Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is a part of nature, but the species of mold that is found in your home or property can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is practically impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your house. You should be worried as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to who will tell you the kind of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert that can develop the best way to treat it and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement
When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth knowledge in this field. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, the best choice is to work with a company that specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We offer mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house as well as major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it resides in, this means the longer it goes without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. The experts at Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your home and effectively handle treating it.Families of Mold
There are 3 general types of mold:- Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in individuals that suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic substances.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly grows 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 environment mold that grows both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - This mold is commonly found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It grows in porous, overtly moist locations like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly insidious mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It's a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold environments and spreads quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly found in a home's soft goods and grows and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
- Trichoderma - This 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 moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, 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.
