Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold can be found everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the kind of mold that resides in your home or business is the real issue. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a residence on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is basically impossible for you to stop mold encountering your house. You need to be worried as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the type of mold present is worth the expense. Pair that with an expert who will devise the optimal way for treatment and execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for all types of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services partnered with basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your residence as well as major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the environment it’s found in, meaning that the longer it remains untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. The experts at Paul Davis can correctly identify the kinds of mold growing in your home and effectively handle treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic species of mold:

  • Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in people that suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic substances.

With the abundance of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis will assist in making your residence healthy and free from the most dangerous molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which thrives both indoors and outdoors. It can be located 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 carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold deposits in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It thrives in damp, porous areas such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. Acremonium is a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold causes skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown over time and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in both warm and cold environments and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of growing and migrating in cold weather, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is most commonly found in soft goods. 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 can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – This 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 areas like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is mostly found in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory illnesses.

Talk to Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you suspect or know you have mold in your home call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our expert team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation services required to eradicate damaging mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.