Fungus repair on wood.
Orange fungus wood siding.
This mold may grow on a lot of surfaces from the bathroom to wood and even food.
Orange fungus growing in mulch.
The fungus grows by consuming wood fiber and the wood becomes soft and punky.
Organic mulches are used because they can improve the appearance of an area conserve soil moisture suppress weeds and regulate soil temperature.
Regular looking mold is disgusting enough but slimy orange mold is more disgusting.
Fungus is the cause of dry rot which is one of the most serious defects that wood can develop.
Now the cleaned and brightened cedar wood siding is ready to stain.
In the past he had used oil based wood stain products but found the mold and mildew returning within a few years each time.
The mildew odor of mold is not created by mycotoxins.
The appearance is slimy and not fuzzy like the more common types of mold and people are understandably upset when seeing it in their house.
Staining the restored cedar siding.
The particular worry over the hazardous mold and mildews is because of that these molds could produce mycotoxins unique chemicals that might be harmful.
In spite of the disconcerting name the dangers of poisonous mold and mildews are often over emphasized.
Wood in the floor and especially in the ceiling above the stove are vulnerable to orange mold growth.
Orange fungus wood siding.