TURTLE wrote:

"rkpatt" wrote in message
om...
I am helping a neighbor try to decide how to deal with some mold in
their attic . Apparently it is from condensation from poor ventilation
. She had additional blown-in insulation installed 3 years ago .I
have just observed that the soffit vents were covered ( unknown to
her ) and of course the insulation company is playing dumb so far but
she is pretty persistent . From a technical standpoint what should be
done as far as cleaning the wood , and removing the insulation etc.
-thanks ?

This is Turtle.

If you cover the Soffit vents = Mold in large form.

Like Joesph said the form of mold is the issue and figuring out who did it is
not a problem. Getting something done about is a horse of a different color.

You just don't want it to be the Black Mold which kills people. It will only
kill 1 in a 100 people who are expossed to it. If you have every been exposed to
it and you did not die. You become Immune for life to the effect of it. The ones
that are the highest risk is the very young and old people the or the people
that is very ill at the time from something else. Now it is still a killer thing
and needs to be addressed for sure.

TURTLE

This is JIM.
Agreeing with TURTLE.
Beside Black Mold, varieties such as Aspergillus (and others)
can cause serious health problems for those who are sensitive
(like me). If spores from the attic can be drawn into the
house via tiny infiltration leaks or ductwork, you can have
a bad situation.

Good info he
http://www3.sympatico.ca/ross.fraser/Richard9.htm


You can purchase professional test kits which get sent back to
a lab for specific analysis. This is one firm:
http://www.skcinc.com/product.asp


In the case of an attic, remediation by machine, such as:
http://www.certifiedmoldinspectors.c...ng-machine.htm
may be necessary.

There is a wealth of good info on the 'Net. Just GOOGLE for
mold + health or similar searches.
Search mold + remediation for how-to. You'll get a lot
of hits from co's selling dubious services but there is wheat
among the chaff.

In the end, I suspect that it will come down to serious lawyering...

Jim