Read our guide to learn how to easily remove mold from wood.
Treat mold on wood framing.
Apa the engineered wood association recommends using either a commercial mold mildew remover or a household bleach solution while the epa recommends the use of a detergent and water solution.
Instead soak the untreated wood with an anti mildew solution and wash and.
Simply brushing or scraping the mold off the wood doesn t fix the problem it just releases mold spores into the air.
Add to this moisture warm temperatures and mold spores which are always in the air and it s the perfect storm for a mold infestation.
Here is a procedural paradigm on how to get rid of mold on wood.
To begin with given below are common steps that you must preferably follow before you choose to use any of the mold killing agents.
How to remove mold from wood framing plywood sheathing tongue and groove subfloor or roof decking the object in cleaning mold from a wood surface is to remove all fungal material from the surface of the wood.
It is not necessary to remove all stains from wood.
Fungal spores hyphae and conidiophores the spore producing structures of mold.