Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Mold can be found everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, although the strain of mold that has spread in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be practically impossible for you to prevent mold infiltrating your house. You should take action when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on who will tell you the kind of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can develop the best way to treat it then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Removal 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. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be a long process. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services along with basic mold testing. Mold can cause damage to your home as well as major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it grows in, this means the longer it remains without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.Types of Mold
There are 3 basic species of mold:- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever like 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 organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is commonly located 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 most commonly identified outdoor fungus which enters homes. It thrives in damp, porous locations such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being the least rampant household mold is good, as it's among the more insidious. It requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown 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 grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium - This mold is most often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium is found in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in both cold and warm areas and moves quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Capable of thriving and spreading in colder weather, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is most commonly located in soft goods. 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 skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
- 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 grows in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - This mold is nearly always located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.
