Mold Spores On Wood Siding

Though you may be stuck with a few black speckles for a while here s how you can keep the fungus from shooting any more spores at your house.

Mold spores on wood siding. When you remove the mold and mildew from your siding you protect your home s market value and your family inside. Use a spray bottle to lightly mist the wood with the vinegar. Add a fresh layer of mulch. In addition exterior mold can easily work its way into the house if left unchecked.

Allow the vinegar to remain and air dry on the surface for at least one hour. As the mold spores haven t penetrated through to the wood you can use a mild cleanser to remove the surface mold with a high rate of success. For a small amount of mold growth that has not left severe stains or penetrated the wood distilled white vinegar can kill the spores. Use a soft bristled brush dip it in the soapy solution and gently scrub the moldy surface.

These are tiny cream to orange cups about 1 10 inch in diameter that shoot out black sticky spores that can pepper. For example cracks or tears in the butt joints are the perfect entryway for all types of fungi along with critters looking for a warm place to stay. Don gloves and eye protection and liberally spray a 1 to 10 solution of bleach and water on the surface. Mold and mildew can stain your siding cause wood to rot and impact allergies or make occupants sick.

This will buy you a year before the fungus reaches to the top of the new mulch. External mold can do significant damage to exterior surfaces over time eating away at wood stucco and other materials. Cedar siding after mold removal cleaning and brightening. Clean off the mold.

There are a number of ways mold spores along with moisture can seep under your siding. Use big pieces of pine bark or other bark mulch which are a less hospitable place for the fungus. To clean mildew or mold mix a squirt or two of dishwashing detergent and some warm water. Use a vacuum with a hepa filter to suck up any loose mold spores on or near the affected part of the wood.

Run the vacuum over the area then take the vacuum outdoors to dispose of the contents. If there are no stains remaining buff the surface with a soft cloth. In the past he had used oil based wood stain products but found the mold and mildew returning within a few years each time. Scrub with a brush or scouring pad.

Houses today use different siding materials including vinyl wood aluminum brick and stucco. Now the cleaned and brightened cedar wood siding is ready to stain. To protect yourself from mold and its spores wear gloves a mask and goggles. Staining the restored cedar siding.

Window headers are another area where water and mold spores can enter your siding. Mix mushroom compost into your mulch if it develops artillery fungus.