Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere and, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, although the kind of mold that grows in your house or property can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering structures through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on pets, clothing and shoes. It is basically impossible for you to prevent mold entering your residence. It’s only when the mold is growing in your home that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to turn to that can advise on the kind of mold present is invaluable. Pair that with an expert that can orchestrate the best way to treat it then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be a long project. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house on top of major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it’s found in, meaning the longer it goes without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general families of mold:

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

With the multitude of molds that can reside in any given property, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can aid in getting your home free and safe from the most insidious molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold that grows both indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist locations such as textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is good, as it’s among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This highly allergic responsive mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It carries a dank odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both cold and warm environments and spreads rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and grows and spreads in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • 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 moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, textiles 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 mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Reach Out to Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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