Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the strain of mold that is found in your house or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be nearly impossible for you to eliminate mold from infiltrating your home. It’s only as there is mold growing in your property that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to speak with that can advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Pair that with an expert that can devise the optimal way for treatment and carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When you have Paul Davis inspect 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 the first step in what can be a long project. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best working with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your property along with major health issues for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does adversely affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it lives in, this means the longer it goes without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your property and effectively manage treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in people that suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microbes.

With the variety of molds that can reside in homes, 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 helping make your residence healthy and free from the most damaging molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly feeds 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 that grows both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is commonly found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist areas like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is good, as it is among the more insidious. It needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. This is a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in both warm and cold environments and migrates quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly found in a home’s soft goods and grows and migrates in cold weather. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then 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 green and white. It grows in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, 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.

Contact Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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