Black Mold Specialist in Greenville SC – Array of Solutions
Array of Solutions is a purely local and family-owned black mold specialist in Greenville, SC. Since 2005 it has been serving for mold and water damage services in Greenville and surrounding areas. We are a specialist black mold remediation company in Greenville. We charge a low price and affordable price in comparison to national companies and provide the quality service as well.
What is Black Mold/Stachybotrys?
Stachybotrys is a genus of molds, asexually reproducing which classifies it as a ‘hyphomycete’ belonging to the kingdom of ‘fungi’. Nearly all Stachybotrys infestations locate and proliferate in and on hosting materials rich in cellulose. This would include but not be limited to; Sheetrock paper, ceiling building tiles, carpets, and many, many more. Moisture is the key ingredient to BLACK MOLD survival. The appearance is nearly always different, and I have had cases where it is not black. Therefore not all molds that are black in color are “Stachybotrys” and not all “Stachybotrys” is BLACK MOLD. The origin of “Stachybotrys” is from the Greek word ‘Stakhus’. (grain or ear, sticks, or stalks or “Stachy”. “Botrus” refers to cluster or bunch, trusses.
The most notorious type or species (S. Chartarum and S. Chlorohalonata) are known as “Black Mold” or “Toxic Black Mold” in the United States of America and relate or common when poor air quality indoors which occurs when growing fungus takes root on water-damaged building materials.
What can exposure to BLACK MOLD or Stachybotrys do to you?
Exposure to this has wide and varied effects on each individual. Factors like how long, how much and the individual’s age is all significant when asking this question. Symptoms typically impact membranes with mucous, the mouth, nose, and throat, flu and cold like symptoms; a cough, sneezing, nausea, bloody discharge and fatigue. I have seen people affected by lymph node irritation and skin problems. The significance of BLACK MOLD has only recently gained notoriety. According to ‘Wikipedia’, “In the 1990s after analysis of two infantile deaths and multiple cases in children from the poor areas of Cleveland, Ohio due to pulmonary hemorrhage were initially linked to exposure to heavy amounts of Stachybotrys chartarum. Subsequent and extensive reanalysis of the cases by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have failed to find any link between the deaths and the mold exposure.”
What does Black Mold look like?
This relates to the aforementioned question about ‘Stachybotrys’. In my carrier as a mold expert,, I have addressed over 1000 mold issues, There have been cases where mold that is black in color is not ‘Stachybotrys’, as well as jobs where there was no visible mold but air samples indicate large quantities of ‘Stachybotrys’. The reader’s digest version of the answer to this question is to have a Certified Mold Expert such as Doug Whitehead of Arrayofsolutions.com addresses your issue. Without testing and inspection, there is no way to tell if black mold is ‘Stachybotrys’ or not.
Black Mold and Moisture Testing
Douglas Whitehead here again from Arrayofsolutions.com to talk about the lesser known perils of moisture, rain, poor drainage and mold in your home or business.
The purpose of this explanation is to revisit what moisture can do to the biggest investment most Americans ever make. Your Home!
A quick story of one of my customer’s experiences with purchasing a home and mold testing; Joe, (who is now a good friend since working for him) was a newlywed, working for a local prominent corporation. He was in the market for a new home. Like most young newlywed’s, he was wanting to live in a favorable community within close range to his job. Joe wanted to live in one of the nicer neighborhoods in Simpsonville, SC. Unfortunately, the neighborhood he wished to inhabit was quite pricey and out of his budget. Joe is savvy and had found a gorgeous home within his price range. The home had a new roof with 30-year architectural shingles. There are three floors and a three car garage. Four minutes from Interstate Eighty-Five or I-85 as called here in the Upstate. Surrounded by large oak trees, quiet, loaded w/ great people, Joe wanted this home. Why was this home in his price range?
“MOLD”! The home was part of a nasty divorce where both involved vacated the home and left it that way for two or three years. They did not run the HVAC system, shut all utilities off and let it return to nature. The home went into foreclosure and was being sold ‘As Is’ for one-third of its sale price just three years earlier. Joe called several local mold experts and trusted Arrayofsolutions.com with remediating and warranting his home. Joe’s wife is now is pregnant with her second child and has been happy and mold free since our exchange. To make a long story short; Ignoring moisture and odors in your home reduce the biggest investment you ever make to be worth only pennies on the dollar. Call Douglas Whitehead @ “Arrayofsolutions.com” today for $150 mold test and full inspection to protect your investment.
Black Mold and Real Estate
The title of this post was sarcasm. You will not be able to sell/buy a home in the Upstate of SC while your crawlspace is contaminated. 9 out of 10 times, the cause is; a. Moisture b. Open Vents C. Lack of vapor barrier and moisture control
Arrayofsolutions.com places most of their efforts under people’s houses. While most families are enjoying typical summertime activities, I, along with my right-hand man James, are in your home. Snakes? Spiders? Rodents and more? YOU BET!! However, we have made an art out of changing deplorable, poetry dish like environments into pristine, dry, energy saving storage spaces. The best part about my Company is that we do this (usually w/ short notice) in two days or less for as much as 1/2 of what the Big Companies charge. We also offer a 5-year transferable warranty.
Black Mold in Crawl Space
Should a crawlspace be as clean as your home? The scientific reasoning behind this statement is referred to as “the stacking effect”. 52% of the air in your crawlspace is succinctly correlated with the air quality in your family’s home. In short, neglected crawlspace contributes to poor air quality in your living space. There is a direct connection between the health of your family and the condition of your crawlspace.
The hardest part of my job is telling responsible homeowners that their family is sick because of their crawlspace. The second hardest part is telling folks that 98%$ of insurance companies do not cover crawlspace moisture.
Upstate Mold Desensitization | Black Mold
As a mold expert in Upstate South Carolina for the last 18 years, the same circumstances arise time and time again. Black Mold desensitization is all too common when entering a customer’s home. Array of Solutions phone rings when curious customers call with a concern. These concerns range from; “We are selling our home, but did not pass our CL100.” (This is a standard test done by home inspectors which requires moisture levels to be below twenty percent in the crawlspace structural members.). Also common are health concerns; “My child has been suffering from abnormal respiratory issues, unlike his / her peers.” Least common is; “We notice an odor whenever we heat/cool our home.” When inspections are conducted, we always ask to enter the home. Because we do the same thing over and over, year after year, we can smell what home and business owners have become desensitized. That would be the odor of black mold. When mold reproduces, then it off-gasses. This is what you would smell in barns, vacant buildings, historical sites, and homes with crawl spaces. However, you may be desensitized to the odor in your home or business and should call a local expert to perform an environmental analysis.
How do you kill Black Mold?
Black Mold is technically called ‘Stachybotrys’. Not all molds that are black in color are the notorious ‘Stachybotrys’.
I cannot operate as an expert without first testing any mold concerns. Samples are first taken to a Nationally Accredited Lab so that the protocol can be adjusted accordingly. Stachybotrys is the most toxic mold known to man-kind and typically, whatever has been affected needs to removed completely using extreme caution. If mold is black in color but proved not to be ‘Stachybotrys’, then you need to clean mold.
Call me, if you or a loved one has any of these concerns, Doug Whitehead today @ 864-710-6413 and I will answer the phone, come to your home and perform whatever helps you and your family. Arrayofsolutions.com is a small local company that produces big results.
