Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your house. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the type of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores travel through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a location on pets, clothing and shoes. It is practically impossible for you to eliminate mold entering your residence. You should be worried as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can advise on the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert who will develop the best way for treatment then execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety 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. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best working with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your dwelling and major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it's found in, this means the longer it remains untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.Families of Mold
There are 3 basic families of mold:- Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in individuals that suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produce toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly grows 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 environment mold that grows outdoors and indoors. It can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - This mold is often found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It grows in damp, porous locations like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being the least common household mold is fortunate, as it's among the more terrible. It needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. This is a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it's around. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a dank odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey over time. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in warm and cold environments and spreads quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly found in soft goods and grows and spreads in cold temperatures. 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 then progresses 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 consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - Ulocladium is nearly always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.
