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Mold Inspection, Mold Testing & Specialty Testing in St. Augustine, Florida.
Founder-performed by Daniel Melendez, a microbiologist and former environmental lab analyst. Lab-supported, independent of remediation, with St. Augustine inspections scheduled by appointment.
Service in St. Augustine is available by appointment with a custom quote. Request a written quote, or book online and the rate for your property is confirmed with you before the appointment.
What is mold inspection in St. Augustine?
A mold inspection in St. Augustine is the structured assessment of a home or commercial property to identify mold growth, moisture sources, and indoor air quality conditions. The process combines a visual walk-through of every accessible space, moisture-meter readings on each suspect surface, thermal imaging that flags surface-temperature patterns worth confirming with a moisture meter, an evaluation of the air conditioning system, and attic access where it is safe. Three accredited-laboratory samples are included and collected where the findings call for them rather than to a fixed formula. Everything is documented in a written report with photographs, instrument data, and laboratory results. Every inspection is performed personally by Daniel Melendez, a microbiologist and Florida-licensed mold assessor. PureSpec performs environmental assessment and testing only. It never performs remediation. PureSpec covers St. Augustine, including Coquina-stone historic buildings, Lincolnville, Davis Shores. Service in this area is available by appointment with a written custom quote. Contact PureSpec for current availability.
Where we work in St. Augustine
From single-family homes to commercial buildings.
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RESIDENTIAL Residential Mold Inspection
Single-family homes, townhouses, and condos across St. Augustine, full-property and limited-scope assessments by a state-licensed mold assessor.
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COMMERCIAL Commercial Mold Assessment
Office, retail, healthcare, school, and hospitality buildings across the St. Augustine metro, reporting structured for property managers, insurers, and OSHA-aware contexts.
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APARTMENT Apartment / Tenant Mold Inspection
Independent third-party documentation built for renters dealing with landlords and property managers across St. Augustine-area multifamily housing.
Which service you need
What each PureSpec service answers in St. Augustine.
Find the question closest to yours. Every service is performed personally by Daniel Melendez, a microbiologist and former environmental lab analyst, and every sample ships to an AIHA-LAP-accredited third-party laboratory under chain-of-custody.
“I think there’s mold somewhere in my house but I don’t know where.”
“I already know where the problem is, I just need it documented.”
“I can see something dark or fuzzy on a wall, can you tell me what it is?”
“How do I get the air in my house tested for mold?”
“Is it black mold? Can you test for Stachybotrys specifically?”
“I bought a DIY mold test kit at the hardware store. Can I trust the result?”
“My doctor mentioned ERMI or HERTSMI-2 testing, what is that?”
“I tested positive for mycotoxins in my body, where did they come from?”
“The air test was normal but I still feel sick at home.”
“We just moved in or renovated and something doesn’t feel right.”
“The remediation company says it’s clean. How do I know?”
“Could my air conditioner be making us sick?”
Augustine-area CIRS and chronic-illness patients often work with integrative practices in St. The pattern shows up particularly on Anastasia Island and St.
How an St. Augustine inspection actually works
Twelve steps. Same scientific process, every St. Augustine property.
The depth of each step adapts to your situation. Tracer smoke testing and borescope inspection happen when conditions warrant. Sampling is decided based on what your specific environment is asking, not a fixed checklist.
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Consultation
We talk through what you’re seeing, the building, and the question you need answered. Free, no pressure, no upsell.
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Humidity and dew point
Temperature, relative humidity and dew point are recorded room by room, with an outdoor reference, because a surface colder than the dew point collects water without any leak.
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Indoor air quality screening
Real-time particle counts across size channels, with on-site carbon dioxide, VOC and formaldehyde screening, room by room. Screening, not laboratory analysis.
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Comprehensive HVAC evaluation
Each air handler is opened and checked: blower compartment, coil, drain pan, supply and return plenums, filter, and the attic duct runs it feeds. A frequent hidden source of indoor mold in Florida buildings. HVAC retrofits on historic-district homes frequently undersize the return path; we evaluate plenum and coil integrity at every inspection.
