Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the type of mold that has spread in your house or property is the real problem. Mold spores travel through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be basically impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your residence. You need to take action when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can advise on the type of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can develop the best way to treat it and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of experience in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be a long process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your home and major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it resides in, this means the longer it goes untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your home and effectively deal with treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 general species of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in people that suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produce 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 key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will aid in getting your house healthy and free from the most damaging molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold which grows outdoors and indoors. It can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that deposits in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp surfaces like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less rampant household mold is fortunate, as it’s among the more terrible. It requires excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding 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 thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This variety of 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 is a highly responsive allergic mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a musty odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey over time. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in warm and cold environments and migrates quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is most commonly found in a home’s soft goods and grows and migrates in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds 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 that is mostly green and white. It thrives in moist and consistently damp areas 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 nearly always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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