Black Plywood In Attic

After a long winded background my question is.

Black plywood in attic.

When moisture condenses on plywood roof sheathing repeatedly or continuously the wood will turn black. The black attic mold shown here confirms that this attic had a serious venting and moisture problem including moisture from sources lower in the building. You have mold that should be removed. What are the tell tale signs of an attic mold problem.

Dark black staining on wood surfaces if the wood in your attic shows any black discoloration the problem has moved beyond moisture. Do i have a minor or major problem here. When an attic is stuffy that indicates you have a ventilation problem which often results in mold problems. Attic should be free from excessive heat and moisture so black mold will not grow.

The new roof doesn t help much most of the moist air is likely coming up from below. Make sure to clean the mold properly and make your attic a dry well ventilated leak free environment to prevent mold. The plywood and the insulation felt dry but there were definitely a few sporatic black spots of mold. In this photo of very dark mold in an attic in a wet attic mold which we found to be brown in the microscope looked black on the plywood.

If these isolated spots are seen away from these roof penetrations then the roof may be damaged and. Does mold on attic sheathing have to be removed. This latter phenomenon occurs when the house is too humid and the warm moist air seeps into the attic where it condenses and freezes on cold attic areas. The variety i see most often is fuzzy green when active and goes black like that when dormant or dead.

Or is a little bit of mold okay if the sheathing is drying out each summer and it. The following picture is of a long standing moisture condition in an attic where much of the roof sheathing has turned black. Attic moisture and poor ventilation are the causes. In the attic the most common places to find black mold are the places where water is likely to be a problem.

That is a stain caused by mold mould. Do i need to rip the siding and sheathing off and put a rain screen on. Walls that are improperly insulated may develop mold because they will absorb moisture from outside. Without proper ventilation in the attic high heat and humidity can build up which leads to moisture from a different source.

Attic feels excessively hot or stuffy attics should feel breezy if they are properly ventilated. These are commonly seen underneath roof vents plumbing stacks vent hoods and around chimneys. Black mold in attics. The presence of mold inside your home even if it.

Mold growing on the sheathing in your attic is a serious problem that shouldn t be ignored.