Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is a part of nature, however 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, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a location on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your property. You need to be concerned when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the kind of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert that can devise the optimal way to treat it and execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services
With a Paul Davis inspection of your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the primary step in what can be a long process. When it comes to treating mold safely, your best choice is working with a company which specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We offer mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your house on top of major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the surfaces 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 property and effectively manage treating it.Kinds of Mold
There are 3 basic types of mold:- Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly feeds 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 climate mold that thrives indoors and outdoors. It can be found 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 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 - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp locations like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being a less rampant household mold is fortunate, as it's among the more horrible. It needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that thrives in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - This variety of mold is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color then darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - This mold can be located in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It carries a musty odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in warm and cold environments and migrates quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - This mold is commonly located in soft goods and thrives and migrates in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
- Trichoderma - Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It does well in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - This mold is mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.
