Monthly Archives: February 2026

Invisible little critters live in our homes with us. Dust mites can be found in pillows, bedding, carpets, drapes, and upholstery. They love a dusty and moist environment. Others only come out in the dark—cockroaches. Both are very common allergies, and we can test for these too. Bedbugs are increasingly common in the US and health officials are urging vigilance and testing for them. These pests have become a real problem for people in their homes, apartments, hotels, motels, health and elder care facilities, colleges and classrooms. They can travel with you (or someone else) to your wherever you sleep! Bedbugs are increasingly common in the US and health officials are urging vigilance and testing for them. These pests have become a real problem for people in their homes, apartments, hotels, motels, health and elder care facilities, colleges and classrooms. They can travel with you (or someone else) to your wherever you sleep! Bedbugs can get into your home in used clothing, furniture, mattresses, box springs, bedding and luggage. They are small and hard to see and like to hide in the tiniest crevices. They can live for months without feeding, but when they do, they rapidly breed and spread. Some individuals get infections from scratching the itchy bites and even scaring.

Allergens - Household cleansers, pesticides, paints, new furnishings and construction materials off gas into our environment. Chinese drywall off gas sulphur dioxide. New furniture, carpets, drapes, and upholstery off gas formaldehyde. Birds, mice, rats, ferrets, squirrels, dogs and cats all produce and shed animal dander. If you have any of these in your home, you could suffer an allergenic reaction to animal dander, and our inspectors can test for the presence of animal dander. Invisible little critters live in our homes with us. Dust mites can be found in pillows, bedding, carpets, drapes, and upholstery. They love a dusty and moist environment. Others only come out in the dark—cockroaches. Both are very common allergies, and we can test for these too. Pollens and dust are also common causes of allergies. You will want to talk with your doctor and possibly test for these.

Infrared thermography is the quickest and most efficient method to detect energy waste, moisture intrusion, electrical problems, identify missing insulation, plumbing and structural defects in buildings. An infrared camera shows exactly where the issues are and helps focus the inspector’s attention allowing him to diagnose the areas in need of repair. At A+ Inspections we provide high tech building inspection services for residential, commercial and industrial real estate. Advantages of thermal infrared thermography: Facilitates detection of construction defects Enables the capture of moving targets in real time Measuring in areas where other methods are impossible or dangerous Showing a visual…