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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 type face-mask and don't seem to be suffering from the exposure. I finally feel a sense of...

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 between the wood laths and the ceiling. I've been cutting away with abandon. I gather that if...

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 bit or close up the hole? I'd like to at least have a go at cleaning it myself...

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 some! To really get at it though, and to really make sure that there's no new humiditiy...

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 runny eyes, have trouble breathing, and feel nauseous when I go into the bathroom. (I'm pretty...

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?

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 or just let it go. Thanks for any feedback!