Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold in your home. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the species of mold that has spread in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores can travel through the air and enter structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be nearly impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your house. It’s only as mold is growing in your house that you should be concerned. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the strain of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way to treat it then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an investigation 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 an arduous procedure. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, your prime choice is working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house and major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it grows in, this means that the longer it goes untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your home and effectively handle treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microorganisms.

With the abundance of molds that can be found in any given home, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist in getting your home healthy and safe from the most damaging molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly feeds 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 both indoors and outdoors. It can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous surfaces like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is a less common household mold. It requires excessive moisture 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 moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold is 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 – Chaetomium is found in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both cold and warm environments and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and migrating in cold temperatures, this mold is coral or pink in color and is commonly located in soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma 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, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold 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 ailments and asthma.

Speak With 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 as well as perform the remediation servicing required to eradicate damaging mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.