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Contact Expert for Black Mold Removal in Greenville SC
Date : 2018-10-10
Array of Solutions is a 12 years\r\nold mold expert company provides black mold removal in Greenville, SC. Black\r\nmolds are toxic in nature and can cause various health problems like Insomnia, Â \'Sinusitis\', \'Rhinitis\', Hay-Fever, Allergies,\r\nHead-Ache, Fatigue, Skin Rashes and often depression etc. People try themselves\r\nto remove mold from their household but that may not be a permanent solution because\r\nthere are certain processes and techniques which an expert knows.
\r\n\r\nBlack mold can enter and grow in\r\nyour business premises and home in different ways. Various favourable\r\nsituations which cause mold enter into your home are:
\r\n\r\n1.      \r\nExcess moisture areas
\r\n\r\n2.      \r\nWater leaking environment
\r\n\r\n3.      \r\nHouses which are not cleaned timely
\r\n\r\n4.      \r\nWater Damages in home repeatedly
\r\n\r\nExcept for Greenville, SC our\r\ncompany provides black mold remediation across Spartanburg, SC, Pickens, SC,\r\nGreer, SC, Easley, SC, Clemson, SC and Travelers Rest, SC in South Carolina.
\r\n\r\nWe Offer Black Mold Removal, Including:
Black Mold Testing
\r\n\r\nBlack Mold Remediation
\r\n\r\nBlack Mold Inspection
\r\n\r\nWhy You Choose Array of Solutions?
Our black\r\nmold testing and removal services are specialized to identify the cause of mold\r\ngrowth. The technicians use a special process with modern technology to prevent\r\ncross-contamination. We also offer mold prevention for a new construction work\r\nwith a warranty. Our qualified team\r\nfollows EPA and IICRC guidelines mold removal process.
 Our black mold removal cost is lesser than\r\nother companies as we are local specific to Upstate, South Carolina. You can\r\nvisit website & blog for information about “how do you kill black moldâ€.
Call us today\r\n@ (864) 710-6413 – Douglas Whitehead
Why One Should Do Mold and Air Quality Test First, While selling or Buying Homes!
Date : 2020-01-26
Mold Testing
Upstate SC is ripe for Mold growth. Buyers and sellers\r\nshould have their homes tested prior to going to market. “An ounce of\r\nprevention is worth a pound of cure.â€
My phone rings too many times with a home seller frantic.\r\nWhy? Because the discovery of mold in their homes during the buyers’ inspection\r\ncreates an emergency. Oftentimes, folks list their home; get a binding contract\r\nto sell; only to find out they have a mold issue. Unfortunate to say the least.\r\nOnce a binding agreement is signed by both parties, sellers are obligated to correct\r\nthe problem. Rarely (if ever) have I seen a seller benefit from this. Once\r\ndiscovered, the buyer has the discretion to direct the seller in whatever\r\ndirection they wish. Unless the seller has no interest in money, the buyer will\r\ntake advantage of the discovery of mold. In short, if you are selling your\r\nhouse, a Mold Test could substantially save you THOUSANDS of dollars. Did I say\r\nthis should be done prior to the listing of your home?
Buyers beware. Due diligence includes but is not limited to\r\nconducting a complete and thorough investigation of the home your planning on\r\nbuying. One often overlooked step is having a Mold Test completed by an expert.\r\nAlthough stringently screened, Home Inspectors are rarely Mold Experts. What\r\nthey refer to as ‘Organic Growth’ could possibly be “Stachybotrysâ€. (The most\r\nlethal mold known to exist)
Having a mold test is not free, but could save the buyer\r\nTHOUSANDS of dollars in the long run. Not to mention the potential time and\r\nmoney spent away from work with Doctors and god forbid, Lawyers. Readers digest\r\nversion. If you’re buying a home, have a Mold Expert conduct a Mold Test prior\r\nto spending any additional effort in moving in.
Air Quality Testing
If you or a loved one is buying or selling a home in\r\nUpstate, SC, a few things you may want to consider. The above photo is an\r\nair-handler or called a “plenumâ€. This enclosed system; vents and ducting are\r\nconvenient, located in homes with crawlspaces.
1. Performing an air quality test before buying or selling\r\nis CRITICAL!
\r\nThis protects both sides of the transaction and will prevent potential problems\r\nwith home sale/purchase. Although a “CL-100†(Home Inspector’s standardized\r\nprocedure for Real Estate transactions.) purportedly protects all involved from\r\nbuying or selling contaminated homes, it does not always happen.
\r\n2. Crawlspaces are notorious contributors to healthy/unhealthy Air Quality.
\r\nThe majority of homes built in the Upstate in the last century have\r\ncrawlspaces. Again, vents and ducts are located in the crawlspace.
\r\n3. Crawlspaces are dark, wet and often a source of air contamination in homes.
\r\n“Out of sight, out of mindâ€! When was the last time you crawled under your\r\nhome?
