Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Drywall not dry

We had a leak in our showerhead joint that caused rain in our downstairs bathroom. The nice (super nice, actually) plumbers came and fixed it yesterday, and today the drywall guy came. But the drywall guy pointed out to me that there was:
  1. at least one soggy wall, mushy enough to sink my thumb into
  2. a mildew, moldy smell
  3. both green and black mold
All of these things made him reluctant to install drywall. So off I trotted to Home Depot to get drying crystals (although I'm not tall enough to install them) and a mold test kit (which they didn't have). In a couple days, we'll get an estimate on ripping out all the moldy/wet drywall in the bathroom and getting it replaced. It's just not a lot of fun.

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