Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your home. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the type of mold that is found in your house or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores can travel through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be nearly impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your home. You should take action as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to speak with that can advise on the type of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert who will devise the best way to treat it then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all types of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
When you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the primary step in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your home along with major health issues for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will adversely 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 untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your home and effectively deal with treating it.Families of Mold
There are 3 basic types of mold:- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people that suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic microbes.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives 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 climate mold which grows both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be discovered in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is often found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium - This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It grows in damp, porous environments like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, fortunately is a less common household mold. It needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - This mold is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins light brown or pink in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a dank odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold areas and spreads quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Capable of growing and migrating in cold weather, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is commonly found in a home's 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 start out 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 consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. 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 nearly always found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.