\r\n4. HVAC service contracts do not protect you from the mold!
\r\nRarely if ever do these HVAC companies identify or mention organic activity. My\r\nexperience in the Greenville County Court System and the case history has\r\nproved that HVAC companies are bigger players in Air Quality than they realize.\r\nFrequenting a crawlspace without informing a customer is more than tragic, it’s\r\nLETHAL!
When properly maintained, temperatures in the home are\r\nsafely dispersed throughout the seasons with the touch of a finger.
\r\nConversely, this centrally located system often gets wet, contaminated, or\r\ncompromised. If left unchecked, V.O.C.’s (volatile organic compounds / Mold)\r\ndisperse quickly throughout this network. Air-Handlers / Plenums have drain\r\npans to disperse condensation. The risk of creating a “Petri Dish†increases\r\nwhen systems do not drain properly.
Call Arrayofsolutions.com @ 864-710-6413 with questions or\r\nconcerns about your air quality. Your safety is our future!
Black Mold Specialist in Greenville SC – Array of Solutions
Date : 2023-06-14
Array\r\nof Solutions is a purely local and family-owned\r\nblack mold specialist in Greenville, SC. Since 2005 it has been serving mold\r\nand water damage services in Greenville and surrounding areas. We are a\r\nspecialist black\r\nmold remediation company in Greenville, SC. We charge\r\na low price and affordable price in comparison to national companies and\r\nprovide quality service as well.
What\r\nis Black Mold/Stachybotrys?
Stachybotrys is\r\na genus of molds, asexually reproducing which classifies it as a\r\n‘hyphomycete’ belonging to the kingdom of ‘fungi’. Nearly\r\nall Stachybotrys infestations locate and proliferate in and on\r\nhosting materials rich in cellulose. This would include but not be limited\r\nto; Sheetrock paper, ceiling building tiles, carpets, and many, many\r\nmore. Moisture is the key ingredient to BLACK MOLD\r\nsurvival. The appearance is nearly always different, and I have had\r\ncases where it is not black. Therefore not all molds that are black in\r\ncolor are “Stachybotrys†and not all “Stachybotrys†is BLACK MOLD. The\r\norigin of “Stachybotrys†is from the Greek word ‘Stakhus’. (grain or ear,\r\nsticks, or stalks or “Stachyâ€. “Botrus†refers to a cluster or bunch,\r\ntrusses.
The most notorious type or species (S.\r\nChartarum and S. Chlorohalonata) are known as “Black Mold†or “Toxic Black\r\nMold†in the United States of America and relate or common when poor air\r\nquality indoors which occurs when growing fungus takes root on water-damaged\r\nbuilding materials.
What\r\ncan exposure to BLACK MOLD or Stachybotrys do to you?
Exposure to this has wide and varied\r\neffects on each individual. Factors like how long, how much and the\r\nindividual’s age is all significant when asking this question. Symptoms\r\ntypically impact membranes with mucous, the mouth, nose, and throat, flu\r\nand cold-like symptoms; a cough, sneezing, nausea, bloody discharge, and\r\nfatigue. I have seen people affected by lymph node irritation and skin\r\nproblems. The significance of BLACK MOLD has only recently gained\r\nnotoriety. According to ‘Wikipedia’, “In the 1990s after analysis of two\r\ninfantile deaths and multiple cases in children from the poor areas of\r\nCleveland, Ohio due to pulmonary hemorrhage were initially linked to exposure\r\nto heavy amounts of Stachybotrys chartarum. Subsequent and extensive\r\nreanalysis of the cases by the United States Centers for Disease Control and\r\nPrevention have failed to find any link between the deaths and the mold\r\nexposure.â€
What\r\ndoes Black Mold look like?
This relates to the\r\naforementioned question about ‘Stachybotrys’. In my carrier as a mold\r\nexpert,, I have addressed over 1000 mold issues, There have been\r\ncases where mold that is black in color is not ‘Stachybotrys’, as well as jobs\r\nwhere there was no visible mold but air samples indicate large quantities of\r\n‘Stachybotrys’. The reader’s digest version of the answer to this question\r\nis to have a Certified Mold Expert\r\nsuch as Doug Whitehead of Arrayofsolutions.com addresses your\r\nissue. Without testing and inspection, there is no way to tell if black\r\nmold is ‘Stachybotrys’ or not.
Black\r\nMold and Moisture Testing
Douglas Whitehead here again from\r\nArrayofsolutions.com to talk about the lesser-known perils of moisture, rain,\r\npoor drainage, and mold in your home or business.
The purpose of this explanation is to\r\nrevisit what moisture can do to the biggest investment most Americans ever\r\nmake. Your Home!
