Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold in your home. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the strain of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be nearly impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. It’s only as the mold is growing in your house that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to speak with who will advise on the kind of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert who will develop the best way to treat it and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all types of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection on 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 the initial step in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, your best choice is to work with a company that specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your dwelling on top of major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it’s found in, this means the longer it goes without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. The experts at Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your house and effectively manage treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people that suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microorganisms.

With the abundance of molds that can reside in any given structure, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can aid with helping make your home healthy and safe from the most dangerous molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold which grows indoors and outdoors. It can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is often located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist locations such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less rampant household mold is lucky, as it’s among the more insidious. It requires excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. Acremonium is a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color then darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly allergic responsive mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in residences after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in warm and cold environments and migrates rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts adversely with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and grows and migrates 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 a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma – This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It’s a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is nearly always located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect you have mold in your house call the team with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation servicing required to remove damaging mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.