Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the kind of mold that is found in your home or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be practically impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your home. It’s only when there is mold growing in your house that you should be worried. Having an expert to turn to who will tell you the type of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert who will develop the best way to treat it and execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

When you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is the primary step in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, the prime choice is to work with a company who 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 property and major health concerns for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it’s found in, this means the longer it goes without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. The professionals with Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

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

With the range of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can assist in making your house healthy and safe from the most dangerous molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold which thrives both indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and 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 commonly located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It grows in porous, damp surfaces like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least common household mold is lucky, as it’s among the more horrible. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – This kind of mold is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and has a dank odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in both cold and warm environments and moves rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of growing and spreading in colder weather, this mold is pink or coral colored and is commonly located in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses 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 white and green. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Contact Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may suspect or know you have mold in your residence call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation services necessary to remove dangerous mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.