Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your house. Mold is a part of nature, but the species of mold that is found in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It is practically impossible for you to prevent mold infiltrating your house. It's only when the mold is growing in your home that you should be worried. Having an expert to rely on who will advise on the strain of mold present is worth the expense. Pair that with an expert that can devise the best way for treatment then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
When you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of knowledge in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the primary step in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, the prime option is to work with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis provides mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your residence on top of major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it resides in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.Types of Mold
There are 3 general types of mold:- Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people who suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microbes.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold that thrives both 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. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is often found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. 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 fungus that enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous locations such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, 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 is a powdery mold that thrives in a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium - This mold is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black the longer it's around. This highly responsive allergic mold causes skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium - This mold can be located in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and has a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold environments and moves rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly found in a home's soft goods and thrives and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and progresses 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 white and green. It grows in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - Ulocladium is almost always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.
