Awesome. This is going in my screenshot file. 🙏

Crap which am I thinking of. Construction guys always saying Alex plus is better than x

Use Alex not DAP

I am a big fan of magnet stud finders. It’s hard to misread the location of the stud with the magnet stuck to a nail or screw in the stud. GL

Cheers to this excellent reply. I appreciate your effort!!

Don’t forget the universal plastic lids. Total game changer.

Total sidebar here: mason jars also have plastic lids that fit 4 different size jars. I use them instead of Tupperware.

In winter it dries much faster because the heat system dries the air out. But if there isn’t circulation, water can get trapped and mold city.

I have opened up my ceiling to air it out because of a leak. After it happened twice I replaced it with an air vent to avoid the problem in future. If I did it again I would cut the hole to match the size of the air vent.

Hopefully helpful. GL

Hygrometer on Amazon. I think they are two for $12.

leave one in there and pay attention to the humidity level during rainy days and in humid summer.

Maybe scrub off what you can reach with soap.

If you are worried about it still. Either spray bleach water in there from the top down and hope to shock the mold.spores that could float around the house. Or get ozone blasted in there to kill the spores. Unless you have a cooky friend with an ozone machine like me you probably need a pro for that.

There's also one non chemical option . It's called benefect and it's mostly essential oils. I hired a pro to apply it in a clients house once. Way safer than the hard stuff. GL

Mold needs water to thrive. If there was a water issue in past, the dormant spores could be visible.

Only way to remove is warm soapy water and elbow grease. Bleach just shocks them into dormant state but could come back with more water/humidity. Mold doesn't always smell.

I would add one of those humidity checkers to the area and check how it compares to.other part of the house. If it's damp in there probably still leaking. GL

recently tried with replacement looked close but wasn't the same. Now it leans one way a bit. Probably will replace soon.

Sounds like a dry mud job if it’s 2.5 inches

Is the smell like urine or sewer vent?? We had to regrout the tiles on a mosaic floor to cover urine smell coming through the floor. Worked like a charm.

Thanks for this reply. I didn't know that. Super helpful!!

Power washer??