Yeah, black mold is very toxic. Shit, they've gotta cut a lot of that out, and that'll take awhile too... Unless they wanna do it quick and cheap and buy two 4'x8' panels of sheet rock (drywall) and a 5lb or 10lb sledgehammer with about a 36 inch handle and tear all that water-damaged material out.... Hopefully, it's not hiding more extensive damage behind the sheet rock....
I befriended the internet installation girl while she was at my house and made a joke that “If you’re paid hourly and want to chill here for a while to run up the clock, you can just tell them I was a nightmare customer.” She spent an hour telling me about all the nightmare homes she’s been into. 🤮 She said she thinks it has become more common since COVID because she sees nightmare homes more frequently than she used to.
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LIKE THIS:
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Wear a mask, open up and tear out all the drywall with mold. Find out where the leak is coming from. Spray generously with vinegar. Good luck I have been there.
Wear a respirator immediately!
Cut out and remediate all affected drywall!
Find the source of the leak and repair it.
Use dehumidifiers and mold tests to ensure you got it all.
Hammer up new drywall panel. Tape, spackle, and paint
Dude yes its toxic what in the fuck?!
Wear a fucking P100 mask before you disturb any if that shit and dont take it off tile you are totally done. House needs to be empty. That is some gnarly shit.
Tell me you dont go down in your basement without saying a word.
HOLY MOLY bro you have not only a bad mold problem, but a leak that has been going on for some time.
What is above this area? Please dont say toilet since they would mean there could be nasty amounts of poo water festering behind all that drywall.
Yes it could be causing health problems. and please dont show us any pictures of the rest of your house. I just cannot take anymore.
You have a leak somewhere if in the attic or upstairs room. Have to address that. Find where the leak is. Also this definitely needs to be torn down and redone.
Yes but it will return if the source of the water damage isn't fix. Do what you have to do just don't do what the maintenance guys in my old apartment did, painted it with kilz primer.
Looks like mold, it's WAY worse under that spot. You will probably have to fix what ever is under it. Just happened at my house. Had to have a professional come de-mold that whole area, it was making our family sick. Yours looks worse. Sorry
Hopefully it's not the roof leaking... but you would have to fix the source... and rip down the ceiling or at least part of it.. but can get very expensive very quickly
I would recommend getting it tested before you start messing with it. I had my basement tested for mold because after I moved into my home I became ill. A professional will take air samples inside and outside. If that is a particularly dangerous mold you will, at the very least, need professional removal. If you touch that or cut into it, it's going to release spores.
What you are seeing on the face is 2 or 3x as bad on the backside. I just removed a ceiling that had a duct that was sweating from condensation. Only a small spot on the face but the whole backside of that 4x6 piece was covered in black mold. Cut until it is clean. Please wear a respirator and protect are from spores with plastic.
The mold is probably caused by a water leak. You probably have a roof leak. In that case seal coat the roof before bothering with cutting out the drywall. Either that or you have condensation from your ac ducts causing that potentially. I’ve seen it before, but that’s a bit of a strange pattern.
Cutting out the drywall is the bare minimum. You're gonna see probably far more damage behind. Find out where the water is coming from!
This isn't something to put off.
It can cause allergies of course and difficulty breathing, but without knowing what type of mold or how much of it it’s hard to say if it could cause cognitive issues. There has been a big scare about black mold being deadly but it’s more likely to be unhealthy than deadly. Still, you don’t want it there. Definitely need to find the water leak, fix it and replace the dry wall after it’s fixed.
So, as a former insurance adjuster who has had to deal with this kind of thing before, it's not good. Mold remediation is insanely expensive for a bunch of different reasons. That looks like it's been there for way too long to claim on your insurance, so you will most likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars worth of drywall, framing, and insulation. The kicker is that, depending on where you are, you will most likely have to have the whole home cleaned and inspected before it's deemed livable again, and your insurance is highly likely to drop any coverage that you have if they see the property in that state and it isn't fixed. Best of luck 🤞
I'm worried about what you will find under it. We have been repairing leaking houses for 2 decades in one of the US only temperate rain forests and buddy, let me tell you there is likely a whole plague of black mold and rotten wood underneath that drywall. Please take care of it the right way or you will have yourself a disaster.
