Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can see it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, however the kind of mold that is found in your home or business is the real issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a building on shoes, clothing and animals. It is practically impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your house. It's only when there is mold growing in your property that you need to be worried. Having an expert to speak with that can tell you the type of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert who will develop the optimal way to treat it and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement
With a Paul Davis inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is the first step in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to treating mold safely, the prime option is to work with a company which specializes in all aspects relating to the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services partnered with basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your residence as well as major health concerns for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through any surface it's found in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your house and effectively manage treating it.Types of Mold
There are 3 general types of mold:- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in individuals which suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic substances.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm climate mold which thrives both outdoors and indoors. It can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is often found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp environments such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly insidious mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is a less common household mold. It needs excessive moisture 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 such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. This is a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - This variety of mold is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium - This mold is found in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and has a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold grows in both warm and cold environments and moves quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly found in a home's soft goods and thrives and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
- Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It thrives in moist and consistently damp locations 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 - Ulocladium is almost always found in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.
