Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is a part of nature, however the strain of mold that has spread in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be basically impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your property. You need to be concerned when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to consult with that can tell you the strain of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way to treat it then execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for all types of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services
When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to treating mold safely, your prime choice is working with a company who specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis provides mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your property as well as major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it grows 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 types of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.Families of Mold
There are 3 general species of mold:- Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic substances.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold that grows both outdoors and indoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It grows in damp, porous areas such as textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. Acremonium is a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold causes skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and has a dank odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in both 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 - Capable of growing and spreading in cold weather, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is most commonly located in a home's soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like 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 - Trichoderma 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 grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma 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 respiratory ailments and asthma.
