Is there mold in your attic?

Long Island winters are notoriously cold, which means we want to turn up the heat. As we all know, heat rises and prompts the question, is there mold in your attic?

If there happens to be an attic in your house, that’s where it will rise to. If you have inadequate insulation you may end up with a mold problem.

The space above our living area isn’t thought of as much as we think of our kitchen or other frequently used areas. However, it is part of our indoor living environment.

Proper air flow is required to deal with the warmth that flows up. The roof gets cold and when that flow has no where to go, we end up with condensation. Just like that ice cold can of pop in the summer, except this time the moisture build up is on the inside