Two packages. One number each. Nothing added later.
Transparent, all-inclusive pricing from an independent, assessment-only licensed Florida mold assessor. The price you see is the complete diagnostic stack — because we have nothing to upsell you afterward.
Short answer
Sterling's Basic Mold Inspection is $400 and the Premium Indoor Air Quality Inspection is $700, for properties up to 2,500 sq ft (add $50 per additional 500 sq ft). Both include thermal imaging, moisture mapping, photo documentation, and a written report. The Premium package adds accredited third-party laboratory air testing with species identification.
Basic Mold Inspection
The full diagnostic walk-through — find the moisture, document the problem, get a plan.
Answers
“Do I have a moisture or mold problem, and where is it coming from?”
- Full visual inspection of every accessible areaA licensed assessor walks the property in person — not a drive-by, not a checklist app.
- Non-invasive moisture mapping of walls, ceilings, floors & cabinetryMoisture is the cause; mold is the symptom. We find the water before we talk about the growth.
- Infrared thermal imagingReads temperature differences behind drywall and under flooring, so hidden wet areas surface without cutting into your home.
- Photo documentation of every area of concernDated, captioned images you can hand to a contractor, an adjuster, an attorney, or a buyer.
- Written report with findings and clear next stepsPlain English, not lab jargon — you will know what to do on the day you read it.
If you need lab-verified proof — for a sale, a claim, a lease dispute, or a clearance — step up to the Premium package.
No payment now — we confirm scope and price first.
Premium Indoor Air Quality Inspection
Everything in Basic, plus accredited-lab air testing that turns findings into documented proof.
Answers
“What exactly is in my air, how bad is it, and can I prove it to someone else?”
Everything in Basic, plus:
- Indoor air sample + matched outdoor baselineA spore count means nothing on its own. Compared against the air outside your own door, it becomes an answer.
- Accredited third-party laboratory analysisAn independent lab — not us — produces the numbers. That is what makes the result defensible.
- Mold species identificationTells you which organism you are dealing with, because remediation urgency is not the same for every species.
- Spore-count measurements interpreted against your baselineWe translate the lab data into a verdict: normal, elevated, or actionable.
- Comprehensive lab report with written recommendationsThe document insurers, buyers, landlords, and attorneys actually accept as evidence.
No payment now — we confirm scope and price first.
Both packages include same-week scheduling availability, professional-grade equipment, an inspection performed by a licensed assessor — never a subcontractor — and your written report within Same day – 24 hrs. Pricing covers properties up to 2,500 sq ft; larger properties add $50 per additional 500 sq ft.
The inspection is not the expense. The decision is.
Almost nobody books a mold inspection because they want a report. They book one because they are about to make an expensive, hard-to-reverse decision and they do not want to guess. Here is the scale of what that decision usually looks like in Florida.
$500 – $1,500
Small contained area (a closet, a vanity, one wall section)
Limited demolition, containment, and cleaning of a single small area.
$1,500 – $4,000
Single room after a contained leak
Drywall and baseboard removal, containment, HEPA cleaning, drying, rebuild.
$3,000 – $10,000
HVAC system contamination
Air handler, coil, and duct remediation or replacement — the system that feeds every room.
$10,000 – $30,000+
Multi-room or whole-home
Extensive demolition, structural drying, contents handling, and reconstruction.
A $400 inspection informs a decision that routinely costs twenty-five times more.
That asymmetry is the whole argument. Guess wrong in one direction and you pay for remediation you never needed. Guess wrong in the other and active moisture stays inside a wall, spreading through materials you will eventually have to replace anyway. An independent assessment is the cheapest step in this entire process — and the only one with no incentive attached to the answer.
- We do not profit from finding a problem
- We do not profit from missing one
- We are paid exactly the same either way
Remediation figures above are published Florida market ranges shown for context only. Sterling does not perform remediation and does not quote it — these are the numbers other contractors charge, provided so you can weigh the decision honestly.
Which package is actually right for you?
Most people over-buy or under-buy because nobody explains the difference in plain terms. Find your situation below. If you are still unsure, call us — we will tell you which one you need, including when it is the cheaper one.
Basic
$400Choose this if
- You can already see or smell something and want it identified
- You had a leak, spill, or roof issue and want to know what it left behind
- You want a professional read before spending money on repairs
- You want a second opinion on a remediation company's findings
Premium IAQ
$700Choose this if
- Someone in the home has ongoing respiratory symptoms and you want data
- You are buying or selling and need documentation a third party will accept
- You are filing an insurance claim or in a dispute with a landlord or builder
- Remediation was done and you need to verify it actually worked
- You want the definitive answer, not the probable one
The honest short version: if you need to know, book the Basic. If you need to prove it to someone else — an insurer, a buyer, a landlord, a judge — book the Premium. The $300 difference buys an independent laboratory's signature on the result, and that signature is what third parties actually accept.
Find your fit
Which inspection do you need?
Four questions. We will tell you honestly which package fits — including when it is the less expensive one.
Answer the four questions and your recommendation appears here.
This is built to recommend the cheaper package whenever the cheaper package is the right answer. If you would rather just ask a person, call us — a licensed assessor reviews every request.
