Mark Bishton
Providing building inspections to clients in Bloomington, Monroe and surrounding Southwestern Indiana counties since 1996, Mark Bishton has worked with all aspects of home construction during his 40+ years of building experience.
Providing building inspections to clients in Bloomington, Monroe and surrounding Southwestern Indiana counties since 1996, Mark Bishton has worked with all aspects of home construction during his 40+ years of building experience.
| Certifications | ID |
|---|---|
| State of Indiana Licensed Home Inspector | #HI00500004 |
| State of Indiana WDI Inspector | #F40252 |
Unfortunately Mark was not born with x-ray vision, because he loves fighting crime and
jumping tall buildings! He does, however know how properly installed materials should
look inside building walls & assemblies, & what indicates they may be defective. This isn't quite as
good as x-ray vision, but fortunately he's also not running around in spandex!
Every building has an unique set of characteristics and, therefore, risks due to its
location, size, age and other aspects. Identifying and understanding these unique risks
helps Mark determine where to look for the sometimes subtle signs/evidence of hidden
damage that may exist in these places. Then, importantly, determine the next course of
action to restore proper function and reliability; and, finally, what areas deserve
more frequent or more critical maintenance!
If an inspector doesn't fully understand what they find, the repairs or corrections that a contractor makes, may
only be "band-aids" treating symptoms but not fixing the underlying problem/s. If that
happens it will only be a matter of time before the "symptoms" are back!
We do not want either case for you!
An inspector who can't clearly explain to a 10 year old what and why defects are present, probably doesn't understand that particular building system well enough to be
doing your inspection!
Every inspector should be looking for signs of mold, and most importantly, conditions
which are or have been conducive for wood molds and fungi to grow. This is included in
our home inspection service without additional fee.
If Mark sees, smells or suspects a significant mold/fungi problem is or has been present,
then he tries to discover why and determine what the next steps or corrective measures
should be.
Note that we do not recommend mold measurement testing unless there is good reason to,
and there seldom is! You see, we think of molds like criminals. If we find them in our
house, we don't care what their names are. There aren't any 'good names.' We simply want
them gone, along with the conditions that allowed them to develop and just as soon as
possible!
In the rare circumstance that Mark suspects mold is present but observes no likely cause
or location, he will recommend evaluation by a qualified independent expert, probably an
industrial hygienist.
There are plenty of people in the business more than willing to propagate $fear$ in us
and then sell us something to 'treat' it. Some of them refer to mold as 'Black Gold.'
What's worse, some will charge thousands of dollars and actually provide no reliable
remedy or even make things worse.
Since there is no government agency regulating them, a "certified mold testers" may be
a meaningless qualification. Some certifications just require giving a 'certifying
agency' a credit card number and having a printer to print off a 'certificate.' We try
to keep a wide distance between our clients and these folks.
That said, there is no price for peace of mind. Never hesitate to feel free to choose
your own professionals for mold or any other supplemental testing.