Black Mold Removal Greenville SC
Array of Solutions is a purely local and family-owned black mold specialist in Greenville, SC. Since 2005 it has been serving mold and water damage services in Greenville and surrounding areas. We are a specialist black mold remediation company in Greenville. We charge a low price and affordable price in comparison to national companies and provide quality service as well.
What is Black Mold/Stachybotrys?
Stachybotrys is a genus of molds, asexually reproducing which classifies it as a ‘hyphomycete’ belonging to the kingdom of ‘fungi’. Nearly all Stachybotrys infestations locate and proliferate in and on hosting materials rich in cellulose. This would include but not be limited to; Sheetrock paper, ceiling building tiles, carpets, and many, many more. Moisture is the key ingredient to BLACK MOLD survival. The appearance is nearly always different, and I have had cases where it is not black. Therefore not all molds that are black in color are “Stachybotrys” and not all “Stachybotrys” is BLACK MOLD. The origin of “Stachybotrys” is from the Greek word ‘Stakhus’. (grain or ear, sticks, or stalks or “Stachy”. “Botrus” refers to a cluster or bunch, trusses.
The most notorious type or species (S. Chartarum and S. Chlorohalonata) are known as “Black Mold” or “Toxic Black Mold” in the United States of America and relate or common when poor air quality indoors which occurs when growing fungus takes root in water-damaged building materials.
What can exposure to BLACK MOLD or Stachybotrys do to you?
Exposure to this has wide and varied effects on each individual. Factors like how long, how much and the individual’s age is all significant when asking this question. Symptoms typically impact membranes with mucous, the mouth, nose, and throat, flu and cold-like symptoms; a cough, sneezing, nausea, bloody discharge, and fatigue. I have seen people affected by lymph node irritation and skin problems. The significance of BLACK MOLD has only recently gained notoriety. According to ‘Wikipedia’, “In the 1990s after analysis of two infantile deaths and multiple cases in children from the poor areas of Cleveland, Ohio due to pulmonary hemorrhage were initially linked to exposure to heavy amounts of Stachybotrys chartarum. Subsequent and extensive reanalysis of the cases by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have failed to find any link between the deaths and the mold exposure.”
What does Black Mold look like?
This relates to the aforementioned question about ‘Stachybotrys’. In my carrier as a mold expert,, I have addressed over 1000 mold issues, There have been cases where mold that is black in color is not ‘Stachybotrys’, as well as jobs where there was no visible mold but air samples indicate large quantities of ‘Stachybotrys’. The reader’s digest version of the answer to this question is to have a Certified Mold Expert such as Doug Whitehead of Arrayofsolutions.com addresses your issue. Without testing and inspection, there is no way to tell if the black mold is ‘Stachybotrys’ or not.
Black Mold and Moisture Testing
Douglas Whitehead here again from Arrayofsolutions.com to talk about the lesser-known perils of moisture, rain, poor drainage, and mold in your home or business. The purpose of this explanation is to revisit what moisture can do to the biggest investment most Americans ever make. Your Home!
A quick story of one of my customer’s experiences with purchasing a home and mold testing; Joe, (who is now a good friend since working for him) was a newlywed, working for a local prominent corporation. He was in the market for a new home. Like most young newlywed’s, he was wanting to live in a favorable community within close range of his job. Joe wanted to live in one of the nicer neighborhoods in Simpsonville, SC. Unfortunately, the neighborhood he wished to inhabit was quite pricey and out of his budget. Joe is savvy and had found a gorgeous home within his price range. The home had a new roof with 30-year architectural shingles. There are three floors and a three-car garage. Four minutes from Interstate Eighty-Five or I-85 as called here in the Upstate. Surrounded by large oak trees, quiet, and loaded w/ great people, Joe wanted this home. Why was this home in his price range? “MOLD”! The home was part of a nasty divorce where both involved vacated the home and left it that way for two or three years. They did not run the HVAC system, shut all utilities off, and let it return to nature. The home went into foreclosure and was being sold ‘As Is’ for one-third of its sale price just three years earlier. Joe called several local mold experts and trusted Arrayofsolutions.com with remediating and warranting his home. Joe’s wife is now pregnant with her second child and has been happy and mold-free since our exchange. To make a long story short; Ignoring moisture and odors in your home reduces the biggest investment you ever make to be worth only pennies on the dollar. Call Douglas Whitehead @ “Arrayofsolutions.com” today for a $150 mold test and full inspection to protect your investment.
Black Mold and Real Estate
The title of this post was sarcasm. You will not be able to sell/buy a home in the Upstate of SC while your crawlspace is contaminated. 9 out of 10 times, the cause is; a. Moisture b. Open Vents C. Lack of vapor barrier and moisture control
Arrayofsolutions.com places most of its efforts under people’s houses. While most families are enjoying typical summertime activities, I, along with my right-hand man James, are in your home. Snakes? Spiders? Rodents and more? YOU BET!! However, we have made an art out of changing deplorable, poetry dish-like environments into pristine, dry, energy-saving storage spaces. The best part about my Company is that we do this (usually w/ short notice) in two days or less for as much as 1/2 of what the Big Companies charge. We also offer a 5-year transferable warranty.
Black Mold in Crawl Space
Should a crawlspace be as clean as your home? The scientific reasoning behind this statement is referred to as “the stacking effect”. 52% of the air in your crawlspace is succinctly correlated with the air quality in your family’s home. In short, a neglected crawlspace contributes to poor air quality in your living space. There is a direct connection between the health of your family and the condition of your crawlspace. The hardest part of my job is telling responsible homeowners that their family is sick because of their crawlspace. The second hardest part is telling folks that 98%$ of insurance companies do not cover crawlspace moisture.
Upstate Mold Desensitization Black Mold
As a mold expert in Upstate South Carolina for the last 18 years, the same circumstances arise time and time again. Black Mold desensitization is all too common when entering a customer’s home. Array of Solutions phone rings when curious customers call with a concern. These concerns range from; “We are selling our home, but did not pass our CL100.” (This is a standard test done by home inspectors which require moisture levels to be below twenty percent in the crawlspace structural members.). Also common are health concerns; “My child has been suffering from abnormal respiratory issues, unlike his / her peers.” Least common is; “We notice an odor whenever we heat/cool our home.” When inspections are conducted, we always ask them to enter the home. Because we do the same thing over and over, year after year, we can smell what home and business owners have become desensitized to. That would be the odor of black mold. When mold reproduces, then it off-gasses. This is what you would smell in barns, vacant buildings, historical sites, and homes with crawl spaces. However, you may be desensitized to the odor in your home or business and should call a local expert to perform an environmental analysis.
How do you kill Black Mold?
Black Mold is technically called ‘Stachybotrys’. Not all molds that are black in color are the notorious ‘Stachybotrys’.
I cannot operate as an expert without first testing any mold concerns. Samples are first taken to a Nationally Accredited Lab so that the protocol can be adjusted accordingly. Stachybotrys is the most toxic mold known to mankind and typically, whatever has been affected needs to be removed completely using extreme caution. If the mold is black in color but proven not to be ‘Stachybotrys’, then you need to clean the mold.
Call me, if you or a loved one has any of these concerns, Doug Whitehead today @ 864-710-6413 and I will answer the phone, come to your home and perform whatever helps you and your family. Arrayofsolutions.com is a small local company that produces big results.

