Mold,Carpet and Indoor Air Quaility

To clean or not to clean... Carpeting is a major investment in any home, and regular cleanings are necessary to keep it looking new. Just as the clothing we wear need regular washing to keep them fresh and hygienic, carpets require periodic cleaning as well. Accumulated soil and grit are major causes of reduced carpet life, and enable destructive and health harmful mites, bacteria and even have VOC issues. Cleaning costs are minimal when compared to the cost of replacing carpets and furnishing, so regular cleaning makes economic sense too. Some newer carpets create high VOC levels and can last for months causing poor indoor air quality issues. If your home has proper ventilation these usually do not cause as many health issues as poorly cleaned older carpets. What the issue is with carpets that are not cleaned properly is poor water extraction. Carpets become filled with organic materials and mold spores deep within the fibers. Add water and boom, a mold issue is created. Usually detected by the odor, which only takes 48 hrs to start the mold growth.
Having your carpets cleaned with the cheap guy may cost you big time. Carpets should be deep steam cleaned only. This process gets deeply embedded soils out of your carpet and removes most of the water during extraction. All carpets should have a high CFM fan place per room until carpeting ad substrate is below 9% moisture. Carpet should feel dry to the touch and you should be able to walk around wearing socks that absorb no moisture. A dry carpet is a mold free carpet.
Always use a good HEPA filter vacuum prior to any cleaning. Also regular dusting and vacuuming should become part of a daily routine!

Sammamish Home Inspections

Sammamish,WA Home Inspectors
As a leading real estate inspection professionals in King County, we want to explain our views on the necessity of hiring a qualified home inspector in Sammamish when you buy a home. A home inspection, by a qualified home inspector, greatly reduces the chances that the home you are buying will have serious problems. In the wet climate here in the Pacific Northwest, a perfect breeding ground for rot and wood destroying insects, the inspection for wood destroying organisms is absolutely essential. In fact, in this state, any inspector hired as part of a real estate transaction must be licensed and is mandated to perform an inspection for wood destroying organisms. The law allows a buyer to choose to waive having a home inspection, but if an inspector is hired, the inspector must be state licensed to inspect for wood destroying organisms and such an inspection must take place. So before you buy that lake view property in Sammamish Call us for a home inspection. Conducting Home, septic, Well, Water, Lead, Asbestos, Termite, Mold, Radon, Radiation in Granite, Energy Audit, Thermal Image, Condo Reserve, Commercial.....

Pacific Northwest Inspections Group, LLC
Office: 425.608.9553