Ikea Furniture - Mouldy

[orchids 0]

Hi

I do hear people say don't buy Ikea furniture as not good. I thought they meant not lasting.

But I ever bought 2 before many years ago - so far so good ..

so I went ahead to buy 3 items 2 months ago and now I know why.

They turn mouldy at the bottom ! ( the top still 'swee swee' but bottom part turned mouldy & smelly .. yucks! )

I googled and it seems that

- cleaning with bleach may help ? ( exclude Borax since cannot get in SG )

- but these are 'particle board' kind of furniture - can be in contact with water?

I talk to someone in a shop and she say she won't recommend me to get anything (for cleaning).

She say paint over it is the best as nowadays furniture quality not good -

they will keep taking moisture from the air, so oil-based paint is the best.

Anyone out there has done anything successful and share?

Thanks !

[dean 5]

Hi

I do hear people say don't buy Ikea furniture as not good. I thought they meant not lasting.

But I ever bought 2 before many years ago - so far so good ..

so I went ahead to buy 3 items 2 months ago and now I know why.

They turn mouldy at the bottom ! ( the top still 'swee swee' but bottom part turned mouldy & smelly .. yucks! )

I googled and it seems that

- cleaning with bleach may help ? ( exclude Borax since cannot get in SG )

- but these are 'particle board' kind of furniture - can be in contact with water?

I talk to someone in a shop and she say she won't recommend me to get anything (for cleaning).

She say paint over it is the best as nowadays furniture quality not good -

they will keep taking moisture from the air, so oil-based paint is the best.

Anyone out there has done anything successful and share?

Thanks !

cleaning with bleach may help? can help. let it dry.

what paint to use?

[EV-Disinfection 0]

Hi

I do hear people say don't buy Ikea furniture as not good. I thought they meant not lasting.

But I ever bought 2 before many years ago - so far so good ..

so I went ahead to buy 3 items 2 months ago and now I know why.

They turn mouldy at the bottom ! ( the top still 'swee swee' but bottom part turned mouldy & smelly .. yucks! )

I googled and it seems that

- cleaning with bleach may help ? ( exclude Borax since cannot get in SG )

- but these are 'particle board' kind of furniture - can be in contact with water?

I talk to someone in a shop and she say she won't recommend me to get anything (for cleaning).

She say paint over it is the best as nowadays furniture quality not good -

they will keep taking moisture from the air, so oil-based paint is the best.

Anyone out there has done anything successful and share?

Thanks !

Hello Orchid,

As we do inspections of people's homes almost everyday,

we too have come across many Ikea furniture that are very moldy once moisture is introduced,

it happens on the (raw compressed chipboard) back boards,

the raw boards on the undersides of tables and at the right angles of laminated boards.

(This has started approximately 2 years ago, before that we have seen no problems with Ikea furniture,

it could be that when they store these boards in their factory in Asia now,

these boards might have been exposed to the rain and mold in the area, before or after assembly)

We have also seen furniture from V Hive, Novena (certain ranges), King's Furnishing (certain ranges)

which have the same problem.

Please kindly visit our website, under "Mold Problems"

and you will see the moldy furniture which i have mentioned above.

There are also some photos of mold infected air con units.

www.evdisinfection.com

The best thing for all with this problem without having disinfection done first,

is to use a Paint meant for wood / metal and paint over all Raw surfaces,

this will help to slow down the mold growth.

Mold can happen on all raw wooden surfaces, in the crack and crevices.

so please check your parquet flooring, "Antique" furniture, all wooden furniture.

if you see that the lacquer or paint has been worn off, touch them up ASAP.

If there is mold on your furniture, it is also most likely that the room it is in, has been infected.

Hope this helps.

Terence

[ibelieveindevil 0]

picture please....

anyway, even if u need to paint over it, u need to remove the mold first

[dean 5]

Is it should throw away mOld furniture? Contractor told me If house too dampness due to lousy paint or fake paint. Is it better to paint with 2 code oil based sealer first? Let it dry den paint good ici brand. What type ici paint to use?

[orchids 0]

Here it is .. it doesn't look obvious in the photos .. but it is in real life. The 'green cloudy' patches are the mould.

Just take tissue and wipe off for now .. but wondering how to clean thorougly .. don't know if can use water on such "wood" ( board to be precise? ) or not ..

picture please....

anyway, even if u need to paint over it, u need to remove the mold first

[Topspin 1]

Hi

I do hear people say don't buy Ikea furniture as not good. I thought they meant not lasting.

But I ever bought 2 before many years ago - so far so good ..

so I went ahead to buy 3 items 2 months ago and now I know why.

They turn mouldy at the bottom ! ( the top still 'swee swee' but bottom part turned mouldy & smelly .. yucks! )

I googled and it seems that

- cleaning with bleach may help ? ( exclude Borax since cannot get in SG )

- but these are 'particle board' kind of furniture - can be in contact with water?

I talk to someone in a shop and she say she won't recommend me to get anything (for cleaning).

She say paint over it is the best as nowadays furniture quality not good -

they will keep taking moisture from the air, so oil-based paint is the best.

Anyone out there has done anything successful and share?

Thanks !

Coming from me, you guessed it...I used borax solution on my wooden furniture as well. It stays mold free for a few weeks if not months before I have to wipe it over with borax solution again. Too bad, it is quite difficult to get hold of borax these days.

I used to have disgusting mold growing on my parquet skirting, doors, door frames, wooden dinning chair, leather sofa, my electronic organ, wardrobe, bed frame, dressing table, etc before I started wiping them regularly with borax solution.

Edited December 27, 2011 by Topspin

[dean 5]

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Edited January 4, 2012 by dean

[EV-Disinfection 0]

Hi all, can someone share with me how to post photos in here please?

Want to post the photos of moldy furniture that we have treated.

Thank you

Edited January 4, 2012 by EV-Disinfection

[ibelieveindevil 0]

[orchids 0]

Hi .. seldom use "image shack" and I've difficulty recalling the steps .. but there's something to do with "forum".

At the Action column, try click on "Get Code For Forums" and use the URL given.

Hi all, can someone share with me how to post photos in here please?

Want to post the photos of moldy furniture that we have treated.

Thank you

[Topspin 1]

you should throw away mould furniture.

That is a little too drastic especially if it is expensive or has sentimental value. My electronic organ wooden panels and its bench were attacked by mold. Can't imagine that I have to discard my $$$$ organ because of mold. It is now mold free.

Wipe it down with borax solution, let it soak inside the surface a little and it should stay mold free for a few weeks or months.

Just be careful with surfaces that uses thin plywood. It may warp the plywood if too wet. Test on a spot first before doing the entire surface.

Many commercial timber treatment liquid are just borax (boron) based salts.

Edited January 4, 2012 by Topspin

[kelvinangsw 0]

I too encounter this problem. I lacquar the back and no more mould.

[gimz63251073 0]

stainless steel scissors rusted.

[venom 1]

stainless steel scissors rusted.

ITS ONLY STAINLESS STEEL COATED..NOT RELI STAINLESS STEEL.

My kitchen utensil holder also rust..