Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, however the kind of mold that grows in your house or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores can travel through the air and enter buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a residence on shoes, clothing and animals. It is practically impossible for you to prevent mold entering your property. It's only when there is mold growing in your property that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to rely on who will tell you the species of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment then execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement

With a Paul Davis inspection of your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of knowledge in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, the prime option is working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services along with basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your property on top of major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the environment it lives in, this means that the longer it goes untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. The experts at Paul Davis can correctly identify the kinds of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 basic species of mold:

  • Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic microorganisms.
With the range of molds that can be found in properties, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis can aid in making your residence healthy and safe from the most damaging molds. Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm environment mold which thrives outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - Alternaria is commonly located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium - This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It grows in porous, overtly moist environments like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It's a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - This mold is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium - This mold can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown over time and has a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - This unique mold grows in cold and warm areas and migrates rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Fusarium is most commonly located in soft goods and thrives and migrates in cold weather. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and can progress to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It's a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It grows in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium - This mold is nearly always located in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you might know or suspect you have mold in your residence call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation services necessary to remove damaging mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.