Your Vancouver Island mold remediation specialists.
Our Services
Home SOULutions has provided mold removal, clean-outs, ventilation repairs, insulation removal and insulation upgrades to attics and crawlspaces since 2012. Healthy homes are our specialty!
Comox Valley
Campbell River
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Mold Services
Mould or mold, no matter how you spell it – it can spell trouble. If you know or even suspect that mold may be present in your home, our certified technicians can help with identification, removal and prevention.
Mold Remediation
We offer professional mold remediation (removal) services for crawlspaces, attics, and the interior of your home. We don’t just cover it up or fog it – we remove it. Our technicians will help you determine the cause and assist you with the repairs and upgrades needed to prevent it from returning. As low insulation will contribute to mold growth, we can help with that too! You you may be eligible for financial assistance to help cover the cost of mold removal . Ask our friendly staff about this.
Inspections & Assessments
You may not always see the mold in your home, instead, you may notice a musty or dank odour in a specific room or maybe you concerned for your health. Our technicians have years of experience and training in mold recognition and assessment. When we conduct a home assessment, if there is mold – you can be assured we will find it. We do not feel that testing of any kind is always necessary. Our philosophy is if it’s there – lets remove it – and that will solve the problem.
Ventilation Services
Removing mold is just the first step. Our ‘SOULution techs’ will help you identify the cause and prevent it from recurring – keeping your home healthy. One of the main causes of mold growth is lack of ventilation or incorrect ventilation, this coupled with low insulation will contribute to mold growth in the attic and in the home. Once we remove the mold, we’ll repair and update any ventilation issues. Proper ventilation and airflow makes it difficult for condensation to settle and mold to grow. See our Quick Fact Sheet on Attic Air Flow.
Fan Exhaust Connection Upgrades
A common cause of attic mold is incorrect fan exhaust connections that come from the bathrooms, range and dryer. They often leak moist air into your attic or have been installed to run a long distance across the attic, losing pull. This creates the perfect environment for mold growth. Our experienced technicians will bring your fan exhaust connections up to code to avoid future problems.
Fan Roof Stem Vents
Fan exhaust connections vent out the roof through roof stem vents. To avoid mold growth in your attic your fan exhaust connections should vent in a straight path out the roof through a correctly installed stem vent. If they don’t, the Home SOULutions techs will let you know. We can upgrade these roof stem vents so the complete system – from the bath fan – to the exhaust connections in the attic – and out the roof stem vent – is working seamlessly.
Bathroom Fan Installs
New bathroom fans circulate more air and are quieter than older fans. Our technicians install high airflow, quiet and energy-efficient fans. The bathroom fans connect to the fan exhaust connections in the attic and then expel out the roof through the roof vents. This complete system – if correct – will reduce humidity in the home and the attic and therefore help to prevent mould growth. Let us help you improve the air quality in your home today.
Attic & Crawlspace Services
Whether you’ve had an infestation or it’s just time for a clean out of your attic or crawlspace. We have the equipment and skills needed to safely remove all kinds of insulation, debris, dust, and droppings. Our technicians will leave your attic disinfected and smelling wonderful again. If you have a rodent contamination, you may be eligible for some financial assistant to help cover the cost of the removal. Ask our friendly staff about this.
Insulation Removal
Rats, raccoons — even otters — we have seen it all! While these furry little critters may look cute, they can cause reduce the R-value of your insulation significantly and cause odour. Is it time for a clean-out? Let us do the dirty work for you. As new insulation will need to be installed, you may be eligible for financial assistant to help cover the some of the cost of the removal and the new insulation. Ask our friendly staff about this.
Cleaning
All of our attic or crawlspace insulation removal and cleaning jobs are finished up with a thorough hepa-vacuum, and a disinfectant deodorizing treatment. Your attic or crawlspace will be clean and smell wonderful again. As new insulaion will likely need to be installed, you may be eligible for financial assistant to help cover some of the the cost of removal and the new insulation. Ask our friendly staff about this.
Insulation Upgrades
Whether your crawlspace needs foundation, floor joist or rim joist insulation to bring it up to code, or your attic needs a top-up or you require all new insulation installed – we can help. You may be eligible for some financial assistant to help cover the cost of your insulation upgrades in the crawlspace and attic. Ask our friendly staff about this.
Financial Assistance & Rebates
Home SOULutions is a registered and approved contractor with the BC Energy Savings program (Clean BC / Income Qualified program). If searching for us on their site remember to put the SOUL in Home SOULutions. This means if choose us for your work , you can apply for financial assistance ~ a rebate ~ or a grant. See below to find out which option is available to you.
