Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold in your home. Mold is a part of nature, although the strain of mold that grows in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be basically impossible for you to prevent mold infiltrating your residence. You should take action as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to who will advise on the kind of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert who will devise the best way for treatment and carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

With a Paul Davis 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 step one 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. We provide mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold can cause damage to your dwelling on top of major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it’s found in, this means that the longer it remains without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your home and effectively deal with treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general families of mold:

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

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

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows 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 that grows indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas of extreme dampness and 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 large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous areas such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less rampant household mold is good, as it’s among the more terrible. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color then darkens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This highly allergic responsive mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in warm and cold environments and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of growing and migrating in cold weather, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is commonly located in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms start out 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 and is mostly white and green. It thrives in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is almost always located in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Reach Out to Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect there is mold in your home call the team with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation services necessary to remove dangerous mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.