Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the kind of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores travel through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a location on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be practically impossible for you to stop mold infiltrating your home. It's only as mold is growing in your home that you need to be concerned. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the strain of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way to treat it then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement
With a Paul Davis inspection of your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has a high level of experience in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is the first step in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house as well as major health issues for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it's found in, meaning that the longer it goes without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can correctly identify the types of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.Types of Mold
There are 3 basic types of mold:- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in people that suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic substances.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold which grows indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas of extreme dampness and 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 soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - This is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It grows in porous, damp areas such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains trigger asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being a less common household mold is fortunate, as it's among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It's a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown over time and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in cold and warm areas and moves rapidly 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 growing and spreading in cold temperatures, this mold 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 kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms begin 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 and is mostly white and green. It thrives in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. 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 - Ulocladium is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.
