Whether you can spot it or not, there is a good chance mold is in your house. Mold is something that occurs naturally, but the species of mold that has spread in your home or business can determine the extent of the issue. Mold spores move through the air and enter structures through any opening, such as doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also enter a location on pets, clothing and shoes. It is virtually impossible for you to prevent mold encountering your property. It’s only when mold is growing in your home that you have cause for worry. Having an expert to rely on who will tell you the type of mold present is priceless. Pair that with an expert who will develop the best way for treatment and perform the remediation process, and you have Paul Davis. We provide professional commercial and residential abatement services for all types 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 field. Detecting and identifying mold is the initial step in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, your best option is to work with a company which specializes in all aspects relating to the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services as well basic mold inspections. Mold can cause damage to your house on top of major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, can negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold spreads through the environment it grows in, meaning the longer it remains untreated in your property, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the strains of mold growing in your home 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 which suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: Any mold that produces toxic microbes.
With the abundance of molds that can be found in properties, having an expert to diagnosis and inspect the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. An expert with Paul Davis will assist with helping make your house healthy and safe from the most insidious 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 outdoors and indoors. It can be located in areas of extreme dampness and extensive water damage, as well as decomposing organic matter. It can also found in dust and produces mycotoxins.
- Alternaria – Alternaria is often found in soil, showers, window frames, carpets and textiles. This is a large spore mold that takes traction in the mouth, nose and respiratory tract.
- Cladosporium – This is the highest commonly identified outdoor fungus easily enters homes. It thrives in overtly moist, porous surfaces such as wood and textiles. Both the indoor and outdoor kinds bring about asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys – This particularly insidious mold that produces high levels of airborne toxins, fortunately is the least common household mold. It requires excessive moisture to thrive, and causes breathing issues, flu-like symptoms, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture such as cooling coils, humidifiers, drain pans, and window sealants. Acremonium is a powdery mold that thrives in an array of colors like grey, orange, pink and white.
- Aureobasidium – This species of mold is often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color but darkens to dark brown-black as it ages. This highly allergic responsive mold is responsible for causing skin rashes and eye infections.
- Chaetomium – Chaetomium is found in homes after a flood or leaking and in chronically moist conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown over time and has a musty odor. Chaetomium is also known to produce mycotoxins which affect the immune system, causing nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium – Cladosporium thrives in cold and warm environments and moves quickly on upholstery, fabrics, carpets and under floorboards. It reacts strongly with wet tissues like the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium – Fusarium is commonly found in a home’s soft goods and grows and moves in cold weather. A reddish strain is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin as skin infections, sore throat and runny eyes then progresses to bone infections and brain abscesses.
- Trichoderma – Trichoderma is a highly allergic mold with 5 subspecies. This rapid growth mold has a wool like texture and is mostly green and white. It thrives in consistently damp and moist areas like HVAC systems, upholstery and wood. Along with health symptoms associated with other mycotoxins, Trichoderma also destroys the surfaces it inhabits, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium – This mold is mostly found in bathrooms and kitchens and is one of the black molds. It contributes to respiratory ailments and asthma.
Speak With Paul Davis for Reliable Mold Inspection
If you know or suspect you have mold in your residence call the experts with Paul Davis. Our professional team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation servicing required to remove dangerous mold from your home. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