Hello all, Im basically brand new to blender, and am currently trying to make a little 3D cartoon Plague Doctor, so Im applying a type of cell shading on it and having trouble. As a lot of people do, I am using Color Ramp to get this done. However, it seems to not behaving as expected. I was able to apply it to the mask and Shirt to get the desired effect. However if I try to apply it to the vest, pants, or hat it will either display the mesh in its solid base color or the color I wish to use for the shading. Any ideas on how to fix this, or am I just dumb? lol
Here is an example:
Here is what I have for the mask.
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However, for the vest it will either show black or grey depending on arrangements of the color stops.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi. I too like the stock, but I don't mess around with tinfoil too much. I stick my meat straight on the grill and ramble incoherently until I self-validate my investment decisions.
Disclaimer: I thought I'd post my ramblings here and see what y'all think --- Maybe this is the wrong place to post, IDK. Sorry if it is. Obviously none of this is financial advice - this is all for entertainment purposes only - do your own research and don't trust anything you read on the internet. Some of this stuff might be wrong, I might be telling an incomplete story, etc. Please let me know where this might be erroneous or misleading.
This post is not about squeezing, technical stock price movements, or anything like that... I'm just looking at the reasonableness for going long on BBBY just based on the fundamentals.
Bear with me here, because I think it's important to start with the ugly past before contemplating a glorious future.

