<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, Sacie--<div><br></div><div>As you know, mold grows where there is moisture, food, air and comfy temperatures. Shower stalls are a good source of moisture, food is provided by dust, skin flakes and sometimes substrates but probably not plaster itself, air is the same we breathe and temperature range the same we like. So first likely cause is moisture remaining on the walls.</div><div><br></div><div>Are you thinking about ways to reduce the mold?</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Mike O'Brien<br><div><br><div><div>On Nov 7, 2010, at 8:11 AM, Sacie Lambertson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">While the concept seems really good, our very open large shower is highly prone to mildew or other fungus problems, esp. in the spring and summer. Closing would hugely exacerbate that growth. The walls of the shower are smooth stucco; I'm wondering if this material fosters mildew growth? <br>
<br>Sacie<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><i>On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM, nick pine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick@early.com">nick@early.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></i><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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