Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can see it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, however the species of mold that has spread in your house or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a residence on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be virtually impossible for you to stop mold from entering your home. You need to take action as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on who will tell you the strain of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert that can orchestrate the best way for treatment then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.
Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
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 the initial step in what can be a long process. When it comes to treating mold safely, your best choice is to work with a company which specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold testing. Mold can cause damage to your property on top of major health concerns to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it grows in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.
Kinds of Mold
There are 3 general families of mold:
- Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microbes.
With the multitude 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 eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis will aid in getting your residence healthy and free from the most damaging molds.
A few common molds are:
- Penicillium – This mold most commonly feeds 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 which thrives both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas of extreme dampness and 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 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 highest commonly identified outdoor fungus which enters homes. It grows in damp, porous areas such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys – Being a less rampant household mold is good, as it is among the more horrible. It needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a dank odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold areas and spreads quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium – This mold is most commonly found in soft goods and thrives and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
- Trichoderma – This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium – This mold is almost always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.
Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection
When you might 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 services necessary to eradicate damaging mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.