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Old house, old 50s drywall. What would cause the paper layer to bubble and separate like that?

>> No.2795588

>>2795582
dead body in the wall

>> No.2795596

>>2795582
the moisture from the dead body

>> No.2795598

me, I've been pissing on your wall for 20 years

>> No.2795602

It looks like paint on another incompatible paint

>> No.2795625

>>2795582
Have seen this before while doing a job up north.
At first, we thought it may've sunlight through the window hitting the drywall over a long-period of time.
So, we ripped it up, intending to replace the drywall portion that was bubbling.
Turns out that wasn't what caused it though.
There was a dead body in the wall and the moisture caused it to bubble.

>> No.2795650

>>2795582
>pic
its too late

>> No.2795660

>>2795582
Oh, you found my piss wall. I'm on the other side.

>> No.2795773

Moisture on what you painted or coming from behind

>> No.2795982

looks like the dead body in the wall is starting to leak urine

>> No.2796131

Ill tell you exactly what it is …termites
They have eaten the paper up to the paint. its the paint bubbling
Thank me later.
t. 45 yr pro house remodeler

>> No.2796136

>>2795582
black mold from the moisture from the urine from the dead body

>> No.2798313

>>2795582
Did you just paint directly over the dead body or...?

>> No.2798708

>>2795582
like everyone said, its moisture. Cut it out and see if there is water collecing behind there.

>> No.2799245

>>2795582
leadsbestos

>> No.2799300
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2799300

Turns out it was termites. After a Google search I scraped the paint. They eat the paper

>> No.2799321

>>2795582
Had that before involving a /a/ book, house is older than that, silverfish and termites ruin houses pretty well.

See if you can get it patched and hire a exterminator if you have a lot of them. Should be a easy /diy/ solution for killing termites firsthand without a exterminator.

>> No.2799380

>>2799300
I win again…
Old saying, If you’re the smartest person in the room, youre in the wrong room

>> No.2799557

>>2795582
outgassing, typically signs of a dead body

>> No.2799620

>>2799300
they were probably attracted to the dead body