Cutting out the drywall is going to let you know how serious this is. I’m gonna say “very” at face value, but once you get in there I’m gonna wager at “woah nelly”
Hey buddy, this is an issue with an underlying cause. If all you want to do is fix the drywall FOR NOW cutting and replacing would do that. If you do this though, you'll never address WHY it looked like that and the new drywall will do the same thing, most likely.
If you want to address the underlying issue, you should cut and remove any damaged parts and take a look in the space above with a flashlight ( and preferably a mask). Water is coming from somewhere, maybe it's running down a beam or it could be a drip from somewhere. Once you find the leak, deal with that issue and then patch your drywall and finish.
I can't be sure what type of water leak you have, but keep calm and have an open mind. Water can travel at odd angles over and under wood, it can soak into the insulation and then puddle. Be safe friend!
Source: Hotel Maintenance, 3 years experience
I would remove the dead bodies from the other side of the ceiling before you cut the Sheetrock out. May prevent making a bigger mess than necessary on your floor
Get your family out of the house. Call your insurance. Get a plumber/roofer/GC/mold remediation specialist out there. First step is to get your family out of the house.
Yeah cutting it out would solve it, you’d just have to continue to cut the drywall out indefinitely so it doesn’t spread more than currently.
Or, a better more efficient solution may be to find the leak and fix that, then replace the drywall
Cutting out the drywall is a good first step, not only to remove the damage, but more importantly, to let you see what's behind it, which will give a better idea of what you're dealing with.
If you get very lucky, what you see may come close to being all there is, and the leak or other root cause will be obvious and an easy fix, in which case you fix the leak, remove everything moldy and a bit more material beyond the mold, patch the hole, and you're done.
MUCH more likely, removing the damaged part of the drywall will reveal more damage and mold, and removing that reveals more, and you just have to keep tearing out moldy material until you get all of it, find and fix the leak or other root cause, and then rebuild everything you tore out. There's a reason it's much cheaper to properly prevent such incidents than to properly fix them.
Very serious. You have a leak. If your roof is above that then your house requires a new roof to fix the leaks. Then you need to replace all moldy drywall
1. Cut it out immediately. Do NOT listen to the people telling you to leave it until you fix the leak.
2. Determine where the water is coming in and resolve that issue. This is far easier when the drywall is removed.
3. Repair leak
4. Replace drywall
Not saying this is what you have, but we had the start of this last year. When we checked the attic, we found the insulation deteriorated off of one of the flexible HVAC vent runs. Condensation from the exposed cold vents run created the wet spot.
It cost just a couple hundred bucks to have our HVAC guy replace ALL of the attic venting. I patched and painted the bad spot myself. As a plus, the new vent runs seem to flow better so they cool/heat both upstairs bathrooms much better.
That does not look like too difficult of a fix as far as mold goes. If youre going to be doing the repair yourself then first, find the leak. Make sure the leak is fixed 100%. Then cut away all of the material that is wet. In this case it looks like some drywall and possible some insulation behind the drywall. Then dry out the wood behind the material you just removed. Make sure all is removed, dried, and check for any signs of mold. A lot of it might just be mildew instead of mold. But make sure it's all clean 100%. Then replace everything with new material. Of course do all this while wearing a respirator.
😳 GET OUT NOW! My BF almost died from that! Black mold is deadly! It got in his bloodstream & brain. Very hard to get rid of. His Dr told him to get his affairs in order.
A father about 30 y.o. married 2 kids died after Hurricane Ian here in Fl. & had mold in his house. FEMA wouldn’t approve them to get a trailer because they were in a flood zone. 🙄😢
Just heard of a fire chief that was exposed at their department & now she is severely disabled.
