Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold in your home. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the species of mold that is found in your home or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering structures through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your property. It's only when there is mold growing in your house that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to consult with who will advise on the strain of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for all sorts 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 with in depth experience in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, your prime option is to work with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your house along with major health concerns for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it lives in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the kinds of mold growing in your house and effectively manage treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general families of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic microorganisms.
With the multitude of molds that can reside in any given property, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis can assist in helping make your home healthy and safe from the most damaging molds. Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium - This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold which thrives 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 - Alternaria is often found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous surfaces such as textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, 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 grows in a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - This mold is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, causing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium - This mold is found in homes 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 dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in warm and cold areas and migrates 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 migrating in colder temperatures, Fusarium is pink or coral colored and is commonly found in soft goods. A reddish strain 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 can progress to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It's a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It grows in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium - This mold is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect you have mold in your home call the team with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection and perform the remediation services necessary to eradicate dangerous mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.