Everything in both packages, compared
No asterisks. If it appears in this table, it is included in the price shown.
| What's included | Basic$400 | Premium IAQ$700 |
|---|---|---|
| On-site inspection by a licensed Florida mold assessor | Included | Included |
| Infrared thermal imaging | Included | Included |
| Moisture mapping of walls, ceilings, floors, cabinetry | Included | Included |
| Photo documentation of areas of concern | Included | Included |
| Written report with recommendations | Included | Included |
| Post-report call to walk through findings | Included | Included |
| Indoor air sample + outdoor baseline | Not included | Included |
| Accredited third-party laboratory analysis | Not included | Included |
| Mold species identification | Not included | Included |
| Spore counts interpreted against your baseline | Not included | Included |
| Documentation suited to claims, sales & disputes | Limited | Included |
Four things this price will never include
Most of what makes mold-inspection pricing untrustworthy is what happens after the quote. Here is what does not happen here.
We never sell you the cleanup
Sterling is assessment-only. We do not perform remediation, and we do not accept referral fees from companies that do. There is no version of your report that makes us more money.
We never charge for what we find
The price is set before we arrive and does not change based on what turns up. An inspection that finds a serious problem costs exactly the same as one that finds nothing at all.
We never pad the invoice
No trip fees, no per-room charges, no equipment surcharges, no separate report fee. One number, agreed in writing before the visit.
We never make medical claims
We report building conditions — moisture, materials, spore data. We will not tell you what mold is doing to your health; that is a conversation for your physician, and anyone who tells you otherwise is overselling.
How this compares across Florida
For transparency, here are typical mold-inspection price ranges statewide. These are market context — not Sterling quotes. Use them to sanity-check any estimate you receive, ours included.
Option 1
$150 – $250
Visual-only inspection
Walk-through, moisture readings, written summary. No lab analysis, no thermal imaging.
Option 2
$300 – $450
Inspection + 2–3 air samples
Indoor sample(s) plus an outdoor baseline, lab-analyzed.
Option 3
$400 – $600
Full inspection with lab work
Broader air and surface sampling with accredited-lab analysis.
Option 4
~$35 – $75 each
Individual lab samples
Per-sample laboratory analysis fee.
Overall
$200 – $650
Overall typical range
Where most single-family inspections land statewide.
Sterling sits at the top of that range. On purpose.
A $200 inspection is a visual walk-through. Someone looks, writes a paragraph, and leaves. It cannot find moisture inside a wall cavity, because nothing in that price buys the instrument that sees it.
Every Sterling inspection — including the $400 package — carries thermal imaging and moisture metering as standard, performed by the licensed assessor in person. That equipment stack is the difference between an opinion and a finding.
We would rather be the most thorough inspection you can book on the Treasure Coast than the cheapest one you can regret.
What moves the number
Two properties are rarely identical. These are the factors that move any mold-inspection quote — ours or anyone else's:
- Property size (square footage) and number of stories
- How accessible the areas of concern are
- Whether additional sampling beyond the package is warranted
- The type of lab analysis selected, if any
- Complexity of the moisture history being investigated
- Commercial, multi-unit, or specialty scope
Market ranges are provided for context only and are not Sterling quotes. Sterling confirms the exact price of your inspection in writing before any work begins.
Estimate your range in 60 seconds
Four quick questions for a typical market range. It is a ballpark for orientation — your exact Sterling price comes from a short conversation about the property.
Both packages cover properties up to 2,500 sq ft, then $50 per additional 500 sq ft. No trip charge, no fuel surcharge, no per-photo fee.
Your Sterling price
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Answer the four questions and your actual price appears here — not a range.
This is Sterling’s published price, not a market estimate. It is confirmed in writing before any work begins — usually within ~1 business hour, Mon–Sat 8am–11pm.
See what that buys. Every document an inspection produces, section by section — report, lab addendum and remediation protocol.What people ask before they book
These are the real questions — including the skeptical ones. We would rather answer them here than have you wonder.
Because we are structurally unable to. Florida law separates mold assessment from mold remediation, and Sterling is assessment-only: we do not sell remediation, we do not take referral fees, and we have no financial interest in what the report concludes. A company that both inspects and remediates has the opposite incentive.
Larger or specialized scope?
Some properties do not fit a package, and we will not pretend otherwise. These scopes are quoted individually — typically within one business hour of your request.
- Commercial buildings and tenant spaces
- HOA and condo-association common areas
- Multi-unit and multi-building portfolios
- Post-remediation verification / clearance testing
- Insurance-claim and litigation documentation packages
- Properties over 4,000 sq ft or with multiple structures
Tell us the property size, the concern, and your timeline. A licensed assessor — not a call center — reviews every request.
Pricing questions
Sterling's Basic Mold Inspection is $400 and the Premium Indoor Air Quality Inspection is $700, for properties up to 2,500 sq ft. Larger properties add $50 per additional 500 sq ft. Both prices are all-inclusive — thermal imaging, moisture mapping, photo documentation, and a written report are part of the price, not add-ons.
Moisture does not wait for a convenient week.
Every week a wet cavity stays wet is more material affected and a larger repair. Tell us about the property — we respond with scope and price, typically within one business hour.