The dark areas of stain on the carpeting at left were found in a rental home owned by the author df after tenants had moved out.
Carpet dust mold testing.
Peel up the carpet by wedging a screwdriver under the corner nearest the stained area pull it back and inspect the back side as well as the carpet pad for signs of mold.
Shampoo your cleaning will never completely remove mold from a contaminated carpet or the padding below.
They may be able to help you get rid of any mold they find.
While this can be helpful in many cases it is not the ideal method for obtaining samples.
Search online for a local mold inspection company and have them come test your carpet.
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Hire a professional mold inspection service.
Sometimes mold is buried deep in the fibers of a carpet and you ll need a professional s help detecting it.
Carpet dust samples offer three significant pieces of information that are not available from a mold spore trap lab that does not offer culture analysis.
Carpet dust culturing offers a longer history can identify viable spores to the species level and can identify yeast and other organisms that impact the immune system.
Carpet dust acts as a reservoir for mold spores.
The ermi however relies on the dust from carpets.
Viable carpet dust analysis in particular offers insight that is not often revealed by other mold testing labs.
Most mold testing kits are dependent on air samples.