Black Dust In The Attic

Confirm that the black particles are actually mold spores through a lab test.

Black dust in the attic.

If your clients can afford it great. Dark dust is blowing into your home. In the winter when the air is drier it s doesn t take much for plastic surfaces to attract fine particles like soot. Try trimming the wicks so they don t burn to high and produce black smoke.

My loft measures 16 5 feet by 22 feet which is a fairly large area to be vacuumed off this thick layer of charcoal black dust at least 1 thick and in places even thicker. Most of the time dirt accumulates on ceilings because air is leaking in from the attic between the drywall and the supply register. In this photo of very dark mold in an attic in a wet attic mold which we found to be brown in the microscope looked black on the plywood. I was wondering if any one could guess what the black soot like substance could be in an attic i inspected.

Black mold in attics. Clean out your ductwork if it s confirmed that you have mold growing inside. Black mold or stachybotrys chartarum is a species of mold or fungi. Soot is generally black.

The black attic mold shown here confirms that this attic had a serious venting and moisture problem including moisture from sources lower in the building. A lab analysis of the stain is a nice but expensive luxury. I d bet it s black as well. If the register is closed the air is forced along the ceiling and the next thing you know you ll start to see black buildup across your ceiling.

In order to remove black dust or mold firstly switch off the heating cooling vents. Spray the moldy area with the mold removal spray and scrub with a rag or light brush. It was all over the roof sheeting and laying in th insulation near a clothes dryer vent stubbed into the attic the pictures arent that great but i am just looking for opinions thanks in advance. Your home s ductwork is located in unconditioned spaces like attics and behind walls where all kinds of dust and dirty insulation abounds.

It will appear around the home as a slimy dark greenish black or gray substance. Repeat the process until you are successful in removing all traces of it. You can typically identify black mold by its color. When this humid relatively warm air cannot escape the attic space before the temperature drops condensation can occur.

Dirt and dust stains are gray but if they are present long enough or in high enough concentrations they can be near black in color. This happens due to trapped damp air often in the late fall or early winter. Such is this dust that within 5 minutes when the drum is only a 1 4 full the filter gets clogged by this very fine dust and all suction becomes useless. Check your tv screen too.