I special order 15 pressure treated wood fence panels from local Home
Depot. The contractor shipped and installed them to my back yard just
10 days ago. I found out there are black mold all over 15 panels, some
more some less.

I went back to customer service, they told me pressure treated wood
won't get mold, and is mold resistant. I called and complain to HD. The
manager told me that is normal with "minor" mold. I called Lowes and
they told me it is rare at all. (I did not tell the Lowe's guy where I
get fences from.)

I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to kill my
fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except telling me to
get a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences came here new
with lots of black mold!!

So my question is here, it that common for molding on pressure treated
wood? What should I do for those errors HD made and the molding problem
I have on the back yard? Thanks

"newsgroup" wrote in message
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I special order 15 pressure treated wood fence panels from local Home
Depot. The contractor shipped and installed them to my back yard just 10
days ago. I found out there are black mold all over 15 panels, some more
some less.

I went back to customer service, they told me pressure treated wood won't
get mold, and is mold resistant. I called and complain to HD. The manager
told me that is normal with "minor" mold. I called Lowes and they told me
it is rare at all. (I did not tell the Lowe's guy where I get fences
from.)

I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to kill my
fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except telling me to get
a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences came here new with lots
of black mold!!

So my question is here, it that common for molding on pressure treated
wood? What should I do for those errors HD made and the molding problem I
have on the back yard? Thanks

A power washer should remove the mold.

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:58:49 -0500, newsgroup
wrote:

I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to kill my
fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except telling me to
get a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences came here new
with lots of black mold!!


Take photos and show them along with your HD receipt and the
contractor's receipt to the HD store manager and get whatever
satisfaction you can. I don't suppose you want to remove and return
the fence boards. Maybe HD can give you a can of anti-mold paint or
whatever.

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:44:51 GMT, PaPaPeng wrote:

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:58:49 -0500, newsgroup
wrote:

I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to kill my
fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except telling me to
get a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences came here new
with lots of black mold!!


Take photos and show them along with your HD receipt and the
contractor's receipt to the HD store manager and get whatever
satisfaction you can. I don't suppose you want to remove and return
the fence boards. Maybe HD can give you a can of anti-mold paint or
whatever.

If you didn't actually see the black mold before the contractor
installed the fences, I'd even go a little stronger than the above
suggestion. When you said "HD refuse to do anything..."
what did you mean? Usually contacting Customer Service will get you
exactly zilch. Same with store manager. That's why people on this NG
including moi are so negative about dealing with HD

If you have it in writing that they refuse (do you?), I'd write to
the corporate office -- CEO or President. Send Certified Mail,
Return Receipt,and include copy of HD's refusal.

If you don't yet have it in writing, send the same kind of (polite)
demand letter to the HD contact who blew you off. If they don't
answer in writing, send copies of the Certified post office receipt
with your letter to the CEO of HD.

All this said in total ignorance of the world of treated wood.
Does "pressure treated" wood have chemicals injected into it?

I have heard that the stuff they use on "treated wood" which people
use to build raised beds can leach into vegetables . T/F?
So maybe the mold isn't the worst of your problems.

Persephone

newsgroup wrote:

I special order 15 pressure treated wood fence panels from local Home
Depot. The contractor shipped and installed them to my back yard just
10 days ago. I found out there are black mold all over 15 panels, some
more some less.

I went back to customer service, they told me pressure treated wood
won't get mold, and is mold resistant. I called and complain to HD. The
manager told me that is normal with "minor" mold. I called Lowes and
they told me it is rare at all. (I did not tell the Lowe's guy where I
get fences from.)

I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to kill my
fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except telling me to
get a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences came here new
with lots of black mold!!

So my question is here, it that common for molding on pressure treated
wood? What should I do for those errors HD made and the molding problem
I have on the back yard? Thanks

Here in Florida, anything that sits outdoors for a day will either rust
or get mildewy. If they are in the sun, sun will kill it. If not, wash
with 10% bleach/water. Rinse. If the trees touch the fence, just tie
up branches before you wash the fence or cover with tarp. Rinse all
with clear water. Don't cover vegetation with tarps during the hottest
part of the day or they will be burnt. Old pantyhose or cloth strips
make great ties for plants. Don't know how bleach will affect the PT
chemical....works great on painted stucco.

aspasia wrote:
On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:44:51 GMT, PaPaPeng wrote:

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:58:49 -0500, newsgroup
wrote:

I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to kill my
fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except telling me to
get a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences came here new
with lots of black mold!!

Take photos and show them along with your HD receipt and the
contractor's receipt to the HD store manager and get whatever
satisfaction you can. I don't suppose you want to remove and return
the fence boards. Maybe HD can give you a can of anti-mold paint or
whatever.

