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Mold Removal in Fire Island, NY 11770
Important Questions About Black Mold Removal in Fire Island, NY
Madison Ave Construction has been restoring the safety – and the peace of mind – of Suffolk County homeowners with high-quality mold remediation services for more than 30 years. As a full-service Fire Island, NY mold removal company, we’re experts at remediating mold.
Our team of professionally trained technicians will employ the most advanced tools and proven strategies to provide thorough and accurate mold inspection, testing, and removal services. We’ll make sure that all of the mold growth is detected and corrected – including hidden mold growth. If you’re in need of black mold removal services, for safe, efficient, and long-lasting results, contact Madison Ave Construction!
What You Should Know About Black Mold Removal in Fire Island, NY
Have you noticed a musty odor in your Suffolk County house? Do you feel ill whenever you’re home, but the symptoms subside when you leave? If so, mold growth could be to blame; black mold, in particular. There are several types of mold, but black mold is the most concerning.
But why? Keep on reading to learn more about black mold, including what it is, the signs of black mold growth, and why black mold removal should be done by a certified and experienced Fire Island, NY mold removal professional.
What is black mold?
The scientific name for black mold is Stachybotrys chartarum. It’s greenish-black in color and it has a fuzzy texture. Like every other type of mold, black mold thrives in damp, warm, and dark conditions, and it grows on porous materials, such as wood, drywall, tile grout, behind walls, in crawl spaces, etc.
Why is black mold dangerous?
Like all molds, black mold spreads by releasing spores into the air; however, the spores that black mold produces, known as mycotoxins, are considered toxic. Exposure to these toxic spores can cause serious adverse health effects, such as severe allergic reactions, and it can exacerbate preexisting respiratory conditions, such as asthma or COPD; it can also be detrimental to people who have weakened immune systems.
What are the signs of black mold growth?
If you notice any of the following, there’s a chance that black mold could be growing in your Suffolk County home.
· Discoloration. If you see greenish-black spots that appear to have a fuzzy texture, that’s a surefire sign you have a black mold problem. Common spots where visible black mold growth can occur include walls, ceilings, showers, under sinks, around toilets, and anywhere else where moisture is present, such as kitchens, bathrooms, and basements.
· Unusual odors. While you may not always be able to see mold growth, you can usually smell it. Black mold emits a musty or earthy odor that’s pretty unmistakable.
· Physical symptoms. If you or a loved one have been feeling ill, and the feeling worsens when you’re home, but lessens when you leave your Suffolk County house, black mold could be the culprit. Symptoms that can be associated with exposure to black mold include:
o Fatigue
o Headaches
o Chronic coughing, wheezing, congestion, and sneezing
o Brain fog
o Irritability
o Itchy, watery, eyes, and blurred vision
o Skin rashes
o Upset stomach
o Lightheadedness
Why is professional black mold removal important?
You should never attempt to remove black mold yourself; rather, you should always call a professional. Because black mold is toxic, extreme caution needs to be exercised when removing it. A reputable Fire Island, NY mold removal specialist will have access to the appropriate tools and technologies and will know what approach to take and techniques to use to safely and effectively remove black mold.
Contact Madison Ave Construction Today!
Whether you’re certain you have black mold or you suspect you do, for efficient, safe, and reliable black mold removal services in Suffolk County, contact Madison Ave Construction, a leading Fire Island, NY mold removal specialist. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 844-760-9303 today!
Some information about Fire Island, NY
Fire Island is the large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of Long Island, New York.
Though it is well established that indigenous Native Americans occupied what are today known as Long Island and Fire Island for many centuries before Europeans arrived, there has existed a long-standing myth that Long Island and nearby Fire Island were occupied by ‘thirteen tribes’ ‘neatly divided into thirteen tribal units, beginning with the Canarsie who lived in present-day Brooklyn and ending with the Montauk on the far eastern end of the island.’ Modern ethnographic research indicates, however, that before the European invasion, Long Island and Fire Island were occupied by ‘indigenous groups […] organized into village systems with varying levels of social complexity. They lived in small communities that were connected in an intricate web of kinship relations […] there were probably no native peoples living in tribal systems on Long Island until after the Europeans arrived. […] The communities appear to have been divided into two general culture areas that overlapped in the area known today as the Hempstead Plains […]. The western groups spoke the Delaware-Munsee dialect of Algonquian and shared cultural characteristics such as the longhouse system of social organization with their brethren in what is now New Jersey and Delaware. The linguistic affiliation of the eastern groups is less well understood […] Goddard […] concluded that the languages here are related to the southern New England Algonquian dialects, but he could only speculate on the nature of these relationships […]. Working with a few brief vocabulary lists of Montauk and Unquachog, he suggested that the Montauk might be related to Mohegan-Pequot and the Unquachog might possibly be grouped with the Quiripi of western Connecticut. The information on the Shinnecock was too sparse for any determination […] The most common pattern of indigenous life on Long Island prior to the intervention of the whites was the autonomous village linked by kinship to its neighbors.’
‘Most of the ‘tribal’ names with which we are now familiar do not appear to have been recognized by either the first European observers or by the original inhabitants until the process of land purchases began after the first settlements were established. We simply do not know what these people called themselves, but all the ethnographic data on North American Indian cultures suggest that they identified themselves in terms of lineage and clan membership. […] The English and Dutch were frustrated by this lack of structure because it made land purchase so difficult. Deeds, according to the European concept of property, had to be signed by identifiable owners with authority to sell and have specific boundaries on a map. The relatively amorphous leadership structure of the Long Island communities, the imprecise delineation of hunting ground boundaries, and their view of the land as a living entity to be used rather than owned made conventional European real estate deals nearly impossible to negotiate. The surviving primary records suggest that the Dutch and English remedied this situation by pressing cooperative local sachems to establish a more structured political base in their communities and to define their communities as ‘tribes’ with specific boundaries […] The Montauk, under the leadership of Wyandanch in the mid-seventeenth century, and the Matinnecock, under the sachems Suscaneman and Tackapousha, do appear to have developed rather tenuous coalitions as a result of their contact with the English settlers.’
‘An early example of [European] intervention into Native American political institutions is a 1664 agreement wherein the East Hampton and Southampton officials appointed a sunk squaw named Quashawam to govern both the Shinnecock and the Montauk.’
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