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WHEN MILDEW HITS, HIT BACK WITH VENTILATION AND BLEACH
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Sick and tired of hearing about mildew? Consider the poor
soul who has it: in and on his house, in his basement and on his
deck, patio, steps and sidewalks.
Mildew is all around us. It is in the form of spores, lolling
around on the ground, in the air and in the house, just waiting for
a place to feed on and grow on. The spores will grow on a moist
surface between about 65 and 80 degrees.
And it loves anything organic to grow on: Paint is one of its
favorite "foods". Othe...
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WHEN MILDEW HITS, HIT BACK WITH VENTILATION AND BLEACH
The Boston Globe
; Sick and tired of hearing about mildew? Consider the poor soul who has it: in and on his house, in his basement and on his deck, patio, steps and sidewalks. Mildew is all around us. It is in the form of spores, lolling around on the ground, in the air and in the house, just waiting for a place to
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FIXIT; Dealing with mildew on exterior of house.(SOURCE)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; Byline: Karen Youso; Staff Writer Q: The siding on our house and the fascia boards have become stained from mildew. What is the best way to remove these stains before repainting? A: First, be sure it's mildew. Dark spots on wood siding often are caused by mildew, and a house doesn't have to be
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AIRING FIGHTS MILDEW
The Boston Globe
; Q. I have mildew in a small closet in an old apartment. It is crowded with shoes and clothes. I know I have to remove all the clothes and shoes, and do something about the walls, but what? How can I keep the mildew away? DOROTHY STERN, Richmond, Va. A. OK, you have two projects, one to get rid of
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FIGHTING THE MILDEW MONSTER MOISTURE IS ITS CAUSE, BLEACH CAN BE THE REMEDY
The Boston Globe
; It's a sneaky monster that strikes when you least expect it and strikes in places where you least want it. It grows on shingles, clapboards, painted surfaces, roofing shingles, wood decks, patios, concrete, bricks, paving stones, aluminum siding, even vinyl siding. It grows in basements, on
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THAT FUNGUS AMONG US -- IT'S MILDEW, AND IT KNOWS NO SEASON
The Boston Globe
; Sure, we have April showers, and the flowers will come in May, but the showers create perfect conditions for another crop that is the bane of householders, yard dwellers and gardeners. It's mildew, black and ugly, and its odious cousin, algae, green and, when it's wet, slimy. In fact, while most
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Mildew in the dining room an unwelcome guest
The Boston Globe
; I have mildew on an inside wall of my dining room, but it isn't your ordinary mildew; the fungus has penetrated the plasterboard, and I think it's growing behind it, and the paper on the back side of the plasterboard is deteriorating. I think the face of the insulation is deteriorating, too. How
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The story of mildew, chapter 5,683...
Painting & Wallcovering Contractor
; I'm a painting contractor from southern Vermont. I've been in business for 23 years, using most of the top-brand paints. Four summers ago, I painted three houses with exterior white latex. On each house I used products from a different manufacturer. Within three years, I had to wash all three
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There's a fungus among us: It's mildew! There are ways to remove it, and keep it away, sort of
The Boston Globe
; It has been a pleasant, if cool, spring with lots of sun and really not a lot of rain. Just the sort of conditions for us to put that dreaded plague of mildew out of mind, partly because with such glorious weather there has not been a lot of it. But mildew knows no season, and we can expect it
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FYI; Block that mildew.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; If you're storing such things as books, maps, photos and other paper in a wooden cabinet, and you smell mildew, you should know that wood cabinets are not the best place to ...
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MUGGY WEATHER GIVES MILDEW AN EXTRA BOOST
The Boston Globe
; Is it time for the annual mildew and humidity story? Maybe it's a little late, because during the last month of high, prolonged humidity, many houses have been invaded by mildew: great smears of black that have a musty odor and are, well, icky. Mildew can be almost any color, but black is
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