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Fuzzy dock pilings
I have several pilings for my deck in Jamaica Beach that have this fuzz. Anyone know what it is and what I need to do to treat it?
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08-26-2018, 10:06 PM
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08-26-2018, 10:18 PM
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Just saturated soft spots of the wood.
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08-27-2018, 05:18 PM
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Looks like from power washing with too much pressure
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08-27-2018, 07:49 PM
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Not from power washing... It seems be some form of fungus.
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09-02-2018, 02:10 PM
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Fuzz
That’s from saltwater wicking into the piling. Not much you can do about and it’s not structural. Those pilings can get a fungas in which the wood gets dry and starts crumbling, that is not good. What you have appears to be fuzzy wood, not uncommon on boathouse and pier pilings.
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09-02-2018, 09:08 PM
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Just an opinion, but I think it's a phenomena called "de-lignification". May be preaching to the choir, but lignin is the "glue" that binds the wood fibers together. Water exposure accelerates the process over ordinary weathering. Another place you see de-lig happening frequently and severely is on wooden cooling towers. No cure or prevention other than not having water exposure. Not quite practical this instance!
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