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Indoor
Air Quality Inspections
First in Canada
again!
We were the first to
have a Certified Microbial Investigator (CMI) on staff.
We are again the first
to have a Certified Mould Detection Dog.
We are now the first
Approved Course Provider and training facility for the Indoor
Air Quality Association (IAQA) in Canada!
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Mold Inspector - Mould Inspector
Welcome to our mould and indoor air
quality information
web site. Here you'll find information on mould growth as well
as indoor mould
testing and mould inspections for the Toronto and southern
Ontario area. We now also have mold inspection
affiliates in the Vancouver and Calgary area. If you have a concern over mold or what
you believe to be mould...we can help.
We have Canada's first Certified Mould Detection Dog.
Together with our state-of-the art Indoor Air Quality Testing
instrumentation, our Mould K-9 and our over 13 years of expertise, we're
confident we can assist you in your environmental issues in
your home or office. Speak to one of our certified mould
inspectors about your concerns today. (Please
note that mold is the American spelling and mould is the
British spelling)
Featured on
City TV NEWS
Featured
on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet
Indoor mould
testing has just become easier, faster and more precise with Canada's
first Certified Mould Detection Dog.
We have an
extremely valuable tool for our indoor environmental inspection
services. "Quincy" is our original Yellow
Labrador Retriever that has been professionally trained and
certified to sniff out mould. Quincy has been with us
for over 5 years and has performed hundreds of inspections.
We have now added a second Certified Mold Detection
Dog "Ranger".
You've heard of
bomb detection dogs and drug detection dogs? Now there
are mould detection dogs. There are over 50 Certified
Mould Detection Dogs in the United States, 5 dogs in Canada and we have Canada's
first!
If it has an odor...a
dog can find it! Mould growth can have a variety of odors
that range from a traditional musty scent to odors that a seem
like a chemical spill. Unfortunately, the majority of
mould odors may not be detectable by the human nose. This
is where we can help.
If you've had roof leaks, basement leaks, plumbing leaks,
high relative humidity or condensation indoors, you could have
a hidden mould growth problem. 80% of indoor mould issues are
hidden and don't produce odors or visible growth. They
can however, cause a variety of health problems.
When mould growth is disturbed or improperly removed, mould
can produce spores that can affect furniture and other
belongings causing a more wide spread mould issue. In
addition, inhaling mould spores is what triggers the health
issues related to mould growth indoors.
The age of the building has no bearing on whether there
could be a mould growth issue.
We were featured on CBC Marketplace with
Mike Holmes on January 8, 2010.
Click on Marketplace Logo to see this
Documentary on mould growth in homes.
Mould Inspection - Mold
Inspection
An air quality assessment
together with a mould inspection can uncover
hidden sources of pollutants in your home or
office. A proper mould inspection should never
be just a quick visual inspection and a few
laboratory samples. Although this approach
is a cheaper, the results could be misleading
and falsely determine that you have mould growth
or falsely determine that you don't have an
indoor mould growth problem.
Proper mould assessments
should begin with a comprehensive instrument
survey for air quality to identify and locate
hidden pollution levels indoors. This will
assist in determining where and what type of
laboratory analysis is appropriate and will
assist in identifying the cause of an indoor
mould problem. A qualified mould inspector
should also identify the source and extent of
the moisture damage that lead to the mould
problem using thermal imaging and moisture
meters. This can determine if area are still
actively growing mould. Finally, the mould
detection dog can locate specific areas of mold
growth and can determine whether the issue is in
one specific area of a room or the entire room.
A proper instrument survey for
air quality, thermal imaging and moisture
survey, mould detection K-9 and a series of
surface and air samples for mould spores can
provide the mould inspector with detailed
information on the cause, source and solution of
the mould growth issue in your building.
If you have a mould issue,
believe you have a mould issue or are unsure
whether mould or air quality problems are
affecting your health...call us today.
Mould in your home or office can be a scary
thing...but it doesn't have to be. Let us
us show you how.
Read what
CBC Marketplace had to say about our
company
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Mould can be a
deal-breaker when it comes to buying a
house, but it's even worse if you find
mould after you've paid for an
inspection and bought the property.
Mould can be
difficult to detect and even more
difficult to get rid of. And while many
inspectors fail to detect mould, or are
unable to because it's hidden by gyproc,
they also sometimes "detect" mould that
isn't there, and then recommend
expensive cleaning options.
That was the case
with one Toronto homeowner, Antony
Anderson, who got worried when he saw
what looked like a soft-white coat
forming in his basement floor.
Anderson hired a
contractor who told him he had a big
problem that would cost thousands of
dollars to remediate. For a second
opinion, Anderson brought in Frank
Haverkate, of Haverkate and Assoc., and
to his great relief, Haverkate said the
white fuzz was actually efflorescence,
caused by lime leaching from concrete.
It signified a moisture problem but it
was harmless.
"It's a big conflict
of interest because you're dealing with
a client base that has no clue with what
is going and believe what you say. So
these types of inspectors could go in
and point everything out that isn't
true, then tell them they need thousands
and thousands of dollars worth of clean
up," said Haverkate.
"Anybody can say
they're certified to
inspect mould. All
it takes is a
one-day course," he
said.
Haverkate charges
nearly three times
as his competitors,
roughly $1,500 for
an inspection,
compared to between
$400 and $800. His
secret weapon and
the reason for his
higher costs are his
two mould-sniffing
dogs, Ranger and
Quincy.
Why does he use
dogs? Detecting
mould is just half
the problem. The
next step is to find
out where it's
located. And that's
not easy in a
finished basement.
Very few people want
to start punching
holes in drywall to
see if there's mould
on the foundation
wall.
A sniffer dog,
however, can detect
where the mould is
located, thus
minimizing the
amount of damage
that needs to be
done in the
remediation process,
said Haverkate.
"The majority of
horror stories we're
hearing is home
inspectors not
detecting mould
before they buy a
house, and some
houses can have just
as much if not more
mould than a house
used for a marijuana
grow-op. If your
basement's flooded,
you can have just as
much damage from
mould as a marijuana
grow-op."
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Looking
for mold remediation training?
We are now the first Approved Certification
Course Provider for the IAQA
for Council Certified Mould Remediator and
Council Certified Mould Remediation Supervisor. See
our web site below for the next upcoming class.
Haverkate & Associates Inc. is a proud member of the
Indoor Air Quality Association
(IAQA).
Our President and Founder, Mr. Frank Haverkate, is
the Founding Director of the IAQA Toronto Chapter.
We belong to the following Organizations:
 We service the following areas: Toronto, Mississauga,
Oakville, Burlington, Brampton, Hamilton, Guelph, Kitchener,
Waterloo, Cambridge, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Barrie, King
City, Maple, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Pickering, Whitby, Ajax,
Oshawa and other areas in Southern and Central Ontario. We
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New In Homes (front page)
April 3, 2004
CANADA
’S
FIRST
MOULD-DETECTION
DOG
TAKES
A BITE
OUT OF MOULD
Oct. 25, 2003.
Meet
Quincy, the four-legged mould detector
Fri, September 19, 2003
Pup's nose like no other
Super-sleuth dog sniffs out
moulds that make us sick
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The Mould Dog
Advantage
Having a mould detection dog allows us to pin
point the exact location of the mould growth inside
a wall or floor. In the past, this was very
difficult, if not impossible, with air testing
alone.
The result is less laboratory sampling, less cost
to you and faster results.
There is no other tool like
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