmental concerns.
Feel free to call Indoor Air Quality Consultants at 412-894-7218 to discuss your concerns, to find out how to identify the best mold service companies, or to schedule a mold inspection and indoor air quality assessment of your home or office.
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