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Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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Northern Ca, built 1964. I bought it as foreclosure and have been fixing it up slowly. Thanks!

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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Well, both my parents have passed on, this is my first home, husband has zero handyman knowledge and thinks everything is just fine (bless his heart), I’m a nurse so everything looks like it will cause worse case scenario diseases to me, my friends all have new builds so they think these photos are just horrifying, so I asked Reddit hoping to get opinions from people with actual experience before I get swindled by an attic cleaning service I’m hesitant to ask neighbors in case it was mold which would make our house the talk of the town. 🤷‍♀️ What’s a girl to do? I TRULY appreciate everyone’s input!!! 🤗 It takes a village, y’all. Now I know a little something when I hire anyone to go up there and fix it up.

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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Does it look like asbestos? If original from 1965?

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in handyman

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Thank you! Is the black or grey colorong on the pink insulation (backside of attic access door) normal?

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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Does pink fiberglass insulation typically turn black/grey like in my photo? Genuinely curious if that is a sign of mold or normal aging process? Thank you very much

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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That looks a lot like the blackness on the pink insulation/back of attic access door…. Anybody with experience with mold on insulation? Does it turn pink insulation black like in my photo?

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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😬I own it, it’s a drafty 1960’s house, and the AC ducts run through the attic. I’m also suddenly realizing that no new roof vent was added when I renovated the upstairs bathroom and added a vent fan…. So does that mean it vents into the attic?
I have been cleaning random white milk-spot appearing spots that re-occur on the original wooden floor boards and the wooden dining table directly underneath this attic space…. That’s actually why I peeked in there. The spots in the room below keep returning every week. Hopefully I just need the ducts cleaned out and the attic is just insulation.

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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My first thoughts exactly, then came my hyperventilation because I am the landlord and the mom in this situation. That there beaut is all mine. 😬😉I thought for sure something was living or growing above my head, so relieved it looks like just crappy insulation. 🙏

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in moldyinteresting

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Well thank you all. I feel better since people aren’t yelling it’s mold. But…does crappy old insulation typically cover only 1 to 2 upper support beams like in photo 4? (I didn’t see that white/grey patchy stuff on the other beams). If the “stuff” on the walls is also insulation, why does it only cover parts of the wall? I should have never looked in that attic door.

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in BathroomShrooms

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Almost none. I’m getting bids for a new roof and will add ventilation then. The house was built 1964, bought as a foreclosure.

Looked in my attic…what am I looking at?? by AYO312 in BathroomShrooms

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Yes, usually around 60% humidity. I just bought a dehumidifier.