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sit-rep, my husband, who will never be rich, believes your practice is quite dishonest. How do you justify not letting the homeowners know it's mildew not black mold?

My husband is a master plumber and would never let a homeowner be sold into believing they need some repair or replacement if it wasn't needed, which in turn gets him more work but at a reasonable wage, not highway robbery.

Where have all the honest tradesman gone?

How do you justify not letting the homeowners know it's mildew not black mold?

Just wanted to point out that nobody, not even sit-rep, can take a quick look at mold growth and conclusively tell what species it is without examination under a microscope. And I regularly work with some of the best mycologists in the worldl.

Also, Stachy is by no means the only problem mold. It may not even be the one that represents the greatest threat. There are literally tens of thousands of mold species. Several dozen species are "water damage indicator organisms," which means they tend to grow in wet buildings.

Quite of few of these are highly toxigenic.

According to every published industry standard or guideline, all mold growth should be removed, using approximately the same procedures, regardless of species.,

Well, before you get all bunched up, I was exagerating slightly on how much I charge if it is mildew vice black mold. It is a fact, that most home owners have their minds made up about certain things, long before I get there. If they want me to gut a bath room that only needs a coat of kilz, I'll gut the bath and charge them accordingly.

Don't lump me in with "Where have all the honest tradesman gone"...you don't even know me, the work I do, nor the quality behind it. There are some real hacks out there in the world. I am the direct opposite, and people pay for me to do their work whatever I charge. Most say, "I don't care what it costs...I want an l.e.d. lit glass block bar w/granite countertops, I want this, I want that".

Alike, I am not a rich man. I am raising a family of five, single income, and no plans on owning a Jag...ever. If an opportunity plops in my lap to make a good buck on a job, I'm jumpin' on it...your ol' man would do the same.

Snippy about it, this is one I'm working on now. This is a view of the entertainment center shell, in the corner of an 1800 sq ft basement. I'm installing a glass block bar, bath w/shower. I do everything except carpet...everything. I walk in to four concrete walls with the hot wtr heater and furnace(s) in the corner, a month and a half later, I walk out with a check.

This one I show a pic of has a price tag of about $28,000.

I do very good work and folks pay me to do it...that includes gutting a bath and replacing it just because some mildew is starting to grow through the existing paint.

FYI...

Restorer, where's your home 20?