What of the main health issues mold mushrooms can cause is a respiratory illness.
Are carpet mushrooms dangerous.
Bleach isn t a solution because it will also destroy your carpet but other cleaners may not kill the spores.
Most likely this particular type of fungus has its mycelium somewhere.
I m only 17 so anyway in my sisters bedroom there are mushrooms growing through the carpet.
Can someone id this mushroom.
A leak or high humidity levels in the air could cause the carpet to become damp.
You need to understand the way that mushrooms grow.
If its fruiting mushrooms the mushrooms bodies could be poisonous but i highly doubt he is going to have major health affects from this.
Is there some sort of spray i should buy.
Mold can be very dangerous.
If they are growing in your home it is advantageous to remove them as they can be dangerous if eaten and bring mold in.
If you have a problem with mushrooms coming up from the carpet then this is a sign that you have a mold problem growing underneath the carpet.
Once a leak flood or dampness occurs mold begins to spread and its natural progression is to spur mushrooms.
I don t have a camera so this is the mushroom pic i found on the website.
You have to be very careful to thoroughly dry carpet that gets wet enough to soak through to the padding.
Mushrooms also have spores or eggs that fall on the carpet or other matter and then they have their spores that drop and grow and you can have a continuous cycle as long as they are in a cool.
Anyway i think there s like a leaky shower or something so that could be the cause of it.
Mushrooms grow in areas that are moist and provide a food source along with oxygen and an ideal temperature.
Mushrooms growing in the home are common.
Now i m wondering how i remove it.
If mushrooms are growing through your carpet it means it is damp under there.
Fungus and mold can take hold in your carpet and start to spread if you don t invest in regular cleaning.
So i google about mushrooms that grows on carpet and i came up with a picture that looks just like it but the website only says it s a sprouting mushroom but doesn t identify the mushroom.
Or do i have to rip off the carpet and stuff.
Mushrooms normally grow outside in the grass but what do you do when they re sprouting in your bedroom.
Once they appear getting rid of the growth can be tricky.
Possibly the mycelium is living in the carpet padding and if it continues it could spread to other areas.
First they spend a lot of time building up a network of white threads mycillium throughout the growing medium.
The growing medium would be either your damp subfloor or your carpet.
Mushrooms growing in basement carpet.
And if there is mold under the carpet on the floor thing or whatever.
