Perché le case nelle tenute irlandesi diventano rosse? Guardando un articolo su RTE su una coppia la cui casa è stata danneggiata dalla tempesta e ho visto queste immagini. Questo è qualcosa che vedi abbastanza spesso e non l’ho mai visto al di fuori dell’Irlanda. Cosa lo causa?
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It’s a sort of fungus in the render if I recall correctly. There’s a spray that can treat it.
Is the paint washed away from red brick maybe?
It’s red algae/fungus and you can get rid of it with sprays.
Yes it’s a fungus. Needs to be sprayed with a fungicide. We wife and myself always joke that it looks like a west highland terrier with dirty eyes that owners don’t clean.
Lichen. Prevalent near the coast mainly.
It’s a type of spray, you can get rid of it with some fungus
It’s algae I believe, some houses in my estate (Meath) look like this.
It’s from embarrassment at the government’s handling of the housing crisis.
It’s a red algae. It generally grows on gable ends due to the direction they face. It’s especially relevant to our climate.
I had it on my gable ends, bought stuff specifically for it, didn’t make a huge difference,. Read vinegar was a natural solution so spread that and scrubbed, no difference. The house did smell of a chip shop though, so winning there.
In the end, cheap bleach got rid of it really efficiently.
Some people make the mistake of confusing this as rust from steel reinforced concrete but it’s actually a red algae, most likely caused by our temperate climate which is damp and rarely too cold.
The way to sort it is to spray a hypochlorite solution (bleach) over the walls, after a couple days it will be gone.
Lots of people don’t take care of their houses properly (or know how to) which is why it’s so prevalent. Whenever I see it starting on mine I treat it straight away.
It’s more common in the west, I believe it’s only in the west because of the quarry where material is sourced. Unsure on that though as it was what I was told, but spraying it is part of house maintenance in some parts.
We used to try using bleach on it. It worked for a while but alway came back. We eventually painted it and it still looks okay but I agree, it’s unsightly.
This is such an interesting thing that I’ve never consciously noticed. TIL!
It’s the blood from all the children who died building these houses, so sad 🙁
I’m hearing there is a spray and that it is a type of fungus
I put diluted milton in a empty spray cleaner bottle and give a quick spray when it starts to appear, but i live in a bungalow so easy to reach
It’s algae
its an algae, so its producing oxygen , algae and lynchens should cover most rocks in the wild, pollution normally reduces the varieties found in cities. This is proof of better air quality -I have seen none of it in Dublin
people are picking the paint colours their grandparents chose ( beige ) not the colour their environment wants,
solutions : (1) climbers , keep the wind away from the house and sunlight off the render- no red algae , maybe bird nests
(2) terracotta paint and dont sweat it
Irish houses have Haemochromatosis
Mine has the green version. Looks like green bird poo. Tested the red green algae remover solution and it works though takes about a week. Plan is to spray the 100 or so targets then use a kitchen brush to work the solution in a bit.
To my surprise my house isn’t painted cream, the entire monocouche plaster was coloured. New cairn build.
It’s just lichen. Not just on render, some of the houses in my estate that have stonework rather than render have it.
fungus algae e due to high humidity
just brush with bleach and it will be fine
It’s just shy and doesn’t wanna be on camera.
Red mist. Oooh laaaaa.
Lichen, needs bleach.
Monocouche render. Was heavily used during the boom time builds. It was designed for the odd wetting and drying out but our climate is so damp there’s no drying out period so algae (red) thrives in it. It’s harmless just unsightly.
Imagine bleaching your gaff 🤣🤣🤣
Aside from the red shit… are we gona mention the lack of gable straps in this celtic tiger special?
Tretenapholia
Previous answers, although possible, are incorrect. It’s the blood that must be sacrificed in other to get a mortgage in Ireland. That’s why it’s prevalent on newer house.