Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, but the strain of mold that grows in your house or property can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a residence on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your property. It’s only as there is mold growing in your house that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to turn to who will advise on the kind of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the best way for treatment then execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for all types 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 that is experienced in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be a long project. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, the prime option is to work with a company who specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your property and major health issues to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it lives in, meaning that the longer it goes without treatment in your property, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 basic kinds of mold:

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

With the variety of molds that can reside in properties, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can aid with getting your home healthy and safe from the most insidious molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold which grows indoors and outdoors. It can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is often found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This large spore mold takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous surfaces such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least rampant household mold is lucky, as it’s among the more horrible. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, 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 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 pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a dank odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in cold and warm areas and moves rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is most commonly found in soft goods and grows and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – This 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 grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. 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 – This mold is almost always 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 house call the team with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation servicing required to eradicate insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.