Timberdale
Ct. Nashville, TN - 5/10/05
Homeowner
was having health issues and wanted testing completed to see if it was
mold. Test results came back containing
high level of mold spores including stachybotrys mold. A thorough inspection was done to find the
source and it was the main trunk line of the supply from the HVAC was comprised of
duct board. The HVAC contractor that had
installed the duct work had installed a humidifier at some point, which was the
moisture source absorbed inside of the duct board and had created microbial
growth.
AMS
addressed all three aspects of mold: first we removed all the contaminated duct
work, secondly we cleaned the air and all airborne contaminants that occur
naturally with microbial growth. Last we
cleaned all surfaces throughout. HEPA
vacuumed all soft surfaces, and wiped all hard surfaces with an all natural
cleaner. We continued to run air
sanitizers and air scrubbers throughout the entire process to drop and clean
all contaminants from the air and surfaces.
Confirmation
from the Lab that remediation was successful, no elevated levels and no toxic
molds remain.
This
situation did result in a law suit where the owners sued the HVAC contractor. Their original HVAC proposal stated they would
use hard metal ductwork. Instead they
just put in duct board as the main supply line, and then later added the
humidifier. This resulted in the HVAC
contractor settling with the clients out of court once their legal counsel realized
the pictures of the old duct board would implicate their client. Duct board is egg yellow and the pictures
showed this duct board at this residence was black with microbial growth.
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