my shower overflows and a few weeks ago we noticed mushrooms growing out of the base of the tub, the floor is mushy and it has black mold and mushrooms, and a hole in the floor...can anyone help me identify this type of mold, my family is getting sick.
2007-12-25 19:36:29 · 11 answers · asked by deannesong 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
I don't think the mold is the problem, I think it's nobody is cleaning in your house!
I've had mold before too, but they make something amazing for it, it's called a sponge and cleaning liquid!
~V.
2007-12-25 19:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mushrooms are a mold. What you have is from the dampness and biological environment of the floor. To care for it: use about three or four ounces of bleach (common household variety) to hot soapy water and scrub the heck out of the entire area then, let it dry good.
Try and keep it clean. You can achieve this by using something like "Lysol" to help kill the molds.
Do not mix any soaps without reading the directions first, with bleach. You can create a deadly gas.
2007-12-25 23:18:05 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's cleanable, you'll want your family and yourself to be able to breathe after cleaning. Look at this website for allergy user as they have quite a few things you can use to clear up the mold situation. But even after cleaning it out, you need to use at least once a week to keep the mold from growing back.
2007-12-26 02:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mushrooms are a fungus...not a mold.
Your floor needs to be replaced...and a high-powered fungal spray used on other wet, dark areas.
Go to a Feed Store...the anti-fungal solutions they sell for use in horse stalls, etc. just might be your answer. Ask the guy there about use around humans, and use in closed-in places.
Elysabeth...poemhunter, as in .com
2007-12-26 02:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by Elysabeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the growth you are referring to is a harmless member of the fungi family the cause of the growth will undoutably be due to high moisture in the air as you have stated the problem is in your bathroom. there are couple of things to do here to solve your fungal growth the first is to physically remove the fungus then apply concentrated bleach with a small brush and leave it for 4 - 6hrs remove the bleach with kitchen roll or similar then get a hair dryer and blow the area for a couple of mins on hot setting take safety precautions ensure there is no water in bath or basin and drop the loo seat prior to taking the dryer in the bathroom then ensure that you open the window after bathing as a bath or shower will introduce a lot of moisture into the air and with all fungus if you reduce the moisture levels the fungus cant survive and ultimately will die.
2016-04-11 00:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a floor to replace, so get to work and next time don't let it get so yucky, cleaning with bleach is good now and then to.
2007-12-25 19:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know what kind of mold it is, but get the hell out of there and call a professional
2007-12-25 19:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by coop_juice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move,
dry clean everything.
Fungus is much bigger than its mushrooms.
2007-12-25 19:39:09 · answer #8 · answered by ★Greed★ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im so srry i wish i knew how to cure it
i hope everyones alright
2007-12-25 19:39:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
grosssssssssssssss
2007-12-25 19:39:29 · answer #10 · answered by M*a*j*e*s*t*i*c*13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