How-To Black Mold Remediation Experience with RMR 86 & RMR 141 to clean up and remove my attic mold

How-To Black Mold Remediation Experience with RMR 86 & RMR 141 to clean up and remove my attic mold. Keep in mind this is my How-To or DIY experience but it is not a guide for you to use. Black mold is very dangerous and you should take care in working with it or better yet hire a professional.
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I used RMR 86 & RMR 141 as products in this video because from all the reviews I saw online they looked like they would work. The good news is they did and my attic was able to be cleaned and returned to like-new because of this stuff. Pretty dang amazing results if you ask me!
DISCLAIMER: This is not a guide, do not use it as one. The links in the video description may receive a commission should you purchase using my link.

[@MONTANA_Restoration]

Fantastic job! I’m a Restoration Company owner and you did great! The only difference to hiring a pro is the technician has a ton of training and may be able to find additional damage caused by mold. We would set HEPA air scrubbers in the room while the cleaning is underway. The PPE you purchased was perfect and RMR pro (higher strength) is actually what we used to use we recently switched to a pro only chemical.

[@wamsies]

man in my neck of woods (Connecticut, do NOT retire here). nothing costs less 5K. I'm learning a lot of DYI as a result. $2500 for the job would have made me grateful but I"m even more grateful for this video.

[@kristinachristian3914]

Thank you SO much for taking the time to make this video and share this information. God Bless you and your family.

[@Alysbar]

So glad I came across your video. Thank you for this!! Extremely helpful as I'm a visual person. Exactly what I was looking for.

[@YourDetoxDocDrKathy]

Great video. Clear, concise, and easy to understand. I’m ready to tackle the job!! Thank You.

[@TH-eb5ro]

This is great information. I fixed a moisture problem in my mom's crawlspace and need to get down there and treat the rafters. Her enclosed back porch had mold also because someone blocked the air vent, what a mistake that was.

[@donnamalinski5780]

This is one of the best video's I have seen. Thank you so much.

[@elmirekidd1731]

Great job with that! I like your video. It’s very informative, descriptive, and to the point. Thank you!

[@MillennialReview]

You're very welcome!

[@Imaseeker13]

My moms ceiling under roof is covered in black mold...they called it the "silent killer". Its been affecting their health so we are traveling there to clean it. Thank you so much for making this how to video! This is a miracle! God Bless you 🙏🏻

[@Tokaisho1]

@Mikia also fix the ventilation

[@jamesbarlow6243]

How many people die each year from black mold?

[@mariaguadalupe5791]

Where are you it might be due to a roof leak

[@SarahMobley-rl7lz]

Thank you very much for your demonstration. I just purchased the PMR 86 and RMR 141 from Amazon.

[@yipiekia]

Didn't believe it until I tried it. Works exactly like in the video.

[@d.j.robinson9424]

Thank you so much for this video, I'm going to use this in my garage this weekend. 👍👍💚

[@MegaMusical10]

I don't know how to say thank you but THANK YOU!! This video was short, precise & professional giving valuable information, hope, courage & encouragement.

[@MillennialReview]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OddBall19766]

Thank you so much for posting this! I’m going to give this a go as soon as it arrives, I too couldn’t find it in the stores.

[@lornacorbett8757]

Just to be aware as I've seen a few references here: Bleach does not kill mold. It only bleaches. John Geiger's comment is the best method. Even if you remove the mold there are still "roots" in the wood you can not get out which is what the second chemical is for. An inhibitor so those roots don't come back to life. After remediation it's essential to not let humid air up where it can contact and condense against a cold surface. This means 6-8mil plastic on the ceiling sealed to the wall top plate before the sheet rock goes back up and then of course insulation to make sure that sheet rock is not the new cold condensing surface. This also means can of foam to fill in all the holes in the top plates made from running wires/pipes/etc. in the 4 walls in this room. Warm air holds much more moisture than cold air hence the reason the worst part of this nice gentleman's house is situated closest to the wood stove. Another commenter didn't think they're insulation was affected but it would be a mistake to keep it as it is seeded with spores ready to give back as soon as the environmental conditions are met for new mold growth. It really is mostly about air sealing and then drying or venting the humidity in your home, once you've remediated, otherwise it's a matter of time before it comes back. Good Video.

