Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, however the strain of mold that grows in your house or property can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores can travel through the air and enter structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be nearly impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your home. You should take action as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Pair that with an expert that can devise the best way to treat it then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

With a Paul Davis inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to treating mold safely, your prime choice is working with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your dwelling and major health issues for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it grows in, this means the longer it remains 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 property and effectively manage treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general strains of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals that suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic substances.
With the variety of molds that can reside in homes, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist in making your residence free and safe from the most damaging molds. A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium - A mold that 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 weather mold that grows both outdoors and indoors. It can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - Alternaria is commonly found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This large spore mold takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous locations like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor variety cause asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - Being the least rampant household mold is fortunate, as it is among the more horrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, 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 condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It is a powdery mold that thrives 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 then deepens to dark brown-black the longer it's around. This highly responsive allergic mold causes skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium - Chaetomium is found in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It carries a musty odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold areas and moves quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts adversely with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly found in a home's soft goods and grows and moves in cold weather. A reddish strain 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 then progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • 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 does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, upholstery 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 found in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

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 expert team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation services necessary to eradicate damaging mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.