Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is a part of nature, although the kind of mold that grows in your house or property is the real problem. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering structures through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a residence on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be virtually impossible for you to prevent mold entering your property. You need to take action as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert who will devise the optimal way to treat it then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety 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 with a high level of experience in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be a long project. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best to work with a company who specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your dwelling and major health issues to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it's found in, this means the longer it goes without treatment in your property, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the types of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microorganisms.
With the range of molds that can be found in properties, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can aid in making your residence healthy and free from the most dangerous molds. Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium - This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm environment mold that grows indoors and outdoors. It can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold is often located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium - This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus which enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp areas like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is a less 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 thrives in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. This is a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - This species of mold is most often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black the longer it's around. This highly responsive allergic mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist 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 that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - This unique mold grows in 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 - Fusarium is most commonly located in a home's soft goods and grows and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then can progress 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 green and white. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold 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 illnesses.

Reach Out to Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect you have mold in your house call the experts with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation services necessary to eradicate insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.