WHAT DO INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS COST?

FREE LEGAL AND MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS FOR PHYSICIANS AND ATTORNEYS/JUDGES/NJSBA/PRO BONO

What is your health worth? Considering that you get what is paid for and the clear dangers that many molds pose to occupants of their habitations it is alarming that nothing less than a fully qualified investigation be conducted by certified scientists. We have had numerous clients that were suffering from severe allergic type responses, and were infected with mold related disease before they called us to investigate. Some required medical treatment, surgery and others were in a much more grave condition. When you or your family's health is involved nothing less than a fully qualified scientific investigation should be considered. We are university trained and diplomat medical mycologists. Review your condition with your physician to determine if such an investigation is warranted of your home.

There are are no lower rates for a lawfully qualified health and property damage related mold investigation. Our scientists do no frivolous, random or guess testing and waste no time (complete written reports in 6 - 24 hours) in quickly identifying the issues, risks related to and the cause of fungal mold that may be of concern for human health or property damage. Depending on the type (health, property damage, insurance, litigation or home/sale inspection).

OUR PROFESSIONAL FEES ARE BASED UPON TIME AND REQUIRED TESTING

There are minimal testing requirements for a full scientific fungal mold presence study  but you determine the extent of the inspection  depending on your immediate needs and concerns. Your free phone consultation will help you understand what needs to be done for a competent inspection, analysis and resulting report.  If this is an important investigation/inspection for you, then there are few that can lawfully perform it. None are near or match our Qualifications scientifically, technically or legally. Mold removal, remediation and repair costs are directly related to the extent of damage and is dependent on time and materials (We  have no bias or competing interest since we do no repairs or remediation - we will give you names of qualified/competent companies that do so if asked).

FIRST TIME BUYERS AND RETIREE DISCOUNTS ** see note 

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WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE THE COSTS FOR INSPECTION AND CLEANUP?

TYPES OF MOLD IN THE HOME INSPECTIONS AVAILABLE 

1. LIMITED HOME MOLD : We offer a limited inspection of areas of  interest or concern based upon your observations or a home inspection report. Often mold is concentrated in the attic, bathrooms, kitchens and basements or limited to carpet, walls, ceiling or floor.

3.CLINICAL: With our fully qualified medical certification we provide your health care professional a clinical lead to your condition. Upon medical recommendation for sampling for airborne allergens or  mold presence  by health care professionals including allergists, immunologist or other. See our qualifications.

4. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT: We will investigate your habitation (home or workplace) for the presence of unhealthy air gases and airborne biologicals.

5. FULL INDOOR AIR QUALITY - Odor - Air/Gas presence analysis. Full indoor air quality assessment. There are other factors within human habitations that are causative factors affecting human health - we will identify these with our full IAQ study.

6. POST REMEDIATION/REPAIRS: Validation of efficacy of IAQ and remediation. After all the mold has been removed and abated and IAQ issues have been addressed we will perform testing to determine and validate that the property has been restored to a healthy state.         

7. SECOND OPINIONS: As with any professional services and practices  with varying degrees of qualified education, proficiency and expertise will result in such variety of analysis. In 75% of our 2nd OPINIONS we have discovered false positive, false negatives and totally flawed sampling methodologies, flawed studies and erroneous or lacking analysis in findings relevant and material to such investigations that affect human health and property value.

If the inspection you require is important do yourself a favor - Get it complete and right the first time.

Use qualified scientists to study a possible problem. When it comes to  matters of considerable financial or health concern our practices exceed all standards.  You may have more or less of a problem than first indicated in the initial inspection or studies. If you feel that your you recent inspection is lacking or wanting additional analysis obtain our second opinion with complete confidence with  legal certification and standing.   Have your attorney contact us.    

9. FRAUD INVESTIGATION  - We see it over and over again - fraudulent sales and services taking  tens of thousands of dollars from people . We are state trained in legal investigation - we have zero tolerance for fraud (personal-recent family member so taken) and we will assist you and the state in their prosecution. If you have been sold property where mold damage was concealed you must have it documented to protect your claim. Call your attorney then you or they contact us immediately if that is the case.

10. WE DO NO REMEDIATION - IT IS A CONFLICT TO DO SO- Property damage assessment. Our investigations will determine the cause and the extent of mold infestation and presence. We will tell you what  the most cost effective method and protocols to be used in  performing a remediation (eliminating the cause) and abatement (minimizing or getting rid of the mold the presence).

