The process of selling (or buying) a home is a long and potentially nerve-wracking process. Not only is there the inevitable packing and cleaning, but the process of vetting and potentially remedying defects of a home can draw out the sale and put sellers in hot water if they fail to disclose. It’s important for sellers to understand what requirements they have to identify and disclose hazardous materials like asbestos, lead, and mold when selling a home, as well as what to expect from potential buyers. [Read more…] about Selling a Home with Hazardous Materials
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Hazardous Material Removal: What to Expect
If an inspection detects hazardous material in your home or business, such as asbestos, lead paint, or toxic mold, the next step is to remove it. This blog is going to guide you through the various steps and tools a hazardous remediation and removal company like Fiber Control, Inc. would use when it comes to making a building safe from hazardous materials. [Read more…] about Hazardous Material Removal: What to Expect
Remediation Tips: Dealing with Mold Due to Flooding
Flooding can be devastating to a home, with widescale or high flooding causing irreparable damage to a home. However, even mild or isolated flooding in a home can have long-reaching consequences, especially when it comes to materials in your home – flooring, walls, ceilings, insulation, etc. – suffering from water damage. Besides visual stains and structural damage, water-soaked materials and standing water can also lead to mold, which – left unchecked – can become a serious health hazard. [Read more…] about Remediation Tips: Dealing with Mold Due to Flooding
Will Water Damage Lead to Mold?
From commercial complexes to single-family buildings, mold is a problem that often augments other issues of the building, from leaking HVAC systems to flooding caused by storms. Any source of water can potentially be a source of mold, and water damage brings a heightened chance with the “perfect storm” of water drenched materials that are often in hard-to-reach areas. Let’s go over some of the most common types of water damage and how mold can impact them. [Read more…] about Will Water Damage Lead to Mold?
Hazardous Materials in Property Remodeling and Demolition
Building remodels are all about intentional damage focused room-by-room or the whole building. From saws to sledgehammers to backhoe demolition, everything from putting in a new kitchen to demolishing an old factory unearths the hidden secrets of the property. One of the biggest risks is exposing contracts as well as those who live in and around the property to hazardous materials during the project, as many of the above tools can easily disturb and cause hazardous materials like asbestos, lead, and mold to become airborne. [Read more…] about Hazardous Materials in Property Remodeling and Demolition
Mold in Schools: What Parents Should Be Aware Of
Does your kid have the sniffles, or is it something else? Children, especially those with strong allergies or asthma, can be very sensitive to air quality. If your kid complains of certain symptoms or smells at school, there could be a mold problem at school. This article will give you some basic information on how mold forms in schools, symptoms to watch out for, and what you can do as a parent to get to the bottom of it. [Read more…] about Mold in Schools: What Parents Should Be Aware Of