If you didn't actually see the black mold before the contractor
installed the fences, I'd even go a little stronger than the above
suggestion. When you said "HD refuse to do anything..."
what did you mean? Usually contacting Customer Service will get you
exactly zilch. Same with store manager. That's why people on this NG
including moi are so negative about dealing with HD

If you have it in writing that they refuse (do you?), I'd write to
the corporate office -- CEO or President. Send Certified Mail,
Return Receipt,and include copy of HD's refusal.

If you don't yet have it in writing, send the same kind of (polite)
demand letter to the HD contact who blew you off. If they don't
answer in writing, send copies of the Certified post office receipt
with your letter to the CEO of HD.

All this said in total ignorance of the world of treated wood.
Does "pressure treated" wood have chemicals injected into it?

I have heard that the stuff they use on "treated wood" which people
use to build raised beds can leach into vegetables . T/F?
So maybe the mold isn't the worst of your problems.

Persephone




I spot the mold right after the contractor installed the fences. I even
send mold pictures to assistant store manager. He told me they (HD) can
only give me some kind of "a bucket of solution" to clean up the mold.
I am not happy with that answer. I think HD should do a better quality
control. Sell black mold fence panels at brand new price sounds crime to
me.

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I spot the mold right after the contractor installed the fences. I even
send mold pictures to assistant store manager. He told me they (HD) can
only give me some kind of "a bucket of solution" to clean up the mold.
I am not happy with that answer. I think HD should do a better quality
control. Sell black mold fence panels at brand new price sounds crime to
me.

What is your concern .. appearance or condition of the wood? If
appearance, clean it. Mildew won't hurt it. It is intended to be used
outdoors, and mildew is a normal outdoor condition, more so in
humid/shady areas.

Most fencing material and lumber is stored outdoors. Your "new" lumber
could easily arrive infested with termites. PT is rot resistant, but
that doesn't mean it will not eventually rot. Same for termites.

Were you present when the fence was built? If so, why did you not
object then? If not, a bad idea.

http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/pages/g00028.asp
http://www.treatedwood.com/products/...lationfaq.html

newsgroup wrote:
aspasia wrote:
On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:44:51 GMT, PaPaPeng wrote:

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:58:49 -0500, newsgroup
wrote:

I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to
kill my fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except
telling me to get a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences
came here new with lots of black mold!!

Take photos and show them along with your HD receipt and the
contractor's receipt to the HD store manager and get whatever
satisfaction you can. I don't suppose you want to remove and return
the fence boards. Maybe HD can give you a can of anti-mold paint or
whatever.

If you didn't actually see the black mold before the contractor
installed the fences, I'd even go a little stronger than the above
suggestion. When you said "HD refuse to do anything..."
what did you mean? Usually contacting Customer Service will get you
exactly zilch. Same with store manager. That's why people on this NG
including moi are so negative about dealing with HD
If you have it in writing that they refuse (do you?), I'd write to
the corporate office -- CEO or President. Send Certified Mail,
Return Receipt,and include copy of HD's refusal.

If you don't yet have it in writing, send the same kind of (polite)
demand letter to the HD contact who blew you off. If they don't
answer in writing, send copies of the Certified post office receipt
with your letter to the CEO of HD.

All this said in total ignorance of the world of treated wood.
Does "pressure treated" wood have chemicals injected into it?

I have heard that the stuff they use on "treated wood" which people
use to build raised beds can leach into vegetables . T/F?
So maybe the mold isn't the worst of your problems.

Persephone




I spot the mold right after the contractor installed the fences. I even
send mold pictures to assistant store manager. He told me they (HD) can
only give me some kind of "a bucket of solution" to clean up the mold.
I am not happy with that answer. I think HD should do a better quality
control. Sell black mold fence panels at brand new price sounds crime to
me.


I suppose that these panels were stored in flat piles in some open air
storage area. The mold grew because of rain and/or snow that kept the
wood wet enough for mold to grow in the shaded portions of the pile.
Once the mold is exposed to the sun, it may die, or at least not grow
anymore after cleaning.
Not all black mold is poisonous, if that is what you are worrying about,
and even if it is, this is outdoor fencing, right?
You didn't say what type of wood these panels are made of. I suppose
cedar, if not PT. My 20 year old cedar fencing is green with mold under
the trees, but moldless in the sunlit areas. I cleaned off the mold one
year with a power washer, but I think I used half the world's fresh
water to do it (and I am on a well). It grew back the next year, so I
just force myself to enjoy the patina.

replying to newsgroup, Russell Newberry wrote:
What you are seeing is most likely referred to as lumberyard mold and is quite
common. It is completely harmless and can easily cleaned off. The lumberyard
where I work frequently receives shipments of treated lumber that has this
mold

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