Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is a part of nature, but the kind of mold that is found in your house or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores move through the air, entering structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a residence on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be virtually impossible for you to stop mold from entering your property. It’s only as the mold is growing in your property that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to consult with who will advise on the strain of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert that can devise the best way to treat it 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 you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial 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 process. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, your best choice is to work with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your dwelling along with major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it’s found in, this means the longer it goes untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

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

With the variety of molds that can be found in any given property, having an expert to diagnose and investigate the extent of their spread is key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can aid with helping make your house healthy and free from the most insidious molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold which thrives both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This large spore mold deposits in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It grows in damp, porous locations like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is a less common household mold. It requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, 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 a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – This variety of mold is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and has a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both cold and warm environments and migrates rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is most 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 rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then can progress 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 grows in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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