Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the kind of mold that is found in your house or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It is nearly impossible for you to prevent mold entering your house. It’s only as mold is growing in your home that you should be worried. Having an expert to turn to that can advise on the type of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert who will devise the optimal way for treatment then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company which specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your dwelling on top of major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it’s found in, this means that the longer it goes untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 general species of mold:

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

With the abundance of molds that can reside in structures, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can assist with helping make your home safe and free from the most damaging molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives 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 thrives indoors and outdoors. It can be found 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 found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous environments like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color but darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in houses 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 has a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in cold and warm areas 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 – Fusarium is most commonly found in a home’s soft goods and thrives and migrates in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then can progress 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 white and green. It thrives in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, upholstery 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 mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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