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Tracer smoke testing when needed
Smoke makes local air movement visible at the HVAC system and around penetrations and openings; temperature, humidity and surface-temperature readings help evaluate whether condensation is possible.
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Mold visual inspection
Daniel personally walks every accessible space in the St. Augustine property. No subcontractors.
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Thermal imaging
Infrared imaging surfaces temperature differentials that often correlate with hidden moisture or insulation gaps. Useful on Riverside / Avondale, San Marco, and Springfield historic-district envelopes where post-renovation flashing failures concentrate.
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Moisture mapping
Pin and pinless moisture meters identify elevated wall, floor, and substrate moisture invisible to the eye. Pre-war pier-foundation crawl-space moisture is the recurring finding in historic Duval, St. Johns, and Alachua inventory; substructure mapping catches what surface inspection cannot.
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Targeted sampling
Air, surface, swab, ERMI, HERTSMI-2, mycotoxin, Pathways™, VOC, or formaldehyde, only the tests your situation warrants.
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Lab analysis
Samples sent to AIHA-LAP-accredited third-party laboratories. Results returned within 24 to 72 hours of receipt.
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Written report
Plain-English report with photos, lab data, moisture readings, observations, and clear next steps. Organized so the client and relevant third parties can follow the observations, data, methods and basis for the assessment conclusions.
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Remediation protocol when warranted
If assessment findings support professional remediation, Daniel can write, as an optional add-on quoted separately, the IICRC S520-aligned remediation protocol, scope, containment, methods, and clearance criteria, that the remediation contractor works to. PureSpec does not remediate, so the protocol stays independent of the work crew.
Coverage
Every St. Augustine neighborhood, by appointment from Orlando.
Historic Downtown (Lincolnville, Old City), Anastasia Island, St. Augustine Beach, Vilano Beach, North City, World Golf Village, the Crescent Beach corridor, Davis Shores, and the rest of St. Johns County's historic seat. St. Augustine is the seat of St. Johns County and the nation's oldest continuously occupied European city, ~110 miles north of Orlando via I-95. Inspections are scheduled by appointment.
Don’t see your neighborhood? Call (321) 324-7756, Daniel travels to every part of the area by appointment.
FAQ
St. Augustine questions, answered.
How does coquina stone change a mold inspection?
Coquina is a porous shell-and-limestone aggregate that wicks moisture by capillary action rather than failing the way poured concrete does. The implication for inspection is that surface meters tell you very little; you need substrate-aware moisture mapping, hygrothermal context, and interior-finish assessment, because the moisture is moving slowly through the wall mass rather than running down it. Daniel inspects original-coquina Old Town buildings with that methodology in mind.
Do you still see Matthew and Irma damage in downtown St. Augustine?
Yes. The 2016 Matthew flood and the 2017 Irma flood both pushed water into downtown, Lincolnville, and the Davis Shores side of the Bridge of Lions. King-tide flooding continues to drive moisture intrusion in low-elevation downtown blocks, and partially-dried post-storm assemblies still surface in resales nearly a decade later.
Can you inspect Flagler-era and Victorian wood-frame homes?
Yes. Pre-1920 wood-frame Lincolnville and Old Town single-family inventory has original lath-and-plaster wall systems, crawl-space substructures, balloon framing, and multi-generation renovation layers. The substructure walk and the wall-system assessment are part of every entire-property inspection rather than upcharges.
How much is a mold inspection in St. Augustine?
Limited-scope inspections start in the mid-hundreds; entire-property inspections including air sampling start higher and scale with the residence. Coquina-stone historics and large World Golf Village properties are quoted by walkable square footage. Call (321) 324-7756 for a St. Augustine quote.
Do you serve Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville Beach from St. Augustine?
Yes. Ponte Vedra Beach, Vilano Beach, St. Augustine Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and the rest of the St. Johns and southern Duval coast are routed on the same northeast Florida travel days. Contact PureSpec for current availability.
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