Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can see it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, however the type of mold that is found in your home or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It is nearly impossible for you to eliminate mold from encountering your residence. It’s only when the mold is growing in your home that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to turn to that can advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment and execute 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 Removal and Abatement Services

When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your residential or commercial 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 procedure. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis provides mold remediation and removal services partnered with basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your house and major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it resides in, this means the longer it remains untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. The professionals with Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 basic strains of mold:

  • Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in people that suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microorganisms.

With the abundance of molds that can reside in homes, having an expert to diagnose and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can aid with getting your residence healthy and free from the most insidious molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold that grows 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 inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is often located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that deposits in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It spreads in porous, damp environments such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least common household mold is good, as it is among the more insidious. It requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. This is a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold causes skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a dank odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in cold and warm areas and moves rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly located in a home’s soft goods and grows and moves in cold weather. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then can progress to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is almost always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Reach Out to Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you might suspect or know there is mold in your house call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation servicing necessary to eradicate dangerous mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.