[@colecole3352]

The plastic can infact cause more mold. I am lic and certified.

[@wholelifeelements9986]

What is the second chemical ?

[@batailledecisive8606]

@@wholelifeelements9986 RMR-141 RTU Fungicide Cleaner & Disinfectant. The bottle is at 10:14.

[@garethmorrow2281]

@@colecole3352 in an old stone house with insulated attic space floor, and timber dry to touch in the roof space-rafters etc, but dry white fluff on the rafters and beams what is the likely cause? lack of ventilation? will cleaning and subsequent ventilation keep it at bay? thanks.

[@floydthebarber9956]

You do NOT want to put mil plastic on the ceilings before drywall. Some inside mositure transfers through the drywall and insulation to the outside. When you stop this with a vapor barrier that humidity will condense on the back side of the drywall like sweat and cause a grade A moisture problem. Proper attic ventilation solves the problem, not mil plastic on ceilings.

[@patcruz7867]

This was a very informative video. Remediation of mold is extremely expensive and understandably so. I appreciate a well made video and the links to all the products. Thanks again.

[@MillennialReview]

You're very welcome!

[@user-xd2ov4el8r]

@@MillennialReview Please answer me. Did the mold comeback? Can we use something like this inside ducts?

[@SpoonerTuner]

It's important to make sure the RMR products are fully dry between treatments. There is a mechanical action that crushes the mold spores when the fluid dries out.

[@aygray8155]

This was SOOO helpful. Shout out to this guy. I did this and a lot of it came off in my basement. Aditionally, I used a paint roller as some of the areas the rmr 86 didn't stay using the sprayer and a brush bit for a drill to do more hardcore scrubbing.

[@MillennialReview]

Nice, glad it helped

[@user-xd2ov4el8r]

@@MillennialReview Please answer me. Did the mold comeback? Can we use something like this inside ducts?

[@Mina-ok5qm]

Wow. That turned out great. Good job!

[@NicoArtLife]

This is amazing!! I cannot do $2500- and have a similar size space. I have areas that look like some mold- and I think this would be more than enough to take care of the issue- thank you so much for sharing! ❤

[@jamesshaw3850]

Your video is saving me a lot of money. Thank you for posting this video

[@jamaljohnson8114]

Thanks for the video. You've inspired me to take of the problem myself instead of emptying my bank account.

[@MillennialReview]

Good luck. Personally I feel good about having done it myself.

[@fev3rd]

Before you go bleach look up peroxide based cleaners first

[@generac43]

Huge difference! Nice. Thanks.👍

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Thank you for this excellent video. I learned a great deal. Carry On Sir!

[@donmiguel1513]

Job well done and tips. Dealing with my moms closet that spread all the way around. I am prepping to do hers cutinng away botttom 24.5 inches and replacing sheetrock and insulation as well. thanks again.

[@MillennialReview]

Good luck

[@kenchakravarti2827]

You have been extremely helpful! Thank you!

[@BadgerandBee]

I also thought RMR-141 first...kill the mold, then come back and bleach out the stain with the RMR-86. We (apparently) have a leaking skylight in our upstairs bathroom, and therefore some black mold has appeared on the ceiling. We know it's got to be much worse inside, under the drywall. It will be thousands of dollars, so, being a good DIYer, I came here to KZbin. So thankful for this video, and will do this (once the skylight is re-sealed), and rent an air-scrubber hepa filter, open windows, plastic sheeting to block from other rooms, etc. Then re-drywall.

[@lfuentes4098]

I looked on the manufacturers website. They say to use RMR141 first and the RMR86 followed by another dose of RMR141.

[@droidattack2888]

@@lfuentes4098 I dont know where everyones reading this , but i just read the manufacturers website and it does NOT say to use rmr-141 first 09/3/2023 it says use rmr86 first then use rmr141 last in a 2 step process

[@tinamefford8739]

Bought a house a year ago and it didn’t have an attic access. I was suspicious about insulation so I finally opened up the ceiling and found black mold in the entire attic and in the insulation. Thanks to this video I will try it myself. I used the RMR products in my basement and they are amazing.

