Multi-Testing Processes

Identifying mold and areas of high moisture is not always easy. Thermo infrared scanning is done to determine if walls, floors, and ceilings show signs of active moisture problems. Infrared thermography helps to locate moisture problems in their early stages, often before they can be seen or found in any other way. It is particularly effective at locating leaks in your plumbing or HVAC system, and in doing so, can spot the prime location for mold. This allows our technicians to quickly identify problem areas and develop a solution to keep things dry.

Borescopes are used for inspection work where the area to be inspected is inaccessible by other means, including the human eye, or where accessibility may require destructive, time-consuming, and/or expensive dismounting procedures. Borescopes are commonly used in the visual inspection inside walls where the moisture meter indicated a high level of moisture.

A borescope is an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece on one end, an objective lens on the other linked together by a relay optical system in between. The optical system is usually surrounded by optical fibers used for illumination of the remote object. An internal image of the illuminated object is formed by the objective lens and magnified by the eyepiece which presents it to the viewer’s eye.

If you are concerned that you smell mold but have no idea where it comes from, let MoldPro can help with borescope testing, which can find mold anywhere a human cannot reach.

Mold is an insidious enemy, threatening the health of you and your family by lurking where it cannot be seen, and potentially making you very sick. If you have any kind of water damage in your space, there is a very good chance that mold is present. Water damage can include leaks from broken pipes or roof damage, improper seal in sealing around toilets, showers, and faucets, or sealing that has aged and cracked. MoldPro uses moisture testing devices to help determine the presence of mold in your space.

Since Calgary has a seasonally humid climate, once a mold problem has been started, the conditions are right for it to continue growing unseen and unchecked in your home. Inadequate ventilation can also trap moisture and humidity from cooking, showering, and laundry inside of your home, further exacerbating a mold problem. Mold growth occurs most frequently in dark, moist environments. Excess moisture in materials will often lead to higher humidity levels in that area as moisture evaporates into the air. By moisture checking the spaces in your home or office, you can check the RH conditions of each room and identify rooms with a higher humidity level than what is average for the structure. Moisture testing, using moisture meters, can accurately detect moisture pockets that might cause mold growth. By using a moisture meter, you can check the surface of the area to identify areas with too much moisture. Moisture spots are a good indicator of possible mold growth, and as such, give us direction when looking for problem areas where mold might be. If mold is detected, we can begin the removal process to ensure your space is healthy. MoldPro uses only the most updated Extech M0297 moisture meter.