Interior Mold Inspection and Removal Services

Whether you can see it or not, chances are there is mold on your property. Mold is a part of nature, but the species of mold that is found in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores can travel through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be nearly impossible for you to stop mold infiltrating your home. You should be concerned as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to rely on who will advise on the kind of mold present is imperative. Add to that an expert who will devise the best way for treatment then execute the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.

Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement

When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with in depth experience in this area. The detection and identification of mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, it is best working with a company that specializes in all aspects relating to the process. We offer mold removal and remediation services along with basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house and major health issues to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold does negatively affect the health of any person regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the environment it grows in, meaning that the longer it remains without treatment in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the species of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.

Properties of Mold

There are 3 general strains of mold:

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

With the multitude 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. A professional with Paul Davis will assist with getting your home safe and free from the most dangerous molds.

A few common molds are:

  • Penicillium – A mold that most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
  • Aspergillus – This is a warm climate mold which grows both indoors and outdoors. It can be discovered in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. Aspergillus can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
  • Alternaria – Alternaria is often located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold takes traction in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor mold that enters homes. It grows in overtly moist, porous locations such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor strains bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
  • Stachybotrys – Being the least rampant household mold is lucky, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding lungs.
  • Acremonium – This toxic mold thrives in areas of condensation such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It’s a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
  • Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, inducing eye infections and skin rashes.
  • Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a musty odor, cotton like texture and changes colors from white to grey or brown as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
  • Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in both warm and cold environments and moves rapidly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
  • Fusarium – Capable of thriving and spreading in cold weather, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is most commonly located in a home’s soft goods. A reddish strain 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 and 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 and is mostly white and green. It thrives in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, fabric 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 – This mold is nearly always located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.

Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection

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