Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold in your house. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the strain of mold that resides in your home or business is the real problem. Mold spores travel through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a location on pets, clothing and shoes. It is virtually impossible for you to stop mold infiltrating your residence. It’s only as there is mold growing in your property that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to rely on who will advise on the strain of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can develop the optimal way to treat it and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is the primary step in what can be a long project. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your residence and major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it resides in, meaning the longer it remains without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your house and effectively manage treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 basic types of mold:

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

With the variety of molds that can reside in properties, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist with making your house safe and free from the most dangerous molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows 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 climate mold which grows both indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It spreads in porous, overtly moist surfaces like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is lucky, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, responsible for skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in residences after a flood 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 which affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in both cold and warm areas and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and grows and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then can progress to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma – This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It does well in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Contact Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect there is mold in your home call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation servicing required to remove insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.