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Why David A. Henderson became an Environmental Forensic Specialist, was because of his first courtroom testimony in a carpet dispute in Virginia, where the carpet was mislabeled as 100% nylon and would not cleanup to industry standards. When he performed a test on the fibers of the carpet, it was determined that the carpet was a blend. The plaintiff who hired David to clean the carpet, won his case.

Then there was a North Carolina homeowner, who had a water damage event on their home, during the removal of damaged materials from the home, DAVHENCO Inc found that there were construction defects in the house, even though some damage was covered on the homeowner's insurance. This went to court where the new contractor and David was to testify in court, the plaintiff attorney had my report and the new contractor's new estimate. The plaintiff attorney then informed us that the original contractor agreed to pay for all the damages. 

Then in June of 2024, while David was recovering from knee surgery, a homeowner called and explained to David the mold remediation process being performed on his home. The homeowner sent pictures of the company performing the remediation process, this is when David noticed the work was not being performed to standards. The remediation company shortly abandons the project leaving the homeowner with a fully damaged home.

Also, in June of 2024 an Attorney representing a family over water damage home, which developed mold because of the home was never enclosed to prevent rain to enter the structure during construction. When the Attorney had talked with David on the phone, David pointed to the construction company's on environmental inspector's lab findings that the house had water damage indicators and mycotoxin indicators, along with slightly elevated spores. The Attorney's response was "this house is water damaged".

Then there was a home that was damaged by hurricane Helene and David was called to look at the damage and was able to determine the house suffered a Category 3 water damaged. The homeowner hired a restoration company to perform the restoration services, but the house was not dried to industry standards, which this has gone to litigation in 2025.

Then in September of 2025 an Environmental Inspector forward David an email, a law firm in Tennessee wanted the Environmental Inspector to help with a mold dispute. The Inspector called David to get his permission to forward David's name to the law firm. This happened the week that David's wife entered the hospital, at which time David put his whole business on hold for the time being. David's wife asked him was he going to continue to perform inspections on the day they transferred her to hospice, and David told his wife that he going to provide expert witness work.

Since David's wife passing, he is dedicating this service in his wife's memory.

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David brings over 40 years of field experience in the cleaning and restoration industry. Also, David has a background in drafting and design with some elevation and floor plan drawings. He has used this experience and background to perform moisture mapping, wall elevation drawings to determine the level of damage to the wall, and where drying equipment was to be positioned when he performed drying services.

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David is one of less than 900 IICRC Triple Masters worldwide, these certifications are the top-level certifications in the industry. 

David is a:

• IICRC Triple Master (Water Damage Restorer, Master Textile Cleaner, Master Fire & Smoke Restorer)

• NAMRI - Mold Inspector (Residential & Commercial)

•  NAIS - Infrared Moisture Surveyor

• Background Drafting & Design (Draftsman)

• A U.S. Army Veteran    

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