August 2025

A slow leak under the kitchen sink in a Martinez apartment went unnoticed for four days. The cabinet door stayed closed, the floor looked fine from the hallway, and the tenant reported the drip only after noticing a faint musty smell. By that point, the drywall inside the cabinet was saturated and active mold growth […]

The assumption is understandable: ground-floor units deal with moisture rising from soil and slab, so the higher you live, the safer you are from mold. Many tenants in upper-floor apartments hold this belief until a mold inspection tells them otherwise. Upper-floor apartments in Augusta and the CSRA carry their own set of mold risks. Those

When homeowners spot mold — in a bathroom corner, around an HVAC vent, on a basement wall — the first question is usually about danger level. Is this the toxic kind? Does it need to come out? The answer to the second question is almost always yes, and the reasoning is straightforward regardless of mold

You’ve had that nagging cough for weeks. Maybe even months. You’ve tried allergy meds, changed your filters, and even blamed the weather. But what if the cause is something hiding in your walls, carpet, or air vents? Let’s talk about mold exposure—and how it could be the reason you’re still coughing. Allergies vs. Mold Exposure:

Most people have heard that mold is bad for your health. Fewer people have accurate information about why, which molds, at what exposures, and for whom. The gap between what people believe about mold and health and what the evidence actually shows is significant enough that some homeowners underreact to real problems while others panic