BC Energy Savings Program financial assistance: If you are upgrading your insulation in your crawlspace or attic you can apply for financial assistance with the costs. Eligibility is based on household income. Some stratas are eligible for this as well. As our friendly staff about this.
BC Hydro Rebate: If BC Hydro heats your home, homeowners are be eligible for a rebate for insulation upgrades. You need to have a BC Hydro account and the address is your primary residence. The rebate amount is based on the work conducted and your household income. Ask our friendly staff about this.
Federal Grant: You may be eligible for a grant for your insulation upgrades. This is a longer process and entails a pre – and a post – home Retrofit EnerGuide Evaluation with an NRCan Registered Energy Advisor. Ask our friendly staff about this.
Fortis BC Rebate: If Fortis BC heats your home, homeowners may be eligible for a rebate for insulation upgrades. You need to have a Fortis BC account and the address if your primary residence. The rebate amount is based on the work conducted and your household income. Ask our friendly staff about this.
Qualifications & Certifications
We take pride in having the highest levels of experience, training, and qualifications on our team. Some of the many certifications our team members hold are:
- Mold Recognition, Assessment & Control (MBLab)
- Applied Microbial Remediation Technician – AMRT (I.I.C.R.C.)
- Strategies for Mold Investigations & Sampling (EMLab P&K)
- Fungal Data Interpretation (EMLab P&K)
- Level I Thermography (Infrared Training Center)
- Water Damage Restoration – WRT (I.I.C.R.C.)
- Applied Structural Drying – ASD (I.I.C.R.C.)
- Restorative Drying 201 (I.I.C.R.C.)
- Odour Control Technician – OCT (I.I.C.R.C.)
- HPSC Insulation Training (Home Performance Stakeholders Council / BC Better Homes)
- Health & Safety Technician – HST (I.I.C.R.C)
- Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration – FSRT (I.I.C.R.C.)
- Confined Space Defined (HazMasters)
- OFA Level 1 First Aid (St. John Ambulance)
- WHMIS 2015 (St. John Ambulance)
- Fall Prevention Training (Orca Training)
- NIOSH 582 Sampling & Quantitating (McCrone Microscopy Research Institute)
- AHERA Building Inspector 3509-17-C12-6732 (Cole & Associates / AREC Environmental)
Our Gold Star Warranty
We offer a 2-year + warranty if all recommended work is conducted with Home SOULutions.
This is transferable to new homeowners.
We are here for Realtors and Home Inspectors
Home SOULutions makes home sale transactions a priority by:
- Providing quick turn-around estimates to ensure the sale is not held back
- Conducting Healthy Home Assessments for buyers
- Accepting payment from proceeds of sale
- Offering a partner (realtor/home inspector) discount
Meet the Home SOULutions Team
Roy Piper, The Mold Man
Co-Owner / Operations Manager
As co-owner of Home SOULutions, Roy brings 20+ years of renovation, restoration, and remediation experience to the business, along with industry-specific (mold) training and certifications.
Roy’s specialty is helping homeowners address issues relating to mold, humidity, ventilation, and mold prevention. Customers rave about how Roy is knowledgeable & approachable. He takes pride in his business!
Roy was born and raised in Pickering, Ontario before moving to Calgary where he lived for 25 years. Having seen more than his fair share of snow and cold, it’s no surprise he thoroughly enjoys life on the ‘wet coast’ and you will find him in shorts year-round. Roy has lived on Vancouver Island since 2007 and life is good for him here. He likes to fish, is an experienced diver and just adores his dogs ‘Kali’ and ‘Cooper’.
Corae Bracken-Piper, The Real Boss
Co-Owner / Administration / Marketing
Every successful enterprise needs someone working diligently behind the scenes to ensure that it runs smoothly. At Home SOULutions that person is Corae Bracken-Piper.
Corae has a background in small business administration, marketing, graphic design, and bookkeeping. Community support is important to Corae and she is a proud supporter of Soroptimist International of Courtenay – a service group that works to improve the lives of women and girls both locally and worldwide.
Corae loves to camp and doesn’t like fishing – that’s Roy’s thing. Corae’s passion is her dog(s). She has owned and worked with Rottweilers since ’97, taking pride in the fact that her dogs are ambassadors of their breed.
Quick Fact Sheets
We hope you find the following pdf printable information sheets helpful. There is information here not only for homeowners – but also for property managers, realtors, landlords, contractors, and tenants. Click and print!
If you have more questions – ask our friendly staff!
