Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, but the species of mold that is found in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It is practically impossible for you to prevent mold from entering your property. It’s only when mold is growing in your property that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to consult with that can advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Pair that with an expert who will devise the best way for treatment then execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all types of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, your prime choice is working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your dwelling and major health concerns for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the environment it’s found in, this means the longer it goes untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. The experts at Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively manage treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

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

With the abundance of molds that can reside in any given property, having an expert to diagnose and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis will aid with helping make your residence healthy and safe from the most insidious molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold that thrives indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often located 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 – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It thrives in overtly moist, porous areas such as textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is the least common household mold. It requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It is a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This highly responsive allergic mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown over time and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in warm and cold areas and moves 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 – This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and thrives and moves 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 skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is almost always located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Contact Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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