Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your residence. Mold is a part of nature, although the type of mold that resides in your home or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores travel through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It is nearly impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. It’s only as mold is growing in your home that you need to be concerned. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the kind of mold present is invaluable. Pair that with an expert who will devise the best way to treat it and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has 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 treating mold safely, the best option is working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your home as well as major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it lives in, meaning that the longer it remains without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your property and effectively manage treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic families of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microbes.

With the multitude of molds that can reside in properties, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist with getting your residence free and safe from the most dangerous molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold which grows both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus 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 soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It thrives in overtly moist, porous surfaces such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is lucky, as it’s among the more insidious. It requires excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold causes skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold environments and spreads quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of growing and migrating in colder weather, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is most commonly found in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It’s a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. 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 mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Contact Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect you have mold in your home call the experts with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation services required to eradicate damaging mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.