TCI Home Services Case Studies: In Home Project turned up Attic Mold Discovery, Northville
Challenge
The homeowner was looking to add some new light features in his ceiling and when he went up into his attic to start doing electrical work he had noticed that he had dark staining over the roof deck sheathing. The sheathing was covered in mold staining and the attic was very hot and humid. The problem was caused by a lack of ventilation in the attic coming from the soffits. The soffits had been completely covered with fiberglass batt insulation and the blocked soffits were not allowing cool air to come in from the soffits to move the hot heat in the attic out through the ridge vent. The homeowner chose to have the problem fixed because he was fixing up the home for a home sale and did not want there to be mold in the attic to possibly kill a sale. The homeowners biggest concern was that he had mold in his home and this would cause a problem with putting his home on the market.
Solution
The homeowner chose our company because he went up into the attic with us and we were able to show him what was causing the mold growth in his attic and that we would be able to remove the mold from his attic and fix the ventilation in his attic that caused the problem with mold growth in the first place. Our solution was to clean the attic roof decking and trusses within the attic with a HEPA filter Vacuum, and use a combination of remediation products to remove the mold. We then pulled the insulation from the blocked soffits and installed baffles into the eaves to allow directional airflow from the soffits to the ridge vent. The mold staining was extremely deep into the roof decking and was proving difficult to remove and we had to use more chemicals than we had previously anticipated. We used Mold X2 and Mold X2 Botanicals along with durovent baffles. The homeowner now has a healthy, clean, properly ventilated attic and he will not have to be concerned with mold growth being in his attic for a home sale or inspection.
