Discolored Wood In Attic

Similarly if the mold has matured and degenerated it is difficult to recognize since it rubs off the surface leaving only stained spots or patches.

Discolored wood in attic.

Attic feels excessively hot or stuffy attics should feel breezy if they are properly ventilated. There are a couple of boards in the pictures that i circled that are a grayish color. In old houses you ll usually see some spots that are stained dark or black where there was a roof leak at some point in time which was repaired but the stain remains. So i m confused the wood in the attic has black streaks discolorations.

Wood will discolor when dampened on a regular basis. Commonly black discolorations on insulation material and wood can be difficult to distinguish from mold. If the frost does melt it will further wet the wood in the attic staining it. If you find any perform the screwdriver test.

It s a good idea to check your attic periodically for signs of excess moisture. Dark black staining on wood surfaces if the wood in your attic shows any black discoloration the problem has moved beyond moisture. Small stains may only be this surface moisture bleeding out minerals or dirt from the wood and are often brownish in. When moisture droplets collect on wood surfaces in an attic a discoloration often occurs.

While a lab test would be needed to reliably identify the genera species of the green attic mold you have found a common greenish coloured mold found in attics and roof spaces on wood surfaces includes several species of aspergillus sp. I don t think that necessarily looks like mold just the usual dark staining that can happen to wet wood and is mostly harmless. Is that rotted wood. That could be harmful particularly if it is entering the living area.

This dampness can come from roof leaks quite rare ice damming infiltration not so rare and usually at the lower eaves or condensation of. But then i read that this could be mold. You have mold that should be removed. Wood should never be soft.

I thought this was a ventilation problem someone came to look at the wood and said it was fine.