1. BBBY's Financial History & The Company's Downfall

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see the long-term historical trend. It's not great:
Source: SA Profitability (EBITDAR is Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization, and Rent)
Total revenue grew each year until Fiscal Year Ended ("FYE") March 2018, at which point it started dropping. Gross margins have been shrinking each year, and OpEx as a % of Revenue has been steadily climbing:
Source: SA, BBBY Common-Size Financials
And, amid this environment, the company spent huge amounts of cash on repurchasing its stock:
Source: SA, BBBY Cash Flow
As we stand today, BBBY has a weak balance sheet (cash was poured into stock buybacks) and a weak P&L as the Company has been unable to mitigate the downward trend in profitability that has been occurring since 2013. (Note: Despite the equity offering and potential future slugs of cash, I still think BBBY has a pretty weak balance sheet, although the equity offering saved BBBY from a certain death IMO.)
I've heard people citing Mark Tritton's involvement, the switch to private label brands, etc. as factors contributing to BBBY's decline. I think the macroeconomic story is more important: e-Commerce has been taking market share from brick-and-mortars for years.
e.g., this article lays out how Wayfair has been taking market share from BBBY and has been - in my view - basically price gouging brick-and-mortar home furnishing retailers to gain market share at the expense of profitability: https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/09/04/the-hidden-reason-behind-bed-bath-beyonds-demise/
As a side note, Wayfair's been hemorrhaging more cash than BBBY for years. Covid is the only driver that made Wayfair have positive EBITDA in 2020 (and barely positive EBITDA in 2021), because everybody and their mother's mother was 1) buying online and 2) redoing their houses.

2. BBBY e-Commerce

This article, despite being incredibly bearish, says 37% of BBBY's revenue is online:
https://www.modernretail.co/operations/trying-to-put-a-band-aid-over-a-hemorrhaging-wound-why-bed-bath-beyonds-downfall-is-years-in-the-making/
37% of 2022 Revenue of $6.2B is $2.3B.
That's close-ish to this article, which projects BBBY's e-commerce revenue was $2.05B for FYE 2/28/22 and $2.62B for FYE 2/28/21:
https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2022/04/14/bed-bath-beyond-reports-plunging-ecommerce-sales/
We already said COVID (2020/2021) was an anomaly for e-commerce sales. Maybe somewhere in the ballpark of $1.8B to $2.0B is a more reasonable baseline for going-forward e-commerce sales. That's not considering that BBBY might lose some of that e-commerce revenue since physical store count likely drives that revenue to some degree.
Interestingly, though, BBBY's website traffic has increased significantly lately:
Source: Ubersuggest.
This might be because redditors have been clicking "investor relations" a million times a day--- I don't think it's fair to say online sales will increase ratably, but it still looks bullish as hell to me.

3. Management's Turnaround Plan

Let's start with what BBBY's management team has represented in SEC Filings. If you're only going to read one, read the Cleansing Materials on 2/6. You can skip to TLDR below these comments to see what I took away:
1/10/23: Q3 Results

“At the beginning of the third quarter, we initiated a turnaround plan anchored on serving our loyal customers, following a period when our merchandise and strategy had veered away from their preferences. Although we moved quickly and effectively to change the assortment and other merchandising and marketing strategies, inventory was constrained and we did not achieve our goals. We will continue to rebalance our assortment towards National Brands and refine our Owned Brands mix to reflect the deep understanding of our customer, along with the selection and value only we can offer in the Home and Baby markets. We are actively pursuing higher in-stock levels to meet proven demand.”
Ms. Gove continued, “We are implementing our plan expeditiously while managing our financial position in a changing landscape. We are delivering on our aggressive second half commitment of $250 million in SG&A optimization, or $500 million in annualized savings. We are also on track to achieve the 150 store closures that we previously outlined, which will further enable us to allocate resources according to customer demand. Our organization is more streamlined and we have adopted a more focused infrastructure that reflects our current business.”

Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/886158/000088615823000002/exhibit991-pressreleaseq32.htm
2/6/23: Cleansing Materials

"Plans for current store fleet optimization program to be expanded to more than 400, including closure of an approximately 150 additional lower-producing Bed Bath & Beyond stores, which builds on closure of approximately 200 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and approximately 50 standalone Harmon stores in the U.S.
Plans for Fiscal 2023 Comparable Sales in mid- to high-single digit range based on Comparable Sales down 30 percent to 40 percent in the fiscal first quarter and sequential, quarterly sales improvement thereafter.
Plans for improving inventory position with in-stocks at historical operating levels by Back-to-College 2023.
Plans for Fiscal 2023 Adjusted Gross Margin in the low-30 percent range throughout the fiscal year, inclusive of cost savings from supply chain network initiatives.
Plans for Fiscal 2023 Adjusted SG&A expense reduction of up to $1 billion, reflecting annualized cost optimization initiatives that began in fiscal 2022, as well as incremental cost reductions associated with additional store closures, as well as corporate and operating expense realignment to occur by early fiscal 2023.
Plans for Fiscal 2023 Adjusted EBITDA Margin in mid-single-digit range, based on achievement of aforementioned assumptions and reflecting negative Adjusted EBITDA Margins in the fiscal first quarter and a return to positive Adjusted EBITDA Margins beginning in the fiscal second quarter."

Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/886158/000119312523025748/d441746dex992.htm
2/7/23: Completion of Public Equity Offering and Provides Strategic Update

"The Company will continue to execute its customer-focused turnaround plans by optimizing its store footprint, investing in inventory, and pursuing infrastructure improvements. Specifically, the Company has initiated incremental store closures in its Bed Bath & Beyond banner with an ultimate operating goal of approximately 360 stores, in addition to approximately 120 buybuy BABY stores, across the U.S. In response to evolving shopping preferences today, this target store base includes the Company’s most profitable locations and best geographic presence for customers that can enable an optimal omni-experience. The digital channel is expected to rise to a higher proportion of sales with improved channel profitability."

Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/886158/000119312523027117/d455173dex991.htm
3/8/23: Receives Additional Proceeds from Previously Announced Public Equity Offering

“Over the past month, we have been rebuilding our financial and operational positioning to execute our customer-focused turnaround plans. Since closing our equity financing last month, we have engaged with suppliers to improve our inventory positioning and we have continued to optimize our brick-and-mortar footprint through store closures to align with customer preference. Additionally, as announced last week, we paid the outstanding interest due on all Senior Notes, which has been acknowledged by key constituents such as credit agencies. We continue to work with determination and diligence to fulfill both our near- and long-term goals of maximizing prospects for all stakeholders.”

Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/886158/000119312523063828/d821169dex991.htm
TLDR of BBBY Management Comments:

1. Expecting e-commerce sales to become a higher portion of sales mix going forward.
2. Delivering $250M H2 SGA optimization ($500M in annualized savings). Fiscal 2023 total SG&A savings up to $1B. Note: I interpret this to mean $2.7B SG&A last year -$1B SG&A Savings = $1.7B SG&A for fiscal 2023.
3. Right-sizing to 360 BBBY stores and 120 buybuy BABY stores (480 total stores).
4. 'Engaged with suppliers' to improve inventory positioning with a goal to be back at historical operating levels by Back-to-College 2023.
5. Planning for Fiscal 2023 Adjusted Gross Margin in the low-30 percent range throughout the fiscal year, inclusive of cost savings from supply chain network initiatives.
6. Planning for Fiscal 2023 Adjusted EBITDA Margin in mid-single-digit range, based on achievement of aforementioned assumptions and reflecting negative Adjusted EBITDA Margins in the fiscal first quarter and a return to positive Adjusted EBITDA Margins beginning in the fiscal second quarter. Based on this, I'd say let's not plan on seeing profitability until fiscal Q2 2023 (quarter ended Aug 2023).

