In wooded or shaded areas mold is going to present itself insidiously.
Black spots on wood siding.
Test a small spot.
Black brown or gray stains on roofing products due to debris left on the roof surface such as piles of leaves and.
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Shotgun fungus can shoot black spots on your house here s how to avoid the mess if you re seeing dark specks on your siding the culprit could be hiding in your mulch.
Follow these steps to remove mold or mildew from your home.
Black or other colored stains on roof surfaces may be caused by soot from chimneys both wood fired and oil fired.
Iron stain requires the presence of iron wood and water and will not occur if one of these elements is absent.
Black mold we have all seen wood sided homes that turned that death black color.
Will they hurt my house like eat holes in my siding.
It just looks bad.
These black marks are called metallic discoloration or iron stain and are caused by elemental iron reacting with phenolic chemicals in the wood to form black iron tannates common black ink pigment.
Oil based stains actually feed mold.
Lawn garden we have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house.
And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily.
Some tell us it s from spiders.
Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch.
Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening.
Mulch dirt spots if you notice lots of tiny black or dark brown spots developing on your siding above a landscaped area of your yard as seen below it is most likely artillery otherwise known as shotgun fungus.
Before spraying any cleaning solutions onto your home be sure to cover up any plants or other.
Although it s most often found on the east coast it can grow anywhere and especially thrives in areas that have cool damp springs or rainy fall weather conditions.
Are those spots alive.
The black tar like spots that are all over your vinyl siding are more than likely a fungus called sphaerobolus stellatus better known as artillery or shotgun fungus.
The problem is that for many years the only semi transparent wood stains on the market were oil based.