Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere so, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is something that occurs naturally, however the kind of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores move through the air, entering structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It is nearly impossible for you to stop mold from infiltrating your residence. You should take action when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the strain of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way to treat it then perform the remediation 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

When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to treating mold safely, your best option is working with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your residence along with major health issues for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the environment it lives in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your property and effectively manage treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which 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 any given structure, having an expert to diagnose and investigate the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can assist in helping make your home free and safe from the most dangerous molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold that thrives outdoors and indoors. It can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often 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 fungi that enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous environments like wood and textiles. 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 good, as it’s among the more horrible. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – This species of mold is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in cold and warm areas and spreads quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and migrating in cold temperatures, this mold is pink or coral in color and is commonly found in soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma 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 does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, upholstery 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 – This mold is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you suspect or know there is mold in your house call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation servicing necessary to eradicate damaging mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.