Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the kind of mold that is found in your home or property is the real problem. 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 home on pets, clothing and shoes. It is practically impossible for you to stop mold from encountering your residence. It’s only as there is mold growing in your property that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to consult with who will tell you the kind of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way to treat it then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.
Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
When you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, your best option is working with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in conjunction with basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your residence as well as major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it’s found in, meaning the longer it goes untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your residence and effectively deal with treating it.
Types of Mold
There are 3 basic kinds of mold:
- Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people who suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microorganisms.
With the multitude of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to inspect and diagnose the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist in helping make your residence healthy and free from the most damaging molds.
Some common household molds are:
- Penicillium – A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold that thrives both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria – Alternaria is often located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It thrives in damp, porous surfaces like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is a less common household mold. It requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium – This species of mold is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp 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 that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in both cold and warm areas and migrates quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium – Capable of thriving and migrating in colder weather, Fusarium is pink or coral in color and is commonly located in soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then can progress 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 thrives in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium – This mold is mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.
Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection
When you might know or suspect you have mold in your house call the experts with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation services necessary to eradicate insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.