Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is something that occurs naturally, however the strain of mold that resides in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be practically impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your property. You should take action as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the type of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert who will orchestrate the best way to treat it and carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of knowledge in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be a long project. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, your best option is working with a company which specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold can cause damage to your home along with major health issues to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it lives in, this means the longer it goes without treatment in your property, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.Kinds of Mold
There are 3 general types of mold:- Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in individuals which suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - This mold 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 environment mold which thrives both outdoors and indoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi which enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist surfaces like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being a less common household mold is fortunate, as it is among the more insidious. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium - This mold is found in residences after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in both warm and cold environments and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - This mold is most commonly located in a home's soft goods and thrives and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
- Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, 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 respiratory illnesses and asthma.