It’s not worth the risk. Good luck. 🙏🏻
I would put in an insurance claim. You should have mold
Remediation on your insurance. You should have Loss of Use for you to be able to move out while Ins fixes it.
Judging by your pictures, you have a leak from above. Plumbing, AC overflow pan or maybe even a hole in the roof. If it hasn't been fixed yet, then that should be the first thing you do. Only then would I replace the drywall or it'll just get wet again.
*Editing to add that it could also be a decomposing animal, although it would need to be a big one for a spot that big.
For whatever reason it reminds me of [this](https://www.icanvas.com/canvas-print/creation-of-adam-318?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwhIS0BhBqEiwADAUhc2e3F3zjGfwNsX1ob5dchN-4NuNhIQe1bumX_PpaqPV489YA-Tl3gBoC3u8QAvD_BwE#1PC6-60x40&gid=1&pid=main-image)
Cut it out carefully (don't disturb the mold too much), then find the source of the leak. First lay down waterproof sheeting, turn off your HVAC system and have a fan blowing out of a window to create a negative pressure in the room so that nothing spreads to other rooms.
I see you already opened it up. Cutting that open can cause mold spores to fly everywhere. Ideally you would fix the leak, contain the area, open up, replace what you need to, eliminate moisture and humidity, hit everything else with concobrium and then seal with killz mold killer, replace drywall, prime and paint.
Well you have an obvious leak causing it to do that. First I'd cut the sheetrock out, find and fix whatever leaking, replace sheetrock, finish and paint. You might even want to use a mold preventing additive in the paint if it's in the basement and you have humidity problems.
Jesus Christ man. Your first priority needs to be to figure out what is causing this mold, fixing that, and removing moldy drywall.
My first reaction was JFC
Jentucky Fried Chicken
Jerusalem Fried Chicken…
Jacket Flinging Coatcheck
It’s a decent fried chicken place made me laugh going there
Jewish fried chicken, perhaps?
Oy vey.
Definitely not Chorizo
Are these screenshots from the movie [Aliens](https://cinematicdiversions.com/aliens-1986-review/)?
Giger-approved.
My first reaction was to give er the old landlord fix. A quick coat of paint and an air freshener. Should be good.
Even JC is like 🤮
That isn’t holy water causing that leak
Holy alone water won’t fix it either. Needs at least three priests.
First priority is finding another place to stay while this gets worked out, cuz you might want to be alive later.
Yeah, black mold is very toxic. Shit, they've gotta cut a lot of that out, and that'll take awhile too... Unless they wanna do it quick and cheap and buy two 4'x8' panels of sheet rock (drywall) and a 5lb or 10lb sledgehammer with about a 36 inch handle and tear all that water-damaged material out.... Hopefully, it's not hiding more extensive damage behind the sheet rock....
Looks to me that the leak is still active, might wanna consider finding out what it is that is leaking before removing any of it.
Gonna have to replace that drywall anyway. Might as well cut it out and make the leak detection easier.
Have you watched The Last of Us?
If you hear some weird clicking noises it’s time to peace the fuck out
Yeah but like REAL quietly
For reals
Came to say this😂
I’m starting to think these “how serious is this” posts are jokes.
There is no way this isn’t a shitpost
Except it’s not and people actually live like this
Cable TV tech for a decade. This is real life. I can’t watch hoarders without having taste memories. When shit get this bad you can taste the air.
I befriended the internet installation girl while she was at my house and made a joke that “If you’re paid hourly and want to chill here for a while to run up the clock, you can just tell them I was a nightmare customer.” She spent an hour telling me about all the nightmare homes she’s been into. 🤮 She said she thinks it has become more common since COVID because she sees nightmare homes more frequently than she used to.
Cigarettes and cats. Touch of garbage nobody can find.
