Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your home. Mold is something that occurs naturally, however the strain of mold that has spread in your house or business is the real problem. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a location on pets, clothing and shoes. It is virtually impossible for you to prevent mold entering your house. You should be worried when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can advise on the species of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert that can devise the optimal way for treatment and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best to work with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your property along with major health concerns for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it lives in, meaning the longer it goes without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your residence and effectively deal with treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic kinds of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in people who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microbes.
With the variety of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist in making your home healthy and free from the most damaging molds. Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium - This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold which thrives indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold is commonly found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It thrives in damp, porous locations like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds bring about 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 moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium - This mold is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly responsive allergic mold is responsible for causing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is also 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 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 migrating in colder weather, this mold is pink or coral in color and is most commonly found in soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and can progress 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 green and white. It does well in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium - Ulocladium is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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