Mold Inspection / Sampling

Mold can hide behind walls, under flooring, and in damp areas where it quietly spreads and causes costly damage. According to the EPA, limiting your exposure to mold spores is essential especially when you suspect a hidden mold issue. Hiring a trained professional helps protect your health and ensures the problem is identified accurately and safely.

Dominion provides independent, unbiased mold testing. We do not perform remediation, so you can trust that our findings are objective and based solely on the evidence.

What a Mold Inspection Includes

A mold inspection is designed to uncover visible growth, detect hidden moisture problems, and determine whether unhealthy levels of mold spores are present in the home. We are professionally trained in industry-standard mold testing procedures

A typical inspection includes:

1. Visual Assessment

We inspect the home for signs of moisture intrusion, leaks, or conditions that support mold growth often in dark, damp, hard-to-reach areas where mold commonly hides.

2. Air Sampling

We collect air samples inside the home, as well as two control samples outside the home. The outdoor samples, taken on the windward and leeward sides of the home, establishes the normal mold spore levels in your environment. Indoor samples are compared against this baseline to determine whether elevated or unsafe mold levels exist.

3. Surface Sampling

If needed, a swab or tape-lift sample is taken from suspected areas of growth to determine the type and concentration of mold present.

4. Laboratory Analysis

All samples are submitted to a state-licensed environmental lab. Results are typically available within 2–5 days and include detailed information about:

• Mold species detected

• Spore counts

• Comparison to normal outdoor levels

• Recommendations based on findings

5. Clear, Professional Results

Your final report explains whether mold is present at elevated levels, where it is likely originating, and what steps may be needed to address it. Because we do not perform remediation, our testing remains strictly unbiased

Why Mold Testing Matters

• Mold damages building materials and worsens over time

• It can cause allergic reactions and health symptoms

• Hidden mold often goes unnoticed until the damage is extensive

• Early testing prevents small moisture issues from becoming expensive repairs

• Testing protects real estate transactions by eliminating surprises

• Regular mold testing is a smart way to safeguard your home, your investment, and your family’s health.

Dominion Home Inspections follows the International Association of Certified Indoor Air Consultants Standards of Practice for all its inspections.