Recent Projects and Photos by GLS Engineering & Testing

A Charleston homeowner contacted GLS Engineering to perform a mold inspection when their flooring contractor informed them mold was discovered under the laminate floors they were replacing. The mold was taking advantage of moisture that was being trapped under the laminate floors as vapor pressure was […]

GLS Engineering was referred to the owner of a townhome in North Charleston who had experienced a water leak from the second floor. They had already torn out the drywall and dried the place out, but visible mold had already developed, and mold testing revealed that […]

A repeat customer owning a historic downtown rental home contacted GLS due to their tenants’ concerns over indoor air quality. Mold testing revealed that, although the concentrations of Aspergillus/Penicillium were not extreme, they were high enough to be of concern to someone sensitive to mold. […]

GLS was called to perform mold testing for a couple living in Summerville, SC. They had experienced a prolonged period of very high humidity due to faulty HVAC operation and issues with an outdoor air intake duct. There was visible mold on their clothing […]

Performed an Indoor Air Quality Inspection for a couple in Charleston. The wife was the one to call and said, I quote: “I hate my Kitchen because it makes me sick”. She wasn’t talking about the décor, it was literally making her sick. Our investigation discovered […]

GLS was contacted to develop and implement a mold removal strategy for an apartment located in downtown Charleston. The mold testing company had determined that high levels of Aspergillus/Penicillium throughout the apartment were brought on by faulty operation of the HVAC system, resulting in high humidity. […]

A couple in Mt. Pleasant had their home tested for mold by another company due to a persistent musty odor they had throughout the older, ranch-style home they had recently purchased. Although the couple was relieved that they did not have high mold counts, they […]

GLS Engineering was called in to investigate a persistent odor problem at a Mt. Pleasant Doctor’s Office. The source of the odor was determined to be bacterial in nature. The odor was most prominent when the air conditioner was running but had already permeated […]

A home inspector friend of mine called in distress about a rental unit he owned in North Charleston. He was renovating for the next tenants but was faced with an overpowering cat pee smell. The previous tenants owned numerous cats, and based on the odor, they […]

GLS was called in by a tenant living in a Downtown Charleston, SC apartment. He was concerned with what appeared to be mold on an exterior bathroom and bedroom wall. GLS surveyed the apartment and confirmed that the exterior wall along one side was completely saturated. […]