Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your residence. Mold is a part of nature, however the strain of mold that grows in your home or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be practically impossible for you to prevent mold infiltrating your house. You should be concerned when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the kind of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can devise the optimal way to treat it then execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services
When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We offer mold removal and remediation services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your property as well as major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it's found in, this means that the longer it goes without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.Kinds of Mold
There are 3 general kinds of mold:- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in individuals who suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic substances.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold which grows both indoors and outdoors. It can be discovered in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It is also found in 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 most commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It thrives in damp, porous areas such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor variety bring about 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. It needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It's a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - This species of mold is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold induces eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium is found in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp 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 which affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold grows in both warm and cold areas and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is most commonly found in soft goods and grows and spreads 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 skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
- Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It thrives in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - Ulocladium is almost always found in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.
