This is a picture taken using our video boroscope. It has a small lens that can easily examine wall cavities with minimal damage or intrusion to the building. In this photo, you can see several different kinds of mold growing on the backside of drywall.
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Mushrooms coming up in a condo due to a leak. The owner didn’t seem to be too upset about the problem! It was going on for at least a month before the HOA saw a leak in the underground parking beneath the unit. These walls were supposed to be white….!
This was a brand new, never occupied condo unit. A nail went into a pipe during construction. The pipe started leaking sometime after completion. The unit stayed vacant. The condo’s owner was hoping to flip it for a quick profit. The problem was discovered by a Realtor getting ready to list the property.
Here’s a temporary work room at a construction project. The room got soaked from rain. Note the extensive mold...but the level of airborne mold spores were normal. Why? The mold was still new and hadn’t released spores yet. But it sure did smell musty. Not healthy to breath all those mold volatile organic compounds….!
A vacant dressing room in a former TV studio. The TV studio was later demolished to make way for a school. The dressing room was part of the production offices and was located in a basement below the sound stages. Just about the worst mold we’ve seen!
This bathroom looks like it came out of the movie “Trainspotting,” but it’s in L.A. There was a sewage leak in the ceiling above this ladies’ room. Well, at least there are seat protectors here!
Same location as last photo, nearby the restroom. Here’s a good illustration on how to NOT conduct a mold remediation. Note the pick axe leaning against the wall. The firm doing the remediation was using the pick axes to pull down the walls….thereby potentially spreading BILLIONS of mold spores into the air.
Under the floor of condo unit, between the flooring and the top of the first level parking garage. That’s drywall along the perimeter, covered with Stachybotrys.
If you see this much water under your raised foundation substructure….it’s definitely not a good sign! That’s a 4” piece of black ABS pipe partially submerged. The greenish stuff in the water is algae, not mold. Needless to say, the humidity level in the residence over this was pretty high. The occupants were feeling ill until the problem was corrected.
We’ve helped people with their insurance claims, and we’ve helped insurance companies fight off fraud. There were several problems in this house. The homeowners told us that all the mold grew just prior to our arrival, but they also said this patch had been made in the wall months ago. Were they being honest?
This photo is an image from our infra-red camera, which can detect moisture levels in walls under some circumstances. It is a useful but limited tool. Note the dark blue region to the left of the toilet. This area was damp, and was later found to have mold growth inside the wall cavity.
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