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Editorial Policy: How We Research and Review Our Guides
Mold advice online is full of fear and guesses. This is how we try to do better.
Sources
How we research
- We read statutes, agency guidance and public health pages directly, and link them at the bottom of each page.
- When sources do not say something, we say so rather than guess.
- We prefer government and public health sources over company blogs.
- When we rely on a single insurer or company, we say that.
Review
Dates and reviewers
Each guide shows when it was last updated and who reviewed it. Reviewer names and license numbers are shown once confirmed.
Corrections
Tell us
If something is wrong or out of date, use the contact page. We correct errors and update the date.
Limits
Not professional advice
Our guides are general information. They are not legal, medical or insurance advice. For your situation, talk to the right professional.
Purpose
Why we publish this guide
Our pages exist to help Gainesville homeowners, renters and landlords make better decisions about mold. They also help people understand what a remediation contractor does. We are a contractor, so we have a commercial interest. This policy explains how we try to keep that interest from distorting the facts.
Sources
What we rely on
- EPA for cleanup size limits, moisture control, humidity targets, drying times and HVAC guidance
- CDC for health information, bleach guidance and flood cleanup
- Florida Statutes for licensing (468.8419), landlord and tenant duties (83.51, 83.53, 83.56) and condominium maintenance (718.113)
- Published cost guides for typical remediation ranges
- Insurance documents and Florida regulators for claim rules and deadlines
- Local conditions such as rainfall, flooding and housing age in Alachua County
We link to primary sources when we can. When a source is not available, we say a statement is general or we leave it out.
Standards
How we write
- Facts first, with a source or a clear label such as “cost guides generally put”.
- No fear marketing. Mold is a moisture problem, and most small problems can be handled simply.
- No promise that mold will never return.
- No claims we cannot support, including about our experience or results.
- No competitor names and no fake reviews or testimonials.
- Clear separation between general information and our own services.
Health and legal
Where we stop
We are not doctors, lawyers or insurance advisors. We describe what public agencies say about health, what statutes say about duties and what policies commonly say about coverage. For your own situation, ask a physician, a Florida attorney or your insurer. Pages that touch on rental disputes, insurance or condominiums are marked as general information.
Independence
Testing and conflicts
Florida separates mold assessors from mold remediators, and generally bars the same company from doing both on one property within 12 months (section 468.8419). We follow that approach. PureGuard Restoration does not test for mold and does not write the clearance report on its own work. When testing is useful, we say to use an independent licensed assessor.
Updates
Corrections and reviews
We review pages when a source changes, correct errors openly and record meaningful changes in the site update log. Reviewer names and review dates will be added to pages that need professional review. If you think a page is wrong, use the contact page.
Images and data
Photos, prices and calculators
Photographs are illustrative unless a caption says otherwise. Cost ranges come from published guides and are not quotes. Tools on the site are planning aids, not inspections.
Checks before publishing
Our review steps
- Draft from the source documents, not from memory.
- Check every number against the source: percentages, square-foot figures, time windows and dollar ranges.
- Check every statute citation against the current text.
- Remove statements that cannot be supported.
- Read the page as a worried homeowner would and cut anything that sounds like a sales pitch.
- Add internal links to related pages and external links to primary sources.
- Record the change in the update log.
Conflicts
What we sell and what we do not
We sell mold remediation. We do not perform mold testing, and we do not provide legal, medical or insurance advice. When we mention a product category, such as HEPA air cleaners or dehumidifiers, we describe what public agencies say about them, including their limits, and we do not recommend brands. Pages on this site are not paid placements.
Because we sell remediation, we try to make it easy to see when you do not need us: small hard-surface patches under about 10 square feet that you can clean yourself, problems that need a plumber or roofer first, and situations where an independent assessor or an attorney is the right call.
Disagreements
When experts differ
Mold science has areas of uncertainty, such as the exact health effects of different exposure levels. Where the CDC or EPA says evidence is limited, we say so. Where professionals disagree on practice, such as whether to use bleach or how to clear a job, we explain the options and the reasoning instead of presenting one as the only answer.
Contact
Reach the editor
Questions about this policy or a specific page can be sent through the contact page. Please include the page address and the statement you are asking about.
More questions
More questions, answered
Are your pages written by a contractor
Yes, by PureGuard Restoration, a Gainesville remediation contractor. We say so openly and follow the standards above.
Do you accept payment for reviews or links
No. We do not publish paid reviews or paid recommendations.
How do you decide what to include
We start with the questions Gainesville property owners ask, then check each answer against public sources.
Do you review pages for accuracy
Yes. We check against sources before publishing and when a source changes. Reviewer names will be added when available.
Why trust a contractor’s guide
You should check what we write against EPA, CDC and Florida sources. That is why we link to them and explain our limits.
Questions
Common questions
Do you accept payment for content?
Our policy is no payment from mold assessors for placement or recommendations. See about.
Sources
Sources and review
Last updated November 8, 2026.
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- Where you think the water came from, and whether it’s fixed.
- When you first noticed it, and whether there was a leak, storm or AC problem before that.
- Whether you own, rent or manage the property, and whether you plan to involve insurance.