Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the type of mold that has spread in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a building on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is nearly impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. You should be worried as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to speak with who will advise on the type of mold present is invaluable. Pair that with an expert who will develop the best way to treat it then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial abatement services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection of your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the first step in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your house and major health problems for your family. Unlike most allergens, mold will adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the surfaces it resides in, meaning that the longer it goes without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 basic types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in individuals that suffer from acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microbes.
With the multitude of molds that can be found in properties, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis can assist in getting your house safe and free from the most insidious molds. Some common molds are:

  • Penicillium - This mold most commonly feeds 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 environment mold that thrives both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be discovered in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. Aspergillus can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - This mold is commonly located in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that deposits in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium - This is the most commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It spreads in damp, porous areas like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety trigger asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - Being the least rampant household mold is lucky, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the 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 grows in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color but darkens to dark brown-black the longer it's around. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium - This mold can be located in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and carries a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in both warm and cold environments and migrates quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Capable of growing and migrating in colder weather, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is commonly located in a home's soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin 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. It's a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture that is mostly white and green. It does well in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium - This mold is mostly located in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

If you suspect or know you have mold in your house call the professionals with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation servicing required to remove damaging mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.