What can take mold off of my porch ceiling?

Question

My ceiling on the front porch has mold. I have tried ServPro and JoMax but they didn't work. How can I get the mold off? I don't want to kill my plants next to the porch.

Debi53 · Answer

Are you sure it's mold and not mildew? If it's mold, you need to treat the source and not just the surface. If it's mildew, here is a link to a new product that was featured on the DIY network. http://www.wetandforget.com/product_wet_and_f...

Janet Pizaro · Answer

Wet and forget is definitely the way to go.Available at Home Depot in the paint department.

Donna · Answer

I use Clorox Outdoor Bleach in a pump sprayer....a little scrubbing with a long handled brush might be called for in some cases. The outdoor bleach does not harm any vegetation, nor does it harm the surface of the wood like chlorine bleach does. I mix a few drops of liquid dish detergent in with the water/bleach solution to help it adhere to the surface better.  Rinse off well after it does it's job.

Janice Smith · Answer

Hydrogen peroxide mixed with water in a pump sprayer, let it work for a few minutes the scrub with a long handled brush. you could have some pure peroxide to pour on your brush for stubborn spots just in case, peroxide is fairly cheap too, If you have access to a power washer it would be great help to you, you wouldn't have to scrub with a brush as much and you can use the peroxide mix in it too.
 Good luck, I hope you can get rid or it.

Beverly Beamon · Answer

I agree with Donna and Janice.

Estelle · Answer

One word: Vinegar

Dot · Answer

Clorox kills mold.

Kay Ridley · Answer

Clorox works great and also takes mold off log homes that get snow built up around them. We have used it for years.

Cindy Hagemann · Answer

Have you tried pressure washing it before spraying bleach?

Lisa Falkenthal · Answer

Whatever you use to clean it (possibly wet and forget), I would consider painting it with mold fighting paint.

B. Enne · Answer

Concrobium works well to remove and repel it...won't damage wood or plants like bleach or vinegar can. http://concrobium.com/en-can/ http://concrobium.com/about-us/

Kim · Answer

Spray bottle of vinegar will remove it with out wiping and will diminish moldy regrowth. I have never found vinegar to damage anything I've sprayed it on !!

Ag Castor · Answer

We fixed this with a bucket of 1/2 bleach and 1/2 water and a clean sponge floor mop. It will drop some, so wear gloves and clothes you won't mind getting bleach on. When it's done, consider painting the ceiling with marine anti fouling paint -- it comes in a bazillion colors and has kept ours clean for three years so far.

Ksg8774293 · Answer

Hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle will kill it, then paint.  May have to spray a few times, brush off before painting.

Ag Castor · Answer

This defies everything I know about the biology of how sodium hypochlorite (the active ingredient in bleach) works. Whatever, it has killed the mold on our ceiling and that's good enough for me!💦💦😜💦💦

Joan Davis · Answer

The porch ceiling had been painted with Sikkens preservative three times when we built the house eight years ago. The mold was on the Sikkens and needed to be sanded but the sikkens and mold gummed on the sand paper. We are having the wood replaced and are happy with our decision so far.

Becky at Flipping the Flip · Answer

Many deck cleaners have some form of bleach in them and are safe for vegetation, just read the label before purchasing. You can spray in then rinse. Indeed though, find the source and resolve that before cleaning.

Adrienne Carrie Hubbard | Crafty Little Gnome · Answer

Hi Joan! You can try using bleach. It kills mildew spores, but there are so many floating in the air that mildew will regrow if the conditions are right. Using water or water with a bit of soap would also remove the mildew, assuming the ceiling paint is still in good enough condition to be wiped clean.

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