Home Builders

Minimize Your Risk and Maximize Profitability…Eliminate Mold Problems Before They Occur!

As a homebuilder, you work hard to ensure your homes are safe, secure, and comfortable. Yet, sometimes the very standards you follow to make a home energy efficient can lead to costly problems if mold becomes an issue. When a new home does end up with a mold problem, the homebuilder has the chance of being blamed and held financially responsible for any damage.

At Next Generation, we not only understand this concern, but have taken the necessary steps to develop a mold prevention and treatment process that can protect you from potential litigation and exposure to loss. Why? Our expertise has found that 4 out of 10 new homes need remediation as a result of bio-contaminates and mold related problems. While this number may seem alarming, it provides a significant opportunity for new home builders to protect prospective buyers from these harmful contaminates and sell "Mold-Protected" homes.

One Simple Step Can Protect Your New Building from Mold Problems for up to Ten Years and Protect You From Liability!

Next Generation offers a simple solution that can decrease your risk of liability and may help lower your insurance rates. Our unique Electro-Static Shield seals contaminated areas and will keep them protected for up to a minimum ten years. With absolutely NO follow up treatments required, Next Generation's Electro-Static Shield offers a five-year limited warranty on remodels and a ten-year limited warranty on new construction. With this kind of protection, you can be assured of less exposure to liability and fewer insurance claims, which may result in lower monthly premiums for your company.

If, by chance, you have a property that requires mold prevention or remediation, Next Generation understands your desire for a quick response and timely treatment. We provide a detailed time line with our estimates, so you will know when the problem has been removed completely. Plus Next Generation will keep you updated with written documentation throughout the process, which may assist in speeding up any insurance concerns.

Direct Benefits To Home Builders When Hiring Next Generation

Risk Reduction: Mold is quickly becoming a hot-button issue for homeowners; therefore, we significantly lower your risk and exposure to liability by proactively treating mold problems and offering a written warranty. Reducing risk for your company is of primary concern, at Next Generation we reduce your risk in the following manner:

1. Reduce risk that mold will be found at a time that will delay production.
2. Reduce risk that settlement may be delayed or cancelled due to mold.
3. Reduce risk that a homeowner will need to get legal assistance, which could cost your company money.
4. Reduce risk by having the homeowner sign a document prior to the sale that states they do not want added mold protection.

Quick Response: After working extensively with home builders, we've learned that "time is of the essence" really means "time is money." Therefore, our response to any mold or bacterial issue is always handled with a sense of urgency. In addition, treating the home will NOT slow down the building process because our unique Electro-Static spraying technology allows our Certified Mold Remediators to treat each home quickly and efficiently. At Next Generation, we make certain to go above and beyond anything our competitors can offer as a proactive treatment against mold growth.

Save Money: Money can either be invested or wasted. When it comes to mold, home buyers want to be protected. When it comes to mold prevention, you can proactively treat each new home and pass the cost of treatment on to the home buyer in the form of a "mold protection" warranty. To perform an Inspection and Preliminary Determination we generally cost one-quarter what an industrial hygienist would cost. The cost of treatment can then be passed on the homeowner in the form of a "mold protection" warranty.

Bottom-line, the cost of treatment far out weighs the risk associated with a future mold liability lawsuit.

Marketing Benefits: When selling your next home, announce that you've taken the necessary steps to protect homeowners in the war on mold. Offer a warranty that can be transferred at the time of sale that protects the home buyer from potential mold problems. We have found that many builders use this service to provide "market differentiation" and to add "profit to the bottom-line" which lowers risk.

Mold Specialists: Many contractors will say they offer "cleaning services" or "restoration services" including mold removal. At Next Generation, "mold" is not an add-on to our business, it is our ONLY business. The safe and complete removal and prevention of mold problems is our specialty and our affiliates are trained to handle any problem effectively, safely and completely.

Today's Energy Efficient Homes Can Create Indoor Air And Mold Problems

With today's stricter building codes that call for more energy efficient homes, our houses are sealed up tight. When it comes to heating and cooling bills that's a plus, unfortunately, when it comes to the air we breathe it means we're often inhaling stale 'locked-in' air. Add a moisture problem like a broken pipe or a leaky water heater and you've got the perfect breeding ground for a serious mold problem.

