Black Dust In The Attic

Soot is generally black.

Black dust in the attic.

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. I would suspect it s your candles since you aren t burning any fossile fuels. Check your tv screen too. In order to remove black dust or mold firstly switch off the heating cooling vents.

Dark dust is blowing into your home. 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. It beats guessing what the source of the stain is. A lab analysis of the stain is a nice but expensive luxury.

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. Repeat the process until you are successful in removing all traces of it. Many other molds are green or grey but black mold tends to be a dark greenish black or gray color. Try trimming the wicks so they don t burn to high and produce black smoke.

When this humid relatively warm air cannot escape the attic space before the temperature drops condensation can occur. Clean out your ductwork if it s confirmed that you have mold growing inside. Most of the time dirt accumulates on ceilings because air is leaking in from the attic between the drywall and the supply register. You can typically identify black mold by its color.

Black mold or stachybotrys chartarum is a species of mold or fungi. 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. Black mold in attics. I was wondering if any one could guess what the black soot like substance could be in an attic i inspected.

Spray the moldy area with the mold removal spray and scrub with a rag or light brush. In the winter when the air is drier it s doesn t take much for plastic surfaces to attract fine particles like soot. 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. Confirm that the black particles are actually mold spores through a lab test.

Your home s ductwork is located in unconditioned spaces like attics and behind walls where all kinds of dust and dirty insulation abounds. If your clients can afford it great. This happens due to trapped damp air often in the late fall or early winter. I d bet it s black as well.