{"id":29756,"date":"2019-11-20T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?p=29756"},"modified":"2019-11-22T11:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:08:24","slug":"mold-removal-performing-black-mold-inspection-pittburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/mold-removal-performing-black-mold-inspection-pittburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection (Shared 1 &#8211; ServiceMaster of Greater Pittburgh)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"E108\"><span id=\"E109\">Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection<\/span><\/h1>\n<p id=\"E110\"><span id=\"E111\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.servicemasterofgreaterpgh.com\/disaster-restoration\/mold-remediation\/\">Mold Removal |<\/a> If you have recently had water or flood damage in your home, checking for black mold needs to be a priority. If you have found mold <\/span><span id=\"E112\">in one place in your home, there\u2019s <\/span><span id=\"E114\">a very good<\/span><span id=\"E116\"> chance there is mold in other places in your home as well. You can perform a black mold inspection on your home on your own; however<\/span><span id=\"E117\">,<\/span><span id=\"E118\"> you might need professional mold removal to remediate the mold from your home. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"E119\"><span id=\"E120\">Where You Should Look for Black Mold <\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"E121\"><span id=\"E122\">Your mold inspection should be <\/span><span id=\"E123\">thorough, and you\u2019ll want to start by checking the usual spots where mold is known to grow:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"E124\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E125\">Corners <\/span><span id=\"E126\">between ceiling and walls, and floor and walls<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E127\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E128\">Behind the toilet<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E129\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E130\">In the shower<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E131\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E132\">Under the sink<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E133\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E134\">In the basement<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E135\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E136\">In the attic<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E137\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E138\">Inside crawl spaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E139\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E140\">Seamlines of wallpaper<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E141\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E142\">Under the carpet on the floorboards<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"E143\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list qowt-stl-ListParagraph\"><span id=\"E144\">Heating and air conditioning ducts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"E146\"><span id=\"E147\">Some signs of mold other than seeing the mold for itself include discoloration of the walls, ceilings, or wallpaper; musty or mildew smell<\/span><span id=\"E148\"> in the room or in the carpet<\/span><span id=\"E149\">s. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"E151\"><span id=\"E152\">Cautions for Mold Removal <\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"E154\"><span id=\"E155\">Removing black mold can be dangerous because if you disturb the patches of mold, it can release spores into the air that can make your family and animals <\/span><span id=\"E157\">very sick<\/span><span id=\"E159\">, resulting in an evacuation of your home. It is always a good idea to have a professional mold removal company come to your home to perform mold remediation<\/span><span id=\"E160\">. These companies are trained and educated <\/span><span id=\"E161\">o<\/span><span id=\"E162\">n how to remove black mold safely. Professional mold removal companies can do a quick air sample or surface sampling to determine if there is black mold in your home<\/span><span id=\"E163\">,<\/span><span id=\"E164\"> which is why it is sometimes better to go ahead and make the call rather than trying to conduct a black mold inspection on your own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E166\"><span id=\"E167\">If you are ready <\/span><span id=\"E170\">to <\/span><span id=\"E171\">tackle your black mold removal project, call ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh <\/span><span id=\"E174\">at <strong><a href=\"tel:4124193253\">412-419-3253<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection Mold Removal | If you have recently had water or flood damage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9582],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-servicemaster-of-greater-pittsburgh"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection | If you are ready to tackle your black mold removal project, call ServiceMaster 412-419-3253.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/mold-removal-performing-black-mold-inspection-pittburgh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection (Shared 1 - ServiceMaster of Greater Pittburgh)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection | If you are ready to tackle your black mold removal project, call ServiceMaster 412-419-3253.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/mold-removal-performing-black-mold-inspection-pittburgh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MMG Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-11-20T18:07:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-11-22T16:08:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MediaBeast\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MediaBeast\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/mold-removal-performing-black-mold-inspection-pittburgh\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/mold-removal-performing-black-mold-inspection-pittburgh\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"MediaBeast\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f1e4fbc14f15dffe99af02d0efb60287\"},\"headline\":\"Mold Removal | Performing a Black Mold Inspection (Shared 1 &#8211; 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