Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold in your home. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the type of mold that resides in your house or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a building on shoes, clothing and animals. It is basically impossible for you to eliminate mold encountering your residence. You need to be worried as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can advise on the strain of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert who will develop the optimal way to treat it and carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement
When you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the initial step in what can be a long process. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We offer mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your residence on top of major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the surfaces it grows in, this means that the longer it goes untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.Types of Mold
There are 3 general families of mold:- Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produce toxic microbes.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold that thrives both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is often located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium - This is the most commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp locations such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being the least rampant household mold is lucky, as it is among the more insidious. Stachybotrys requires 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 moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It is a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - This mold can be located in residences after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and has a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold grows in both cold and warm environments and moves quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Capable of thriving and migrating in cold temperatures, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is commonly located in soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
- Trichoderma - Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It's a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - Ulocladium is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.
