Lumber mould

[Guest Diane]

Claire, in a post a while back you had said you had to deal with lumber mould.

I am interested in what you had to do, and what did you notice. I have noticed some dark stains on our lumber in basement, but have done some research on it and not all black stains on lumber are mould, and not all need to have anything done. However I have wiped it with bleach to be on the safe side.

 

I'm just trying to ensure my home is as allergen-free as possible, to reduce any effects that can cause my kids tics.

Diane

[Claire]

We had a friend very familiar with molds. Plus we treated (not good enough the first time) and it grew back over time. Certainly a stain wouldn't do that.

 

http://www.natlallergy.com/allergy/product...ld_Control.html

 

We did the spores in the air one, I hope there is another one more suitable.

 

Anyway, I callled a mold expert who said bleach killed it. The first time we did 1/2 strength bleach, and it grew back. The second time we did full strength bleach and so far it has stayed away. We had painters do it with the rollers.

 

Good luck.

 

Claire

[Guest Diane]

Claire

 

Thanks for the information, I have called the company at the site you listed and ordered a couple of the products! They have an outlet here in Canada.

 

You should take a peek at the following site:

 

http://www.durable-wood.com/pdf/discolor_e..._eng.1oct02.pdf

 

I found this document very informative and it clarified a lot of things for me....as we have a number of wood joists in our basement that had some sections with blackish colour, and I was concerned - I've been cleaning with straight bleach but it is strong stuff and a bit backbreaking!

thanks again

Diane

[Guest Diane]

Sorry, that site again is:

http://www.durable-wood.com/pdf/discolor_eng1oct02.pdf

 

Diane