Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your residence. Mold is a part of nature, although the strain of mold that has spread in your home or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air and enter buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a location on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be virtually impossible for you to stop mold encountering your house. It’s only as mold is growing in your property that you have cause for concern. Having an expert to speak with who will tell you the kind of mold present is worth the expense. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for all types 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 with in depth experience in this area. Detecting and identifying mold is the primary step in what can be an arduous process. When it comes to dealing with mold safely, it is best to work with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. We offer mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your property along with major health problems for your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can adversely affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through any surface it’s found in, this means 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 deal with treating it.

Kinds of Mold

There are 3 basic families of mold:

  • Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
  • Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
  • Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic substances.

With the abundance of molds that can be found in structures, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is key to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis can aid in making your residence healthy and free from the most damaging molds.

A few common household molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium causes hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm environment mold which thrives outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be found 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 – Alternaria is often found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This is a large spore mold that 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 areas like wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of condensation like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It’s a powdery mold that grows in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – This kind of mold is often discovered growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, inducing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold can be located in houses after a flood 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 has a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing skin and nail infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in cold and warm environments and moves rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly found in a home’s soft goods and thrives and moves in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds 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 – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. It’s a rapidly growing mold with a wool like texture that is mostly green and white. It does well in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, textiles and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is nearly always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds that contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.

Call Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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