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CERTIFIED MOLD INSPECTORS
TOXIC MOLD INSPECTION
MOLD INSPECTION SPECIALIST
TOXIC MOLD TESTING
MOLD MAINTENANCE
WISCONSIN CITIES
- We cover all cities in Wisconsin including
Milwaukee, Madison, Green bay, Wausau,
Eau Claire, Racine & Kenosha
ILLINOIS CITIES
- We cover the
greater Chicago, Illinois area along with the southern suburbs of
Aurora, Naperville, Joliet,& Chicago
Heights. Western suburbs of
Elgin, Shamburg, Arlington heights, & Wheaton. Northern suburbs of
Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake, Highland
Park, Waukegan & extend to Rockford Illinois.
FLORIDA CITIES
We cover the greater
Tampa, Florida area to include
Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Sarasota,
Bradenton, Lakeland & Port Richey.
COBAK
ENVIRONMENTAL was started out of necessity.
In November of 1999, The Owner, Scott Santner was away deer hunting for the
weekend. Because he got his buck early Sunday, He decided to come home &
attend to business before the long holiday weekend.
When he arrived home late Monday, he found that the Condo
above his had a washer line burst the day before. The owner upstairs didn't
have liability insurance to cover the clean up. While the association was
deciding who was to pay for the clean up, Mold was starting to grow.
Scott is experienced dealing with
Fire & Water Restoration since 1989, so he
decided to proceed with the cleanup. The insurance company decided that
the condo owner above his were responsible to pay for the damage.
A few days went by until the owner acquired the funds to pay
for the restoration. By this time, mold was in the wall cavities,
ceilings, carpet, etc. The demo proceeded with all the ceilings & sound
barrier insulation removed. The wall cavities were dried out as well as possible
& any mold on the surface was cleaned. The insulation was replaced &
drywall was finished & painted. The carpets were cleaned & drying
equipment was used. This was standard water damage restoration in the
industry as though he thought. He has been doing this for over ten years.
A month pasted & Scott noticed that himself & his girlfriend were
getting severe headaches when
ever they were home for more than a few hours. He decided to cruise the
internet for information on why they were getting headaches. He found a
web site that was related to mold & the health effects that infected homes have
on humans. He researched further & couldn't find any contractors in the
Wisconsin area doing remediation or testing. He sent for a home test kit
to test his condo & found that he had high counts of
Penicillium & Aspergillius Niger.
After finding this out, he decided to purchase the equipment to do
mold remediation & cleaned up his own residence. He has been offering
Mold Remediation since January of
2000.
In March of 2001, he could no longer work out of his condo
because of association restrictions. He started looking for a home.
He looked at a lot of homes to purchase. He found the perfect home &
location. He was about to put a offer on the house until he went into the
attic & discovered MOLD covering the decking. He handed a Business card to
the realtor & left Immediately. Since this happened to him, he knew there
was a need for mold inspection of homes
& businesses. January of 2002, He went to
MOLD INSPECTOR LLC in HURRICANE, UTAH. He wanted to be
certified by a company that had a excellent reputation & training program.
He has since completed the certification program & is now classified as a
Certified Mold Inspector & Certified
Mold Contractor.
Scott's other division of Cobak, LLC is
COBAK CONSTRUCTION.
This division works closely with the Environmental division to
coordinate & schedule the restoration of the project. Once the project has been
remediated, they can move forward & set a restoration schedule without any
delays. They also do Fire & Water Restoration, general remodeling & construction.
THE FOLLOWING ARE LINKS TO EXCELLENT MOLD INFORMATION !!!
 Asthma and Indoor Environments - Asthma Triggers
- Molds
A EPA site that looks at indoor air quality
Mold - National Center for Environmental Health
Main mold site of CDC
Mold2 - National Center for Environmental Health
Government links from Centers for Disease
Control
Indoor Fungi Resources - DEHS, UMN
University of Minnesota site for explanations
of molds
Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial
Buildings - Front page
Informative page on remediation
http://www.mold-consultants.com
Link to other mold consultants
Other Mold Sites
These are just a few sites.
More to come!
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