Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services
Whether you can spot it or not, chances are there is mold in your home. Mold is a part of nature, but the type of mold that grows in your house or property is the real problem. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also enter a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be virtually impossible for you to stop mold encountering your property. You should be worried when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the species of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert who will orchestrate the best way to treat it then execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services
When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with in depth knowledge in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, your best choice is working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your residence on top of major health issues for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can adversely affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through any surface it's found in, meaning the longer it remains untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively manage treating it.Families of Mold
There are 3 basic types of mold:- Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people which suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm climate mold that thrives indoors and outdoors. It can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - This mold is often located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. 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 fungi easily enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp environments like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks and induces 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 requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. 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 starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold is responsible for causing eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It carries a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in warm and cold areas and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and thrives and moves in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and can progress 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 consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. 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 nearly always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.
