Blog · Palm Beach & Broward
What we find in South Florida houses, and what to do about it
Short, practical articles from the inspections we run every week: humidity, air conditioning, storms, and how to read the report you get afterwards.
Blog · Palm Beach & Broward
Short, practical articles from the inspections we run every week: humidity, air conditioning, storms, and how to read the report you get afterwards.
17 articles
A condo leak may begin upstairs or inside shared plumbing. Learn what to document, what an assessment can establish, and how to coordinate repairs.
Cupped wood floors and a musty smell can point beneath an older South Florida home. Learn what a crawlspace inspection checks and what to do next.
A garage air handler can pull humid air through return gaps. Learn what rust, wet platforms and surface samples reveal, and how to address leaks.
Learn why AUTO is usually the better A/C fan setting in South Florida, how continuous ON can return moisture indoors, and when to investigate humidity.
A ceiling stain may point to a roof leak, attic A/C drainage, or an upstairs bathroom. Learn what its pattern, location, and moisture readings reveal.
A shower leak can show up in the room behind it. Learn what wall stains mean, how an inspection tracks moisture, and what proper wall remediation involves.
A slow kitchen sink leak can leave particleboard swollen and moldy. Learn why damaged cabinets often need removal and what to check each month.
A wet window sill can mean condensation, failed flashing, or cracked stucco. Learn how moisture checks and targeted sampling guide the next step.
If you feel better away from home, the house may be telling you something. What an indoor air sample compared to outdoors can and cannot show, and the usual A/C culprit.
How fall king tides push saltwater into ground-floor slabs and drywall in coastal Broward and Palm Beach, what the salt line means, and how inspection works.
Discover 7 warning signs of hidden mold in your Florida home, from musty odors to moisture behind walls. Learn when to call a mold inspector.
Returning to your South Florida home this fall? What the smell on arrival means, what to check in the first hour, and the settings that keep a vacant house dry.
Indoor humidity above 60% is enough for mold to grow with no leak at all. Why South Florida homes cross that line, how to measure it, and the fixes that work.
In South Florida the air handler runs most of the year. Musty smell when it kicks on, black specks on the vents, allergies that clear up when you travel: what they mean and what an inspection checks.
Spores per cubic meter, the outdoor control, indicator species, Condition 1, 2 and 3. What the numbers in a South Florida mold report mean and which ones matter.
Why attic air handlers in South Florida sweat, how the secondary drain pan and float switch protect your ceiling, and what a mold inspector checks up there.
Wet drywall, carpet pad and cabinets can grow mold within one to two days. What to do in the first 48 hours after a storm or flood in Palm Beach or Broward, and when to get an independent assessment.
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