I want to check my basement for toxic mold. Are the test kits reliable?
I've recently had water damage in my basement. I don't see any mold and there are no smells but as it's a furnished basement I'd like to make sure. I've seen test kits advertised but I was not sure if they are accurate or not. One site said that all test kits will give a positive reading for mold all the time. Is this true? I don't want to get a false alarm from an unreliable test.
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Avoid mold test kits. Based on our tests of four kits available at home centers and online, we don't recommend them. We found major flaws with each kit. First, none of the kits have expiration dates. That's problematic for kits that use petri dishes and growth media because old media could affect the reliability and accuracy of the test results. One of the kits was difficult to open and could become contaminated as you wrestled with the packaging. Others were simply a pain to use. Finally, three kits we tested made claims about detecting toxic mold, though none of their ...(Answered by Kia) |
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Where can I buy ph testing papers or kits?
I'm looking for something that measures the entire ph scale 1-14, I've been to home depot, they have ph testing kits for pools, but those only measure something like 6-8 which is useless for me. Anyone know of a store where I can buy the kind im looking for?
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There are lots of places where you can order them online. A Yahoo search for "ph testing kits" (include the quotation marks in the Yahoo search box) yields 560 results. Just the first page of 20 results offers several websites where you can order all kinds of different testing kits. If you do the same search, I am sure you will quickly find exactly what you are looking for.
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Companies who sell and build log home kits?
Does anyone know of any companies that sell AND build log home kits in the south east? I have found companies who sell the kit but they don't build they only provide the kit. Also does anyone know roughly how much one costs from start to finish(3bdr2bath)?
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I recently answered a similar Q, and I'll say the same to you. I live in FL and certainly there are KIT companies all over the country.
I think if I was looking, I'd look first in WWW general search, browser, keywords, then focus on thos companies that offer shipping as well as possible sub crews, or links they have to sub crews, local to you.
Construction costs in the South are a wee bit better than other places, such as California, but in a general sense you can expect to pay $100 to $300 per ...(Answered by DIY Doc) |
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