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  • Uncovering the Hidden Threat: Discovering Mold in Your Home

    Uncovering the Hidden Threat: Discovering Mold in Your Home

    Discovering a mold issue in your home can be an eerie feeling; not only are you discovering a mold problem that you had no idea was there, but the place where you feel the safest is suddenly a potential health hazard for you and your family. To make matters worse, mold often develops in areas…

  • The Importance of Basement Waterproofing

    The Importance of Basement Waterproofing

    Protecting Your Home from Water Damage and Mold Water damage is a homeowner’s nightmare, and one of the most vulnerable areas in a house is the basement. Not only is groundwater intrusion in basements common, but it also isn’t covered by most insurance policies, making prevention important to avoid costly problems that are caused by…

  • Open House Tips for Home Sellers

    Open House Tips for Home Sellers

    When selling your home, an open house or buyer walkthrough is an outstanding opportunity for potential buyers to see your home.  Not only are they able to see your entire house, both inside and out, but they can begin to picture themselves living there. Often, however, home sellers are unsure what they should do to…

  • What Mold Testing is best?

    What Mold Testing is best?

    When you’re concerned that there might be a mold problem in your home, there are a lot of questions and concerns that likely go through your head.  Do I really have a mold problem?  If I do, how bad is it?  How do I find out? The fact of the matter is that mold issues…

  • How to test for Mold

    How to test for Mold

    As experts in the Mold Remediation industry, we’re often asked for guidance and instruction on mold testing.  While we don’t perform testing directly, as this is viewed as a conflict of interest, we’re happy to assist with the planning and analysis, and are also happy to refer you to qualified local testers.  We certainly understand…

  • Is It Appropriate For A Mold Remediation Company To Do Their Own Testing?

    Is It Appropriate For A Mold Remediation Company To Do Their Own Testing?

    It may be convenient to have the same company do mold testing and mold remediation but, is it ethical? At Disaster Blaster, we do not do mold testing due to what we believe to be a conflict of interest. We welcome an independent party to test our work! We often caution consumers against using the…

  • The Structural Ramifications of Mold Growth!

    The Structural Ramifications of Mold Growth!

    You’ve heard of Mold, but have you wondered about the structural ramifications of mold growth and what the mold colony is actually doing? Mold is an incredibly invasive organism, laying claim via spore to any viable structural material it comes in contact with. Unfortunately for homeowners, Mold views almost every structural material in your home…

  • BLACK MOLD: TRUTH VS. FICTION

    BLACK MOLD: TRUTH VS. FICTION

    You’ve heard of ‘Toxic Black Mold’ on the news, but how do you separate Truth from Fiction? Who hasn’t heard of “Toxic Black Mold“? After all, it’s been featured on both local news segments, as well as national programs such as 20/20 and 48 Hours. But what is Toxic Black Mold, and what does it…