Attic Mold Remediation in Denham Springs, LA
You went up for the Christmas decorations and the plywood over the back bedroom was streaked black. Or the roofer replacing shingles after the last storm came down and said the deck along one eave is soft and dark. Or the AC tech pointed a flashlight at the platform under the air handler. We handle attic mold in Denham Springs, Walker, Watson, and the rest of Livingston Parish. Call and tell us what you saw.
Why attics in Livingston Parish grow mold
Three causes cover most of them. A roof leak, often small, that has been wetting the same patch of decking through a season of afternoon thunderstorms — the 2016 rebuild put a lot of new roofs on, and a decade of hurricane seasons has worked on them since. A bathroom or dryer vent that stops inside the attic instead of outside, blowing warm wet air onto decking that cools every night. Or the air handler: most houses here keep it in the attic, and a unit that sweats or a condensate line that backs up wets the platform and the insulation under it for months before anyone notices.
What the job looks like
- The hatch or stairs get sealed and the attic is put under negative pressure so nothing comes down into the house.
- Decking and rafters stay; the growth on them is HEPA-vacuumed and cleaned, wire-brushed or lightly sanded where it needs to be.
- Insulation under the affected deck comes out, bagged, because wet insulation doesn’t dry and can’t be cleaned.
- Water intrusion deserves a second look, so we tell you exactly where it’s getting in — the flashing, the vent, the drain line — and what has to change for the work to hold.
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While you wait for us
Stay out of the attic without a respirator; moving insulation around is what sends spores down through the ceiling. If the ceiling below the stain is discolored or sagging, keep people out of that room and don’t poke it. Make a note of when the roof was last worked on and what the roofer or the AC tech told you, and have it handy on the call.
