Amerispec

What They Do

Mold TestingLead Paint

• Attic Entry
• Carbon Monoxide Testing
• Certified Home Inspectors
• Commercial Building Inspections
• Complete Home
• Continuing Education
• Detailed Inspection
• Energy Assessments
• Exterior And Interior
• Field Inspections
• Gas Leak Detection
• General Home Inspections
• Heating And Air Conditioning
• Heating And Cooling
• Home Inspection Faqs
• Home Inspection Report
• Home Management
• Home Repair
• Inspection Agreement
• Irrigation System Inspections
• Lead-Based Paint Testing
• Major Repair
• Mold Testing
• New Construction Home Inspections
• New Construction Inspectors
• Our Home Inspection
• Pest Inspections
• Plumbing Systems

Before You Call Amerispec

1. Do you also do remediation? If so, who checks your work?
2. How many air samples will you take, and will you take an outdoor control sample?
3. Is your firm certified under the federal lead renovation rule?
4. Will you set up containment and do cleaning verification at the end?

Ask for the contractor registration your city or village requires, since Illinois has no statewide general contractor license, and check it with the local building department. Also ask for proof of insurance and industry certification for the technicians.

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They list no storefront. Ask where the business is based and whether the crew is their own.

Read This While You Wait

• Call a proMold Testing, When It Is Worth It and How to Read a Lab ReportWhen a mold test is worth paying for, which kind to ask for, why store kits mislead, and how to read spore counts, outdoor controls and a lab report yourself.
• DIY with careLead Paint in Homes Built Before 1978What lead paint means in a home built before 1978. Who is most at risk, how to test, what the EPA RRP rule requires, and which practices are banned.
• DIY with careAttic Mold on Roof Sheathing, Causes and FixesWhy mold grows on attic roof sheathing, how to find the cause, the fixes that stop it for good, and how to tell a cosmetic stain from a roof that needs work.
• DIY with careLead Paint Testing and Inspection CostTypical lead paint testing costs, from DIY swab kits to XRF inspections and risk assessments, plus dust and soil sampling and who to hire for repairs.