Posted by: KENNY LINDA LEAVITT on December 30, 2000 at 00:43:38:

In Reply to: Re: mold on inside walls of home Posted by: joe on November 24, 1999 at 21:51:42:

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: : i have a problem with mold on the inside
: of my home. the house had been sided over
: with aluminnum siding, and has new vinal
: double pain windows and plenty of
: insulation in the ceiling. the mold is
: growing on the inside of the out side
: walls of the house. what do i need to do
: to get rid of it. thanks

: Since you state that you have plenty of ceiling insulation and do not mention wall insulation, my suspicions are that you have little to no wall insulation. This would support mold growth by having warmer moist interior air condense on colder exterior walls.

: Only solution is this case is to insulate the walls, because even low relative humidity on the inside will still condense if the walls are cold enough.

: If the walls HAVE been insulated using cellulose, it does have a tendancy to compact over time leaving as much as 50% of the wall cavity uninsulated. The uninsulated space would foster mold growth as Chris mentioned.

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• Re: mold on inside walls of home KENNYLINDA LEAVITT 00:48:03 12/30/2000 (0)

: : : : : i have a problem with mold on the inside : : of my home. the house had been sided over : : with aluminnum siding, and has new vinal : : double pain windows and plenty of : : insulation in the ceiling. the mold is : : growing on the inside of the out side : : walls of the house. what do i need to do : : to get rid of it. thanks : : Since you state that you have plenty of ceiling insulation and do not mention wall insulation, my suspicions are that you have little to no wall insulation. This would support mold growth by having warmer moist interior air condense on colder exterior walls. : : Only solution is this case is to insulate the walls, because even low relative humidity on the inside will still condense if the walls are cold enough. : : If the walls HAVE been insulated using cellulose, it does have a tendancy to compact over time leaving as much as 50% of the wall cavity uninsulated. The uninsulated space would foster mold growth as Chris mentioned.

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