Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere and, whether you can see it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the species of mold that is found in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a location on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be nearly impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your residence. It’s only as mold is growing in your property that you need to be concerned. Having an expert to rely on that can advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert who will develop the best way for treatment and carry out 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 Removal and Abatement

With a Paul Davis inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has a high level of knowledge in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is the primary step in what can be a long project. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your house along with major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the environment it’s found in, meaning that the longer it goes without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively manage treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic families of mold:

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

With the abundance of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can assist in helping make your house safe and free from the most damaging molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold that thrives indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus which enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist locations like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is fortunate, as it is among the more terrible. It needs excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It is a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This variety of mold is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and has a musty odor. 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 migrates rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of growing and spreading in cold temperatures, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is commonly located in soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and 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 consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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