[B]Iam going to power wash my vinyl siding on my garage. Let me share what i have, I have a shed 2' from vinyl sided garage. 15 feet long shed. .The black and green mold tend to build up right there---- nowhere else on my garage. It needs a better cleaner to put on it OR any suggestions you may have on this. thank you much for reading this post[/B] spring and fall I have to clean the garage back corner. What am i missing here? thank you bob s

Had the property (it's in South Florida) inspected just a day ago and there was what looks like mold found in a door raised up about 10 feet up that leads to dead space behind the kitchen. It's in a hallway located near the center of the house. As you can see from the pictures, there's also a return air vent on the ceiling near the door to dead space. Any thoughts on what to do from here? Home inspector recommends an air quality test with 4 samples to make sure it hasn't spread to inside the house. One outside, two on opposite ends of house, and one to get a swab of the substance. The cost is $125/sample or $500 total. Seems like a lot of money and I've heard mixed opinions about whether there's any value in testing it vs. just cleaning it/fixing source. I don't think the inspector looked in this area of the attic above the dead space either because when I asked him if he saw any evidence of leaks in that area, he said he wasn't able to get to a lot of areas due to duct work, etc. Is this valid or do I need someone that will look more aggressively? I'm also afraid that if I call a mold company they will blow it out of proportion and potentially delay the lending/closing process. I've heard you have to be careful mold companies in FL. Some friends have advised me to just clean up and not worry about it. There wasn't evidence of mold anywhere else in the house, other than a small amount of "black substance" near the den A/C vent. I'm not sure what the purpose of the dead space is or how the mold got there. Possibly some condensation from the return air vent got in the dead space? House was bought as an investment 5 years ago and leased to one tenant who seems to have maintained the rest of the house well. Seller wouldn't disclose anything as they never lived in property, but tenant did say there was some on and off A/C issues which were eventually resolved. Property is 18 years old and appears to be well maintained. House is being sold as-is. Pictures are attached. Any thoughts/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.