Hi All !

I have an 80 year old house. I have recently discovered that there is a
considerable amount of fungi growth on the wooden roof rafters. It
looks like a fine cottonwool-like growth hanging in threads off the
rafters. Although the wood seems ok structurally, I have a suspicion
that it is creating a health problem for us living in the house. Does
anyone know how I can treat the wood to get rid of this problem ??

Regards
DD

you can kill it with beach water.

you must address why theres excess mpisture allowingit to grow.

add eave vents, ridge vent, perhaps attic fan, soffit and fascia vents
etc etc.

vapor barriers are needed too

have any fans venting into attic? some mistakendly do that with bath
exhaust fans

On 27 Aug 2006 07:16:15 -0700, "ddvanrooy"
wrote:

Hi All !

I have an 80 year old house. I have recently discovered that there is a
considerable amount of fungi growth on the wooden roof rafters. It
looks like a fine cottonwool-like growth hanging in threads off the
rafters. Although the wood seems ok structurally, I have a suspicion
that it is creating a health problem for us living in the house. Does
anyone know how I can treat the wood to get rid of this problem ??

Regards
DD


Probably best done by a mold/mildew specialist. Household bleach will
kill most fungi and mildew. To prevent reoccurrence increase
ventilation, check for moisture, water leaks, etc.

ddvanrooy writes:

Although the wood seems ok structurally, I have a suspicion
that it is creating a health problem for us living in the house.

Just keep it dry and it can't grow.

The health problem is all in your head.

On 27 Aug 2006 07:16:15 -0700, "ddvanrooy"
wrote:

Hi All !

I have an 80 year old house. I have recently discovered that there is a
considerable amount of fungi growth on the wooden roof rafters. It
looks like a fine cottonwool-like growth hanging in threads off the
rafters. Although the wood seems ok structurally, I have a suspicion
that it is creating a health problem for us living in the house. Does
anyone know how I can treat the wood to get rid of this problem ??

Regards
DD


Kill it with bleach, let it dry, solve the moisture problem,
and treat it with Bora-care or something similar. The
problem with just drying it and leaving it is that the fungi
will attract wood-eating insects, even if it's dormant.

ddvanrooy wrote:
Hi All !

I have an 80 year old house. I have recently discovered that there is a
considerable amount of fungi growth on the wooden roof rafters. It
looks like a fine cottonwool-like growth hanging in threads off the
rafters. Although the wood seems ok structurally, I have a suspicion
that it is creating a health problem for us living in the house. Does
anyone know how I can treat the wood to get rid of this problem ??

Regards
DD


I'm not endorsing any of these pages, but they are worth
your time reading:

http://alcor.concordia.ca/~raojw/crd...ept000179.html

http://www.doctorfungus.org/aboutdrf/legal_pop.htm

http://www.fiberlock.com/gr/mrp.htm

http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/prod...1621.html#1639

http://www.moldremoval.com/html/mold_types.htm