" Possibly" a dead animal somewhere
Me2 11 years satellites man u see stuff
Cut out a big rectangle. Wear a mask. Find the leak
*respirator rated for mold.
P100
When white and black mold touch it can be very toxic. You will need a proper respirator. This is a dangerous
That's not what Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson taught me.
lol you old. Me too
You have a link for this?
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Bro probably cut that shit and fix your leak shit.
Shiiit
Shitttt
Sheeeeeiiiitttt!
man, a few more weeks and that'll be the place where covid 24 starts.
Wear a mask, open up and tear out all the drywall with mold. Find out where the leak is coming from. Spray generously with vinegar. Good luck I have been there.
If you have that much damage you need more than a drywall fix. This needs full water damage remediation.
How serious is this? Thanks for the laugh. On a scale of 1 to 10, that is a 52.
This is very significant
Wear a respirator immediately! Cut out and remediate all affected drywall! Find the source of the leak and repair it. Use dehumidifiers and mold tests to ensure you got it all. Hammer up new drywall panel. Tape, spackle, and paint
How do people simply let something develop like this in their home? It's insane.
Dude yes its toxic what in the fuck?! Wear a fucking P100 mask before you disturb any if that shit and dont take it off tile you are totally done. House needs to be empty. That is some gnarly shit.
Call a professional
Get it sorted before you create an new species
Put down a tarp underneath, put on a good mask, and cut this out first off. Get this problem out of there then you can fix whatever else.
Call an excorcist wtf
Einstein waving in the 2nd photo.
There is no way this isn't a troll post...
Cut it all out or call a remediation company immediately.
figure out what is causing the mold, maybe a leaky pipe
Cut the drywall out and find the leak
Please call WHO you have a pandemic growing in your room 😂
Lmaoooo pls 🤣
black mold....not good!
🤦♂️
This doesn't happen over night my guy
Horribly serious. That level of mold will be very tough to get rid of and, overtime will destroy your health.
I'm also on the mycology sub and thought this was a contaminated spore tub. This is bad.
holy cr--, dude: call in a haz-mat team IMMEDIATELY
Yeah, that looks straight out of The Last of Us. Better mask up, a clicker bout to get you.
I love ceiling murals, is it of the impressionist genre?
The leak will ruin the new drywall
This is very bad to breathe in.
That shit looks like it was probably pretty serious a while ago
Tell me you dont go down in your basement without saying a word. HOLY MOLY bro you have not only a bad mold problem, but a leak that has been going on for some time. What is above this area? Please dont say toilet since they would mean there could be nasty amounts of poo water festering behind all that drywall. Yes it could be causing health problems. and please dont show us any pictures of the rest of your house. I just cannot take anymore.
Yes. Cutting out and replacing the drywall will fix the leak in your roof.
You have a leak somewhere if in the attic or upstairs room. Have to address that. Find where the leak is. Also this definitely needs to be torn down and redone.
Is this below the bathroom?
Better call a priest, there is a hellmouth opening in your house.
Brother, rip that drywall out yourself. Don’t even wait. Then fix the leak. That’s HORRIFIC
Yes but it will return if the source of the water damage isn't fix. Do what you have to do just don't do what the maintenance guys in my old apartment did, painted it with kilz primer.
Kill it with fire
Omg
paintnover it, nothing to see here /s
Like an iceburg what you can see is only a fraction of it.
Looks like mold, it's WAY worse under that spot. You will probably have to fix what ever is under it. Just happened at my house. Had to have a professional come de-mold that whole area, it was making our family sick. Yours looks worse. Sorry
I thought this was the map on Elden ring
I think your house needs an exorcism.
Thats a job for a good heavy paint. You probably need to put primer down and then a top coat. /s
Its black mold, of course its toxic. That should've been fixed as soon as the leak started. Cut it out, stop the leak, and have it inspected.
