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How to Clean Up Attic Mold

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a professional approach to eliminating dangerous fungus outbreaks in the home

In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a professional approach to eliminating dangerous fungus outbreaks.

Steps:

1. Cover attic floor with sheets of polyethylene.

2. Set up a negative air machine to filter the air while cleaning the moldy surfaces.

3. Use dry-ice pellet gun to blast the mold from the rafters and underside of the plywood roof sheathing.

4. Vacuum the mold dust from the polyethylene sheeting using a vacuum equipped with HEPA filter. Then, carefully remove and discard the sheeting.

5. Spray or brush a mold-inhibiting coating to all rafters and plywood sheathing.