[Cob] mold or fungus?

[Bryan]

Bleach is likely more toxic to people than the mold.   But Baking soda &
vinegar are excellent for killing mold.  I would use baking soda and a
little water to wash it off.  Then soak some vinegar on it.  It is not
possible or wise to kill all mold as it lives everywhere.

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On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 7:38 PM, GUY L PROUTY <guyprouty at msn.com> wrote:

> But what if you are very allergic to mold like I am?  I cannot live in any
> cob structure that has mold or else I become quite ill.  So will the bleach
> water solution really take care of it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Guy
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: howard at earthandstraw.com<mailto:howard at earthandstraw.com>
>  To: Christopher Reinhart<mailto:sandymud at gmail.com> ; Tys Sniffen<mailto:
> tys at ideamountain.com>
>  Cc: coblist at deatech.com<mailto:coblist at deatech.com>
>  Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 3:43 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Cob] mold or fungus?
>
>
>  I've experienced this and the mold disappears once the wall dries
> completely.  The bleach is not necessary and you should wait for the walls
> to be dry before plastering.
>
>
>  Howard Switzer, Architect
>  668 Hurricane Creek Road
>  Linden, TN 37096
>  931-589-6513
>  www.earthandstraw.com<http://www.earthandstraw.com/>
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Christopher Reinhart
>    To: Tys Sniffen
>    Cc: coblist at deatech.com<mailto:coblist at deatech.com>
>    Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:58 PM
>    Subject: Re: [Cob] mold or fungus?
>
>
>    Tys,
>
>    I experienced a similar issue with small patches of white mold growing
> on
>    cob walls before they were completely dry.  I live in south-central
> indiana,
>    in a heavily wooded area, and it can be quite muggy in the summer time.
>  I
>    thought similarly to you, and sprayed the areas with a bit of bleach
> water
>    once the walls were completely dry and before plastering them.  Haven't
> had
>    any problems since then.  I do wonder if the mold would have disappeared
> on
>    its own without the bleach water, but I was impatient to begin
> plastering
>    and didn't want to take a chance.
>
>    -Chris Reinhart
>    Bloomington, IN
>
>    On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Tys Sniffen <tys at ideamountain.com
> <mailto:tys at ideamountain.com>> wrote:
>
>    > Hey all,
>    >
>    > As we keep cobbing here in Northern California into the winter, I see
> some
>    > strange white mold or fungus patches showing up, generally on the
> inside of
>    > our walls.  That seems pretty odd to me, but of course, here in the
> woods a
>    > wispy white spider-web-like mat of mold is not uncommon.
>    >
>    > This is on the cob wall itself, right about where the wet part meets
> the
>    > dry
>    > layers from batches past.
>    >
>    > Any thoughts on this? We're thinking of going around with a spray
> bottle
>    > with bleach-y water in it, but I'm also thinking that a couple plaster
>    > layers will take care of this... but I don't want mushrooms popping
> out of
>    > my walls later on.
>    >
>    > Tys
>    >
>    >
>    >
>    >
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