Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your home. Mold is a part of nature, but the kind of mold that resides in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter buildings through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is basically impossible for you to stop mold encountering your house. It’s only when there is mold growing in your home that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to speak with that can tell you the strain of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert who will develop the optimal way to treat it and carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

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. Detecting and identifying mold is the primary step in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services along with basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your property and major health concerns for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it’s found in, meaning the longer it remains untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your residence and effectively deal with treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic species of mold:

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

With the abundance of molds that can be found in properties, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can assist in making your home healthy and safe from the most damaging molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, 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 discovered in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is commonly found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It grows in porous, overtly moist surfaces like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least rampant household mold is good, as it is among the more insidious. It requires excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It is a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a dank odor, cottony 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 skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in both warm and cold environments and spreads quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and spreading in cold weather, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is most commonly found in 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 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 green and white. It thrives in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is almost always found in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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