Testing & Assessment
Mold Inspection & Testing in Glendale, CA
An assessment establishes whether mold is present, where it is growing, and how far it extends — before anyone quotes removal. A mold inspection locates moisture and growth that a room-level look would miss, reading wall cavities, subfloor, and the areas behind finished surfaces. The result is a scope: what is affected, what has to come out, and what is driving the moisture.
Most people reach this page after noticing something rather than after something broke: a smell that returns, a stain that spreads, a room that feels damp. An inspection answers what is actually there and where the moisture comes from, which is the information every later decision depends on. Several states, Texas among them, keep assessment and remediation as separate licensed roles specifically so the party identifying the problem is not the party selling the fix. Nothing here is medical advice — if you have health questions, those are for a clinician.
Every pro in our network is licensed and insured in California.
Frequently asked questions
The hill did not slide. Why is there mud against the slab anyway?
Fans deliver sheet and rill, not only a named slide. February rain on a steep Verdugo face concentrates in the same chutes every year. After a burn the load is mud; in a green year it is still water with fines. A pad at the chute mouth was built in a path, whether or not the last storm made the news.
We sit in the Civic Center flats, not on the fan. Is the Verdugo still involved?
As the source of the water in the street, yes. Fan runoff has to cross the flats to leave. A garage that ponds on a flat lot may be taking a hillside's February, not its own roof. Look upslope of the drain inlet, not only at the downspout.
A 1966 stucco slab on the fan. Was it detailed for this?
Rarely. That vintage often has no stem wall and no uphill drain. The plate sits at splash height, and the buried face holds colluvium. Interior paint will not stop a fan. The fix is the uphill drain and the plate height, not a new coat.