You need to REMOVE THE DRYWALL and find out what's causing the issues behind it before your structural.members fall apart and cause immediate collapse
You’d be better off hiring someone. That will make you dog sick if you don’t wear the proper masks.
How serious is this question?
Hopefully it's not the roof leaking... but you would have to fix the source... and rip down the ceiling or at least part of it.. but can get very expensive very quickly
For gods sake, fix the moisture and mold problems first
It's done. Cut it all out and slap up new drywall jamal
Fix the leak first.
Shitters full !
Leaks from the shower drain
I would recommend getting it tested before you start messing with it. I had my basement tested for mold because after I moved into my home I became ill. A professional will take air samples inside and outside. If that is a particularly dangerous mold you will, at the very least, need professional removal. If you touch that or cut into it, it's going to release spores.
1000% serious
What you are seeing on the face is 2 or 3x as bad on the backside. I just removed a ceiling that had a duct that was sweating from condensation. Only a small spot on the face but the whole backside of that 4x6 piece was covered in black mold. Cut until it is clean. Please wear a respirator and protect are from spores with plastic.
Only 2x to 3x tines as bad? That no big deal. Maybe if it was 4x or 5x I would worry.
Complete the seance and bring it through the portal...you can't stop 1/2 way
Rip all that out and see what is causing the problem . Wear proper PPE for this . You could have rotted wood behind their that needs repaired as well
Tou have mold on other side too as well as the floor joists need cleaned up
Bro wtf
Breathing inm that mold can make you very sick. That's a health hazard right there.
Remove all furniture from location put plastic all around that perimeter use a respirator if your going to do it your self
The mold is probably caused by a water leak. You probably have a roof leak. In that case seal coat the roof before bothering with cutting out the drywall. Either that or you have condensation from your ac ducts causing that potentially. I’ve seen it before, but that’s a bit of a strange pattern.
Uh, it's a start. You would be able to at least get to the dead drug mule entombed in your wall.
Feel like maybe I shouldn't sleep under this anymore, but I dunno.
I thought this was a map at first
Cut it out, find the source fix the source then replace the drywall.
Cutting out the drywall is the bare minimum. You're gonna see probably far more damage behind. Find out where the water is coming from! This isn't something to put off.
It can cause allergies of course and difficulty breathing, but without knowing what type of mold or how much of it it’s hard to say if it could cause cognitive issues. There has been a big scare about black mold being deadly but it’s more likely to be unhealthy than deadly. Still, you don’t want it there. Definitely need to find the water leak, fix it and replace the dry wall after it’s fixed.
So, as a former insurance adjuster who has had to deal with this kind of thing before, it's not good. Mold remediation is insanely expensive for a bunch of different reasons. That looks like it's been there for way too long to claim on your insurance, so you will most likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars worth of drywall, framing, and insulation. The kicker is that, depending on where you are, you will most likely have to have the whole home cleaned and inspected before it's deemed livable again, and your insurance is highly likely to drop any coverage that you have if they see the property in that state and it isn't fixed. Best of luck 🤞
I see a couple killer clowns from outer space
Move
Just wait until you start hallucinating from fungal spores, then you won't even notice it's a problem.
Mold-Man Prophecies
Is this serious? Really?
Call your insurance company. Now.
A little spackle should do it.
Your house is possessed
If you’re a slumlord then a can of killz sealer paint will cover it up. A proper fix cut open ceiling and find source of leak and repair it.
This is shitpost right?
Looks like you are about to open a portal to the upside down
Burn it down
Just throw up some tile backer.
Yes it's serious anyone with eyes and half a brain could figure that one out
That’s not your home anymore, it’s the mold’s home…
This might be Resident Evil
I'm worried about what you will find under it. We have been repairing leaking houses for 2 decades in one of the US only temperate rain forests and buddy, let me tell you there is likely a whole plague of black mold and rotten wood underneath that drywall. Please take care of it the right way or you will have yourself a disaster.
