Tony wrote in
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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.

Be nice to know a mobile home up front. Totally different construction
basics.