Meruliporia incrassate is a severe wood rot fungus that is usually very difficult to get rid of since it may keep being able to find a water source to feed off of even after the leaks and humidity problems in the building have been taken care of.
It has been known to extend itself through wood and other building materials in order to find the moisture source that it needs to survive.
In the news it is generally called the house eating fungus and is a serious problem for homeowners. Timber decay is usually a problem in buildings that are fairly old and it generally appears in some of the wettest areas of your home.
It tends to show itself as looking somewhat like a yellowish dust on the affected wood. Preventing mold growth in general in these areas after you remove the affected materials should help keep it from coming back. This will include keeping any water leaks repaired promptly and water leaks cleaned up as soon as possible after they occur.
One bit of advice to help completely get rid of this mold is to remove at least two feet or more of the material beyond the visible mold. If you do not get rid of at least this much more material, you will not be completely getting rid of all material that is infected and the mold will re-grow fairly fast.
The mold retains water by extending rhizomorphal strands out to reduce the exposed surface area of the mold's hyphae and keeps the water from evaporating for longer. This means that the mold does not actually move moisture from one part of the wood to another, only that the water is kept from evaporating for a longer period of time.
The only way to completely get rid of this mold is to remove all of the materials that are affected by it, because it is not a cosmetic problem at all. This mold is malicious and will eat your house from the inside to the out.
Regrowth of this mold will typically not occur if the wood remains dry for a long period of time. Unfortunately, most wood does not stay dry for very long except for climates that are not very humid and in these areas, this mold will not be that big of a problem, anyway.
Using a dehumidifier to help reduce the humidity in your home could possibly help with this and installing exhaust vents in moist areas to channel moisture outside could also be of benefit.
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What food does not mold?
By: Chris | 16-09-2008
what food does not mold?
Answer me nw fool
By: ianisbean458794 | 15-09-2008
My 2year old son jsut ate some white molded bread. will he die? I heard that if you eat white mold, then the all holy babzy jebus will come and get him and if he does there is gonna be some sassy slappin goin on. i want to keep my little boy i love him. Also, my wife says we've had too much gluctose syrup in our house lately. does that means she thinks i have a big butt?
Does mold grow faster on a certain type of food?
By: Lalala | 13-09-2008
Does mold grow faster on a certain type of food?
What does MOLD smell like?
By: Ann | 13-09-2008
MOLD...In your article you said "if yu can smell it, you can remove it". We have a crawl space the floor is covered in visquine (splng) but I detect a Dry SOUR DIRT smell dowen there. Does mold smell like wet/damp/heavy/dirt or is it the sour dirt smell that I'm smelling??? Thank you in advance for your help.
Ann
Where is nitrifying bacteria found in our house?
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where is nitrifying bacteria found in our house?
Mold & mildew
By: terry | 03-09-2008
My daughter lives in San Diego. Several many months ago my daughter developed a cough . All the doctors say it?s allergies. Some of her neighbors have a similar problem. My daughter told me that one of the apartments had mold and mildew . Could this be her problem. How can we find out if this is the cause of her cough. Who do I contact to find out if her apartment is infected.
If a Condo is sold with mold and mildew and the condo was refurbished must they inform the buyer of this problem. I am not saying this is so, it?s just that we are besides ourselves as to why the allergies now .
If you can give me any kind of information I would appreciate it. Thank you.
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