[@Imaseeker13]

How did your attic cleaning go? I have the same issue right now

[@TheRedeyerecords]

Any update on the attic?

[@momistina]

The inspector didn't catch that?!? I'd be furious

[@johnrounds2632]

Thank you for this! If really does work this easy!

[@rickcarter9538]

Thank You So Much For This Information. I Really Needed This. Rick

[@tmise50]

I’ve got black mold under my house in the crawl space. Just placed an order for both of these. Thanks for your video!

[@TestTest-ft9xh]

Are you going to spray under your house in the crawl space?

[@rjgambino9859]

Did it work??

[@johnv9854]

I have used RMR 86 in the past and it is amazing.. works very well.

[@user-xd2ov4el8r]

Did the mold come back??

[@TracieReam]

Isn't this just making spores blow everywhere?

[@whitewolf6730]

God bless you man! I got some up in our attic and gotta get rid of it.

[@MillennialReview]

Good luck and stay safe.

[@garyphloyngam7148]

Wow and thanks for all the details. Im gonna try this

[@pamazande]

Brilliant job looks like new😊

[@its_justJohn]

Only thing as a DIY I would recommend to do differently, would be to use a hepa filter in a shop vac at the beginning and vac the entire surface first. You capture a majority of the spores and are then only having to treat what has grown into the wood. And after treatment, vac and wipe the rest of your walls and exposed material in the house with the inhibitor. Spores got airborne the minute you pulled the ceiling, and again when you kicked on the fans or opened a door. Great work for a diy though! Good vid

[@garethmorrow2281]

do you have to buy a hepa vac? where and how much are they? Thanks. secondly, in an old stone house with insulated attic space floor, and timber dry to touch in the roof space-rafters etc, but dry white fluff on the rafters and beams what is the likely cause? lack of ventilation? will cleaning and subsequent ventilation keep it at bay? thanks.

[@fev3rd]

He took care of the cosmetics. He cause a bloom when he remove and disturbed the dry wall. before that point he should have made the place look like a "Dexter Morgan " kill room. Zippers on that loose plastic to other part of house and another beyond that one . First room would be a place to disrobe.

[@fev3rd]

Issue is mold spores spread when disturb ig typical spray cleaner is enough to cause a bloom and spread. Ice blasting is a better way to remove mold before the typical cleaning and sealing

[@sjv9147s]

@@fev3rd Ice blasting as in dry ice?

[@stylicho]

Isn't mold all over the place outside? How can you prevent those spores from entering your house?

[@wylde12008]

Thank you so much for the video, exactly what I needed! You rock!

[@MillennialReview]

Glad it helped!

[@MindfulMusic]

Great work, man.

[@charleskaylor7850]

Thanks for the great video. Very encouraging !!!!

[@dkh0502]

Great video. Thank you for the info

[@alextheman5668]

An update on if it grew back months later would be good.

[@konuralpkarakecili3040]

Thank you so much!!! I have been looking for this video. My house has the same exact issue as you describe on the first picture. Can you please also make another video on ventilation in attic. That’d be great!

[@maryballon]

put perforated soffit in your eves and a ridge vent at the top of your roof . the cold air will come in through the eves and rise the warm air in your attic to the ridge vent and vent to the outside . your got to have the the air constantly circulating. no more condensation .

[@TheMrb50]

@@maryballonI installed a power roof vent that has a moisture/heat sensor to control on and off.

