Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Mold can be found everywhere and, whether you can see it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, but the strain of mold that is found in your house or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your home. It’s only as mold is growing in your home that you should be concerned. Having an expert to rely on that can advise on the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way to treat it and execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of experience in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the initial step in what can be a long process. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, your best choice is working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services along with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your residence as well as major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the environment it’s found in, meaning that the longer it remains without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your residence and effectively deal with treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general kinds of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic substances.

With the variety of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can assist in getting your home safe and free from the most damaging molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold that grows indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous locations like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks as well as 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 requires excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation like 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 mold is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in homes 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 carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in warm and cold areas and spreads rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly found in soft goods and grows and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly 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. It’s a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It thrives in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is almost always found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Contact Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you suspect or know you have mold in your home call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation services necessary to remove insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.