Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services
Mold can be found everywhere and, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, however the type of mold that has spread in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be nearly impossible for you to prevent mold infiltrating your property. It's only when there is mold growing in your property that you need to be worried. Having an expert to turn to who will advise on the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Pair that with an expert that can devise the optimal way to treat it then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration 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 that is experienced in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your home and major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the surfaces it resides in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.Kinds of Mold
There are 3 basic types of mold:- Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in people which suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microbes.
- Penicillium - A mold that 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 weather mold which grows both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is often located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold takes traction in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi which enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous locations like wood and textiles. The indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, fortunately is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it's around. This highly responsive allergic mold is responsible for causing eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - This mold can be located in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in both cold and warm areas and migrates rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is most commonly located in soft goods and grows and migrates in cold weather. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and progresses 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 white and green. It does well in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - Ulocladium is almost always located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.
