I am often called by local homeowners to conduct a healthiness review of their Energy Star, Green Built, Healthy Built, or LEED Certified home. Despite living in an eco-home, many homeowners are still experiencing unhealthy symptoms: Odors, congestion, coughing, fever, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, fogginess of thought. Some occupants have confirmed healthiness challenges like allergies, […]
How to Prevent Mold in Your Home
Do you know how to prevent toxic mold in your home? Wetness and dampness are the primary culprits behind mold activity. In the southeast mountain region, where rainfall is heavy and the humidity is thick, this creates a big problem. When you open up your windows to cool off the house, the outdoor air ventilation […]
How a Deep Spring Cleaning Could Improve Your Health
It’s springtime! We throw open all the windows and doors, the sun is warm, the air is fresh and it feels wonderful, especially after being confined indoors during some of the coldest winter days on record. We can now appreciate the freshness of the new year and we want to freshen up the inside of […]
Spring Allergies May Suggest It’s Time to Take Care of Mold
The warm, damp weather of spring lies only days ahead. For many western North Carolinians, the lingering flu-like symptoms of seasonal allergies won’t be far behind. But did you know spring allergies may have little to do with flowering trees and plants? Instead, the allergen responsible may be mold. As we live in a deciduous […]
Negotiating the Cost of Black Mold
Mold Inspection Outside Your Home
Top 3 Mold Stopper Projects for Summer
Mold control is primarily about keeping control of wetness and humidity. ☺ Your friends in these efforts will be adding heat and removing dampness. ☹ Your enemies will be letting the area or objects get cool or cold, and letting the area or objects get wet or damp. ☺ Hot summer air helps. ☹ Humid summer […]
Mold in your Home Crawl Space
Join Rick as he shares root moisture issues in the crawl space and how to prevent mold and mildew problems with practical solutions. Rick Bayless is a certified air quality consultant in the Western North Carolina mountains serving Asheville, Hendersonville, Greenville and all surrounding areas.
Hendersonville NC Mold Inspection | Part Two
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Hendersonville NC Mold Inspection | Part One
Join Rick Bayless, Hendersonville NC mold inspector as he shares valuable knowledge on mold in your home and how to determine root issues and provide tactical solutions.