Bill Kibbel Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 From Mike Lamb: A recent Chicago Tribune article (January 6, 2013) contained the following statement under a photo on the front page of their Money & Real Estate section. "Testing for mold, radon and carbon monoxide are among air quality issues usually addressed by home inspectors." This statement was accompanied by an article on home inspections called, "Sizing up a home." Click to Enlarge 59.09 KB The Chicago Tribune's total average circulation, including print and digital, was 414,590 for the six months ending March 31, 2012. Please just answer the survey and do not provide comments as to what your opinions are on testing for mold. (Comments will be deleted) For discussion of this issue or the article, please start a new topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nearly a year ago I started a poll on two home inspection forums, The Inspectors Journal and Inspection News. It was in response to a Chicago Tribune article which stated that mold testing was an item that home inspectors usually address. The following are the combined poll results from both forums as of 10/17/13, 2013. The poll was viewed 3,228 times. The Inspector's Journal had 1,006 views and Inspection News had 2,222 views. Each forum responded with a total of 221 votes. 126 from TIJ and 95 from IN News. The poll results are rounded to the nearest 1/100 percent. The TOTAL out of 221 respondents: 1. I usually test for mold. 6 votes (3%) 2. I sometimes test for mold. 27 (12%) 3. I never test for mold. 107 (48%) 4. I never test for mold and I do not recommend testing. 81 votes (37%) Results from Inspection News: 95 respondents Q1. 2 (2%) Q2. 14 (15%) Q3. 50 (53%) Q4. 29 (30%) Results from The Inspectors Journal: 126 respondents Q1. 4 (3%) Q2. 13 (10%) Q3. 57 (45%) Q4. 52 (41%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 So the result of this poll is that 85% of home inspectors polled do not test for mold. Any plans to report to the Tribune? Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 So the result of this poll is that 85% of home inspectors polled do not test for mold. Any plans to report to the Tribune? Marc I did a long time ago after the poll results were pretty obvious. Their "experts in the field" were not impressed. "Mike, your email to editors was referred to me. I?ve reviewed your concerns with the standards editor and spoken with experts in the field. I?m satisfied that the types of issues we described in the home inspection story reflect the general areas that home inspectors address. Thank you for your interest in the Chicago Tribune." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigsaw Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 You might want to include the question of how many Home Inspectors do air quality inspections as a business completely separate from their Home Inspection business. My two cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickkicker30043 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 How many aren't testing because they don't want to pay for air sampling equipment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 How many aren't testing because it doesn't provide useful information, and at base have the opinion that it's a complete dog and pony show populated by shyster morons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Three. The chance of a worthy finding doesn't justify the cost of the equip. I'd sooner spend that dough on an IR camera. Marc Do I hear a 'four'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I air sample every time. My nose knows if there is a mold problem somewhere. Grab samples? Lab fees? For what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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