As a physician, the well being of people is something that I focus on a daily basis. When I was purchasing a new home and discovered there where some issues with water intrusion and possible mold I sought an expert to investigate. I wasn’t going to buy a house with a mold problem and I certainly wasn’t going to move my family into a house that had unhealthy mold growing in it.
I did quite a bit of research and asked around among the pulmonary staff and heard a company mentioned a couple of times “Advanced Mold Diagnostics”. I called and spoke with a Craig Camel and after discussing what kind of a mold inspection he proposed I made an appointment.
As a medical doctor conversing with someone that has an understanding of the medical implications of mold exposure was comforting. Well, after three hours or so I learned more about construction; how homes where built and how water intrusion impacts a home and how mold problems arise inside a home then I would have thought possible.
Craig’s experience and knowledge was impressive. When he brought one of his mold detection dogs through and the dog started barking at a wall that abutted the crawl space he investigated further and sure enough there was some nasty looking black mold behind it. I’m not sure an inspection without a mold detection dog would have necessarily found that.
He took a great deal of time investigating every nook and cranny of the house explaining along the way what he was finding and what it meant. I really got a feeling that he was looking at this house as if he was moving his loved ones into it. He pointed out numerous problem areas and then sent a written report that was both detailed and comprehensive.
After the mold remediation was done we had Craig come back out and check to make sure everything was done correctly, again he spent considerable time making sure that nothing was missed in the mold inspection.
I would not hesitate to recommend Advanced Mold Diagnostics if someone where having health concerns that they thought where related to exposure to mold.
Steven Linn, MD, MPH
Moorestown, New Jersey