Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is something that occurs naturally, however the kind of mold that resides in your home or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is basically impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your home. You need to be worried when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to who will tell you the species of mold present is worth the expense. Pair that with an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection of your commercial or residential 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 project. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. We offer mold removal and remediation services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house as well as major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it’s found in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively deal with treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general strains of mold:

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

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

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which thrives both indoors and outdoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist surfaces like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less rampant household mold is lucky, as it is among the more terrible. It needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly responsive allergic mold induces eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in residences after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in both cold and warm areas and moves 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 cold weather, Fusarium is pink or coral colored and is most commonly located in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is almost always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Reach Out to Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect there is mold in your residence call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation services required to remove dangerous mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.