Not you getting tested...getting the building tested!

As a Home Performance Expert I run into many situations of uncomfortable, unhealthy, and too often unsafe indoor home environments. When it comes to getti...

Hi ll,I am closing on a cash only deal in a couple of weeks in a very hot market in Philadelphia. The property closed showings after 72 hours, and called for best and final within the next 24 hours. Knowing this I bro...

We were told we have mold in our basement and got 1 quote for mold remediation and it came back at $5,500. This included labor and material. I will add the quote to the post below. Has anyone gone through removing mol...

Hi all, Just got a house with in the Dallas/Fort Worth area this last week. After removing the laminate floors, and the laminate padding that looks like carpet padding called 'quiet walk', the concrete has black spots...

I just visited a potential rehab property that I am interested in pursuing as a live-in flip. The house appears to be in decent shape except for one condition, there is a ton of mold or mildew on the ceilings by the a...

Hello All,Hoping to get tips on recognizing and troubleshooting potential foundation/water damage. I've found a home on a slab that I am interested in but worried about the back yard. The yard is sloping towrads the h...

My current rehab has an addition with a concrete foundation at ground level. The exterior walls have moisture at the bottom that led to mildew on the bottom part of the sheet rock. I removed the bottom 2' of sheet roc...

I have a home built in 1947 on a dirt crawl space with very little clearance. Original part of house was a cottage with two additions built on each side but clearly has settled and original floors are not level. I was...

Here is a fun project. The property was receiving a tremendous amount of water.  Adjacent north and south properties downspouts were draining into the 34" crawlspace with dirt floor. We addressed water issues, poured ...