A quick story of one of my customer’s\r\nexperiences with purchasing a home and mold testing; Joe, (who is now a\r\ngood friend since working for him) was a newlywed, working for a local\r\nprominent corporation. He was in the market for a new home. Like most\r\nyoung newlyweds, he was wanting to live in a favorable community within close\r\nrange of his job. Joe wanted to live in one of the nicer neighborhoods in\r\nSimpsonville, SC. Unfortunately, the neighborhood he wished to inhabit was\r\nquite pricey and out of his budget. Joe is savvy and had found a gorgeous\r\nhome within his price range. The home had a new roof with 30-year\r\narchitectural shingles. There are three floors and a three-car garage. Four\r\nminutes from Interstate Eighty-Five or I-85 as called here in the\r\nUpstate. Surrounded by large oak trees, quiet, and loaded w/ great people,\r\nJoe wanted this home. Why was this home in his price range?
“MOLDâ€! The home was part of a\r\nnasty divorce where both involved vacated the home and left it that way for two\r\nor three years. They did not run the HVAC system, shut all utilities off,\r\nand let it return to nature. The home went into foreclosure and was being\r\nsold ‘As Is’ for one-third of its sale price just three years earlier. Joe\r\ncalled several local mold experts and trusted Arrayofsolutions.com with\r\nremediating and warranting his home. Joe’s wife is now is pregnant with\r\nher second child and has been happy and mold-free since our exchange. To\r\nmake a long story short; Ignoring moisture and odors in your home reduce the\r\nbiggest investment you ever make to be worth only pennies on the\r\ndollar. Call Douglas Whitehead @ “Arrayofsolutions.com†today for $250\r\nmold test and full inspection to protect your investment.
Black Mold\r\nand Real Estate
The title of this post was sarcasm.\r\nYou will not be able to sell/buy a home in the Upstate of SC while your\r\ncrawlspace is contaminated. 9 out of 10 times, the cause is; a. Moisture b.\r\nOpen Vents C. Lack of vapor barrier and moisture control
Arrayofsolutions.com places most of\r\nits efforts under people’s houses. While most families are enjoying typical\r\nsummertime activities, I, along with my right-hand man James, are in your home.\r\nSnakes? Spiders? Rodents and more? YOU BET!! However, we have made an art out\r\nof changing deplorable, poetry dish-like environments into pristine, dry,\r\nenergy-saving storage spaces. The best part about my Company is that we do this\r\n(usually w/ short notice) in two days or less for as much as 1/2 of what the\r\nBig Companies charge. We also offer a 5-year transferable warranty.
Black\r\nMold in Crawl Space
Should a crawlspace be as clean as\r\nyour home? The scientific reasoning behind this statement is referred to as\r\n“the stacking effectâ€. 52% of the air in your crawlspace is succinctly\r\ncorrelated with the air quality in your family’s home. In short, a neglected\r\ncrawlspace contributes to poor air quality in your living space. There is a\r\ndirect connection between the health of your family and the condition of your\r\ncrawlspace.
The hardest part of my job is telling\r\nresponsible homeowners that their family is sick because of their crawlspace.\r\nThe second hardest part is telling folks that 98%$ of insurance companies do\r\nnot cover crawlspace moisture.
Upstate\r\nMold Desensitization | Black Mold
As a mold expert in Upstate South\r\nCarolina for the last 18 years, the same circumstances arise time and time\r\nagain. Black Mold desensitization is all too common when entering a customer’s\r\nhome. Array\r\nof Solutions phone rings when curious\r\ncustomers call with a concern. These concerns range from; “We are selling our\r\nhome, but did not pass our CL100.†(This is a standard test done by home\r\ninspectors which requires moisture levels to be below twenty percent in the\r\ncrawlspace structural members.). Also common are health concerns; “My child has\r\nbeen suffering from abnormal respiratory issues, unlike his / her peers.†The\r\nleast common is; “We notice an odor whenever we heat/cool our home.†When\r\ninspections are conducted, we always ask to enter the home. Because we do the\r\nsame thing over and over, year after year, we can smell what home and business\r\nowners have become desensitized. That would be the odor of black mold. When\r\nmold reproduces, then it off-gasses. This is what you would smell in barns,\r\nvacant buildings, historical sites, and homes with crawl spaces. However, you\r\nmay be desensitized to the odor in your home or business and should call a\r\nlocal expert to perform an environmental analysis.
How\r\ndo you kill Black Mold?
Black Mold is technically called\r\n‘Stachybotrys’. Not all molds that are black in color are the notorious\r\n‘Stachybotrys’.
I cannot operate as an expert without\r\nfirst testing any mold concerns. Samples are first taken to a Nationally Accredited Lab so that the\r\nprotocol can be adjusted accordingly. Stachybotrys is the most toxic mold\r\nknown to mankind and typically, whatever has been affected needs to be removed\r\ncompletely using extreme caution. If the mold is black in color but proved\r\nnot to be ‘Stachybotrys’, then you need to clean the mold.
Call me, if you or a loved one has any\r\nof these concerns, Doug Whitehead today @ 864-710-6413 and I will answer the\r\nphone, come to your home and perform whatever helps you and your family.\r\nArrayofsolutions.com is a small local company that produces big results.