[@jeanlawson9133]

Cover and filtering is key when eradicating this Evil mold.... I use to paint in the Mobile home industry... I done interior exterior and staining....The dust from the over spray of the laquer paint utilized on the Cabinet and interior doors was entering through my pores... I sprayed around 150gallon of just the laquer a week not counting other products....It messed me up...Be safe... Ventilation is key as well 😎

[@berg8970]

I love your DIY attitude I hope you got the ventilation issue resolved too. For others with mold issues, this could have been done even cheaper using common household ingredients such as vinegar, salt, borax, hydrogen chloride, or bleach. all of these will kill any type of mold. After killing and cleaning the mold spraying a water and borax solution on the substrate will prevent the mold from reappearing. After killing the mold you should use a leaf blower to dislodge the dead mold making it airborne and at the same time use a rental HEPA air scrubber to capture it, obviously, this would take several passes with the blower as well as several hours of run time on the HEPA air scrubber.

[@c50ge]

Do you have a recipe to mix this solution? Then you use a pump sprayer to apply?

[@berg8970]

@@c50ge, You can mix them into any consistency, all will work. Borax or salt is used more as a preventative measure to keep the mold from coming back, I prefer borax. you can google any of these and read how mold reacts to them. You can use any type of sprayer. I rented a fogger for my situation as I couldn't get easy access to some areas.

[@MrDmadness]

Get a treatment paint after. Mix hydrogen peroxide 1 to 4 ration with water, but tbh using a product like the one in video is better and easier, it costs a bit more but saves you time.. after a treatment paint protects against future flares. Mold needs minimal airflow, darkness, humidity. Remove any one of these and mold cannot grow ( anerobic mold) . Just remember, mold grew there for a reason, if you don't address the reason it will re occur

[@tymr.t3645]

Thank you so Much You did an excellent job I have work to do in my crawlspace 🤗👍

[@MillennialReview]

Good luck on your project

[@stevestarr6395]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@tommiller6580]

I was impressed with the solution that he used plus the sealer to prevent more mold from growing ,however there is a reason why mold gets in there in the first place , for instance a bathroom fan that is not vented properly, poor ventilation, soffit on the exterior of the home does have vent panels in it., gable roof should have vent openings on 2 sides of the home opposite of one another. ( north and south or east to west ) Roof vent can be added ( 120 volt to come on when heat enters the attic to vent out hot air ) If you have a ridge vent you don't need an attic fan. Look for water coming in from a bad flashing job around the chimney where it meets under the shingles ( missing or cracked caulking on chimney brick ) . Dry ice will also kill this mold but can be costly and no fumes. ( look it up ) A mask and googles , white suit and latex gloves are a must. After applying this stuff wash your clothes off good in hot water and put in dryer. Just some things I listed can cause this mold. It will came back on the wood that was treated until you find out what is causing the mold in the first place. For those that are afraid of using chemicals "cleaning vinegar " can also kill mold with no harmful fumes. In closing you should keep your attic as cool as you can with ventilation , heat along with dampness ( humidity ) will cause mold in attics and will return even after this process is done. It will just go after untreated wood that you didn't spray and seal .

[@barefootandbellisima]

vinegar only kills 80% of mold species

[@bmbrooklyn]

Amazing!!!! Great video, Thanks 🙏

[@mgons]

Thanks bro… I did how you showed here. Very good job! 👊🏻👍🏻

[@dalepowell6815]

Thank you it was very informative.

[@user-ct5zb3sk7n]

Some good info. Thank you!

[@janethsigrest7622]

Thanks for sharing ideas

[@oppositeworlds1460]

What a great video. Thanks you...

[@impalafiftyeight]

Wow! you did a great job.

[@MillennialReview]

Thanks

[@qwiickk]

Awesome job!

[@keithmartin3434]

Nice work Sir. I'm going to do the same thing and of course take care of the source of the problem.

[@MillennialReview]

Good luck!

[@joerossi900]

Great video. Very helpful 👌

[@MillennialReview]

Glad to help

[@JJ-bo3fz]

I'm Sure Glad To Have Watched Your Video. Although I Can't See The Black Mold I Tested For It.I Will Try The Chemicals You Recommended. I've Got Black Mold As A Result Of A Roof Leak That's Been Repaired Professionally. I Will Do My Best --- Thanks Gerry Goldrick "Florida"

[@MiguelinaAriasMIA]

I'm ready to try this tomorrow. So nervous. After countless videos and having the products I am going to attempt this

[@MillennialReview]

Good Luck & Be Safe

[@joycedigiovanni9719]

Thanks for the tip!

