aemeijers wrote:
Tony wrote:
I had a couple shingles fly off in a windstorm, then it snowed. The
slow thaw was perfect for leaking into the attic. I didn't find it
until I smelled something, then found the guest bedroom closet ceiling
almost completely green with mold.

I took most of the things out of the closet, sprayed the ceiling with
full strength clorox, and left a small electric heater in there.
Fixed the roof, then gained access through the gable end sheathing.
Pulled out all the wet insulation I could find/reach, (the insulation
was blown in, gray looking, and a little on the itchy side. I don't
know what it is?). Had a few nice weather days so I screwed some wire
lathe over the gable end hole to keep birds and critters out, but
allowed it to air out some more.

Before bad weather came again I laid down 3 1/2" fiberglass with no
vapor barrier just to give it a little insulation and still
ventilation and closed up the hole (for now) The closet ceiling has
been dry and up to about 100F+ for a week and only a few dark spots
show were there was a lot more mold. Also up in the attic had some
mold but was out of clorox and bad weather coming.

So finally here is the question, If I go in the top again and spray it
with clorox, let it dry, and insulate will I be OK, or will I always
have mold spores there just waiting for some moisture? And should I
remove the drywall in the closet so I can clean and clorox things
better and replace the drywall, or will it be OK with the dry chlorine
left from the evaporated clorox ready to kill any mold if it gets damp?

Why the heck would you have to go through the gable like a giant
squirrel to gain access? There is no attic hatch ANYWHERE in your house?

No. Sorry to say it's a double wide. As far as the access, I first
carefully pried the outer fake T-111 at it's edges as not to do any
damage to it. Then I used a sawzall to go through some OSB which gave
me access to the attic. From some previous work on the opposite gable
end I have a can of custom matched paint for touching up nails/screws
when the outer layer gets put back up. I use the paint sort of
artistically making lines to simulate the two tone fake woodgrain as it
was originally. In other words, nail heads don't just get a dab of
paint on them, they get a mostly vertical paint line over them so they
better blend in with the fake grain.
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Secret Squirrel Hulk