4. Macro-Economic Outlook

Overall, it looks like brick and mortars might be making a bit of a comeback in terms of stealing back some market share from e-commerce, albeit amidst headways from a slowing economy and high inflation.
I think this is pretty obvious, but banks collapsing would screw over consumer spending and would likely nix any shot of a comeback BBBY has, though.
Here's a bunch of articles:
https://www.alconlighting.com/blog/lighting-news/retail-comeback-brick-and-mortar-store-experience/#:~:text=Business%20and%20economics%20analysts%20predict,worry%20about%20returns%2C%20for%20instance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2022/09/16/are-physical-stores-making-a-comeback-is-it-all-about-the-product/?sh=40557f421f78
https://www.fastcompany.com/90834188/barnes-and-noble-brand-makeover-comeback
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/consumer-business/articles/retail-distribution-industry-outlook.html
In a nutshell, I think there are pros and cons here. If we experience total economic collapse, of course BBBY will suffer.

5. A Note on Store Closures

Here's historical store count, as far as I can tell:
Source: Me, looking at SEC filings. These numbers could be all totally wrong. Do your own research.
So we know BBBY plans to get down to 480 stores - from 927 at end of Q3 2022. My first thought was damn: That's a lot of leases to get out of.
For the longest time, that was my biggest fear with this investment. Then I read this article:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/business/bed-bath-beyond-stores-closing-real-estate/index.html
...and I was pretty relieved. I'm sure there will still be plenty of expenses related to getting out of these leases, but I think less than I initially expected. That article also seems to suggest brick-and-mortar optimism.

6. Gut-Check on Turnaround Viability

Management's plan sounds great, but the obvious question is whether they can execute.
Profitability data re: stores being closed vs. retained is not publicly available, so that really makes this a big guessing game. You can look at average data per store and how that trended over time, but there's not any way to get a good guess on how these 480 stores will perform compared to the average of the 900+ stores the company had to choose from.
I don't think we have any idea how much more profitable the stores being kept are in comparison to the stores being closed, but I think it's fair to say the company would only keep the cream of the crop, so for fiscal 2023 we should see higher revenue and gross profit per store figures. There will also be a higher load of SG&A overhead allocated per store, even with cost savings.
Here's some numbers. The blue ones I totally made up and are in no way a guarantee of what will happen. This is basically napkin math:
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These are numbers I made up and are not financial advice. Do your own due diligence and talk to a financial advisor. You're responsible for your own investments.
My glasses are a bit more rose-colored than analysts that seem to have a consensus EPS estimate of -$1.96 for Q4. Of course, their numbers include depreciation and mine does not, so that's kind of like comparing apples to oranges.
But all-in-all, I used this napkin math to try and look at the reasonableness of the turnaround plan. I wasn't able to reasonably see 'mid-single-digit EBITDA margins' for fiscal 2023, but it seems doable so long as:

1. The company receives additional capital through the equity offering to make it through restructuring to cash flow neutral (fiscal Q2, by management's estimate).
2. The economy doesn't totally collapse before then.
3. Probably a million other things.

If BBBY turns around and continues to take market share, there could really be some value here. The company "just" has to get there.
Say, in this crazy hypothetical world where BBBY successfully turns around, net margins get up to 5.0% by 2024.
5% on $5.1B of revenue is $255M Net Income. Toss sector median P/E multiple on that and you're at....$3.8B market cap?
I lose a lot of people because I think dilution has happened, but I'm fine with that. Nobody likes dilution, but it's the cost of getting through a turnaround. Let's assume 900M shares outstanding by 2024.
Divide $3.8B market cap by 900M shares and you're looking at... $4.25/share. I'm not saying that's what the stock is worth today, just a little exercise in what could possibly be a reasonable value after a very successful turnaround assuming full dilution.

TLDR: IDK? BBBY's turnaround seems viable if Management can execute the plan. There might be some actual deep value here if brick-and-mortars take back some market share... even if there's no squeeze and no M&A activity. Not financial advice.