Indoor Mold Detection and Inspection Services
Mold is pretty much everywhere so, whether you can spot it or not, chances are your house has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, although the species of mold that resides in your house or property can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as windows, doors and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be practically impossible for you to stop mold encountering your property. You need to be worried as mold is growing in your home. Having an expert to speak with that can tell you the species of mold present is imperative. Pair that with an expert that can devise the best way for treatment then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial emergency restorative services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement Services
When Paul Davis performs an inspection on your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional who has in depth experience in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be a long procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, your prime option is working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold inspections. Mold causes damage to your house as well as major health concerns to your family. Unlike most allergens, mold can adversely affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through any surface it resides in, meaning that the longer it remains untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the types of mold growing in your residence and effectively manage treating it.Properties of Mold
There are 3 general families of mold:- Allergenic: Which cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. Penicillium will cause hay-fever like reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm climate mold which thrives outdoors and indoors. It can be located 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 - This mold is commonly located in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold takes traction in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi that enters homes. It grows in porous, overtly moist surfaces such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - This particularly horrible mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, luckily is the least common household mold. Stachybotrys requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing problems, flu-like symptoms, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold thrives in areas of moisture such as humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. It's a powdery mold that thrives in a variety of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out light brown or pink in color then darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in houses after a flood or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has a cottony texture, changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages and has a dank odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in cold and warm environments and migrates rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is most commonly located in a home's soft goods and thrives and migrates 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 from this mold begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections 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 white and green. It does well in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - This mold is mostly located in kitchens and bathrooms and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.