TCI Home Services Case Studies: Glacial Farms Insulation & Air seal Job in Manchester, MI
Challenge
We were called after the owner noticed mold, excessive heat, and a lack of insulation in his attic. The mold was covering the entire roof deck and the majority of trusses as well as leaving a musty smell in the attic and space below.
The problem was a massive amount of air leaks on the attic floor where wire penetrations, light fixtures, bond plates, and top plates allowed warm moist air to escape into the attic from the conditioned space. If this was not fixed, there would be a high risk of further mold growth that would lead to dangerous conditions. We went out and did a free inspection to locate these issues. We were very thorough with the customer about the problems that we found within the attic space, and what needed to be done to fix those problems. We, fortunately, gained their trust and they felt we were the best company for the work.
Solution
First, we started by removing all the mold within the attic. We then removed all the fiberglass insulation that we had within the attic space, air-sealed all wire penetrations, top plates, and bond plates where warm air was leaking from their conditioned air space into their attic space. We added baffles to all the soffit vents to allow proper ventilation to move up the roof deck. Then we filled the attic with our Tru-Soft stabilized cellulose insulation.
To complete the project we used TruSoft cellulose for the insulation process and Fire block ZypFoam for the air sealing. For the mold remediation process, we used Hepa filters to contain the mold spores from escaping into the conditioned air space. We then sprayed Mold X2 Cleaner and Mold-X2 Botanical to remove the mold as well as the stains left behind.
