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Posted by Norminn on March 21, 2007, 8:35 am
newsgroup wrote:
> I special order 15 pressure treated wood fence panels from local Home
> Depot. The contractor shipped and installed them to my back yard just
> 10 days ago. I found out there are black mold all over 15 panels, some
> more some less.
>
> I went back to customer service, they told me pressure treated wood
> won't get mold, and is mold resistant. I called and complain to HD. The
> manager told me that is normal with "minor" mold. I called Lowes and
> they told me it is rare at all. (I did not tell the Lowe's guy where I
> get fences from.)
>
> I am stuck here. What should I do? I don't want to use bleach to kill my
> fruit trees next to fences. HD refuse do anything except telling me to
> get a bucket of solution to wash them off. The fences came here new
> with lots of black mold!!
>
> So my question is here, it that common for molding on pressure treated
> wood? What should I do for those errors HD made and the molding problem
> I have on the back yard? Thanks
Here in Florida, anything that sits outdoors for a day will either rust
or get mildewy. If they are in the sun, sun will kill it. If not, wash
with 10% bleach/water. Rinse. If the trees touch the fence, just tie
up branches before you wash the fence or cover with tarp. Rinse all
with clear water. Don't cover vegetation with tarps during the hottest
part of the day or they will be burnt. Old pantyhose or cloth strips
make great ties for plants. Don't know how bleach will affect the PT
chemical....works great on painted stucco.
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