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Healthy Home Inspection

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How Healthy is Your Home?

We all want to live a healthy lifestyle to the best of our abilities however, did you know that 80% of anything you may be exposed to in your life time comes from your home.  Your home is where you will spend the bulk of your time living, eating, sleeping, family gatherings, birthday parties.   We all try our best to protect our family and children and want to live in a safe environment in our home. We can’t control the world but we can control our own world, your home.  Are you aware that your home might have hidden dangers that could affect you and your children’s health?

  • What is a Healthy Home Inspection?
  • What are the questions I should ask myself….Do you know how healthy your home is…is the question!
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Asthma and Allergies
  • Mold and Moisture
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Lead and Lead Paint
  • Drinking Water
  • Home Safety?

 What is a Healthy Home Inspection?

A Heathy Home Inspection is an inspection conducted by a Healthy Home Specialist trained to identify, detect and test for defects or concerns that may be visible or invisible to the naked eye?  The purpose of the inspection is to identify items or things that may be a contributing factor in your health and wellbeing.  It is designed to give guidance and direction so you can make better decisions and help protect yourself and your family for a Healthy Home.

What are the questions I should ask myself….Do you know how healthy your home is…is the question!

How is the air in your home, musty, smokey, clean?

Is there any one in your home with breathing problems, respiratory issues, and Asthma?

Does someone in the family have allergies to mold?

Are you aware if lead or lead paint exists anywhere in your home?

How safe is your drinking water?

Do you use household products that contain chemicals than can harm you or make you sick?

Are there pesticides in the home?

Are you aware of any environmental issues?

These are some of the questions to ask yourself to protect you and your family,  especially your children.

 Indoor Air Quality

The air in your home may be more harmful to you and your family then the air outside.  The air indoor can become unhealthy if too many pollutants are introduced into the air that you breath. It is easy to identify the things we can see and smell but, what about the things we can’t see and smell like Carbon Monoxide and Radon gas.

Fact:  The number of Children with Asthma has doubled in the past 50 Years.

 

 Asthma and Allergies

You spend the majority of our life indoors so, we should be sensitive to the things we are breathing since they can cause health issues.  Is there a smoker in the home?  Is there a damp musty odor in the home?  Do you have pets?  All these contribute to health issues.

Fact 1 in 15 children under 18 of age has Asthma.

 

Mold and Moisture

Is there a damp musty odor in your home?  Are you running dehumidifiers?  Is there some son in the home that has cold, flue or allergies symptoms like sneezing, watery and/or itches eyes?  Have you ever had a water intrusion?  Ice Dams on the roof during the winter months?  Do you see mold.   It’s not what we see that is the issue,  it’s what we can’t see. These are all strong indications that the air quality in the home is suspect and require further evaluation and testing.

Carbon Monoxide

A Deadly gas that you can’t see, smell or taste but,  can make you very sick or even kill you. Usually one does not even know that they are exposed to this deadly gas.  They may feel tired and have flu like symptoms.   But, even lower concentrations for a  period of time can have irreversible health affects to you and your nervous system and brain. Carbon Monoxide can come from and be created from stoves, heating system, kerosene space heaters, cars, trucks block or restricted chimney flues.  Testing is the only way to confirm there is no Carbon Monoxide in your home.

Lead and Lead Paint

Lead and lead paint has been around for some time now.  That does not mean it is ok to have in your home.   It can be in the plumbing pipes for drinking water or the paint used on the exterior as well as interior.  Lead dust can be common indoors with homes with lead paint.  Lead can cause severe health damage to your child’s nervous system and their brain. Testing is the only way to know that it truly exists.

Fact:  Dust from Lead paint is the biggest threat to young children.

