What causes black mold in attic.
Black mold on attic rafters.
You have mold that should be removed.
Maintenance and prevention are far easier and cheaper than repairing and replacing.
Attic feels excessively hot or stuffy attics should feel breezy if they are properly ventilated.
The photo at page top shows white attic mold on the roof sheathing and rafters and some brown or black mold on the attic side of ceiling drywall where we pulled back insulation.
Preventing black mold in the attic.
When looking for.
Dark black staining on wood surfaces if the wood in your attic shows any black discoloration the problem has moved beyond moisture.
The black growth on attic sheathing and rafters consists primarily of species of cladosporium alternaria or other genera of micro fungi but rarely if ever the potentially toxic stachybotrys mold because attics are not consistently wet enough to sustain this kind of mold.
If your home is older and you are not sure of the age of your roof have a home inspection done.
In the attic photograph at left we show a mix of green gray and white attic mold.
What does attic mold look like.
If you know that the roof is ten or more years old get in the habit of doing inspections to look for signs of a leak or be more.