Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere and, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, although the type of mold that resides in your house or property is the real issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be nearly impossible for you to prevent mold infiltrating your house. You should be concerned when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to who will advise on the species of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can devise the optimal way for treatment and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection of your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is the first step in what can be a long process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work 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 and major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it's found in, meaning the longer it goes untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microorganisms.
With the range of molds that can reside in structures, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis will aid with making your house free and safe from the most damaging molds. A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm environment mold which thrives 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. It is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold 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 mold easily enters homes. It spreads in porous, damp locations like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor strains trigger asthma attacks along with inducing 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 needs excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives 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 - This mold is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a dank odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in warm and cold areas and migrates quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly located in a home's soft goods and thrives and migrates in cold weather. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then can progress 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 green and white. It thrives in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium - Ulocladium is nearly always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Contact Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

If you suspect or know there is mold in your residence call the team with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation servicing required to remove damaging mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.