Unfortunately, mold and mold related problems have been in the news a lot lately. As a result, mold has become a high-priority issue for home buyers. You may have heard the horror stories about mold making people sick, destroying homes and the resulting lawsuits. Believe it or not, some companies use these stories as "scare tactics" to get home builders to buy their mold prevention services. Well, you don't need scare tactics. What you need are the facts – real information about mold and the products that will prevent potential problems safely and effectively.

So let's start at the beginning. Click through our "Mold 101" questions to get the basic facts you need to know.

What is the history of mold?

What exactly is mold?

Are all molds toxic?

What are the most common types of mold?

Most people think mold only grows in dark, dirty, damp basements, but the truth is mold can grow almost anywhere – even in the cleanest homes – even the newest homes. Check out the Common Places For Mold in a typical home.

Knowing that mold can grow almost anywhere, your next question is likely to be "Can I protect the homes I build from mold problems?" The answer is a definite YES! You can connect with a Next Generation Certified Mold Remiator (CMR) to proactively treat each new home and then offer prospective buyers a transferable 10-year written warranty.

The Five Most Dangerous Words You Could Hear During an Inspection of a home By A Building Inspector: "You've Got A Mold Problem."

If your buildings have mold related problems, the first step to protecting the property and getting a mold inspection is making sure you've hired the right company. For example, you need to make sure the company uses only certified employees and has the specific expertise for your situation. How can you do that? Learn the 5 things you need to know before hiring anyone!

When you have your inspection, it's also a good idea to know what to expect. The process includes but is not necessarily limited to gathering information, performing a building moisture inspection, and developing a preliminary determination of whether or not there is a moisture problem that has resulted in mold growth. All of the information is then put into a series of reports.

Rely On A Specialist Who Will Get Rid Of Your Mold Problems SAFELY and COMPLETELY - That's A Promise!

If it turns out you do have a mold problem, you need to get the area treated immediately. You also want to make sure you're working with a company who will remove the mold COMPLETELY. With thousands of satisfied mold remediations customers and not a single case of the mold returning, Next Generation can truly claim to be the mold remediation specialists.

Why should this matter to you? Unfortunately, many companies consider their job done when they've removed all visible signs of mold and they offer no promise or protection if mold returns. Next Generation is different. Our goal is to take the fright and frustration out of mold remediation through customer education, a job done right, and the only full warranty in the industry.

Before You Let A Company Into Your Home To Perform Mold Remediation Work – You Need To Know What They SHOULD Be Doing.

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification, or IICRC, has created a standard process for Certified Mold Remediators to follow when removing mold from a property. You need to know these five important steps to ensure your home is taken care of the right way.

1. Initial Inspection and Determination
2. Prepping the home for Remediation
3. The actual Remediation process
4. Follow-up Evaluation & Verification
5. Clean up

Every Next Generation employee strictly adheres to this standard. For complete details on what's involved with each step, check out Next Generation's Standard Process.

There are three more important things to know before you move ahead you're your mold remediation project.

Who are the individuals who will actually perform the work?

One of the most important questions to ask when interviewing a Mold Remediation Company is about their employees – are they well trained and certified? At Next Generation, every affiliate is trained, certified and receives continuing education.

You should also understand who performs the inspection and verification steps in the Mold Remediation process:

Certified Mold Remediator
Usually called a CMR, this person handles the initial inspection and analyzes the gathered information. After the physical removal of the mold, the CMR does another inspection to evaluate the status of the property and ensure all removal is complete.

Indoor Environmental Professional
The IEP is sometimes called in after the initial inspection if further assessment of the property is needed before actual remediation can begin. They return AFTER the CMR has done the post-remediation evaluation to perform a verification, which is a signed form stating the remediation was successful and is complete.

What chemicals and equipment will be used?

There are a lot of different chemicals and process used to remove mold. Over the years Next Generation has developed products so successful and safe that we back them up with a written warranty. But how do Next Generation's products stack up against everything else that's out there?

From Negative Air Machines to HEPA vacuums, there are some specific pieces of equipment used in the Mold Remediation process. For more information on what it takes to actually remove mold from a property, check out our Mold Remediation Equipment breakdown.

What kind of costs can you expect?

Both the initial inspection and actual remediation will cost you money. However, due to the chance of finding "unseen" mold, you may not know the final cost until the mold remediation project has been completed. Be aware of companies that provide you a quote based ONLY on the mold they see – you may be surprised when you receive your final bill. At Next Generation, this won't be a problem because our philosophy is to ensure there are no hidden costs for our customers.