Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is a part of nature, although the species of mold that resides in your home or property can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a home on pets, clothing and shoes. It is nearly impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your home. It's only when there is mold growing in your property that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the kind of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert that can devise the optimal way for treatment and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of knowledge in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, your prime option is to work with a company which specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis provides mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your home on top of major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it's found in, this means that the longer it goes untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your property and effectively handle treating it.Properties of Mold
There are 3 general families of mold:- Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals which suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives 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 environment mold that thrives both outdoors and indoors. It can be found in areas that are excessively damp with 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 found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous areas like textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly insidious mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, fortunately is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. This is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - This mold is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, inducing 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 grey or brown as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in both cold and warm areas and moves rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - This mold is most commonly found in a home's soft goods and thrives and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish variety 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 that is mostly white and green. It does well in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, fabric and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - Ulocladium is mostly found in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.
