Welcome to the Mold Money Podcast where you will get expert advice on how to save money, effective mold remediation techniques, how to test for mold, and other mold related insights. The Mold Money Podcast is your ultimate guide to saving money, protecting your health, and navigating the challenges of mold remediation and home restoration.
Hosted by industry expert and bestselling author Daniel Stih, this podcast delivers practical advice, insider tips, and proven strategies to help you avoid costly mistakes, ensure effective mold removal, and reclaim your living spaces. Whether you’re dealing with toxic mold, worried about indoor air quality, or looking to safeguard your home and belongings, this podcast empowers you to make informed decisions every step of the way. Tune in to learn how to take control, save thousands, and live in a healthier, mold-free environment.
TRANSCRIPT:
Hey, everybody, welcome to The Mold Money Podcast.
It's to go with my books, Mold Money, How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Mold Remediation and Make Sure the Mold is Gone.
The other is Dust Money, How to Clean Your Stuff, So You Don't Have to Throw Your Stuff Away After Mold Remediation.
This podcast is going to dive deeper into how to save money.
I'm going to be debunking some more myths about testing for mold and getting how to remediate mold, tips on how to save money, also how to make sure the mold is actually gone, what works and what doesn't work.
I may also interject some stuff about health effects.
There's some people who want to get rid of mold because their doctor tells them it's making them sick, or they discover it's making them sick.
I'm not going to get too much into health effects, but there's some disinformation that comes from the doctors on what kind of tests you should do.
I'm going to tell you what really works and what doesn't, because doctors are doctors, but I'm the mold expert in terms of testing, getting rid of mold.
And I may also mention once in a while some other things you can do just to be healthy.
In terms of your house, like ventilation, based on my other book, best seller one, the top 10 hazards affecting your health that are from your indoor environment.
But mostly, you're going to have to spend a lot of money to get rid of mold.
Let's make sure positively that we've tested the house, that there is mold, and what's really going to get rid of it, and what we really need to do to make sure when the mold remediation company tells us they're done spending our tens or tens of thousands of dollars or for some people, $100,000, that it's really gone and it's not smoking mirrors, both for our health and for the value of our home.
We're spending a lot of money.
If you've read my book, Mold Money, you understand that it's to the point where you can't trust a professional that's a certified mold remediator.
When I started 20, 25 years ago, there were a lot of people in the business that were doing really good work, and it's really hard work.
It's hard work to wire brush framing, and it's also hazardous, but it was a lot of hard work.
The wire brushing is a key step.
Nowadays, they just spray stuff that doesn't work, and they're not doing the hard work to charge them a lot of money.
In my book, Mold Money, I suggest you just find a general contractor.
The difficult part there is they don't have an air scrubber.
There's some equipment they need to buy.
There's some training.
So I'm going to talk about this more on the podcast.
You got to find your own contractor.
What's the step by step?
How can you do it on your own?
Because you have to do it on your own.
Or if you're going to have your immediate, you're going to hire a mediation company.
Here's what you must, must, must tell them do.
And here's what's not, not, not going to work.
I did two consultations recently that both of them were for $100,000.
And one house didn't have Mold and the other the Mold that they had, he got what I was saying.
He threw his crew in there and they just did it.
He did a consultation and it was well worth, saved him probably $90,000 or more.
Thanks for listening.
On with the show.