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Attic mold #920144
Asked October 17, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT
Clackamas County Oregon
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For your second question, insulation may help prevent a reoccurrence of mold. Insulation should help regulate temperature, and prevent condensation; by reducing moisture in the area, you reduce the likelihood of mold.
If the areas of mold are small, and you want to clean them up yourself, I do have some suggestions, available at the first link. The first link is a website associated with my research center; we get asked a lot of questions about mold, so we created this resource page.
- https://ehsc.oregonstate.edu/resources/mold-and-mildew
- https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-cleanup-your-home (For areas less than 10 square feet)
- https://www.epa.gov/mold/mold-remediation-schools-and-commercial-buildings-guide-chapter-1 includes remediation guidelines that companies should follow (Table 2).