Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere and, whether you can see it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, although the kind of mold that resides in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is practically impossible for you to eliminate mold encountering your residence. It’s only as there is mold growing in your house that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to turn to who will advise on the kind of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way to treat it and carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

When you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company which specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your house on top of major health concerns to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it’s found in, meaning that the longer it remains untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microbes.

With the variety of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis can assist with making your residence safe and free from the most dangerous molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold that grows both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous areas like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least rampant household mold is lucky, as it’s among the more horrible. It requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. Acremonium is a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a musty odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in both cold and warm areas and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is commonly located in soft goods and grows and moves in cold weather. A reddish variety 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 bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It grows in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. 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 mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect you have mold in your house call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection and perform the remediation services necessary to eradicate damaging mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.