mold on the inside of an exterior wall

11-27-2012, 06:17 PM	#1
craig smith Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1	mold on the inside of an exterior wall why is mold growing on this wall ? is it a condensation issue ?

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11-27-2012, 06:27 PM	#2
Trucon01 Member     Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 524	mold on the inside of an exterior wall There could be little to no insulation (thermal break), you could have a leak, etc. Is the wall below ground? Is there a window or any other opening in the area? __________________ Basement Demo started Jan 2012: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bathroom demo started Feb 2013: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-27-2012, 09:15 PM	#3
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,206	mold on the inside of an exterior wall Got a picture? Is it under a window? Humitys to high in the house. No exhost vent in the bathroom or over the kitchen stove. Using an unvented as heater. As you can see it could be dozens of differant things.

11-28-2012, 06:34 AM	#4
Fairview Member   Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 552	mold on the inside of an exterior wall Since this is a guessing game without any details I'd like to play too. You live in a cold climate and your roof experienced an ice dam a year or two or three ago and the mold growing in the wall cavity finally reared its ugly head in a north wall. Last edited by Fairview; 11-28-2012 at 07:36 AM.

11-28-2012, 09:47 PM	#5
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,798	mold on the inside of an exterior wall during the winter, you have to be carefull on how you place things on the outside wall of a room. ESPECIALLY a closet. i stacked some boxs up next to an outside wall in a closet. because of no air circulation, mold started to grow on the wall. __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...