Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is a part of nature, but the kind of mold that is found in your house or business is the real problem. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a residence on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be basically impossible for you to prevent mold entering your house. It’s only as there is mold growing in your home that you should be concerned. Having an expert to turn to who will advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Pair that with an expert that can develop the best way for treatment and carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration 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 that is experienced in this field. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, the prime option is working with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis provides mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold testing. Mold can cause damage to your property as well as major health concerns for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it’s found in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic types of mold:

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

With the variety of molds that can reside in structures, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can assist in making your residence healthy and safe from the most dangerous molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold which grows both indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that deposits in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It spreads in porous, damp locations such as textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is fortunate, as it is among the more horrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist 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 which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both cold and warm environments and moves rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and grows and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and can progress 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 and is mostly white and green. It grows in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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