Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your house. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the strain of mold that is found in your home or property is the real issue. Mold spores travel through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is basically impossible for you to stop mold entering your house. You should take action as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the strain of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment and carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

With a Paul Davis inspection of 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 step one in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to treating mold safely, the best option is working with a company which specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your residence on top of major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it’s found in, meaning that the longer it remains untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

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

With the multitude of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can aid with helping make your house healthy and safe from the most dangerous molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly feeds 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 that thrives outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is commonly found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp surfaces like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is lucky, as it’s among the more terrible. It requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. Acremonium is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It carries a musty odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in cold and warm environments and spreads quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is commonly found in a home’s soft goods and thrives and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses 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 that is mostly green and white. It grows in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is nearly always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect you have mold in your residence call the team with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation services required to remove damaging mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.