My parents found some mold in their AC register boxes in BR. They want to have a mold inspection done to see if it's in other locations.

Google searches seem to give results for remediation rather than inspection. I feel like this is also an area where fear tactics could create some crazy price quotes, so recommendations for someone reasonable and honest would be helpful.

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Posted by LSUWoodworker

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 12:11 pm to urtoosmall

Likely is not mold but mildew, common in the humidity in the South, The "mold inspections" are a joke, I delt with this after the 2016 flood. Remove the registers and clean or replace them whichever is easier. Every hurricane or if they are on Entergy, a strong fart, power will go out. Humidity builds and there is mildew.

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Posted by indytiger

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 12:15 pm to LSUWoodworker

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The "mold inspections" are a joke,

Can confirm. A guy did my house and it was very reminiscent of the King of the Hill episode about mold remediation.

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Posted by SETH6180

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:01 pm to indytiger

Yep, Mold remediation= spray with bleach lol

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Posted by Lorerave

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Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:02 am to urtoosmall

I had a similar mess after a leak, and getting a free assessment made it way easier to figure out what was going on. If you want to see how the whole cleanup process works, you can learn more through the same service I used. Their step-by-step approach and help with things like cabinets and ducts took a lot of stress off my plate.

This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 7:34 am

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Posted by bluedragon