I bought a little shed at the feed store about a month ago. It's 4x6. We need to cut ventilation holes at the top and add roosts and nests, etc.
In the meantime, my husband said it needs siding. It's made of plywood. He said the plywood is already mildewing. It is raining now but he said it started mildewing when it wasn't even raining.
I thought to put pink insulation on the outside, then that waterproof paper stuff, then siding. But husband said he doesn't know if it's a good idea to cover up the mildewy plywood. I don't know what else to do. I obviously cannot throw a perfect new good shed away that I spent $400 on! And if it's mildewing when it's not even raining, it's only going to get much worse very fast now that it's raining.
Husband is being less than helpful on this. But I need to get going asap. I'm going to do as much as possible myself and then hire a handyman to help me with whatever I can't do. Do you think I can go ahead and cover that plywood with the mildew in it?
Need advice
Mix some bleach with water in a spray bottle and spray the mildew that should kill I would think
Read this thread, I am thinking the old white wash paint is the way to go, it will seal it and prevent mold.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1136984/
the links are down at the bottom to find the recipe, I am going to do it tomorrow, its cheap and will look good..
White wash will not work out here this time of the year. Way to much moisture. Bleach will kill the mold. When the rain stops that would be the time to use 90lb tar paper to cover it then put your siding on. I would also spray the inside of the plywood with bleach to destroy bacteria of mold that seeps into the interior of the plywood. Remember mold is a living organism and needs certain conditions to live, take away those conditions to live and it dies...Haystack
Should I wait to spray it when it's not raining too? I'm not sure when it'll stop!
Go ahead and spray the inside and that will stop it from comming thru, leave the door open for oxygen flow, the outside won't mold because of rain. Mold is the result of dampness, darkness and loss of light. Air flow, and light will stop the mold and bleach will kill whats present. When the rain stops let the outside dry as much as possible then cover it with tar paper. Put a temporary light inside, a one hundred fifty watt would be excellent. Not a house light bulb but a 150 heat bulb. Good vents and light will stop the problem cold..Hay
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Even if the rain stops, it won't dry out at all. It's just to cold and damp and dark here now. But I can take out an extension cord and then put a portable heater along with a heat lamp in it all day while I'm working on the outside. It's small enough that I think that will help dry it (at least the inside) quite a bit.
What ratio of bleach/water should I use?
Bleach is cheap so I would go fifty fifty. Using a spray bottle it should go a long way. Trust me if you spray bleach on the outside then tarpaper over it the tarpaper will shield it from future wet and dampness, the existing dampness will go toward the inside as it can't go anywhere else once it is covered. Then you spray the inside to kill the mold that trys to go inside. Once you have stopped the proccess then put the light in side and that will stop the mold from growing and dry out the wood from the inside out. I have done this many times and you need to try it, it will work. Good luck. Hay
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