Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is a part of nature, however the kind of mold that is found in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is basically impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your residence. You need to take action as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the kind of mold present is invaluable. Pair that with an expert who will devise the optimal way to treat it then perform the removal 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

When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with in depth knowledge in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the primary step in what can be a long project. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company which specializes in all aspects relating to the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your dwelling on top of major health concerns to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it’s found in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic families of mold:

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

With the variety of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can assist in getting your home healthy and free from the most damaging molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which thrives outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It spreads in porous, damp areas such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – This variety of mold is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly responsive allergic mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in warm and cold environments and migrates quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly located in a home’s soft goods and thrives and migrates in cold weather. 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 brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It does well in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. 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 mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Contact Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect there is mold in your house call the experts with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation services necessary to remove damaging mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.