Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold can be found everywhere and, whether you can see it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the kind of mold that is found in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be nearly impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your home. You need to be worried when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the kind of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert who will develop the best way for treatment then perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

When you have Paul Davis inspect 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 step one in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, your best option is to work with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your dwelling and major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the environment it’s found in, this means that the longer it goes untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. The professionals with Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

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

With the range of molds that can be found in any given structure, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist with getting your home safe and free from the most insidious molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which grows both outdoors and indoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that deposits in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous locations like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least common household mold is lucky, as it is among the more horrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives 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 grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown over time and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in both warm and cold areas and migrates rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is commonly located in soft goods and grows and migrates in cold temperatures. A reddish variety 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 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 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, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is nearly always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Contact Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect you have mold in your home call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation services required to eradicate insidious mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.