Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services

Mold can be found everywhere and, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, although the species of mold that has spread in your home or property is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a building on shoes, clothing and animals. It is nearly impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. It’s only when there is mold growing in your house that you need to be worried. Having an expert to consult with who will advise on the species of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert who will develop the optimal way to treat it and execute the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for a variety of disasters, including mold remediation.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

When Paul Davis performs an investigation on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be a long process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best working with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your house and major health concerns for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it grows in, meaning that the longer it remains untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the types of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 basic types of mold:

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

With the variety of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can aid in making your house healthy and free from the most insidious molds.

A few common household molds are:

Penicillium – A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold that grows both indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
Alternaria – This mold is commonly found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This is a large spore mold that deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
Cladosporium – This is the most commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous environments like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is a less common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, 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. It’s a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
Aureobasidium – This mold is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
Chaetomium – This mold can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in both warm and cold areas and moves rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts adversely with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
Fusarium – This mold is most commonly found in a home’s soft goods and grows and moves in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections and 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 green and white. It thrives in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
Ulocladium – Ulocladium is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Contact Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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