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, however the strain of mold that grows in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores can travel through the air and enter buildings through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be nearly impossible for you to stop mold infiltrating your home. You need to be worried as mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on that can tell you the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert who will devise the best way for treatment then perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential emergency restorative services for all types of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your residential or commercial 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 a long procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best working with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services in conjunction with basic mold inspections. Mold will cause damage to your property and major health issues to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it resides in, this means that the longer it remains untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your residence and effectively manage treating it.

Families of Mold

There are 3 basic species of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: Molds that cause health issues in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic substances.
With the variety of molds that can be found in homes, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist with getting your house safe and free from the most damaging molds. Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm climate mold that thrives both outdoors and indoors. 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 often found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium - This is the most commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It grows in porous, damp locations such as textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds trigger asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - Being the least common household mold is good, as it's among the more horrible. It needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - This mold is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium - This mold can be located in houses 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 musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in both cold and warm environments and moves rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly found in soft goods and thrives and moves in cold temperatures. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms start out as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
  • Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture that is mostly white and green. It grows 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 nearly always found in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Contact Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

If you know or suspect you have mold in your residence call the experts with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection as well as perform the remediation servicing required to remove insidious mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.