Help me to identify this mushroom growing on my wet ceiling?

Question

It's growing in the corner where there's a good supply of fresh water and ceiling timbers and plasterboard. It's a sort of bracket fungi, flower shaped, light brown with a creamy edge to it and the biggest one is around 3inches round.

My ceiling is wet because the roof leaks. I want to identify the mushroom so that I can convince my landlord that the repair now needs to go further than a simple roof repair and that the timbers probably need replacing now as well. Certain fungi are indicators of certain rots. That's what I need to know.

My landlord is the council. They're fine at sorting out other peoples problems but they can't keep their own house in order. (pardon the pun) By the way, there's 3 mushrooms up there now. It works out to about 4 weeks between visits/repairs and in the meantime the problem is getting bigger and worse. I take a photo every 3 weeks to keep a record of the growing, (pardon the pun again) problem. I'd still like to be able to identify the mushroom to be able to emphasise the damage that's being caused by it all.

Answer 1

Remove it, it will give you so many mould problems.

Answer 2

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Regards

Answer 3

Enviromentel Health Officer will give landlord so many days to put right, Or they get the repair done and send landlord nice overpriced bill.

Answer 4

If there is fungus, the timbers should be replaced. Of any kind. Because, the other fungi and mold that you *don't* see, the ones that are probably growing in the walls, yeah, those can be reeeeeeally bad.

He fixes it, or you sue. :) take pictures.

Answer 5

I wouldnt worry "too much" about that fungi...

I would be MORE concerned about the MOLD that is growing in your walls!!!! Something "that" wet HAS to be growing mold someplace, and its detrimental to your health! Look for green, or black patches of slimy stuff in or on the walls and tell your land lord that your going to SUE him/her because they are putting your health in danger!!!

If something isnt taken care of, then SUE the people, and get out of the house! (Your children "will" develope lung problems and possibly heart problems also!) In fact, if the house has that much wrong, it may need to be condemmened...(yes, I am serious about that! We had a few houses in our area that they condemmed because of mold problems, one was a "brand newly built house" too!)...

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 6

its wet rot that is the flower its spreads like wildfire through wood and plaster sends roots out to get moisture advise get source of leak repaired urgently.then treat all affected areas with anti fungicidal fluid to kill it off.before it gets to far

Answer 7

so if its a toadstool that's OK is it and you wont bother you've got Kew gardens up there by the sound of it makes you feel quite comfortable!! Get that bloody landlord round there and if he's awkward tell him your off to local council

Answer 8

Take a photo and go to the library.!!!

Answer 9

take pictires ab take them to the enviromental heath show them and ask if they can help

Answer 10

why is your ceiling wet