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In this episode, we feature an interview with Matt Coghill, President of DetectionTek, a company based in Boulder, Colorado. They are the manufacturers of InstaScope instant microscope.

He’s going to talk about the finer points of getting to know about the air in our buildings, and how it all pans out when it comes to our health and that of our children. He’s also going to tell us about the stark reality of traditional sampling methods being woefully inadequate.

Matt believes that knowing what's in the air that you breathe should be a basic consumer right; a product that provides this info should be one that people can get; it shouldn't be the privilege of the rich or the sick. Stay tuned as we clear the air on a number of related issues.

Key Points Discussed

• My quest for something handy with which I could find the mold (5:39)
• Why do we care about the air? (7:57)
• A disconnect between your gut feeling and traditional air sampling (13:25)
• What do you do to resolve suspicion? You provide information (18:44)
• If it's growing, it's because there's water there somewhere (25:09)
• InstaScope versus traditional sampling (29:45)

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Additional Resources:

• InstaScope
• Matt's LinkedIn

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“How do I know if I have mold in my home today?”

In our continuing answer to that question, we're going to talk about the professionals... You've gone through your home, looked for some of the signs we talked about a little bit earlier and you just can't seem to locate what your gut says is going on.

So what do you do?

Well, you start looking for a professional, and I'm going to go through a list of the possible professionals that you could find or that you might run across. Some may be more qualified than others and you may be surprised how that plays out.

Forewarned is forearmed, so stay tuned.

Key Takeaways:

• Industrial hygienists often don't understand water intrusion & mold issues (2:26)
• There are many excellent inspectors certified through the ACAC (5:22)
• Certifications in the restoration industry (5:42)
• I am a member of the Indoor Air Quality Association (8:10)
• Building biologists have intuitive ways to find problems and propose fixes (9:41)
• Have they dealt with these issues in their home? Are they cutting edge? (14:13)

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Additional Resources:

• ACAC Certification
• Indoor Air Quality Association

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In this episode, I am going to give you a bird’s eye view of the solutions when you find there’s a problem - you find there’s mold in your home. We'll be going through the principles, concepts, and cutting edge techniques that are available today.

We’ll share all this info with you so that you can be as smart as you can to be the hero of your own story. And as always, we want to elevate and not devastate, so stay tuned.

Key Takeaways:

• Recording water & storm damage, flooding and water spills history (10:30)
• Making sure that no rain or snow is stuck in the landscaping (11:32)
• Doing an interior check to find water stains that are signs of water leaks (14:39)
• As for sampling, using sterile materials is important (23:38)
• You can buy those little petri dishes available and follow label directions (27:09)
• Consumers can access resources and tools available for professionals (39:59)

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In this episode, we are going to deal with one of the primary questions that we are continually asked - How do I find mold in my own house? I'm going to walk through some of these things that are pretty important for us to understand.

We have to ask, why is the mold there in the first place? Where is the mold? How did it get there?

We want to guide you with info gained over the last seven-eight years helping our clients solve their mold issues, so stay tuned.

Key Takeaways

• In most homes we look at, mold is invisible, hiding. It is actually very small (4:17)
• Flooding, weather-related, and plumbing issues can cause mold damage (8:07)
• Basements have problems with high moisture and mold contamination (10:40)
• Many crawl spaces having issues with excess moisture account for mold (10:37)
• Building materials, cardboard, paper, cloth, carpet - all come in (16:31)
• A look at measuring and sampling tools used (21:02)

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In this episode, I’ll take you on a journey with me to see how a young family become involved in the restoration and cleaning industry and ran into a huge set of hurdles, dealing with mold issues, Lyme disease and issues with their home.

In all of this, we aim to guide and help people who are going through the things our family had to go through. We want this to be the resource that we wish we had when we were dealing with all our health issues that resulted from mold in the home. We intend to elevate and not devastate, so stay tuned.

Key Points in the Story:

• Partnering with friends into the cleaning industry and then buying a firm (2:44)
• Learning that my wife had a tumor; I recovered from a terrible mishap (8:09)
• 95% of our business assets ruined in a fire; we sailed through all of that (10:37)
• Mold damage issue in a house, Lyme disease and co-infections (16:53)
• Selling off a business segment that was becoming unmanageable (27:30)
• Switching over to safer, healthier and more efficient business practices (29:55)

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In this episode, I’ll take you on a journey with me to see how a young family become involved in the restoration and cleaning industry and ran into a huge set of hurdles, dealing with mold issues, Lyme disease and issues with their home.

In all of this, we aim to guide and help people who are going through the things our family had to go through. We want this to be the resource that we wish we had when we were dealing with all our health issues that resulted from mold in the home. We intend to elevate and not devastate, so stay tuned.

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