kingoharts@fr
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Although I've only used bleach a few times in the past, I've been asked to testify in a court case for a contractor who refused to apply bleach (Household bleach) to a wood sided home, and not be allowed to wash it off. I believe the home was Pine Siding.
I'll give a little history as I know it........Contractor washed home with high pressure water to remove dirt and mildew. He used a small amount of bleach to kill the mildew however all of the black mildew did not come out of the wood. In using the pressure washer, he used enough pressure that the wood "Fuzzed" in places. The home owner wanted the contractor to remove more of the mildew stain with straight bleach however the owner refused to allow the contractor to wash the bleach out with water because of the previous fuzzing of the wood. The contractor refused to apply straight bleach and not be allowed to wash it out. The home owner was not happy and after months of battling back and forth the case has gone to court.
I've been asked to testify as to the damage that bleach can cause to wood if left on and not washed out.
Actually.......I don't know exactly what would happen. I know that the bleach will change the pH factor of the wood, and I believe that it would damage the fibers in the wood, but other than that I don't know what I could testify to. Does anyone out there have any further information on this? I may need to testify that "I've been told by other professionals that ............." Naturally nobody who gives advise would be called to testify.
Any help would be greatly appeciated.
Jerry
I'll give a little history as I know it........Contractor washed home with high pressure water to remove dirt and mildew. He used a small amount of bleach to kill the mildew however all of the black mildew did not come out of the wood. In using the pressure washer, he used enough pressure that the wood "Fuzzed" in places. The home owner wanted the contractor to remove more of the mildew stain with straight bleach however the owner refused to allow the contractor to wash the bleach out with water because of the previous fuzzing of the wood. The contractor refused to apply straight bleach and not be allowed to wash it out. The home owner was not happy and after months of battling back and forth the case has gone to court.
I've been asked to testify as to the damage that bleach can cause to wood if left on and not washed out.
Actually.......I don't know exactly what would happen. I know that the bleach will change the pH factor of the wood, and I believe that it would damage the fibers in the wood, but other than that I don't know what I could testify to. Does anyone out there have any further information on this? I may need to testify that "I've been told by other professionals that ............." Naturally nobody who gives advise would be called to testify.
Any help would be greatly appeciated.
Jerry