Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
Mold is pretty much everywhere so, whether you can see it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the type of mold that grows in your home or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores travel through the air and enter buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on shoes, clothing and animals. It is practically impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your home. It's only when the mold is growing in your house that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to consult with that can advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Pair that with an expert that can devise the best way to treat it and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Remediation 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. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be an arduous procedure. 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 remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your property and major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through any surface it's found in, meaning that the longer it remains without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. The professionals with Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.Properties of Mold
There are 3 general kinds of mold:- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microbes.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold that grows both indoors and outdoors. It can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. 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 takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It grows in porous, damp surfaces like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains trigger asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly insidious mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown 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 often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - This mold can be located in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey over time and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold environments and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly located in a home's soft goods and grows and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms begin 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. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It does well in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - This mold is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.
