Indoor Mold Inspection and Removal Services
For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can identify it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is something that occurs naturally, although the species of mold that resides in your house or property is the real issue. Mold spores can travel through the air, entering buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. Spores can also be brought into a home on pets, clothing and shoes. It is practically impossible for you to stop mold entering your residence. You need to take action when mold begins growing in your home. Having an expert to turn to that can tell you the species of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can devise the optimal way to treat it and perform the removal process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential restoration services for all types of disasters, including mold.Indoor Mold Removal and Abatement Services
When you have Paul Davis inspect 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 an arduous project. When it comes to taking care of mold safely, the best option is working with a company who specializes in all aspects pertaining to the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold causes damage to your residence 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 advances through any surface it's found in, meaning that the longer it goes untreated in your residence, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can correctly identify the types of mold growing in your house and effectively handle treating it.Kinds of Mold
There are 3 general species of mold:- Allergenic: These produce and cause allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health issues in individuals who suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds can produce toxic substances.
- 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. Aspergillus can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It is also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria - Alternaria is commonly located in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in soft tissue, like the nose, mouth and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungi easily enters homes. It thrives in porous, overtly moist environments like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor variety trigger asthma attacks and induces hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys - Being a less common household mold is lucky, as it is among the more terrible. Stachybotrys requires excessive damp to grow, 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 condensation like cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. It's a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium - This mold is often discovered growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It starts out pink or light brown in color then deepens to dark brown-black as it ages. This is a highly responsive allergic mold, causing skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium - Chaetomium is found in residences after flooding or leaking and in chronically damp conditions. It has 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 and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium - Cladosporium grows in warm and cold environments and migrates quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It reacts strongly with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium - Fusarium is commonly located in a home's soft goods and thrives and migrates in cold weather. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms from this mold start out as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes and can progress 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 green and white. It grows in moist and consistently damp areas like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. 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 nearly always located in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory illnesses and asthma.