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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is simple — run an air-o-cell and check the lab report. If there’s mold, it is likely to show up. It frankly sounds like there’s mold and it could be in your crawl space, bottom plates, walls, ceiling. You don’t need to see it for it to be a problem.[/quote]

So what do you do? Tear everything apart looking for it?[/quote]

No. You test the air, use the thermal camera and moisture meter. You’ll find it. Here’s a guide (not affiliated) but they’re the only DMV company that puts these on their website

https://valormold.com/what-happens-during-a-mold-test-appointment/

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Do not use a company that does remediation to test. They are mostly a rip off. Every house has mold spores of some kind in the air. The trick is to eliminate sources of moisture that allows mold to reproduce on surfaces. You must identify the source of the moisture, anyway, so do that first, and see if the smell goes away.

https://www.epa.gov/mold/brief-guide-mold-moisture-and-your-home

How do I get rid of mold?

It is impossible to get rid of all mold and mold spores indoors; some mold spores will be found floating through the air and in house dust. The mold spores will not grow if moisture is not present. Indoor mold growth can and should be prevented or controlled by controlling moisture indoors. If there is mold growth in your home, you must clean up the mold and fix the water problem. If you clean up the mold, but don't fix the water problem, then, most likely, the mold problem will come back.

Who should do the cleanup depends on a number of factors. One consideration is the size of the mold problem. If the moldy area is less than about 10 square feet (less than roughly a 3 ft. by 3 ft. patch), in most cases, you can handle the job yourself, follow the guidelines. 
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