Interior Mold Detection and Inspection Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere and, whether you can see 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 has spread in your home or property is the real problem. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering structures through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a building on shoes, clothing and animals. It can be basically impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your house. It's only as mold is growing in your house that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to rely on that can advise on the type of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert who will develop the best way for treatment then carry out the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial abatement services for a variety of disasters, including mold.Services for Indoor Mold Remediation and Abatement
When you have Paul Davis inspect your residential or commercial property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of experience in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous procedure. When it comes to treating mold safely, your best option is working with a company who specializes in all aspects of the process. We offer mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your house along with major health problems to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of an individual regardless if they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through the surfaces it grows in, meaning that the longer it goes without treatment in your house, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.Properties of Mold
There are 3 general species of mold:- Allergenic: Which produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: Molds that cause health problems in people who suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that can produce toxic microorganisms.
- Penicillium - This mold most commonly feeds on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying fabrics, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It causes hay-fever type reactions and induces asthma attacks.
- Aspergillus - This is a warm weather mold which grows indoors and outdoors. Aspergillus can be found in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found inside of dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - This mold is often 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 most commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It thrives in porous, damp surfaces such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks as well as induces 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 grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, loss of hearing and memory, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium - This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It is a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium - This type of mold is most often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color but darkens to dark brown-black the older it is. This highly allergic responsive mold causes skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium - This mold is found in residences after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It carries a dank odor, cottony texture and changes colors from white to brown or grey as it ages. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in 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 colder weather, Fusarium is coral or pink colored and is most commonly located in a home's soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move rapidly through a home. Symptoms begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
- 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 thrives in moist and consistently damp locations like HVAC systems, wood and upholstery. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium - Ulocladium is almost always located in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds that contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.