Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Mold is pretty much everywhere and, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking just under the surface. Mold is a part of nature, but the kind of mold that is found in your house or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering structures through openings like windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a building on shoes, clothing and animals. It is nearly impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your house. You should take action when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on who will advise on the strain of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can devise the best way to treat it then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial abatement services for all kinds of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this field. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, the prime choice is working with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. Paul Davis provides mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house as well as major health problems to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold advances through the surfaces it's found in, this means that the longer it remains untreated in your house, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can correctly identify the strains of mold growing in your home and effectively manage treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic types of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in people that suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microorganisms.
With the variety of molds that can reside in homes, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will aid in getting your house safe and free from the most dangerous molds. A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium - This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold that thrives both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria - Alternaria is often located 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 highest commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It thrives in overtly moist, porous locations such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks as well as induces hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys - Being the least common household mold is good, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. This is a powdery mold that thrives in a selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium - This mold is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It begins pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly responsive allergic mold induces skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium - Chaetomium is found in homes after flooding or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown over time. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium - Cladosporium thrives in both cold and warm environments and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium - This mold is most commonly located in soft goods and thrives and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses to brain abscesses and bone infections.
  • Trichoderma - This is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It thrives in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma 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 and contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection

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