{"id":169,"date":"2014-01-21T17:26:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T17:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=169"},"modified":"2014-08-22T01:08:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T01:08:07","slug":"how-do-i-know-if-i-have-mold-in-my-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/2014\/01\/how-do-i-know-if-i-have-mold-in-my-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Know if I have Mold in My Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mold-testing-Barrie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-171\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mold-testing-Barrie-300x223.png\" alt=\"mold testing Barrie\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mold-testing-Barrie-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mold-testing-Barrie.png 517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Is your home due for mold inspection or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/about\">mold testing? Barrie<\/a>\u2019s homes do contain this hazard, so it\u2019s important to be aware of it and address it.<\/p>\n<p>A professional <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/services\">air quality test<\/a> is always the best solution, but there are other telltale signs that you should get tested.<\/p>\n<p><b>A History of Water Damage or Flooding<br \/>\n<\/b>This is a big one. If your home has been damaged by water or moisture of any kind, you\u2019re at very high risk of mold.<\/p>\n<p>Visible water stains are a dead giveaway.<\/p>\n<p><b>A Smell in the Air<\/b><br \/>\nIf you don\u2019t know what mold smells like, you can probably guess. It\u2019s a musty, damp smell. This odor is always a warning that you should get an air quality test ASAP.<\/p>\n<p><b>Something That Looks Like Dirt<br \/>\n<\/b>Unfortunately, a lot of people have visible mold staring them right in the face, but they mistake it for dirt or soot on the walls. Don\u2019t be fooled. That stain could be a sign of something far more dangerous.<\/p>\n<p><b>Respiratory Problems<br \/>\n<\/b>We hope that it doesn\u2019t reach this point. But if someone in your home is having unexplained chest colds that won\u2019t go away, or any other type of respiratory issues, it\u2019s time to get an air quality test ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/contact\">mold inspection or mold testing<\/a>, Barrie\u2019s experts can help. Contact us any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your home due for mold inspection or mold testing? Barrie\u2019s homes do contain this hazard, so it\u2019s important to be aware of it and address it. A professional air quality test is always the best solution, but there are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/2014\/01\/how-do-i-know-if-i-have-mold-in-my-home\/\">Read More <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169\/revisions\/320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}