 

Drinking Water

Do you have municipal or well water?  When was the last time you tested your well water.  Well water can change and should be tested periodically to ensure that the quality has not changed.  Most pollutants in water you cannot taste, smell or see.  The water appears to be clear and clean but, may be tainted with harmful pollutants or impurities that you may be sensitive to.  Most water chemistry is natural and sometimes manmade pollutants enter your supply which allows for sudden changes.  If your health has changed you should test your water again to ensure it is not contributing to your health issues.  Periodic testing is strongly recommended.

Fact: Approximately 95 % of people living in rural areas use private wells for their drinking water.

 

 Home Safety

The chances of you getting hurt at home is greatly higher than if you were at school or work.  Some of the leading causes of injuries and death in the home are falls, drowning, fires, choking, guns and suffocation.

Fact: In the United States more than 1 million children age 5 and under are poisoned every year.

 

Facts were provided by www.hud.gov/healthyhomes  feel free to visit for more additional information.

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Testimonials

Michael answered all of my questions. The installation was successful and was completed in a professional manner. I am very satisfied with the radon system!

Ann D. Schwinger   

Michael is very professional, and knows what he is talking about. He takes the time to explain things in layman's terms so you understand the situation. He is the brains, and the brawn in the organization. Not only did he inspect our system, and provide a repair estimate, he was the person who showed up to do the dirty work. He also worked with me to let me do some of the demo myself in order to save costs.

I will use Michael for any inspection or radon needs going forward.

David Snider   

Granite Inspection group team member"Lisa" provided great customer service from the very beginning of scheduling our Inspection appointment. She was a pleasure to speak to, very informative and caring about our needs and schedule availability. She scheduled us with Michael Christophides "Inspector" who also provided great inspection services for the purchase of our first home. He was on time for our appointment, very patient and informative and took his time to explain all repair recommendation findings. Granite Inspection group made our inspection process a great experience!! We will definitely, recommend their services to our family and friends.

Pamela Santana   

I am very pleased with the customer service I received from the Granite Inspection Group. Throughout the entire process, they took the time to educate and support me and my family. They were knowledgeable and understanding. They were professional during every interaction. I highly recommend their service.

Artie Ferraro   

Lisa and Michael are wonderful! Lisa was great at providing information about the service and what we needed to do to get started- she even stayed late to make sure we were able to touch base with each other. Michael arrived for the appointment- he was very knowledgeable and explained in full detail how the system would help us, how it would be set up, and was very interested in our input. We had such a great experience with this group and would highly recommend them! Have your home tested!

KERRY DICKAN   

When we first learned that we might have radon in our home we were scared. We asked around and researched many different companies and finally decided to contact the Granite Inspection Group. From the beginning when we were just looking for information through the entire process they took the time to answer our questions. They were knowledgeable and understanding of our particular situation. They didn't try to "sell us" instead they were real down to earth people who genuinely wanted to educate and support us.
We would highly recommend this company to anyone who is interested in doing what it takes to keep their family safe.

Aubree F.   

Mike goes above and beyond to make sure that he provides the best service for his clients. He is extremely thorough, knowledgeable, and explains his findings very clearly. I highly recommend Mike if you are looking for a home inspector.

Christopher Torres   

Michael came over after a tornado sent a pine tree crashing through my roof. Michael came over and explained the testing process and what needed to be done to maximize the testing results. Once the roof was repaired. Michael suggested ways to minimize the possibility of water penetrating the building which I completed prior to testing. Michael completed testing and we the favorable report shortly after.

I highly recommend Granite Inspection Group for the thorough inspection, testing and education. Michael, thanks for all the advice and pearls of wisdom.

Louis Cordero   

This is the third time I used Granite Inspection Group. I could not be happier with them. They’re very knowledgeable and always go above and beyond.

I highly recommend them. I would give 10 stars if I could.

John Chianfagna   

I recently hired Michael to help me with radon level testing and remediation services. He was very punctual, responsive, and knowledgeable. I appreciate his approach. I would absolutely recommend him for others to hire him if you need his service. Thank you! Bini

Bini T.   

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