After closing on a new house, you are now ready to move in with a newborn baby. This new home will be where your family will grow and build countless memories. Since this house was a flip—it was an old building that needed to be gutted and remodeled—there are odors from freshly installed building materials, and you’re concerned with the air quality. But before getting an indoor air quality test, you want to know what it will detect.
Home air quality test
An air quality test is performed to detect levels of airborne particulates and contaminants. There are many air quality tests available, but no one size fits all tests that can detect everything and give you results. You can purchase a home air quality device to detect some pollutants. You can also hire an indoor air quality consultant to collect air samples and submit them to an air quality testing lab for analysis. The most common types of home air quality tests are for asbestos, lead, mold, VOC’s—Volatile Organic Compounds, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and radon gas. However, there are many more.
How to test air quality
Various types of devices can be purchased or rented on the market to test air quality. You can use an electric pump with a mold trap to test for mold in the air, a mechanical diaphragm pump with an attached air cassette for airborne asbestos or lead, and a canister for VOCs. You may perform these tests yourself, but some of these tests would be best achieved by an industrial hygienist.
Indoor air quality testing cost
Assuming this is a home and depending on what you want to detect through an air quality test, prices can range widely, especially if it is a multi-room test. You can expect to spend between $550-$2500.
Air quality testing near me
If you are concerned with the air quality in your home and want expert assistance, contact the industrial hygienist at 5 Microns Inc. We have the expertise and all the right tools to detect any air contaminants in your home.
5 Microns Inc.
7100 Fort Dent Way #100
Tukwila, WA 98188
Air quality testing near me
We can provide results a soon as one business day in a full report. We’ll also help interpret the results and provide recommendations. Call 425-440-8787. Email: clientservices@5microns.tech. Visit us online at 5microns.tech. And for more information on some of the air quality tests we perform, please visit us at Air Quality Testing | 5 Microns Inc.
Lab testing services
We also accept samples for asbestos, mold, and drinking water for testing. Please see details below:
5 Microns Inc.
7100 Fort Dent Way #100
Tukwila, WA 98188
O 425-440-8787
C 206-536-0264
M-F 9-5, Sat 9-3:30
Asbestos
Mold
Drinking-Water
Radon Gas
Air Quality
Testing Lab
MBE, DBE: D3M0026650
IMPORTANT-MUST READ FIRST: All mail-in samples must have a tracking number and include our asbestos chain of custody form to be processed. If the chain of custody form is missing, your piece (s) will not be accepted and processed. Drop-offs MUST have the COC form inside your package but not in the sample bag. DO NOT MAIL YOUR SAMPLES BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. Send your sample(s) via USPS Priority Mail, UPS, and FedEx. It is essential to closely follow these directions so our asbestos testing lab can promptly process your sample(s).
*PLEASE NOTE FOR ALL DROP-OFFS: All samples must be dropped off at the back of the office building located at 7100 Fort Dent Way Tukwila WA outside the Tabor 100 Office and placed inside the black drop-box pictured below. Do not take your samples to the front desk. The front desk will not accept drop-offs over the counter, NO EXCEPTIONS!
5 Microns Inc. Sample Drop Box
