Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can see it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, although the kind of mold that grows in your house or property is the real problem. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be nearly impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. It’s only as the mold is growing in your property that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert who will orchestrate the best way to treat it and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has a high level of knowledge in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, the prime option is to work with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis offers mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your home as well as major health issues to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, does adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it grows in, this means the longer it remains without treatment in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your house and effectively manage treating it.

Types of Mold

There are 3 general types of mold:

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

With the range of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist with making your home free and safe from the most insidious molds.

Some common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – This mold most commonly feeds 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 weather mold that grows outdoors and indoors. It can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is often found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It thrives in overtly moist, porous surfaces such as textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being a less rampant household mold is good, as it is among the more insidious. It needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. This is a powdery mold that thrives in a selection of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold is responsible for causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium can be located in houses after flooding or leaking and in chronically moist 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 and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in cold and warm areas and migrates rapidly 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 colder weather, this mold is pink or coral in color and is commonly found in soft goods. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses 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 that is mostly green and white. It grows in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, upholstery 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 kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

If you suspect or know there is 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 remove insidious mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.