Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can see it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, although the species of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a building on pets, clothing and shoes. It is practically impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. It’s only when mold is growing in your home that you should be concerned. Having an expert to rely on who will tell you the kind of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert that can devise the best way to treat it and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection of your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has a high level of experience in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be a long process. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services along with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your dwelling on top of major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it lives in, meaning that the longer it remains untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. The professionals at Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your residence and effectively handle treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general strains of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microorganisms.

With the abundance of molds that can reside in structures, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist in making your home free and safe from the most dangerous molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which grows outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is commonly found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor mold which enters homes. It grows in porous, overtly moist surfaces like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less common household mold is fortunate, as it is among the more insidious. It needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color then darkens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, causing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a dank odor, cotton like 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, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold thrives in warm and cold areas and migrates quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is most commonly found in a home’s soft goods and grows and migrates in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and progresses 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 moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, 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 asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Talk to Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

When you may know or suspect you have mold in your house call the team with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation servicing required to remove insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.