[@desolatesoul2304]

Absolutely fascinating and great work! I have to tackle my basement. 😔😊😔

[@iJSabelle007]

THE problem we have is inside the wall, i wish it was in the open like this..looks really good

[@dannkelly1615]

RmR is awesome!

[@WhiteDoberman]

Really impressive.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Recommend running a couple of HEPA filter fans in room continuously after you’re done since you disturbed the mold and spores spread all over the living room as well as adjacent spaces. You should also continue to inspect the area on a routine basis as a precaution. Thanks for sharing.

[@TripleWhopperWithCheese]

Can just use a fogger.

[@eirod]

@@TripleWhopperWithCheese what difference would the fogger do in this scenario? Literally asking I'm a noob

[@billybrackman5143]

Hey mate, thanks for making the video! Those ceilings look awesome. Would you consider just leaving them open and making them a feature of the room?

[@hawkeyes7866]

thanks very good

[@FreddieVazquezAntongiorgi]

Thank you so much for this video, you are a saver!

[@MillennialReview]

You're welcome!

[@waltr.8986]

My crawl space is gonna be going through this procedure soon. I'll DIY.

[@jonathanking6546]

Thank you

[@WorkNHard]

Great GUIDE...I mean your experience explained 😜. 👍👍

[@MillennialReview]

Lol #legal

[@farealwitit7947]

gr8 vid bud thx!!!

[@deedeehsu1120]

Hi I had some mold (very little) in the plywood on the floor of a shed, that got sunk in to the ground. The moist/water came in from the bottom. I have removed the shed to a safe spot that is not in contact with any dirt or water any more, and it has been for 2 weeks. I just applied 1st coat of RMR-86. Should I wait it to be dried before I appy RMR 141?

[@ryanhavens959]

good video thanks

[@Kris_Stiletto]

Wow! That worked.

[@scopeboy66]

Thank you, I have issues like this and it would cost a lot to fix You have given the confidence to do it my self. Awesome video

[@BenTube1]

It’s just bleach with accelerator not going to hold long term.

[@morehp1]

Bentube078 what about the the second application product he used? isn’t it its job to kill the mold? The first product just bleach’s it out. The second product kills it. Way I understand it..

[@benyoder1]

@@morehp1 The first one bleached it, the bleach cannot penetrate the porous surface of the wood but the water in the bleach does, now you just gave it more water to grow, if then the mold killer is applied then perhaps it may penetrate the wood but now it’s diluted further by the water already there from the bleach, thus weakening it’s killing abilities. That’s why it’s important to apply killer first then bleach then killer again.

[@morehp1]

Ben Yoder I keep hearing that about bleach, but Iv personally used bleach on wood floor joist in a home. Then came back with soap and water to wash the dead spores off. Put a fan on it to dry. My buddy still lives in the house and the mold never returned. My mom and dad had a water leak, mold on the sheathing behind the drywall behind a bath tub shower combo. It was thick. Cleaned with bleach washed down with clean water. Dried with fan and dehumidifier couple of days. New insulation and Re installed shower tub combo, fast forward 10 years later i removed that same tub combo, to install a shower only. As mother has bad hip. When removed the old tub I removed the insulation to take a look. Still looked like new lumber. It looked almost as bad as this guys her before I bleached it. I more out to think peoples mold issues return because they never fixed the issues. That caused the mold to start with.

[@benyoder1]

@@morehp1 yes if the original problem was fixed the mold shouldn’t come back, my scenario was for people who think they can just use this without doing anything else.

[@eirod]

Liked and subscribed 🙌🏽 this video is perfect only thing that would make it better is if there was an update video now that's been a year later.. maybe just trough an access panel that's all.

[@MillennialReview]

Thanks for the sub!

[@wendybailey9137]

Can you update if your attic still looks good? We have bold in our basement and I’d like to know if this came back

[@coltgilbertson564]

I would think about adding a soffit vent on the roof in areas where it was bad. It is recommended 1 vent for every 150 sq ft roof.