ASK ABOUT OUR TOTAL INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY PACKAGE

WE TEST FOR OTHER HAZARDS OFTEN FOUND

SEE OUR LIST OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE

BEWARE OF AND AVOID : the NON-REPORT REPORT....... *What is a NON-REPORT REPORT?

Learn to recognize UNQUALIFIED INSPECTIONS -  Many home mold inspectors and repair contractors are doing mold testing and have no qualifications (we are university certified in medical mycology, and experienced scientists performing indoor environmental  investigations and remediation planning) in doing so and totally failing the scientific method of  testing, with false positives, false negatives, inconclusive and downright erroneous analysis. This requires additional testing (often calling us to do follow-up testing) with resulting in delayed or failed property transfers, unneeded expense,  litigation, continuing health injury  and  severe distress to buyers, sellers, owners, tenants and for whomever the results were delivered to.  Make sure you get it promptly and right the first time.

* In the Non-Report Report Random samples are collected that are then sent to some unknown lab and the lab sends you their data or their "report" that is meaningless since the lab has no idea what the purpose of or the methodology for sampling but yet in some of these reports health and medical claims are made based upon their counts and identification outside of any meaningful context.   Can you imagine your physician taking a blood sample, sends it to a lab and the lab sends you the results and makes a diagnosis and prescribes treatment? - there is no difference.

A trained and experienced professional must collect, analyze and the interpret the results for you based upon a complete study and put the sampling in its proper context answering all the questions you may have. A recent "specialist" charged $2500.00 and provided the client a 50 plus page template - canned type report indicating every known mold was present in vague amounts yet did not state the source of problem or causative factors for which the "specialist" was called. One of our scientists for a fraction of that amount and within 10 minuets identified the problem and its cause allowing the property to be quickly restored to its healthy state at no cost to the owner.

You only pay the Analysis  you need*. Our range of services include:  

FOR INSPECTIONS:  The dominating factors include size of areas inspected. Time spent inspecting. Testing required. Lab services required. Type and extent of report:  clinical report, insurance report, legal report or expert opinion.

* as determined by mycologist/aerobiologist

Mold treatment- Fungicide/Fungistat Basic Visual Inspection Indoor Air Quality Analysis (IAQ) Invasive Borescope Sampling for Organic Gases Remediation Planning Remediation Management ElectroMagnetic Radiation (EMR) Post Remedy Efficacy Validation

Genus, Speciation, DNA Typing Lab Analysis for Viability Mold Health Risk Assessment Documentation for  Insurance Property damage report Health injury or other claims Legal/Medical Reporting Radon - Lead Special studies ................

HOW  WE CAN SAVE YOU UNNECESSARY EXPENSES  

1. Each inspection plan is determined by YOU the client depending what YOUR needs are, site requirements, total area under assessment, current level of contamination and other risk potentials present. Flat fee, hourly and per diem services available. 

2.  Some molds can be cleaned by the property owner. In some cases we  will tell you in writing when and how any healthy person may clean or remove low levels of a contaminant type of mold presence after our testing, study, analysis and report.

3.  If you have received an estimate for major repair or reconstruction due to a mold presence you may wish to obtain a second opinion. We have discovered through experience that in many cases all that is needed is a prescribed treatment for the type of mold infecting the property instead of costly replacement or repairs. It is not unlike when one gets a skin rash or topical infection on your arm or leg- you do not need to sacrifice an arm or leg - it may only require treatment based upon study. If there is NO MAJOR structural damage,  you may only need a treatment. Only an experienced inspector can tell.

 4. THE FREE MOLD INSPECTION See about the free mold inspections offered and see what  people have been getting.

**5  Special Discounts.  We give discounts to schools and not for profit organizations and others please ask. For residential homes, if you are a first time home buyer or retiree please let us know at the time you call. We may give you up to a 10% reduction in fees.

WE INSPECT AND PROVIDE ANALYSIS

We will not sell you anything - no new roof, no plumbing, no replacing leaky furnaces, cleaning ducts, no waterproofing basements or anything else. That is for the obvious reasons - it is clearly a conflict that gives rise to many of the problems we see with repair contractors that are doing these inspections. BUT if you ask we will give you a list of service providers that may be of help when needed.

*AVOID CONFLICTING / COMPETING INTERESTS:  DO NOT TO USE A HOME REPAIR  CONTRACTOR THAT DOES MOLD OR HOME INSPECTIONS. LICENSCED INSPECTORS ARE NOT PERMITTED BY LAW TO DO REPAIRS IN NEW JERSEY.