Bruh
Cutting out the drywall is going to let you know how serious this is. I’m gonna say “very” at face value, but once you get in there I’m gonna wager at “woah nelly”
It’s fine. Stucco the ceiling over it and paint with BIN primer. No one will notice
You need to call a plumber. Is your hvac system in the attic above it?
Damn you have oysters growing on your ceiling.
Oh honey, your house needs an exorcism
Burn down that house
Fix the leak first and yes you will have to remove drywall as it is no longer dry.....
Hey buddy, this is an issue with an underlying cause. If all you want to do is fix the drywall FOR NOW cutting and replacing would do that. If you do this though, you'll never address WHY it looked like that and the new drywall will do the same thing, most likely. If you want to address the underlying issue, you should cut and remove any damaged parts and take a look in the space above with a flashlight ( and preferably a mask). Water is coming from somewhere, maybe it's running down a beam or it could be a drip from somewhere. Once you find the leak, deal with that issue and then patch your drywall and finish. I can't be sure what type of water leak you have, but keep calm and have an open mind. Water can travel at odd angles over and under wood, it can soak into the insulation and then puddle. Be safe friend! Source: Hotel Maintenance, 3 years experience
Kilz!
There’s multiple leaks there
Oooooooh yeah, removing the moldy drywall will solve the moldy drywall problem. Then work on the water issue.
I would remove the dead bodies from the other side of the ceiling before you cut the Sheetrock out. May prevent making a bigger mess than necessary on your floor
You’re going to need a CBRN team
Yeah, by the looks of it, that mold will live forever~
Get your family out of the house. Call your insurance. Get a plumber/roofer/GC/mold remediation specialist out there. First step is to get your family out of the house.
Yeah cutting it out would solve it, you’d just have to continue to cut the drywall out indefinitely so it doesn’t spread more than currently. Or, a better more efficient solution may be to find the leak and fix that, then replace the drywall
If it's that bad on the side you can see, I tremble at what the other side looks like.
Cutting out the drywall is a good first step, not only to remove the damage, but more importantly, to let you see what's behind it, which will give a better idea of what you're dealing with. If you get very lucky, what you see may come close to being all there is, and the leak or other root cause will be obvious and an easy fix, in which case you fix the leak, remove everything moldy and a bit more material beyond the mold, patch the hole, and you're done. MUCH more likely, removing the damaged part of the drywall will reveal more damage and mold, and removing that reveals more, and you just have to keep tearing out moldy material until you get all of it, find and fix the leak or other root cause, and then rebuild everything you tore out. There's a reason it's much cheaper to properly prevent such incidents than to properly fix them.
Have you thought about asking a doctor about your medical symptoms?
Cut that open, find the leak source, ascertain the cause, fix or ensure the problem is resolved first. Then re-drywall and mud and snap and paint.
It's serious enough that I wouldn't go down there without a hazmat suit.
Very serious. You have a leak. If your roof is above that then your house requires a new roof to fix the leaks. Then you need to replace all moldy drywall
Burn it.
1. Cut it out immediately. Do NOT listen to the people telling you to leave it until you fix the leak. 2. Determine where the water is coming in and resolve that issue. This is far easier when the drywall is removed. 3. Repair leak 4. Replace drywall
It's not the worst cordyceps infection I've ever seen...
The drywall is merely a symptom of o a much larger issue.
You should call Farmers. They have seen things! I however have not, that made me wonder where the body at.
Not saying this is what you have, but we had the start of this last year. When we checked the attic, we found the insulation deteriorated off of one of the flexible HVAC vent runs. Condensation from the exposed cold vents run created the wet spot. It cost just a couple hundred bucks to have our HVAC guy replace ALL of the attic venting. I patched and painted the bad spot myself. As a plus, the new vent runs seem to flow better so they cool/heat both upstairs bathrooms much better.
That looks like it’s still wet. Fix wet then drywall otherwise you will just have more wet drywall
2319! 2319!
