Had an Attefall house built.
When opening the package with timber/wood paneling, parts of the material had mold growth. Either due to moisture from the beginning or less than ideal storage during the construction. Therefore, I felt I couldn't complain to the seller.
The carpenter I hired to build the house said it was not a problem, just to saw off the ends that didn't look good. I chose to trust him. Most of the boards looked fine. They were packaged in a pile in one package, wrapped in plastic. There was both black and more greenish growth, mostly on the ends, so it was possible to saw off and use most of the plank.
Now I'm worried if this was a completely wrong decision... and that I may have built mold into the house. You know from home economics that if there was mold in cheese, you should throw away the whole cheese because there are spores throughout. Maybe the same with wood?
Oh well, what's done is done...
I can add that the material I'm talking about is also on the inside of the house, wood paneling on the walls and ceiling.
Is there anything I can/should do?
Hoping now for many to say... it's completely fine. 😊
Thanks in advance!
When opening the package with timber/wood paneling, parts of the material had mold growth. Either due to moisture from the beginning or less than ideal storage during the construction. Therefore, I felt I couldn't complain to the seller.
The carpenter I hired to build the house said it was not a problem, just to saw off the ends that didn't look good. I chose to trust him. Most of the boards looked fine. They were packaged in a pile in one package, wrapped in plastic. There was both black and more greenish growth, mostly on the ends, so it was possible to saw off and use most of the plank.
Now I'm worried if this was a completely wrong decision... and that I may have built mold into the house. You know from home economics that if there was mold in cheese, you should throw away the whole cheese because there are spores throughout. Maybe the same with wood?
Oh well, what's done is done...
I can add that the material I'm talking about is also on the inside of the house, wood paneling on the walls and ceiling.
Is there anything I can/should do?
Hoping now for many to say... it's completely fine. 😊
Thanks in advance!
Unfortunately, I don't know. As I said, the timber is visible inside the house. Shouldn't I be able to see/smell if there's any danger?Centano said:
That is not okay to install either internally or externally, just to claim under warranty.
Now it's already installed…Rejäl said:
The carpenter threw away what was so bad and cut away when it was only at the very end where there was damage and installed what looked good. Now I'm afraid that there are spores even in what looked good…
I'm getting a bit of a panic.
Just file a complaint, you can't cut off a piece of a damp panel bit and then install the rest and hope that no mold is there.:S Slottsfrun said:
How can you say that after the pictures we've seen? There are requirements on how much moisture wood can have during installation to avoid issues for the homeowner...Jonatan79 said:
Not all microbial growth is visible to the naked eye, so just because the visible growth was cut away, there is no guarantee that the rest of the timber did not also have growth. The timber has obviously not been handled correctly to avoid growth.
What are we seeing in the last picture, is it just growth or is it also ice/snow?
What are we seeing in the last picture, is it just growth or is it also ice/snow?
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· Västernorrland
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normally, such timber dries out when it's set up. Then whatever might have started dies, and the black/discoloration is merely cosmetic. It becomes a bit strange to be afraid of spores that are visible when there's already an enormous amount more than that in the air we breathe 24/7Rejäl said:
You really have no knowledge on the subject...S Stefan1972 said:
You don't install damp ceiling panels as they will dry apart, causing deformations and the microbial growth that is harmful in a living environment...
Here’s some facts from Svenskt Trä for you to read up on..
https://www.traguiden.se/planering/byggnation-och-utforande/planering/planering/fuktkvot/
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But now I assume that it wasn't about such damp paneling causing issues? The main question was about the growth which is quite common in wood bundles at most construction sites.
Then, in response to centano, well yes. There are always people who are hypersensitive to everything, but maybe they shouldn't live in houses at all then? Reasoning in that way tends to create even more hypersensitive people in the long run if everything that's dangerous is to be completely erased. Just because a few people react to something doesn't mean it should become general advice to exclude such things entirely for everyone.
Then, in response to centano, well yes. There are always people who are hypersensitive to everything, but maybe they shouldn't live in houses at all then? Reasoning in that way tends to create even more hypersensitive people in the long run if everything that's dangerous is to be completely erased. Just because a few people react to something doesn't mean it should become general advice to exclude such things entirely for everyone.