Beware of Fraudulent Mold Removal Companies

Mold inspection and remediation is a relatively new industry, which is why a lot of people actually find themselves being duped by fraudulent mold removal companies, which actually take advantage of the lack of knowledge of such people. People residing in reasonably humid and damp areas such as Toronto are especially the ones who are most affected by mold infestations, as the city offers just the perfect environment and weather for them to prosper in and around residential and commercial properties. This in turn especially the allergic people at risk of developing nasal congestion, coughing, irritation of eyes, throat, etc. Therefore, it is important for property owners to take mold infestations seriously, but they must also be careful while hiring agencies for getting rid of them, or else they would end up wasting both their time and money.

There are a few tactics which fraudulent mold removal companies use to scam homeowners. One is to send a sample to lab for testing purpose. However, they actually switch the actual sample taken with a mold infected sample. When the homeowner gets the test reports, he gets panicked and contacts the company for immediate mold remediation. However, that does not mean that all the mold remediation companies send false samples or that all of them are scammers. But he point here is that you have to be careful while hiring any such company or you might become a victim of such scam as well. Ask around, spend a bit of time researching about the past track record of the company and contact its previous clients or customers before making any signing on the dotted line.