Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 13, 2011 10:50 am Just wondering if anyone can tell me what builders do, I have mould in the frame of my house, good black water soaked with green fluffy mould on top. Just in one beam of the frame. How does the builder get rid of this? hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Mould in Frame 2Nov 19, 2011 7:47 pm hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Mould in Frame 4Nov 19, 2011 10:07 pm Use oxygen bleach though, standard chlorine-based bleach breaks down something in the timber. Re: Mould in Frame 5Nov 19, 2011 10:15 pm Thank you for your replies, much appreciated, I will be onto this tomorrow. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Mould in Frame 6Nov 20, 2011 6:55 am It is a myth that bleach kills mould (in fact it actually feeds it). You need to fix the source of the moisture (make sure the wood isn't exposed to more water - try and make sure it has a chance to dry out) and then use microfibre clothes with either a diluted mixture of vinegar or metho. Cloves will also help prevent the mould from returning. I will PM you with more details (if my computer plays nice!!) Re: Mould in Frame 7Nov 20, 2011 10:56 am Thanks, that would be great hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28290 This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 5353 Hi, I have a steel frame house which was built 2 years ago. When you are down stairs you can hear clunking noises when someone is walking around. We were told if you… 0 4441 |