Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can see it or not, there is a good chance mold is on your property. Mold is a part of nature, but the kind of mold that resides in your house or business is the real issue. Mold spores migrate through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on pets, clothing and shoes. It can be virtually impossible for you to stop mold encountering your home. You should be concerned when mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to who will tell you the strain of mold present is invaluable. Pair that with an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment and carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial restoration services for all sorts of disasters, including mold.

Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services

With a Paul Davis inspection of your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this area. The detection and identification of mold is step one in what can be a long process. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, the best option is working with a company which specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your home and major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of an individual whether they have allergies or not. Mold advances through any surface it’s found in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the kinds of mold growing in your house and effectively deal with treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general families of mold:

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

With the multitude of molds that can reside in any given structure, having an expert to diagnosis and investigate the extent of their spread is crucial to eradicating it. An expert with Paul Davis can aid with making your residence free and safe from the most damaging molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly grows on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm weather mold which thrives outdoors and indoors. It can be located in areas that are excessively damp with extensive water damage, as well as organic matter that is breaking down. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – This mold is commonly located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous areas such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is a less common household mold. It needs excessive damp to grow, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, 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 grows in a variety of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
  • Aureobasidium – This mold is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly allergic responsive mold, causing skin rashes and eye infections.
  • Chaetomium – This mold is found in homes 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 dank odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in warm and cold areas and spreads rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It has a strong reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – This mold is commonly located in a home’s soft goods and thrives and spreads in cold temperatures. A reddish strain is found in organic products like food and house plants, and both kinds can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms from this mold begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and 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 and is mostly white and green. It grows in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and textiles. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
  • Ulocladium – This mold is nearly always located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.

Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

When you might suspect or know there is mold in your house call the experts with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection as well as execute the remediation servicing required to eradicate damaging mold from your residence. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.