Inadequate ventilation stores air and moisture and heats it up in your roof in the summer and turns it into a wood warping, mold sporing, shingle cracking orgy of expenses.

Please be gentle if I’m out of my mind.

I would assume there's been moisture problems inside the "room" as well as inside the wall at this point.

Looks like crappy particle-board that picked up too much moisture (perhaps just from being in a vacant house too long).Most likely nothing to worry about...just cover it up with some shelf liner and/or paint...

Suggest a small, gentle breed puppy instead?

Hey Diane,Keep in mind that lumber contains moisture and [/b] maintain moisture in it in order to remain flexible.

Hi all,I have a house that I recently placed under contract, which has some moisture (not a lot at all) in the basement on the walls.

Remember to wear the proper dust mask before starting, rubber gloves, etc.New sheet rock can usually be reinstalled and slid behind the baseboard.Also after removal of the old sheet rock put it gently in heavy plastic garbage bags and close tight before taking out so no spores go any where else.

Remediating the mold -- if it's really just in the basement -- shouldn't be more than a couple thousand dollars (and could be significantly less), but until you fix the source of the moisture that's feeding the mold, it's just going to come back.Depending on the cause of the moisture, the fix could be cheap and easy, or it could be very expensive and very difficult.I would recommend first talking to a qualified mold remediation company.

This isn't a sale where you're going to walk away at the end, this is the beginning of a relationship and you don't want anybody in your property that you had to "arm twist", however gently, to accept.