[quote=XBoxBoy]
I’d have to disagree. In our case there was virtually no smell from the mold, as it was well contained under the cabinets. While bad mold can often be detected by smell, I wouldn’t count on that. (And btw, the house that made my wife very sick when we first found out about her allergies did not smell noticeably of mold or show any obvious signs. I doubt seriously that a regular home inspector would have found any problems)
XBoxBoy[/quote]
Perhaps I am spoiled.
The guys I use are mold inspectors and sit on the board of the moisture/mold inspectors association.
A large percentage of “detections” are bs.
EG: my next door neighbor had the flooring in his place pulled up because a mold inspector (who, conveniently, was available to do the work) discovered that the hardwood floors were “buckled”. They weren’t. They were put in slightly less than smoothly but there was no discernible difference between the post purchase condition and the condition the day after they were installed.
And these “detections” and “remediations” have a major psychological effect on home owners. LOTS of people start sneezing if they see mold. And many are cured after spending several hundred.
I don’t think all or most are fake. But I do believe many (a sizable minority) are fake.
