Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold can be found everywhere so, 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 species of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is practically impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your home. You need to be concerned when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to consult with that can advise on the kind of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert who will devise the best way for treatment and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an inspection on 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 step one in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to treating mold safely, your prime option is working with a company which specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your residence on top of major health concerns to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it grows in, meaning that 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 property and effectively handle treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic substances.

With the variety of molds that can reside in structures, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis will aid with getting your house free and safe from the most dangerous molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold that grows both indoors and outdoors. It can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous areas such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least common household mold is good, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. Acremonium is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold 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 as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold induces eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a dank odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. 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 areas and spreads rapidly 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 soft goods and grows and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – This 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, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you might suspect or know there is mold in your home call the experts with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation services required to remove damaging mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.