I believe I have mold in my house and it's spreading. The reason I believe I have mold issue it's because I've noticing some brown spots on carpet randomly through out the house. There is some major area with brown spots on carpet just outside one bathroom. The very same bathroom has some brown spots on walls and tiles. I also see some heavy mold area on cabinet wood floor under the sink in the same bathroom.
I bought the of-the-shelf mold kit and test was positive for mold. I've sent the sample to the lab for more detail analysis. Now I am not sure what to do. I have mold coverage from my insurance company but they will pay for it if it's caused by a water leakage. My dilemma is..
1) How can I determine if I have a leak in draining? I checked the water meter and it doesn't seem like water coming in the house is leaking but I don't know about the drain leak and how to determine that 2) I called the mold inspector and he said that he would charge $500 for test and then charge @ $125 for mold mitigation plan. Is it worth spending this money? 3) All I care about it to get rid of mold and the source of the mold. Do you think I need to replace the carpet? I am planning to do that in future anyway. But I just don't want to replace it, I want to make sure it's not underneath the carpet and it is easy to find that out? Same thing with the tile and sheet rock...do I need to replace them or just clean it with some bleach or chemicals??Please let me know if you have any suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Steve