Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the species of mold that grows in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores travel through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a residence on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is virtually impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your home. 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 invaluable. Add to that an expert that can develop the optimal way for treatment and execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

With a Paul Davis inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the initial step in what can be a long project. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold removal and remediation services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house and major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it lives in, this means that the longer it goes untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 general families of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produce toxic microorganisms.

With the variety of molds that can reside in any given structure, having an expert to investigate and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist with helping make your residence healthy and safe from the most insidious molds.

Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold that thrives both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous areas like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is a less common household mold. It requires excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. This is a powdery mold that grows in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This variety of mold is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color but darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages and has a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – This unique mold grows in both cold and warm environments and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and migrating in cold temperatures, this mold is coral or pink colored and is commonly found in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and 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 then can progress to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly white and green. It does well in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – Ulocladium is almost always found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Call Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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