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Is this mold?

10 years ago

See attached photograph. Is this mold? I am seeing these white spots on exactly two floor boards in a basement (none of the other floor boards have a single white spot). At first glance it looks like paint to me but after looking closer I'm not so sure. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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worthy
10 years ago
Maybe.

But the fact that it's so clearly limited to one board might mean it's simply some drywall residue or the like. Or maybe mould was growing on that one board before it was put down as subfloor.

Here is a link that might be useful: White Mould
worthy
10 years ago
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Here is a link that might be useful: White Mould

This post was edited by worthy on Tue, Oct 1, 13 at 10:37
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