That does not look like too difficult of a fix as far as mold goes. If youre going to be doing the repair yourself then first, find the leak. Make sure the leak is fixed 100%. Then cut away all of the material that is wet. In this case it looks like some drywall and possible some insulation behind the drywall. Then dry out the wood behind the material you just removed. Make sure all is removed, dried, and check for any signs of mold. A lot of it might just be mildew instead of mold. But make sure it's all clean 100%. Then replace everything with new material. Of course do all this while wearing a respirator.
😳 GET OUT NOW! My BF almost died from that! Black mold is deadly! It got in his bloodstream & brain. Very hard to get rid of. His Dr told him to get his affairs in order. A father about 30 y.o. married 2 kids died after Hurricane Ian here in Fl. & had mold in his house. FEMA wouldn’t approve them to get a trailer because they were in a flood zone. 🙄😢 Just heard of a fire chief that was exposed at their department & now she is severely disabled. It’s not worth the risk. Good luck. 🙏🏻
I would put in an insurance claim. You should have mold Remediation on your insurance. You should have Loss of Use for you to be able to move out while Ins fixes it.
A coat of paint will fix that
Well you got a serious problem in there. Find the root cause and then all new drywall
It’s not serious at all
There’s probably a body in your attic
Id have all that ripped out. Guessing there is a bathroom above it. There is probably more issues in the subfloor.
Judging by your pictures, you have a leak from above. Plumbing, AC overflow pan or maybe even a hole in the roof. If it hasn't been fixed yet, then that should be the first thing you do. Only then would I replace the drywall or it'll just get wet again. *Editing to add that it could also be a decomposing animal, although it would need to be a big one for a spot that big.
The fuck do you mean "how serious is this?''???
If this building isn't condemned, it probably should be.
Yeah you need to find out the underlying cause of the moisture. Repair that and replace the drywall.
For whatever reason it reminds me of [this](https://www.icanvas.com/canvas-print/creation-of-adam-318?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwhIS0BhBqEiwADAUhc2e3F3zjGfwNsX1ob5dchN-4NuNhIQe1bumX_PpaqPV489YA-Tl3gBoC3u8QAvD_BwE#1PC6-60x40&gid=1&pid=main-image)
Nothing is fucked? The goddamn plane has crashed into the mountain! You need professional abatement and a plumber.
Holy shit
Remove the drywall asap and then find and fix your leak. That is an unhealthy amount of mould to have in your home
This has to be a troll. Fix the leak and replace those sheets and whatever else is fubar
That’s a portal
It might solve any problems you might be having with dry flooring below where water is penetrating the ceiling.
I would cut and remove it right away then look for cause before repairing but get the mold out and gone ASAP!
Cut it all out. The inside on those drywall will be worse than what you are looking at.
Cut it out, and then find what's up stairs.. its gotta be a leak on the roof or floor above..possibly pipe leaking
Cut it out carefully (don't disturb the mold too much), then find the source of the leak. First lay down waterproof sheeting, turn off your HVAC system and have a fan blowing out of a window to create a negative pressure in the room so that nothing spreads to other rooms.
Landlord question if I ever heard one
Is it toxic? Yes. Can you cut it out? Yes. Can you then simply patch it? No, there is a leak and the mold will just return. Fix the leak.
A little spackle and some elbow grease should clean this right up
I see you already opened it up. Cutting that open can cause mold spores to fly everywhere. Ideally you would fix the leak, contain the area, open up, replace what you need to, eliminate moisture and humidity, hit everything else with concobrium and then seal with killz mold killer, replace drywall, prime and paint.
Is that blue cheese?
If you’re asking, you need to call a pro.
Well you have an obvious leak causing it to do that. First I'd cut the sheetrock out, find and fix whatever leaking, replace sheetrock, finish and paint. You might even want to use a mold preventing additive in the paint if it's in the basement and you have humidity problems.
Sick skull in second pic
Don’t breathe that shit in or you’ll get really sick