Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the kind of mold that is found in your home or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores travel through the air, entering structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a residence on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be practically impossible for you to prevent mold entering your property. It’s only as there is mold growing in your home that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the type of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert who will develop the optimal way to treat it and carry out 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

With a Paul Davis inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is the primary step in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, the prime choice is to work with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. We provide mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold testing. Mold can cause damage to your dwelling on top of major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it’s found in, this means the longer it goes without treatment in your property, the worse its effects are. The experts at Paul Davis can correctly identify the kinds of mold growing in your house and effectively manage treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic families of mold:

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

With the abundance of molds that can reside in any given home, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can aid with getting your home safe and free from the most dangerous molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold that thrives outdoors and indoors. It can be discovered in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is 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 respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous environments such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least rampant household mold is lucky, as it’s among the more terrible. It needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly allergic responsive mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and has a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in warm and cold environments and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly found in a home’s soft goods and thrives and moves in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and can progress to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • 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 does well in consistently damp and moist locations 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 kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect there is mold in your house call the experts with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation servicing required to eradicate insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.