Most Effective Mold Remediation Process For an Attic
Mold remediation is an involved task, consider hiring a licensed contractor for additional safety. The EPA offers several online services and education white papers to assist with your mold clean up work in your attic. Another useful alternative is to consider repanelling your attic.
- Seal off the exposed area with plastics. A HEPA wet vacuum must be used, the type that holds water in the vacuum and is applied to the surface to remove stains, soil and mold. Use this vacuum at all times since it absorbs the spores, while a dry vacuum will push the spores into the house.
- Wipe the surface with a clean sponge or rag, then dry area with HEPA vacuum, if only a small amount of the mold is detected.
- Dry the attic area extremely well if large amounts of mold are detected and then use a high-powered HEPA vacuum to remove the contaminated area mold. Place all of the remains in an eco hazard sealed plastic bags, and containers.
- Remove the attics floor contamination, dry, then use the HEPA vacuum and dispose of contaminated areas using eco hazard compliance on disposal of attic woods and construction materials.
- Depending on the severity of the mold contamination, it may prove cost effective to replace the attic roof and flooring. The stopping of the leak is the ideal outcome. The leak is adding additional power to have the mold grow. By sealing your roof and adding additional sealant and roof construction over the attic, will prohibit mold growth.
- Bleach products will not remove all of the spores from the contaminated area. A fungicide must be used to kill all of the mold in an area.
- The EPA recommends as a protection against inhalation, a respirator with HEPA insulation, gloves to protect your hands from absorbing the mold and chemicals and full body protective gear.
- For large areas do not encapsulate the mold by painting a solvent that kills the mold. This will not prevent future mold growth and may contribute to wood structure weakening, and more inhalation of mold spores. If the water is leaking into the attic, the mold growth and water leaks will continue to destroy your attic. First, stop the water leaks.