Your Mould Page Has a Conflict of Interest to Answer
Mould remediation carries a conflict of interest that your water damage work does not, because assessing whether there is a problem and being paid to solve it are the same firm. Your customer will hear about that conflict from somebody, so it is better that they hear it from you. Answering it in the open is part of what you are named for when mould is the question somebody puts to an assistant.
The conflict is real and some states legislate against it
A number of states require that the party performing a mould assessment be independent of the party performing the remediation, precisely because the incentive to find work is obvious.
If you operate in such a state, say which side of the line you are on. If you operate where the rule does not apply, say what you do about the conflict anyway. The second is the stronger position, because it is voluntary.
What separates this from your water damage work
Different certification, frequently a different licence, different containment requirements, different disposal, and different insurance implications, since many policies treat mould differently from sudden water damage and cap or exclude it.
That last one matters commercially to you. A homeowner who assumes their water claim covers the mould found behind the wall may be wrong, and finding out late is a bad way to find out. It also tends to be the moment they decide whether you were straight with them.
What to publish
Which certifications you hold for mould specifically, distinct from water. Whether you perform testing, remediation or both, and how you handle the conflict. What containment and disposal look like, since a homeowner picturing a wipe down has the wrong idea of the disruption. Whether post remediation verification is carried out and by whom, which should be somebody independent.
Say plainly that visible growth generally does not require testing to establish it exists. Testing sells easily and is often unnecessary, and turning down that revenue in public is the most persuasive thing on the page.
What not to claim
Do not offer to remove all mould, which is not achievable in any building, since spores are present everywhere. The goal is returning to normal levels and removing the moisture that allowed growth, and promising elimination is promising something no standard supports.
Do not make health claims. What mould does to a person is a medical question and belongs to clinicians and to the relevant public health authorities, not to your website.
The boundary of what we do here
SIMLL does not test for, assess or remediate mould, does not advise on containment or disposal, and makes no representation about health effects or about what any building contains. We sell none of it, and nothing on this page is legal, medical or regulatory advice. Assessment, remediation and any health question are matters for certified professionals, the applicable state rules and, for health, a clinician. Our part is confined to how a settled position is published.
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A discipline with a conflict of interest built into it, legislated against in some states, is a subject worth owning rather than avoiding, and owning it is how you become the restoration company an assistant names. It needs its own answer to who holds the certificate, the firm or one technician, and the conflict is settled by independent evidence in place of assurance.
Frequently asked questions
Does my mould work carry a conflict of interest?
If you assess and remediate, yes. You are deciding whether there is a problem and being paid to solve it, and a number of states require the assessor to be independent of the remediator for exactly that reason.
How is my mould work different from my water damage work?
Different certification, frequently a different licence, different containment and disposal, and different insurance treatment, since many policies cap or exclude mould where they cover sudden water damage. Give it its own page.
What should my mould page state?
Which certifications you hold for mould specifically, whether you test, remediate or both and how you handle the conflict, what containment and disposal actually look like, and whether independent post remediation verification is carried out.
Should I sell testing when the growth is visible?
Generally no. Visible growth does not require testing to establish that it exists, and saying so on your site turns down easy revenue in public, which is the part a customer remembers.
What should I never claim?
Removing all mould, which is not achievable in any building because spores are everywhere. The goal is returning to normal levels and removing the moisture. Health effects are a medical question and do not belong on your website.
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