[@MillennialReview]

Soffit venting was all fixed later on in the summer when I did new siding. In this case the ridge vent is most likely the culprit but hopeully with additional air flow we wont have this problem again.

[@strangescience3414]

Also what if it is mixed with oil for long term coat/prevention.

[@terricompton6443]

Thank you so much. I have renters who destroyed my grandparents house that I just inherited.

[@MillennialReview]

Good luck

[@konuralpkarakecili3040]

Thank you for sharing! I thought rmr 141 should be first?

[@user-xd2ov4el8r]

Please answer me. Did the mold comeback? Can we use something like this inside ducts?, what about using mold bomb inside duct work and getting duct cleaned to get rid of mold? Please it helps a lot as i want to use it as precaution

[@dewayne7874]

Great video

[@MillennialReview]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ashley-martindunn296]

incredible

[@eli310]

thanks great video nd also ur description do u have a follow up?

[@bigfootbyrd9119]

Thank you!! Thank you!!!

[@MillennialReview]

Welcome!

[@wigginout8014]

I didn't here a spot in the video that says how long each product should sit on the surface. Do u apply and let it sit for a few hrs to 24 hrs or is it ok to spray with the mold killer then right after the stain remover? Then set up fans in the room to dry it out for how many days, until u can drywall over it??? Great video ty ty!

[@DregGayton777]

Hello. I heard rmr is corrosive to metal. How do you handle the nails for the framing?

[@JD-im4wu]

havent thought about using a fogger instead?

[@doziermuzic]

Yeah, I think I can do the attic myself. If I had to scrub every inch I would hire someone. That RmR 86 is the same solution a pro was gonna use. $2600 seems to be the avg. Cost for a pro in CT.

[@colecole3352]

You still have to sand and seal every inch. This is not a permanent fix. It will also leave spores you can't that can spread.

[@cbarr0288]

@@colecole3352 Good luck sanding all the nail embedded wood. It may be back over a long period of time but this was once new wood too. I’m pretty sure he eradicated the mold spores & this plus adequate ventilation will be ok for many years to come. Sealing with antimicrobial coating will decrease chances of reoccurrence.

[@scott247]

What if after all the RMR cleaning, you came back and fogged with conrobium? Would that prevent new/regrowth?

[@vernalee4974]

Is RMR-86 corrosive to steel? Will it corrode the steel connectors, joist hangers and nails?

[@MrDmadness]

Nice product, i feel like its worth mentiojing that you can set up a fogger with many products which limits your exposure a lot. Set up, start, leave, return 4 hours later.. in a process myself at present . Great video .

[@postskeetclarity]

how were your results?

[@MrDmadness]

@@postskeetclarity worked well in attic space.

[@tiffanyisland8559]

Which fogger did you use?

[@dawneandjohn]

How long did the bleach smell last on the wood after the treatment? I'm sensitive to smells and am concerned it's going to smell like bleach for a LONG time. Thx. Dawne

[@michaelsmith5463]

QUESTION: Where did the mold go?--To the floor? Vaporize? Retract into the wood? QUESTION: My understanding is the spores are what makes you sick, but without a microscope you can't see where the spores are...so I assume there are spores throughout.--Where did the spores go?

[@jandoinc]

Great job! hope it does not come back

[@lew708]

FYI- a lot of people get confused about the use of these products. So did I….So, you are supposed to lay down the RMR 141 first as this kills the mold..after you kill the mold, you use the RMR 86 as this simply just gets rid of mold stains. The 86 does NOT kill mold, it simply removes stains left behind by mold. You kill it with the 141 first.

[@lapear6068]

Can I just use pool Bleach instead

[@droidattack2888]

@LEW708 That is incorrect just read rmr's website and it says "Step 1. use rmr-86> Step 2. use rmr-141" So this guy did it right . I know it seems like it should be the other way around ,but its not please everyone go to the manufactures website and read the steps .

[@zainabsyeda6341]

How do we know if it comes back or not in a weeks time..?

[@David-qs7yv]

Whats the difference between remediation black and white mold?

[@INTERNA9]

Works!