Old attic insulation may hide mold, pests, or moisture damage. Learn how to identify problems before they become costly.

If you see black stuff covering or growing on the roof sheathing in your attic, it's probably mold. It's never fun to find out that your house has mold, but the fix for mold in the attic is usually ...

This year’s long blast of snow and frigid temperatures has delivered one rough winter, and it may have brought on something else that homeowners would never even expect this time of year: mold in the ...

Q What can we do to get rid of condensation in our attic? The house was built in 1983 and our attic was mold-free when we ...

Q: I bought my house in 2008 (built in 1977) and was told by home inspector there was some mold in the attic due to no bathroom vent in second-floor bath. Had a vent put in immediately. I recently ...

A. Don’t sweat it! The condensation you are seeing is caused by outside humidity getting into the attic through the vents and condensing on your cold AC lines. The most basic corrective measure is to ...

Most people think spring showers bring moisture problems, but it’s in winter that mold tends to become even more of an issue. In colder weather, warm air from heating systems rises into attics, where ...

When Michael Flores paid $20,000 to remove asbestos from his attic, he didn’t expect to find the toxic material still there — ...

Dear Tim: I’m so confused. I’ve spent hours online reading all sorts of stuff about attic ventilation. There is all sorts of conflicting information out there. Who am I to believe? I’m building a new ...