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Kurt, It seems everyone involved (sellers' inspector, sellers' remediator, our inspector, and our air-quality tester) agrees that it was/is mold. The only source mentioned was re: the bathroom fan ductwork that ran through the space and had a hole in it. Both inspectors and the remediator all seem to agree that there is adequate ventilation. The only other comment re: roof quality was from our inspector who said that the roof was getting near the end of its life, with some lifted shingles and popped nails. Here's a clip of the tape test results from the lab. Air quality results due tomorrow. Click to Enlarge 19.74 KB

Here are photos that our inspector took and put in his report. This is after remediation and encapsulation etc. Click to Enlarge 29.03 KB Click to Enlarge 30.8 KB Click to Enlarge 27.65 KB Click to Enlarge 30.9 KB Click to Enlarge 25.68 KB

Thanks everyone for your advice. We had a guy do 6 air samples to check mold in the air in the living space. 2 upstairs, 2 downstairs, and 2 basement (because my wife is paranoid). the results should be back next week... Will let you know what happens...

The source of moisture was ducting from the 2nd floor bathroom vent that was either improperly installed or knocked loose. That has been fixed. Our inspector verified that. Perhaps we should just replace the roof (which is about 14 years old) to eliminate the (dead?) mold that's there. That's $6-8k expense.

Hi all, My wife and i are interested in buying a house. Sellers' inspector found mold in attic and had someone in to remediate. Our inspector said it looks like the mold is still there (can see the discoloring on the wood still, can't tell if it's incapsulated). The sellers' remediator said they cleaned everything, sprayed with mold-killer, encapsulated it, and ran HEPA filters there for 3 days. When we told sellers what our inspector said, they had a second company in to evaluate the first company's work and they said (from the first company's description) that it was done adequately. Since the mold still looks like it's there, how do we know that it's dead and that it stays dead? Do we need to continually have it tested or something? When we go to sell the house one day, how do we convince prospective buyers that even though it looks like there's mold there, that it's dead and not a problem? Thanks for any advice...