Services
Inspections matched to the question you actually need answered.
9 core inspection services, 7 specialty environmental tests, and a statewide Post-Remediation Verification pillar (PRV FL). Every service performed personally by Daniel Melendez, Florida-licensed mold assessor, ACAC CMI, NAERMC CMH, Certified Pathways™ Technician, B.S. Microbiology.
Core services
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Full Inspection
Entire Property Mold Inspection
An entire-property mold inspection is the most thorough assessment PureSpec offers. Daniel personally walks every accessible space in the bu…
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Targeted Areas
Limited Scope Mold Inspection
A limited-scope inspection applies the same scientific methodology as a full-property inspection but scoped to a specific room, wall, or sys…
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Apartments / IAQ Concerns
Tenant-Friendly Mold Inspection
If you're a tenant in Florida dealing with mold and your landlord won't act, the single most powerful thing you can have is independent thir…
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Office, Retail, School, Healthcare, Hospitality
Commercial Mold Inspection & Testing
Commercial mold inspection requires more than a residential checklist. PureSpec's commercial work is structured for property managers, insur…
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Independent Clearance
Post-Remediation Verification (PRV)
When a remediation contractor finishes work, you need an independent third party to verify the affected area was actually returned to baseli…
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Builders, GCs, Owner-Builders
Pre-Drywall Mold Inspection
Document the framing before drywall closes the walls. A microbiologist walks the structure, maps moisture, swabs any visible bloom for lab ID,…
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Air Handler & Ductwork
HVAC Health Check
More than half of indoor mold contamination in Florida originates from the HVAC system, coil condensation, plenum growth, return-side leaka…
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Testing without Full Inspection
Environmental Mold Testing
Environmental mold testing is appropriate when you don't need a full inspection, you need specific lab data. Common scenarios: prior inspec…
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Certified Water Sampling
FHA / VA Water Testing
FHA and VA loans require water quality testing on properties using private wells. PureSpec performs the certified sample collection and chai…
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Assessor-only
Mold Remediation Protocol Development
When inspection findings show that remediation is needed, the remediation contractor needs a written scope of work to follow. PureSpec devel…
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Specialty environmental testing
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Specialty Testing
Mycotoxin Testing
Mycotoxin testing analyzes dust or surface samples for the secondary metabolites produced by certain mold species. The test identifies the p…
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Specialty Testing
ERMI Testing
Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) testing uses standardized DNA-based analysis of dust samples to quantify 36 indicator mold spe…
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Specialty Testing
HERTSMI-2 Testing
HERTSMI-2 is a focused subset of the ERMI panel, measuring 5 high-relevance indicator species. It uses the same DNA-based methodology as ERM…
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Specialty Testing
Endotoxin Testing
Endotoxin testing analyzes dust or air samples for bacterial endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides from gram-negative bacteria). The test document…
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Specialty Testing
VOC Testing
Volatile organic compound (VOC) testing analyzes indoor air for airborne organic chemicals from off-gassing materials, cleaning products, co…
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Specialty Testing
Formaldehyde Testing
Formaldehyde testing uses active air sampling to quantify formaldehyde concentration in indoor air. Common in new construction, post-renovat…
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Specialty Testing
Pathways™ Testing
Peptide-bond protein detection on microfiber swabs at building perimeter and transition points. Maps mold-contamination pathways at the protein level for complete investigations, CIRS/MCAS workups, and post-water-loss verification. Daniel is a Certified Pathways™ Technician.
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Statewide pillar · FS 468.8419
Post-Remediation Verification in Florida
Independent third-party clearance after a Florida remediation contractor has finished. Visual inspection of the contained area plus accredited-lab air clearance against an outdoor reference. The independence step Florida law requires before re-occupancy.
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Environmental Screening
ATP Environmental Screening
Rapid biological residue measurement using the Hygiena SystemSURE Plus / UltraSnap platform during water damage, sewage, mold, HVAC, and post-remediation investigations. Environmental screening only, not a pathogen test.
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The inspector
Daniel Melendez
Founder · Lead Inspector
- License
- MRSA #4575
- Certifications
- ACAC CMI · NAERMC CMH · NAERMC Green IAQ · Pathways™
- Education
- B.S. Microbiology
- Background
- Former lab analyst
Why a microbiologist
A microbiologist with a lab background, not a contractor with a weekend course.
Most Florida mold inspectors learned the trade in a weekend course. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and worked as an environmental laboratory analyst, the person other inspectors ship their samples to, before founding PureSpec.
He reads spore counts, growth patterns, and species behavior the way the labs that run the analysis do. Every inspection is founder-performed, lab-supported, and assessment-only: Daniel personally walks the property, collects the samples, interprets the lab data, and writes the report.
No subcontractors, no remediation upsell, no kickbacks. Florida law (FS 468.8419) prohibits the same firm from inspecting and remediating, and PureSpec is built around that line.
How an inspection actually works
Nine steps. Same scientific process, every property.
The depth of each step adapts to your situation. HVAC 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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Visual inspection
Daniel personally walks every accessible space. No subcontractors.
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Moisture mapping
Pin and pinless moisture meters identify elevated wall, floor, and substrate moisture invisible to the eye.
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Thermal imaging
Infrared imaging surfaces temperature differentials that often correlate with hidden moisture or insulation gaps.
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HVAC evaluation
Coil, plenum, return, and ductwork assessment. The #1 hidden vector for indoor mold in Florida buildings.
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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. Built to hold up with insurers, lenders, healthcare providers, and counsel.
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Remediation protocol when warranted
If the report identifies remediation-grade mold, Daniel writes the IICRC S520-aligned remediation protocol, scope, containment, methods, and clearance criteria, that the remediation contractor works to. Florida law prohibits the same firm from inspecting and remediating, so the protocol stays independent of the work crew.