Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold can be found everywhere and, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the kind of mold that grows in your house or property can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold encountering your home. You should be worried as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to speak with that can advise on the strain of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can devise the best way to treat it and carry out 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 Removal and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has a high level of knowledge in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the primary step in what can be a long process. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold removal and remediation services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your property on top of major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it's found in, this means the longer it goes untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your property and effectively manage treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic species of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in people who suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic substances.
With the abundance of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis can assist with helping make your house healthy and safe from the most insidious molds. Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium - This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm climate mold that thrives indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold is often located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous areas like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - Being a less common household mold is lucky, as it's among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that thrives in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium - Chaetomium is found in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It carries a dank odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in cold and warm environments and moves rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Capable of thriving and migrating in colder temperatures, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is most commonly located in soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then 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 that is mostly white and green. It does well in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. 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 mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you suspect or know you have mold in your home call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation services necessary to eradicate dangerous mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.