Mold In The Attic Pictures

Particularly in cold climates when homeowners heat their homes in winter hot air tends to escape through the attic.

Mold in the attic pictures.

Attic mold removal start to finish with pictures. These pictures of mold show some of the different colors mold can be. On attic mold visible on pine tongue and groove roof sheathing near the building eaves. The environmental protection agency recommends against trying to remove mold yourself if you have mold covering a surface area greater than ten square feet or if you have mold in your heating and air conditioning ducts.

Fortunately i took a lot of pictures. Mold in attic is fairly common because attics are often damp. Also notice the condensation stains at the shingle nail more evidence of a history of attic moisture which was a factor in this mold growth. This occurs efficiently in attics with proper ventilation but attic mold can occur if the hot air meets the cold surface of the attic roof and creates condensation.

Click photo for larger image. If your roof leaks or any attic windows leak you ve got moisture in your attic and probably need to consider attic mold removal. Mold can even be blue green orange red or pink on occasion. While black gray and various shades of brown are probably most common mold can also be white or yellow as you can see below.

Here is my mold story. Even if your roof and windows don t leak though humidity in the attic can lead to the growth of mold. The mold shown in the attic photographed above was identified as aspergillus sp.