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• Posted in thread: Cleaning up Mold Between Floors on 06-15-2012 at 10:32 AM
  Thanks again! I've been hacking away at things trying to be as safe as possible.I'm actually
  thrilled to be finding mold -- now I know where it is and can get rid of it. I've been using a
  cartridge ty...

• Posted in thread: Ceiling Repair on 06-15-2012 at 10:30 AM
  O.k. - so it's basically material and not labor then! Thanks so much, I appreciate the
  response.This is a plaster ceiling. Maybe mesh isn't the right word -- there's some kind of
  wire structure betwee...

• Posted in thread: Cleaning up Mold Between Floors on 06-14-2012 at 02:36 PM
  Thanks for this. That makes a lot of sense.The toilet job was DIY, we didn't think to open up a
  hole in the ceiling.I've got one now, with the dehumidifier on underneath.Should I let that run
  for a bi...

• Posted in thread: Ceiling Repair on 06-14-2012 at 02:10 PM
  This may be a completely inappropriate question for a DIY forum, but I'll ask anyway! (It's in
  the context of a DIY project at least).I've cut into my ceiling in search of mold. I think I've
  found som...

• Posted in thread: Cleaning up Mold Between Floors on 06-14-2012 at 01:52 PM
  About 9 months ago, my wife and I replaced a toilet that had a broken wax ring. We got some
  water leaking down to the ceiling on the first floor. Now I'm having what seem to be mold
  symptoms -- I get ...

• Posted in thread: Does this need fixing? on 06-24-2011 at 04:49 AM
  Thanks for the feedback! Just to be 100% clear, we should ask them to path the holes but can
  safely ignore the mortar being uneven?

• Posted in thread: Does this need fixing? on 06-23-2011 at 03:55 AM
  Hello,We recently got some spot pointing done on our place. We noticed a few places where the
  mortar was uneven, I've attached a photo. Is this a problem? We're not sure if we should try to
  fix this o...