Despite the frequency of mold being identified as a contaminant in attics and crawlspaces, there is surprisingly little in the way of controlled research to help building owners and contractors determine the most effective and cost-efficient means of addressing such problems. John DiMenno of G.S. Jones and Sons in Pittsburgh has offered a 45-page treatise discussing the causes and corrective actions necessary to deal with mold in attics as part of his post-class efforts at earning a Certified Mold Professional (CMP) designation from the Restoration Industry Association. In that paper, he identified the four most common scenarios that lead to an awareness of fungal contamination in an attic as:
The last situation is especially stressful for homeowners, since addressing mold problems is a compounding factor to the financial and scheduling pressures that often accompany building transactions. Currently, sanding, media blasting, dry ice blasting and hydrogen peroxide sprays are used to treat mold in tight spaces like attics and crawlspaces. But is there a better way?