Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can see it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, but the strain of mold that grows in your house or property is the real problem. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be practically impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your property. You should take action when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to consult with that can tell you the kind of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can devise the optimal way to treat it and execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

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. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, the best option is working with a company who specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services partnered with basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your home on top of major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does adversely affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it grows in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your property, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:
  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microorganisms.

With the variety of molds that can reside in structures, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis will aid in making your home free and safe from the most damaging molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold which thrives outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous surfaces such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It is a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a musty odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is 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 – Capable of growing and spreading in cold temperatures, this mold is pink or coral in color and is most commonly found in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and can progress to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma – This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It’s a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture that is mostly white and green. It thrives in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Talk to Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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