Mold, Asbestos and Indoor Air Quality Inspections in Northern Virginia
Condos, townhomes and newer construction across Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun. We have inspected Northern Virginia buildings from the framing stage to move-in, and homes after a leak, a humid summer or a renovation.
Tight homes trap what gets inside them.
A lot of Northern Virginia housing is condos, townhomes and construction from the last few decades. Newer buildings are built tighter, which saves energy but also holds in humidity, off-gassing from new materials, and any water that gets behind a window or into a wall during a long, humid summer.
- Condensation and HVAC. Air handlers, ducts and supply registers are a frequent source of growth when humidity stays high. We inspect inside them with a borescope.
- Water from next door. In a condo or townhome, the leak often starts in a neighbor's unit. We document the extent so the owner, the association and the insurer work from one record.
- New-home odors. A chemical smell in a new build or after new flooring and cabinets calls for VOC and formaldehyde sampling, not a mold test.
- Window and envelope leaks. Water that gets past a window or flashing shows up as staining or growth on the wall below. Envelope evaluations find the entry point.
Two Northern Virginia buildings, finished on schedule.
Our commercial work in Northern Virginia has been inside buildings under construction, where a leak found late can delay an opening.
Alexandria, Arlington, Great Falls and Ashburn.
Our Northern Virginia homeowners so far have been in Alexandria, Arlington, Great Falls and Ashburn. The process is the same one we use in DC and Maryland: history first, then moisture, then sampling only where it answers a question.
- Radon. Parts of Northern Virginia are in EPA Zone 1, the highest radon potential. A 48-hour test in the lowest livable level gives you a number to act on.
- After the remediation. If a contractor already removed mold, an independent post-remediation verification checks the work before the walls close.
- Older homes too. Not everything here is new. Houses built before 1981 get the same asbestos sampling before renovation as anywhere else.
Northern Virginia answers.
Do you travel to Loudoun County and western Fairfax?
Yes. Our residential area reaches about an hour's drive from our Silver Spring office, and we have inspected homes as far out as Ashburn. Mileage is billed on longer drives, and we tell you on the call whether it applies. Commercial work has no fixed limit.
Water came through my condo ceiling from the unit above. Who should hire you?
Anyone with a stake in the answer: the unit owner, the association or the property manager. We do not sell remediation or repairs, so the report is written to be read by all of them and by the insurer.
Our new townhome smells like chemicals. Is that mold?
Usually not. A new-construction or new-furniture smell points to VOCs and formaldehyde, which need canister and DNPH sampling. A musty smell points to moisture and mold. We help you pick the right test on the call.
Is the AC making my house humid?
An oversized or poorly drained system can leave a house damp through a Virginia summer. We measure humidity and dew point room by room and look inside the air handler and ducts, so the report separates an HVAC problem from a leak.
Can you work with our builder during construction?
Yes. Moisture inspections during construction are part of our commercial work, including One University in Fairfax and Home2 Suites in Falls Church.
Northern Virginia home or project?
Weekdays 8 to 5. Tell us the city, the building and what you are noticing, and we will quote it on the call. Also serving Washington DC and Maryland.