Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, although the kind of mold that resides in your house or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold from encountering your home. You should take action when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to who will advise on the species of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert who will develop the optimal way for treatment then execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has a high level of experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be a long project. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your property along with major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does adversely affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through any surface it lives in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. The professionals with Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your home and effectively deal with treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

  • Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals that suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic substances.

With the variety of molds that can be found in properties, having an expert to diagnose and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist in helping make your house safe and free from the most insidious molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold that thrives outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous areas such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor strains trigger asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is good, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, causing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and has a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in cold and warm areas and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and thrives and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish variety 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 can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma 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 does well in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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