DIY Roof Repairs for Homeowners

DIY Roof Repairs for Homeowners

How Black Mold May Be Making You Sick

Fernando Silva

If you've been feeling generally under the weather for some time, but can't put your finger on the cause, it could be that you are you being exposed to toxic black mold in your home. How is this possible?

This type of mold infiltration is insidious and could well be associated with a leaking roof. What causes this buildup and what can you do to help yourself?

How Black Mold Takes Hold

Black mold is very likely to appear in any part of your home that's warm, humid and damp for any reason. Basements are susceptible, but so are attics. If you have an unplugged roof leak, then very high levels of humidity in an attic space can lead to a swift infestation of black mold. This can easily spread into ceiling spaces and infiltrate the living areas.

How it Affects Your Family

It doesn't take very long for you and members of your family to become sick, due to inhaling toxic black mold spores.

There can be a number of symptoms. If you notice that the symptoms can vary significantly from day to day or week to week, this could be the reason. If your doctor cannot pinpoint a single medical condition after your consultation, black mold syndrome could be the issue.

Tellingly, if other members of your family have similar, strange symptoms, think about black mold. If you've just moved into a home that happens to have a leaky roof you don't know about, your new health problems could be associated.

Testing

The first thing to do is to ask your doctor to test for mycotoxins in your urine. Also, you could have a blood test to look for elevated levels of stachybotrys IGA.

You can conduct a test in your home using specific kits available on the market. A simple swab test can look for evidence of stachybotrys or penicillium and can return the result in a few minutes. Consider getting face masks on a temporary basis, if you have categorically identified black mold as being present in the home.

Call in the Experts

It is best if you get expert help to remove the mold from your environment.

Interior drywall or pieces of ceiling that may be affected will need to be replaced, but fundamentally the mold growth in the attic space will need to be removed carefully. This is done by treating with a fungicide and ensuring that the area is well ventilated and dehumidified at the same time.

The other expert you need to call in is a competent roofer. Roofers such as The Roof Dentist can fix the roof leaks once and for all, so that this problem never resurfaces.


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DIY Roof Repairs for Homeowners

Hi, welcome to my blog. My name is Tammy. A few years ago, my husband and I invested in a very old house. It was in a lovely location, but it needed a lot of love and attention. One of the biggest repair jobs was the roof. I had never climbed onto a roof before, but once I got up there, I loved it. My husband and I carried out DIY repair work and completely re-roofed the property. Since then, I have enjoyed carrying out maintenance work to keep the roof in excellent condition. I started this blog to share my knowledge about roofing with other people who might be in a similar situation.