Originally Posted By: lclark
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" Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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first i’d find out were the water is coming from, report it for repairs, and the area to be rebuilt, then i’d tell the client that it’s “mushrooms” not “mushroons”
Originally Posted By: lclark
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That photo was from todays inspection. That crawlspace was a mess. It took me forever to write the report.
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" Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
Originally Posted By: lclark
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I know Jay, use the spell check right.
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" Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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Originally Posted By: Caoimh?n P. Connell
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Hello Larry ?
Although impossible to tell from a photo, the white mycelial mats and the fruiting bodies (the ?mushrooms?) appear to be similar with the fungal organism responsible for ?dry-rot? (Serpula lacrymans).
If, so, in my experience, the mycelia may have invaded the timber to such an extent as to have seriously compromised the structural integrity.
Of course, I could be completely wrong.
Cheers,
Caoimh?n P. Connell
Forensic Industrial Hygienist
www.forensic-applications.com
(The opinions expressed here are exclusively my personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect my professional opinion, opinion of my employer, agency, peers, or professional affiliates. The above post is for information only and does not reflect professional advice and is not intended to supercede the professional advice of others.)
AMDG
Originally Posted By: jhagarty
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Larry:
The Fungus could possibly be Meruliporia incrassata (Poria) which would also be a structural concern.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/ppb-wif.htm
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Originally Posted By: lclark
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Thanks Caoimhim,
What are the health risks, if these floor joist are not replaced? The clients don't plan to move in till next spring,the house will be empty all winter.
Larry
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Originally Posted By: whandley
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In California, only termite inspectors are allowed to say “Mushrooms”, the rest of us, “Mushroons”
Originally Posted By: Caoimh?n P. Connell
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Hello Larry -
The health risks are almost exclusively limited to falling through the floor when the joists have rotted out. (Is "rotted" a real word?)
Cheers,
Caoimh?n