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Mold testing
Samples taken in your home, analysed by an accredited laboratory. We do not sell remediation, so the report has nothing to sell you.
4.9 rating, over 4,000 reviews NAMRI-certified inspectors Serving Prince George's County
Four options, depending on how much of the home you need looked at. Not sure which one fits? Start with the thirty minute visit and a technician will tell you what is actually worth testing. Decide to test while they are there and the visit is written up as a Mold Plus.
No sampling
"Something feels off and I do not know if testing is worth it."
$175
30 minutes on site
One area, tested
"I can see it, or I know exactly where to look."
$345
One targeted area, 1 to 2 hours
One area, plus the source
"There was a leak and I want to know where the water went."
$495
One targeted area, 1 to 2 hours
The whole home
"It could be anywhere, or it keeps coming back."
From $550
Priced by home size, 1 to 2 hours
* Prices shown are for Virginia and Maryland. In Washington DC, Mold Basic is $425, Mold Plus is $575, and Mold Advanced starts at $630, with $80 added to every home-size tier. Mold Walk & Talk is $175 everywhere.
Laurel grew up around a mill on the Patuxent River. The city's own history describes a fire destroying the cotton mill in 1855, the rebuilt operation continuing into the mid-1940s, and the governor of Maryland signing its incorporation in 1870. Mill worker housing still stands at the west end of Main Street, per that history. A house near that historic core, one along the river at Riverfront Park and a home in the newer Laurel Lakes area were built under very different conditions.
Near Main Street or the old mill district, identify cellar access, additions and how a rear extension connects to the original structure. Along the Patuxent River or Riverfront Park, describe the property's elevation above the water and any history of the yard taking on water. In Laurel Lakes or another newer section of the city, bring details on grading, window installation and builder repairs. This page covers the City of Laurel in Prince George's County specifically, not the wider mailing area that crosses into neighboring counties and school districts.
Local background: City of Laurel: History, City of Laurel: Granville Gude Park, Laurel Lakes.
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Housing built for mill workers along Main Street can carry additions and repairs from many different decades. Describe which section of the house appears original and where a stain or odor was first actually noticed.
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A property's height above the river can matter more than its straight-line distance from it. Describe the grade between your foundation and the water, and note any history of the yard flooding after heavy storms.
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Newer construction near the lakes can still settle unevenly during its first several years. Describe any changes in yard grading, downspout discharge points or builder repairs made since the home was originally completed and first occupied.
Where we test in Laurel, and what to tell us
Main Street and the historic mill district
For a house near this corridor, identify cellar access and any addition built later than the original structure. Mill worker housing along the street's west end has its own construction history worth describing in detail before the visit.
The Patuxent riverfront near Riverfront Park
For a property close to the river, describe elevation above the water, any history of a wet yard and where the historic dam ruins sit relative to your address and the nearest downstream river bend.
Laurel Lakes
In this newer section of the city, bring details on grading, window and door installation, and any builder repairs completed since the home was originally finished, along with the date of the last regrading.
No version of your result is worth more to us than another one. If the report says you need work, you choose the remediator. A separate post-remediation assessment can document conditions after the work within its agreed scope.
For a Maryland property, define the question before ordering samples: a particular stain, persistent odor, water event or follow-up after repairs. Keep dated observations and laboratory findings with the repair history. A report does not determine health risks, insurance coverage or legal responsibility. Montgomery County also publishes separate radon requirements for covered home sales; confirm which rules apply to your transaction.
EPA sampling guidance; Montgomery County radon guidance. Current as of September 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Describe the exact location of the stain and whether it is confined to one wall. Consultation only comes through Walk & Talk, with no laboratory samples; a single defined area is the scope of Mold Basic; and Mold Plus builds a moisture and thermal evaluation into that same area. A rough sketch of where the stain sits also helps narrow down the visit.
Tell us when the water entered, how high it reached inside and what has been repaired or replaced since. Photographs help if you have them. The technician can evaluate current conditions and describe what a sample from that area can and cannot establish about the earlier event or its cause.
It can help explain a building's construction, since mill-era structures were altered and repaired many times over the years. Describe what you know about your building's age and any renovation history you have on file. The visit still centers on current observations rather than the building's history alone.
Yes, though describe what stage the work has reached and which materials have already been removed or replaced during the project. A sample taken mid-renovation reflects conditions at that moment, so timing relative to the work affects how the results should be read and understood later.
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