Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is something that occurs naturally, however the strain of mold that is found in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be practically impossible for you to eliminate mold encountering your home. It’s only when there is mold growing in your property that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to rely on who will advise on the kind of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert that can devise the best way to treat it and execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative 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 in depth knowledge in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your home and major health concerns for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it lives in, meaning the longer it remains without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the kinds of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microbes.

With the range of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis will aid with making your home free and safe from the most insidious molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold that grows indoors and outdoors. It can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus which enters homes. It spreads in porous, damp locations such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This highly responsive allergic mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and has a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in cold and warm areas and moves rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly located in a home’s soft goods and grows and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It does well in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, fabric 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 – Ulocladium is almost always located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Talk to Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you might suspect or know you have mold in your home call the experts 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.