Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can see it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, although the type of mold that has spread in your home or property is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is nearly impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your home. It's only as the mold is growing in your house that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to speak with that can advise on the type of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert that can orchestrate the best way for treatment then execute 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 residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional with in depth knowledge in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, the best choice is working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services along with basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your house and major health concerns to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it's found in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general species of mold:

  • Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in individuals which suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microbes.
With the range of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can aid with getting your house healthy and free from the most insidious molds. Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium - This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm climate mold that thrives 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. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold is commonly located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium - This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus which enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous surfaces such as wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - This particularly insidious mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, fortunately is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. Acremonium is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold induces 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, cottony 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 skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in warm and cold areas and spreads quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Capable of growing and spreading in colder weather, this mold is coral or pink in color and is commonly located in a home's soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma - Trichoderma 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 locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium - Ulocladium is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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