Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold can be found everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the kind of mold that is found in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is practically impossible for you to stop mold encountering your residence. You need to be concerned as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on who will advise on the species of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert who will devise the best way for treatment and execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection of your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional with in depth experience in this field. Detecting and identifying 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 pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your dwelling as well as major health issues to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through any surface it’s found in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. The professionals with Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your property and effectively manage treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic families of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in individuals who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic substances.

With the abundance of molds that can be found in properties, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is key to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist with helping make your house healthy and safe from the most insidious molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that 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 grows both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found inside of 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 – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous environments such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is the least common household mold. It needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as 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 type of mold is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in both cold and warm environments and migrates quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly found in a home’s soft goods and grows and migrates in cold weather. A reddish variety 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 a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • 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, 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 – Ulocladium is nearly always found in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

When you might know or suspect you have mold in your residence call the experts with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection and perform the remediation servicing required to remove dangerous mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.