Extensive Mold

They had the inspection yesterday.

The inspectors found “extensive mold” in the attic.

It’s mostly over the kitchen and our bedroom. Both on the north side of the house where the passive attic circulation method is least effective.

The ball’s in their court as to what they’re going to do next. We told them we weren’t negotiating on inspection items. Our assumption (and what we’ve heard) is that they love the house so much, they’ll just deal with it.

If they walk and we have to fix it, I don’t think it’s an “extensive” job. The mold obviously has to be removed. I’d use bleach and a brush for that, but the “fix” is improving the air flow through the attic. We have an attic fan, but it’s only triggered by temperature which works in the summer. I need a dual temperature/humidistat switch, so that it will also run in the winter to circulate the air and prevent the growth of mold.

Stay tuned.

– b