Curiouscrave

[:-thumbu]Lol ill wait till I die from mold then let my ghost stand in line with the sentimental junk. [:-monkeyd

Thank you for your thoughts I think that is a great idea! That is what I am going to do. So hard to understand how wood works and how mold or mycotoxins live on it. I'm uneducated on the topic and have no experience with this kind of stuff. For the record, I don't believe that mold or mycotoxins have squat to do with your problem. But there are other things that could be going on. Simple trouble shooting is one way to narrow down the search for the problem - if there really is an environmental cause to your problems. Absolutely I have the same suspicion that mold has nothing to do with it but i gotta go through the laundry list of process of elimination I suppose.

Thank you for your thoughts I think that is a great idea! That is what I am going to do. So hard to understand how wood works and how mold or mycotoxins live on it. I'm uneducated on the topic and have no experience with this kind of stuff.

Hello, I'm new to this forum. I'm here in hopes of finding some expert advice on the condition of older furniture in regards to mold and mycotoxins. About ten months ago I inherited some furniture. I have 3 tables from the 1940's my grandfather built, an old cedar chest, a wood display case, and two wooden/upholstered chairs. When I received them they were in bad condition. I refinished all of them (cleaning, sanding, staining, sealing). I also steam cleaned and sun dried the two chairs wood/upholstered. The past couple months I've been fighting some illness and my doctor believes I am being exposed to mold somehow. My house is brand new, built just ten months ago and I am pretty positive there is no mold there as i have done several mold tests. As I was evaluating everything I started to wonder if the old furniture was the problem. I know all the furniture was stored for many many years in a basement that had flooded. Even though I don't see anything furry or fuzzy growing maybe there are dead mold spores or mycotoxins coming from the furniture. There is some discoloration in certain areas of the wood but my husband says that is were the wood has aged. I am open to any opinions or knowledge anyone has on dealing with this issue. I would hate to have together rid of the furniture but should I get rid of it? Thanks so much. Download Attachment: image.jpg 1268.73 KB