Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, but the species of mold that grows in your home or business is the real problem. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is basically impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. You need to take action as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on who will tell you the type of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert who will develop the optimal way for treatment then execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth knowledge in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis provides mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your dwelling along with 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 advances through the surfaces it's found in, meaning that the longer it remains without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your property and effectively manage treating it.Kinds of Mold
There are 3 basic types of mold:- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals that suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly thrives 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 climate mold which grows indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is commonly found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous environments like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being the least rampant household mold is lucky, as it is among the more horrible. It requires excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. This is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - This mold is found in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp 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 - This unique mold thrives in cold and warm environments and spreads rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly found in a home's soft goods and grows and spreads in cold weather. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out 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 that is mostly white and green. It thrives in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - This mold is nearly always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.
