{"id":919,"date":"2017-09-04T03:01:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T07:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=919"},"modified":"2017-08-30T16:03:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T20:03:50","slug":"tips-preparing-nyc-mold-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/04\/tips-preparing-nyc-mold-inspection\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on Preparing for Your NYC Mold Inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_544\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-544\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Depositphotos_82035320_s-2015-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Tips on Preparing for Your NYC Mold Inspection\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Depositphotos_82035320_s-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Depositphotos_82035320_s-2015.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tips on Preparing for Your NYC Mold Inspection<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you suspect mold, there\u2019s no harm in requesting a free NYC mold inspection to be certain. In the meantime, protect yourself by staying away from the mold and closing off those rooms, if possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I Clean Before My NYC Mold Inspection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We can find mold even after you have wiped up the most visible spots. However, you should stop cleaning and wait for the professionals to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>We ask that you stop cleaning for several reasons:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 DIY cleaning can actually kick up mold spores into the air, spreading the problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 It may not be safe for <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/mold-concerns.php\">your respiratory health<\/a> to clean mold yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Our mold inspector can find hidden mold, but it\u2019s helpful for us to see the full state of the problem when we arrive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Do with the Mold Problem Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best way to prepare a site for mold inspection? Leave it alone and seal it off. Mold thrives and spreads when it has moisture and airflow. Close air vents and seal doors and windows with plastic wrap to prevent further mold growth.<\/p>\n<p>Also, try not to remove items from the infected areas. Objects likely have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/21\/learn-mold-important-treat-mold-spores\/\">mold spores<\/a> on them, so you don\u2019t want to transfer them elsewhere in the building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Free NYC Mold Inspection\u2014With Faster, Better Mold Treatment!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stern Mold uses a more efficient method than <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/mold-treatment-remediation.php\">traditional mold remediation<\/a>. We don\u2019t tear out walls, so you can avoid remodeling. We use a powerful polymer that contains silver, a natural antimicrobial. Then we seal surfaces with a barrier that prevents mold from growing back.<\/p>\n<p>Get started now by requesting a <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/free-mold-treatment-quote.php\">free NYC mold inspection<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you suspect mold, there\u2019s no harm in requesting a free NYC mold inspection to be certain. In the meantime, protect yourself by staying away from the mold and closing off those rooms, if possible. Can I Clean Before My NYC Mold Inspection? We can find mold even after you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,5,4,3,1,154,153],"tags":[57,130,49,150],"class_list":["post-919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-identification","category-mold-remediation","category-mold-treatment","category-moldexterm","category-news","category-nj-mold-removal","category-nyc-mold-removal","tag-mold-inspection","tag-mold-treatment-nyc","tag-mold-treatment-tips","tag-nj-mold-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":924,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions\/924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}