For the most part, mold is everywhere so, whether you can see it or not, chances are your property has mold lurking out of eyesight. Mold is a part of nature, although the species of mold that has spread in your house or business can determine the extent of the problem. Mold spores travel through the air and enter buildings through openings like doors, windows and HVAC systems. They can also be brought into a location on clothing, shoes, and pets. It can be basically impossible for you to eliminate mold infiltrating your home. It’s only when the mold is growing in your property that you need to be concerned. Having an expert to consult with that can tell you the type of mold present is invaluable. Add to that an expert that can orchestrate the optimal way for treatment and execute the remediation 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 you have Paul Davis inspect your commercial or residential property for mold, you have a licensed professional with a high level of experience in this field. Detecting and identifying mold is step one in what can be an arduous project. When it comes to the treatment of mold safely, it is best to work with a company that specializes in all aspects of the process. We provide mold remediation and removal services in addition to basic mold testing. Mold will cause damage to your house along with major health concerns to your family. Mold, unlike most allergens, will negatively affect the health of any person whether they have allergies or not. Mold migrates through any surface it’s found in, this means the longer it remains untreated in your home, the worse its effects are. Paul Davis can accurately identify the species of mold growing in your residence and effectively manage treating it.
Families of Mold
There are 3 basic kinds of mold:
- Allergenic: These cause and produce allergic reactions.
- Pathogenic: These molds cause health problems in individuals that suffer from acute illnesses.
- Toxigenic: These molds produce toxic microbes.
With the range of molds that can reside in homes, having an expert to inspect and diagnosis the extent of their spread is crucial to removing it. A professional with Paul Davis can aid in helping make your house healthy and safe from the most insidious molds.
Some common molds are:
- Penicillium – A mold that 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 climate mold that grows both outdoors and indoors. Aspergillus can be discovered 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 often found in carpet, textiles, dust, window frames, showers and soil. This large spore mold deposits in the respiratory tract, mouth and nose.
- Cladosporium – Cladosporium is the highest commonly identified outdoor mold easily enters homes. It grows in damp, porous surfaces like textile and wood. Both the indoor and outdoor strains cause asthma attacks along with inducing hay-fever like reactions.
- Stachybotrys – This particularly horrible mold that produces airborne toxins at a high level, luckily is the least common household mold. It needs excessive moisture to grow, and causes breathing problems, symptoms reminiscent of the flu, hearing and memory loss, and bleeding in the lungs.
- Acremonium – This toxic mold grown in areas of moisture like humidifiers, drain pans, window sealants and cooling coils. This is a powdery mold that grows in an array of colors like pink, white, grey or orange.
- Aureobasidium – Aureobasidium is most often found growing behind wallpaper and painted wood surfaces. It begins light brown or pink in color but deepens to dark brown-black the longer it’s around. This highly allergic responsive mold causes eye infections and skin rashes.
- Chaetomium – This mold can be located in residences after a flood or leaking and in chronically wet conditions. It has a cotton like texture, changes colors from white to grey or brown over time and carries a musty odor. Chaetomium is known to produce mycotoxins that affect the immune system and cause nail and skin infections.
- Cladosporium – Cladosporium grows in both cold and warm environments and migrates quickly on fabric, upholstery, under floorboards and in carpets. It has an adverse reaction with wet tissues in eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
- Fusarium – Capable of thriving and spreading in colder weather, Fusarium is coral or pink in color and is most commonly found in a home’s soft goods. A reddish variety is found in organic products like house plants, and both strains can move quickly through a home. Symptoms begin as a sore throat, runny eyes and skin infections then progresses 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 white and green. It does well in consistently damp and moist locations like HVAC systems, wood and fabric. Along with health symptoms the same as other mycotoxins, this mold also destroys the surfaces it grows on, causing decay and structures to crumble.
- Ulocladium – This mold is mostly found in kitchens and bathrooms. It is one of the black molds and contributes to asthma and respiratory ailments.
Speak With Paul Davis for a Reliable Mold Inspection
When you may suspect or know you have mold in your home call the team with Paul Davis. Our dedicated team will provide a detailed inspection and execute the remediation servicing necessary to eradicate dangerous mold from your property. Paul Davis is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
