VArealtor
Post 08/08/2014 21:45     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

I have no helpful advice but this is definitely my favorite thread of the week.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 21:43     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Oh mycelium poster, you are mean
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 21:41     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Holy shit, mycelium poster!

I was going to respond that if a mushroom grew there must be something hideous under the tile that is moist...

Mycelium, indeed. Nightmares tonight for sure!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 21:28     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Do you know what mycelium is? A mushroom is the fruit of a much larger organism. The mycelium is growing and spreading through the drywall behind your shower. Get it out immediately before it grows!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 20:45     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Score! Mushroom omelet Saturday morning!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 20:45     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Ha! I found a lone mushroom growing out of the caulk in the floor in my sister's bathroom! She was like wtf?!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 20:43     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Anonymous wrote:Omg I just laughed out loud. I was expecting Cadillac-sized spider. This exceeded my expectations


After reading the thread about the guy who poops in his shower, I thought it might be something like that!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 20:40     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Stop, you're making me hungry.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 20:22     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Omg I just laughed out loud. I was expecting Cadillac-sized spider. This exceeded my expectations
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 20:20     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Yuck. . Good luck with that!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 19:33     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Sorry to hear about your mushroom. Your title reminded me of a bizarre and embarrassing incident - my master bath was being demo'd, and they found unflattering naked pictures behind a light fixture of a guy the same race as me. I recognized it as the guy who lived there before me, but the contractors must have thought the photos were mine because they asked if I wanted to keep them!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 19:29     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 19:28     Subject: Re:Guess what I found in the shower...

How well can you get at it?

Blast some hot air at it with a hair dryer to dry it out as much as possible.

Spray some bleach in there to kill off any mould. (Or a mould killer)

Re-caulk until you can re-do the bathroom.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 19:25     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Got curious and googled. The moisture that may form in the wood behind the caulking is what causes it to grow. Gross!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2014 19:22     Subject: Guess what I found in the shower...

Well, not IN the shower. On the SIDE of the shower, growing through a crack in the caulking. A damn mushroom!

We were hoping to redo the master bath as we bought the house 4 months ago, but I guess we'll have to do it sooner now. How on earth does a mushroom form in one's house? I see them outside after it rains, but this was just freaky. Plus, we have a little one, so I'm worried about her trying to eat it. Ugh.

Has this happened to anyone else? Any tips on how to prevent it from happening again anytime soon? Recaulk, I guess? I know that's not a long-term option, but I don't know what else to do until we finish the bathroom. #moneypit