Over the last two weeks black dots have appeared on many surfaces in my apartment.
Black dots on floor.
Over several weeks and even months the mysterious crud spread onto adjoining floors and materials.
Ceramic tile sheet vinyl and then a leather sofa.
Liquids such as water spilled on floors if not properly cleaned can stain wood by permeating through the finish and causing black spots and marks to appear.
In the sink counters on some walls and heavily on the kitchen and bathroom floors which are linoleum and tile respectively.
I know it wasn t ds as he wasn t here today to do them on the coffe table.
I am working with two laboratories on this bizarre floor problem.
So far i have found a cluster on ds1 s pillow on ds 1s bedroom floor lino on the hall floor laminate on the leather sofa and today on the cofee table.
For more on black spots see my previous article what causes mysterious black spots in wood floors.
If you find black patches on the outer part of the wall there is a chance that the black molds have been grown behind the wall as well.
The homeowner told me the black spots appeared soon after the floor was resanded and had become increasingly worse.
These discolorations will cause your hardwood floors to look old and dingy.
Bare wooden floorboards are a popular look but they need to be looked after.
The rest of the apartment is hardwood so they.
They look exactly like someone has taken a black pen and just done a cluster of between 20 30 dots.
They may look to you like black or gray specks strings or cobwebs that drift about when you move your eyes and appear to dart away when you try to look at them directly.
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When i ve swept the floor half of what i pick up are these dots there will be hundreds.
This is also a problem with urine from pets or children.
You can remove the black spots and restore the look of your hardwood floors but it takes more than an everyday cleaning regimen.
However items such as oil water grease and pet urine will create black spots on the hardwood floors.
Over the last 3 weeks i have found 5 clusters of black dots.
It starts as some dots in random patterns at first but can grow larger and develop fast to other areas of the wall.
As i searched for more information on this problem all i could find were vague references to metal shavings common on hardwood floor projects due to contractors sharpening scrapers over the floor causing black spots with.
The first sign of black mold can be easily found on the corner of the drywall.