Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is a part of nature, however the kind of mold that grows in your home or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores move through the air, entering structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on pets, clothing and shoes. It is nearly impossible for you to stop mold infiltrating your residence. It’s only when the mold is growing in your house that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to turn to who will tell you the kind of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert that can devise the best way for treatment and carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for a variety 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 area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be a long process. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best to work with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold removal and remediation services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your house as well as major health concerns for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it’s found in, this means that the longer it remains without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

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

With the abundance of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can assist in making your house healthy and free from the most insidious molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which thrives both indoors and outdoors. It can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi which enters homes. It grows in damp, porous environments like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, 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 humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. Acremonium is a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It carries a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold environments and spreads quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly located in soft goods and thrives and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms 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 and is mostly white and green. It grows in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is nearly always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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