Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is a part of nature, but the type of mold that resides in your house or property is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a location on pets, clothing and shoes. It is practically impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your house. You need to be concerned as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to consult with who will advise on the strain of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert that can develop the optimal way to treat it then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial abatement services for all types of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

When you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of knowledge in this field. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be a long project. When it comes to treating mold safely, the prime choice is working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your dwelling as well as major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it lives in, meaning the longer it remains without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 general families of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produce toxic substances.

With the multitude of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis can assist in helping make your house healthy and safe from the most insidious molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold that grows both outdoors and indoors. It can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is commonly found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous surfaces like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor variety trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is a less common household mold. It requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding 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 thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold is responsible for causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a dank odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both cold and warm environments and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and spreading in cold temperatures, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is commonly found in soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms 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 does well in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. 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 almost always found in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Contact Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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