gold for mold

14Aug 2015

When Quality Counts…Choose Gold for Mold!

Who is Your Mold Inspector? Did you know that many mold inspectors don’t have any formal education and merely attend a three day course to become a “Certified Mold Inspector”? There are currently NO State of California licenses or registration requirements for mold inspectors. We’ve met former home inspectors, plumbers, pest control operators, entrepreneurs, realtors, and office supply salesmen who are now “Certified Mold Inspectors” and are supposedly experts. Some “cert...

Avoid This Mold Blarney….

We celebrate Irish Heritage with St. Patrick’s Day in America. This holiday is known for three leaf clovers, leprechauns, wearing green to avoid being pinched, consuming green drinks, Irish ale…AND the concept of “Blarney” which you’ll see as you read further relates to what to watch out for in the mold industry. “The modern celebration of St. Patrick’s Day really has almost nothing to do with the real man,” said classics professor Philip Freeman of Luther College in...

Happy Anniversary, Toxic Mold Act!

This January is the 12th anniversary since the effective date of California’s Toxic Mold Protection Act (SB 732), which was signed into law with much fanfare by Gray Davis during his ill-fated tenure as Governor. The Act was supposed to set standards for airborne mold exposure, regulate the mold industry (who can do inspections, lab work, and remediation; insurance requirements for these folks; and look at things such as whether or not an inspector can also be a remediator), set disclosure...