Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the kind of mold that is found in your home or business is the real issue. Mold spores can travel through the air and enter buildings through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be practically impossible for you to stop mold from entering your home. It’s only when there is mold growing in your home that you should be concerned. Having an expert to consult with who will advise on the type of mold present is imperative. Pair that with an expert that can devise the optimal way for treatment and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative 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 with in depth knowledge in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be a long process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, the best choice is working with a company that specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your residence on top of major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will adversely affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it resides in, meaning that the longer it remains untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.
Kinds of Mold
There are 3 basic families of mold:
- Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals that suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic substances.
With the multitude of molds that can reside in properties, having an expert to diagnose and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist with making your house free and safe from the most insidious molds.
Some common household molds are:
- Penicillium – A mold that 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 weather mold which grows indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria – This mold is often 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 most commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It spreads in porous, damp locations such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. Acremonium is a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. 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 skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in cold and warm environments and migrates rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium – Capable of thriving and migrating in colder weather, this mold is coral or pink colored and is commonly located in soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses 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 that is mostly white and green. It grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium – Ulocladium is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.
Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection
When you may suspect or know you have mold in your house call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation services required to remove insidious mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.