While the white powder often found on basement walls and mold are caused by similar conditions they are actually different materials.
Pictures of white stuff growing at wood wall and concrete.
These spores can be easily inhaled and pose serious health.
When water seeps through concrete brick or stone it can leave behind salt deposits.
When the water evaporates what remains is a white crystalline substance that resembles mold.
Mold can grow on many kinds of surfaces including drywall tile fabrics and even concrete.
These white deposits happen when water is drawn out of a cementious material.
The basement is the most common place where mold is found because they are often damp and lack fresh air.
I ve recently i ve never been able to fully get rid of the black mould even though i clean regularly with bleach and use dehumidifiers.
What is that white stuff on your concrete or masonry block wall.
On concrete basement floors a problem with moisture rising up from the wet ground can cause a fuzzy white mold to grow on the surface.
It is called efflorescence.
Mold is a living organism that occurs in wet environments.
Mold is an unsightly fungus that grows on damp surfaces.
The white powder is efflorescence or minerals left behind as water that has flowed through the concrete walls evaporates.
When you see white spots on wood they are almost certainly white mold since efflorescence cannot appear on wood.
It s not a fungus though won t grow or spread and doesn t cause any of the health problems that mold sometimes causes.
If you re ever unsure of what type you have calling in certified professionals to perform mold testing services immediately is important.
Around windows on walls on the fridge and the freezer integrated.
With that said we ve learned quite a bit about white mold in our many years of mold inspection and removal.
It can be just a white powder on your concrete salt like crystals white fuzzy stuff or what looks like white stalactites growing on your concrete wall.
Mold has a fur like texture and can be green black or white in color.
I ve just recently noticed white mould growing on the bottom of my wooden furniture and black mould on the dogs bed all located in my front room.
Moisture problems can occur in areas where rainfall is heavy and drainage is insufficient.
If you let the mold grows it can become bigger white blotches and even into fiber like component if the mold colony grows too large.