Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold can be found 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 migrate through the air, entering buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a residence on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be practically impossible for you to prevent mold infiltrating your home. You need to take action as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on who will advise on the type of mold present is worth the expense. Pair that with an expert who will devise the optimal way to treat it then perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional with in depth knowledge in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold testing. Mold can cause damage to your house along with major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it's found in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your property and effectively deal with treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general species of mold:

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

  • Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold that thrives both outdoors and indoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus which enters homes. It grows in porous, damp areas like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - Being the least common household mold is fortunate, as it's among the more insidious. It requires excessive damp 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 moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. Acremonium is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color then darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium - This mold can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a musty odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in both warm and cold areas and migrates rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Fusarium is most commonly located in a home's soft goods and thrives and migrates in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • 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 grows in consistently damp and moist areas 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 mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Reach Out to Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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