Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your residence. Mold is a part of nature, although the type of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a building on shoes, clothing and animals. It is virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your home. You should be worried when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to consult with who will advise on the type of mold present is worth the expense. Pair that with an expert that can devise the best way for treatment then execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement
When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be a long process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best working with a company that specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your house on top of major health issues for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does adversely affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it's found in, this means that the longer it remains untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your home and effectively handle treating it.Properties of Mold
There are 3 basic kinds of mold:- Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals that suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microbes.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold that grows indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is often located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It grows in damp, porous areas like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, 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 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 an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly responsive allergic mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - This mold is found in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It carries a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in warm and cold environments and spreads quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is most commonly located in soft goods and grows and spreads in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
- Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It's a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - This mold is nearly always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.
