Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the kind of mold that has spread in your home or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores move through the air, entering structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be basically impossible for you to eliminate mold encountering your house. You need to be concerned when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to speak with who will advise on the species of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way for treatment then execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all types of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services partnered with basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your house and major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it lives in, this means that the longer it remains without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the types of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 general kinds of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic substances.

With the abundance of molds that can reside in any given property, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist in getting your residence healthy and free from the most dangerous molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold that thrives indoors and outdoors. It can be discovered in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often 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 most commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist environments like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least common household mold is lucky, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, 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 pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a dank 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 skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in cold and warm environments and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and migrating in cold temperatures, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is most commonly located in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then can progress 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, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, 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 asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Contact Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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