Springfield Quality Services

🔍 WHO CAN YOU TRUST?

The HVAC duct cleaning contractor said “It’s clean.”

But the photo says otherwise.
📸 Cladosporium growing on internal duct insulation.

Here’s the truth most homeowners never hear:

❌ Contaminated duct insulation cannot be effectively cleaned
❌ Spraying and wiping doesn’t fix mold embedded in porous liner
❌ “Cleaning” over it just hides the problem

A reputable company would have:

✔️ Stopped work immediately
✔️ Shown the contamination
✔️ Recommended duct replacement
✔️ Pointed out the severely damaged ducting

So why didn’t they?

💰 Because some companies work for the invoice… not the occupants.

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Next time protect yourself:

📷 Request before & after photos
🧠 Hire an Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP) to verify the work

We work for you — not the contractor.
Your air. Your home. Your health. That’s the priority.

Everyone’s over here worried about snowfall totals and frozen pipes…

I’m worrying about toilet seal leaks. 🚽

We find them regularly in sick homes. They can go unnoticed for quite a while and cause significant hidden mold growth in the subfloor.

If the toilet sits on a slab, mold can even develop on the underside of the tile.

What can you do?

✔️ Purchase a surface probe moisture meter
✔️ Monitor around toilets periodically

If the bathroom is on a slab:
➡️ Go to an area away from the toilet and get a “dry” reference reading
➡️ Then compare that reading to the area around the toilet

⚠️ Note: Most moisture meters will read “wet” on many slab floors — you’re looking for differences, not just the number.

Hidden moisture = hidden mold. Catch it early.

Considering a home purchase? You should include an Environmental Health Assessment, too. Hire a Home Inspector to ensure the home is not at risk of collapsing or burning. Hire an Environmental Inspector to ensure the home will not make you sick. In the first photo, this home inspection found a significant defect in an eave and reported no signs of interior water ingress damage. However, since we are trained to observe water and mold damage, we see things differently. In the second photo, we observed water ingress staining on the ceiling associated with the eave defect. Contact us at Springfield Quality Services to discuss our Healthy Home Inspections.

During this Healthy Home Inspection, we observed a split window stool. The wall and baseboard under the window stool appear to demonstrate potential water damage. What are the chances of potential mold within the wall cavity? Would this be a significant concern for you as a buyer?

The level of mold contamination in this Joplin apartment is alarming, and the leaking toilet seal only adds to the problem. I have sympathy for the young couple who entered into the lease without knowledge of these issues. Once I sell this business, I plan to push for legislation that ensures landlords and property managers are held responsible.