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Louisville One Of The Worst Cities for Allergies & Mold

April 27, 2011

The Asthma & Allergy Foundation recently ranked Louisville, KY one of the worst cities in the nation for allergy sufferers. When the warmer weather comes, mold spores take advantage of the moisture in the air and begin to multiply. Mold can cause many allergy-like symptoms such as itchy watery eyes, scratchy throat, and nasal congestion, especially if it’s growing indoors. If you’re feeling symptoms or think you have a mold problem in your home, it is critical to take immediate action to have it professionally removed before conditions worsen.

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Mold Removal Myths- Myth #5 – Mold Grows only on Organic Material

January 24, 2011

It is a common mold myth that mold can only grow on wood but mold can grow on many surfaces not just organic material.

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Mold Removal Myths – Myth #1 – Your House Can Be 100% Mold Free

January 4, 2011

Tom, our resident Mold Specialist, created a series of videos that talk about the top 8 mold myths. We will be releasing the videos on this blog over the next few weeks but if you want to watch all of them right now(and who doesn’t!), head over to our Mold Removal Video Site Watch the [...]

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Guardian Preservation Services Featured on PBS Mold Removal Special

November 23, 2010

Guardian Preservation Services was recently featured on the PBS “For Your Home” special on mold removal. The episode centers on a 200-year-old log cabin that was moved to the top of a mountain. The cabin recently suffered winter damage including frozen pipes and a leaky roof that allowed water to intrude, causing indoor mold growth over time. Guardian explained the dangers of mold on health and property, as well as proper and efficient mold removal methods.

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Building Design Mold Hazard: Vented Crawl Spaces

December 9, 2009

With vented crawl spaces, hot summer days allow hot, humid air to cool in the crawl space. As the air is cooled, the humidity increases within the crawl space. Once the air exceeds 100% humidity it starts condensing on cool surfaces in your crawl space.

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Do We Need Mandatory HVAC Inspections?

November 10, 2009

The proposed HVAC inspection would be similar to how electrical inspections are handled and be fee-based, not costing the tax payers anything. What is surprising is that many HVAC contractors support the idea. They say inspections are needed for safety and to cut down on the number of unlicensed contractors. The Delmarva Master HVAC Association has written a letter to the council in support of required inspections.

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Arizona School Cleans Up Their Mold?

October 13, 2009

Mesa Public Schools has announced that it has restored mold-spore levels to a safe level in Red Mountain Ranch Elementary after parents and teachers raised concerns about poor indoor air quality since 2005. The school is now deemed safe since indoor mold levels are lower than those measured outside a building. The cleanup process cost about $50,000 with an extra $8,000 for testing. If this sounds like a lot of money, then consider how Oak Ridge Elementary spent $600,000 “investigating” their mold problem only to arrive at the conclusion that “there is no mold.”

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Banks Need to Pay Attention

October 6, 2009

The relatively new house is in a good neighborhood, surrounded by other homes of similar size and shape. Now it is the portrait of unmistakable neglect. Grass grows wild, weeds curl around porch railings, and mosquitoes breed on the property. It is a sharp contrast next to the neighboring houses with neatly trimmed grass, flowering bushes, and rock gardens.

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New Mold Remediation Method: Fire

September 22, 2009

Burning down the house was chosen as the most viable method of remediation since cleaning the house would be well beyond the cost of the home and demolition would be costly and release unsafe levels of mold spores into the air where they could settle on nearby houses.

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Is Air Sampling Used to Hide Mold?

September 15, 2009

It’s not that the air sampling tests are broken or that the samples are misread. The problem is that there are too many variables in the air to conclusively prove or disprove the existence of mold unless they are accounted for.

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