Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can see it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, but the kind of mold that has spread in your home or business is the real issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be practically impossible for you to stop mold encountering your property. It’s only when there is mold growing in your house that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to rely on that can advise on the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way for treatment then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth knowledge in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be a long process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your property along with major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it lives in, meaning the longer it goes without treatment in your property, the worse its effects are. The experts at Paul Davis can correctly identify the types of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic families of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic microorganisms.

With the variety of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis will aid with getting your home healthy and free from the most dangerous molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which thrives outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is commonly found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It grows in damp, porous surfaces like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in warm and cold environments and migrates quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and migrating in colder temperatures, this mold is pink or coral colored and is commonly found in a home’s soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It’s a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture that is mostly white and green. It does well in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is almost always found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Talk to Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect there is mold in your residence call the experts with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation servicing required to eradicate damaging mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.