Re: Mold Inspectors vs. Industrial Hygienists

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YES. Re: Industrial Hygienist. I thought Industrial Hygienist were

primarily trained in 'clean up', not investigations. I called

someone who advertised he as a 'forensic architect', an background

in architecture who said he investigated building problems. He was

going to be out of town a couple of weeks, recommended someone he

works with alot who was Industrial Hygienist. I thought I'd wait

for the forensic guy to get back but after he was back, message on

his answering service said he was not taking any more business at

the time, so I called the IH he had recommended. He came out and

basically looked at area I was concerned about which is around where

chimney goes through second floor where there had been a very long

term leak, which I had repaired and checked often and found no

evidence of water leaking anymore. He basically strolled around the

room and other areas pointing his IR camera here and there and

moisture meter and said " it's dry, so there isn't a problem any

more " . I said 'why does it smell bad in this room only?'. I keep

it closed to keep the odor out of rest of house. He said it

probably smells because I keep it closed. I said if I leave it open

it smells, that is why I close it. He said it's probably an old bed

or old carpet causing the smell. I said the carpet is same age as

everywhere and the bed is not smelly...put your nose up to it, which

I DID and it didn't smell. He said " it's an old house. You are

bound to have odors " . REALLY...too smelly to sleep in room? I gave

him a check for charge we had agreed to ahead of time feeling he

didn't earn it but I had not done my homework and asked enough

questions so I came through with what the agreed cost was. After he

left I realized I had not receipt of any kind, so I had nothing for

my home maintenance files or to show that I had area inspected. I

called him and left message to call me twice about and he didn't

call me back. Message was left with his wife, as he works out of

his home. So I typed up a letter asking him for a receipt for visit

and payment for my files. He didn't answer letter. I'm so

FURIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that it's causes me intense pain

when I think of it. It cost me 350.00 for him to stroll around

house pointing his IR camera here and there and his moisture meter,

which probably COST 350.00 to buy or less, up to wall. He did not

do any tests. Had no answer as to why it would only smell in

summertime. THEN of all things, I went into room to make sure all

windows were tightly close a couple months later since we were

having a VERY bad storm and area was LEAKING again!!!!!!!!!!!! So

DON'T CALL ONE!!!

--- In , " gsgrl2000 " <gsgrl2000@...>

wrote:

>

> So I called the Environmental Health Services Department and asked

> what they would or could do when a landlord/owner of a building

> only except lab results from an industrial hygienist (but they no

> nothing about building structures or how to find the source of the

> mold problem). They mostly know about the science behind what mold

> is; in layman's terms.

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry to here your nightmare.... and the city want's me to call one

probably because they know the IH will come back and say that there

is nothing wrong; then the city can say that I'm just overeacting and

my illness must be " all in my head " or caused by something other then

mold.

> >

> > So I called the Environmental Health Services Department and

asked

> > what they would or could do when a landlord/owner of a building

>

> > only except lab results from an industrial hygienist (but they no

> > nothing about building structures or how to find the source of

the

> > mold problem). They mostly know about the science behind what

mold

> > is; in layman's terms.

> >

>