Mold & air quality · Miami-Dade & Broward
Indoor air-quality testing
“Air quality” can mean different things to different households. You may be concerned about an odor, a moisture issue or a change you noticed after moving into a home. Kerwin Inspections offers indoor air-quality testing across Miami-Dade and Broward. Explain your concern before selecting a service so that the proposed testing scope addresses the question you are actually trying to answer.
Cost: Starts at $425
Timing: Laboratory results: 2–4 business days
Your request stays on this website and is followed by contact about the scope and quote. It is not instant confirmed booking.
The short answer
What should you know first?
Indoor air quality is broader than mold alone. An air-quality test should have a defined scope; do not assume that one service measures every possible pollutant or certifies the air as universally safe.
Choosing the service
When does this service fit?
- Homeowners who have a specific indoor air-quality concern and want to understand whether testing can provide useful information.
- Buyers or new occupants deciding whether to request an air-quality service separately from a home inspection.
- Households comparing a mold-related question with a broader air-quality inquiry.
What does an air-quality test cover?
That is a question to answer before booking, not an assumption to make from the service name. Kerwin offers air-quality testing; the exact test scope is discussed for your inquiry. No universal pollutant panel, sample count or testing method is promised on this page.
Tell Kerwin what you have noticed, which rooms are involved, how long it has been happening and whether there has been water intrusion or a recent change in the property. These details help frame the conversation without treating an odor or symptom as proof of a particular pollutant.
How is this different from mold testing?
EPA describes indoor air quality in relation to buildings and occupants, with many possible sources and influences. Moisture, ventilation and building or household materials can matter. A mold test therefore should not be described as a test for everything that might affect indoor air.
If the question is specifically about suspected mold, compare the mold service and the EPA guidance on when sampling may be unnecessary. If the concern is broader, ask what the proposed air-quality service can investigate and what it will leave outside its scope.
Plan before booking
Cost and timing are separate questions.
What does it cost?
Full air-quality testing starts at $425. This is a starting price for the service, not a published combined mold-and-air package or a guaranteed total for every property.
Each additional sample beyond the agreed base scope adds $75. Larger homes and concerns affecting multiple areas may require more sampling; confirm the scope, base sample allowance and total before booking.
More about starting prices and the quote processWhen will the information arrive?
Laboratory results can take 2–4 business days. Ask how that timing fits your intended decision or deadline.
The same-day home-inspection report timeline does not apply to laboratory-dependent air-quality results.
Understand report vs. laboratory timingUseful buying questions
Ask these before booking.
- What does the proposed service test for, and does that match the concern I described?
- What is outside the testing scope?
- Could the home’s size or concerns in several rooms require additional samples?
- How should I plan my decision around the laboratory timeline?
Limits and expectations
What should you not assume?
- A test with a defined scope does not measure every possible indoor air pollutant.
- Results cannot guarantee the same conditions throughout a building or under every future condition.
- Testing is not a medical assessment or a guarantee of healthy or safe air for every occupant.
- General EPA discussion of pollutants is not a list of substances Kerwin tests for. Confirm the actual scope before booking.
Common questions
Air-quality testing: questions and answers
Does an air-quality test include every possible pollutant?
Do not assume that it does. Ask which concerns and substances the proposed service addresses and what it does not cover. This website does not publish an all-pollutant panel.
Is air-quality testing included in a purchase home inspection?
Do not assume an additional testing service is included. Tell Kerwin that you want to discuss air-quality testing when requesting the inspection, and confirm the scope and quote.
Will air-quality results arrive on the inspection day?
Laboratory results can take 2–4 business days. Same-day report delivery is a separate commitment for home-inspection reports, not air-quality laboratory results.
Information and references
Service, starting-price and timing information is supplied by Kerwin Inspections. Discuss the property-specific scope and quote before booking.
The references below support the general consumer guidance on this page. They do not verify Kerwin’s particular methods, credentials or insurer acceptance.