Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your home has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the species of mold that is found in your house or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air, entering buildings through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also enter a home on clothing, shoes, and pets. It is practically impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your residence. You should take action when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the strain of mold present is priceless. Add to that an expert who will devise the optimal way to treat it then carry out the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional home and commercial abatement services for all types of disasters, including mold.Services for Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement
With a Paul Davis inspection on your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional that is experienced in this field. The detection and identification of mold is the primary step in what can be a long process. When it comes to treating mold safely, it is best to work with a company which specializes in all aspects relating to the process. Paul Davis provides mold removal and remediation services as well basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your property and major health issues 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 the environment it's found in, this means the longer it remains untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. The experts with Paul Davis can accurately identify the kinds of mold growing in your home and effectively handle treating it.Types of Mold
There are 3 general kinds of mold:- Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in individuals which suffer with acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microbes.
- Penicillium - A mold that most commonly thrives on wallpaper, wallpaper glue, decaying textiles, carpets and fiberglass insulation. It 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 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 commonly found in textiles, dust, carpet, showers, soil and window frames. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the most commonly identified outdoor fungus that enters homes. It spreads in overtly moist, porous surfaces such as textile and wood. The indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being a less rampant household mold is good, as it is among the more insidious. Stachybotrys needs excessive damp to thrive, and causes breathing issues, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, 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 selection of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium - Aureobasidium is often found growing behind painted wood surfaces and wallpaper. It starts out pink or light brown in color but deepens to dark brown-black the older it is. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, responsible for eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium can be located in residences 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 has a dank odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - This unique mold thrives in warm and cold areas and migrates rapidly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts adversely with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - This mold is commonly found in 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 and can progress 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 and is mostly white and green. It grows in consistently damp and moist locations 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 - Ulocladium is almost always found in bathrooms and kitchens. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.