Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold in your house. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the kind of mold that resides in your home or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a residence on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be nearly impossible for you to prevent mold entering your house. You should take action when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can advise on the type of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can devise the best way for treatment then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house as well as major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it grows in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your home and effectively handle treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 basic species of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microbes.
With the variety of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will aid with helping make your house safe and free from the most damaging molds. A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm climate mold that thrives both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold takes traction in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium - This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi which enters homes. It thrives in damp, porous locations like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - Being a less rampant household mold is lucky, as it's among the more horrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. Acremonium is a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium - This mold can be located in residences 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 skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - This unique mold grows in both warm and cold environments and spreads quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Capable of growing and spreading in colder weather, this mold is pink or coral colored and is most commonly located in a home's soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds 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. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It does well in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, textiles 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 - This mold is almost always located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect you have mold in your house call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation servicing required to remove damaging mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.