What is happening inside my bathroom wall?
beagletracks
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I heard a pebble drop on my bathroom floor below the light switch the other day and thought nothing of it.
Then today I noticed the light switch panel was being pushed out by another pebble and I tried to push it back in. The pebble dropped and I found two more on the floor. They seem harder and more solid than drywall— like actual rocks.
Any ideas? What a nightmare. No indication of mice anywhere inside the house. No, I am not removing the panel and am considering duct tape to keep the monster inside.
Then today I noticed the light switch panel was being pushed out by another pebble and I tried to push it back in. The pebble dropped and I found two more on the floor. They seem harder and more solid than drywall— like actual rocks.
Any ideas? What a nightmare. No indication of mice anywhere inside the house. No, I am not removing the panel and am considering duct tape to keep the monster inside.
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Poltergeist2
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I don’t know but am intrigued.1
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Have you ever read The Cask of Amontillado?1
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beagletracks wrote: »
I don't see them fit in that gap on the switch . Somebody leaving those on the floor .
Concrete wall behind that dry wall?1 -
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beagletracks wrote: »
I don't see them fit in that gap on the switch . Somebody leaving those in the floor .
Concrete wall behind that dry wall?
I actually saw one lodged between the switch and wall so I know they’re coming out of there. Jeez is the concrete just crumbling?!?!? ARGHH!
eta: yeah, the tight fit makes me think something’s actively pushing them out — tunneling.2 -
It's just the building settling and adapting.
.... to demonic possession.
Have a nice afternoon !
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Motorsheen wrote: »It's just the building settling and adapting.
.... to demonic possession.
Have a nice afternoon !
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Or snake nest hatching?
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maybe a squirrel or a big rat got into the roof or attic area and is causing a ruckus? dragging stuff in behind him to nest or whatever, which is then falling down into the gaps of the walls?
you can try to set some traps up in the attic maybe if its accessible. if its not then probably you can stuff some raw chicken behind the electrical plate until the unidentified rodent works his way down to investigate the smell and if you're lucky he'll accidentally electrocute himself and the whole thing will be resolved.2 -
PAWGliacci wrote: »maybe a squirrel or a big rat got into the roof or attic area and is causing a ruckus? dragging stuff in behind him to nest or whatever, which is then falling down into the gaps of the walls?
you can try to set some traps up in the attic maybe if its accessible. if its not then probably you can stuff some raw chicken behind the electrical plate until the unidentified rodent works his way down to investigate the smell and if you're lucky he'll accidentally electrocute himself and the whole thing will be resolved.
Thank you and
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beagletracks wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »It's just the building settling and adapting.
.... to demonic possession.
Have a nice afternoon !
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Or snake nest hatching?
snakes?
nah..... probably just an exploding spider's nest.
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Motorsheen wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »It's just the building settling and adapting.
.... to demonic possession.
Have a nice afternoon !
.
Or snake nest hatching?
snakes?
nah..... probably just an exploding spider's nest.
I have black widows in my garage big enough to poop the pebbles I found. Maybe I can get them to attack the snakes.1 -
Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..3 -
Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.3 -
beagletracks wrote: »Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.
thats exactly what the wall ghosts want you to think4 -
PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.
thats exactly what the wall ghosts want you to think
Are wall ghosts covered by homeowners insurance?3 -
beagletracks wrote: »PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.
thats exactly what the wall ghosts want you to think
Are wall ghosts covered by homeowners insurance?
no but you could make a killing by starting a "ghosts in the walls" youtube channel i bet2 -
PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.
thats exactly what the wall ghosts want you to think
Are wall ghosts covered by homeowners insurance?
no but you could make a killing by starting a "ghosts in the walls" youtube channel i bet
Maybe I can film them eating spaghetti and fried chicken inside the wall.4 -
beagletracks wrote: »PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.
thats exactly what the wall ghosts want you to think
Are wall ghosts covered by homeowners insurance?
no but you could make a killing by starting a "ghosts in the walls" youtube channel i bet
Maybe I can film them eating spaghetti and fried chicken inside the wall.
jumbo raw shrimp.
repels any ghost, spectre or human after a few days.
because if there's someone in your life that you really don't like then you also shouldn't stuff jumbo raw shrimp behind their electrical wall plates or air vents after getting yourself invited over to their house. it might take them a while to track down the smell and it would be very rude.3 -
This thread is both frightening and funny. But more frightening.
Hope you can make this small problem go away before it's a big problem @beagletracks2 -
This thread is both frightening and funny. But more frightening.
Hope you can make this small problem go away before it's a big problem @beagletracks
Thanks, @MaltedTea! It’s worrisome but not highest on the list of scary things that happen in my old house. The plumbing and electrical are truly terrifying ☠️
But yes, yet another symptom of accelerating decay.
Thank your for your kind thoughts.
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beagletracks wrote: »PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.
thats exactly what the wall ghosts want you to think
Are wall ghosts covered by homeowners insurance?
WHO YA GONNA CALL???
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beagletracks wrote: »PAWGliacci wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Take the switch cover off.. see if any other ghost.. err.. pebbles in there.
Disclaimer: don't get electrocuted doing so..
We took it off. Looks like my house is just inexplicably crumbling. No room back there for anything to come from behind the switch, but little pebble-sized chunks of wall missing. Maybe my house can’t take the heat.
thats exactly what the wall ghosts want you to think
Are wall ghosts covered by homeowners insurance?
WHO YA GONNA CALL???
Let's see...
Bill Murray... okay
However, Harold Ramis has sadly passed.
That leaves..
Ernie Hudson ?!?
Ernie's best work was in 2012's: "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!" (google it.)
and then, Dan Aykroyd ?
Don't get me started on Dan Aykroyd.
Dan Aykroyd.... okay, alright, he did marry Donna Dixon, so ya gotta give him credit for that.
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beagletracks wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »It's just the building settling and adapting.
.... to demonic possession.
Have a nice afternoon !
.
Or snake nest hatching?
snakes?
nah..... probably just an exploding spider's nest.
I have black widows in my garage big enough to poop the pebbles I found. Maybe I can get them to attack the snakes.
You have what?! Have you considered just burning your house down?4 -
beagletracks wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »beagletracks wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »It's just the building settling and adapting.
.... to demonic possession.
Have a nice afternoon !
.
Or snake nest hatching?
snakes?
nah..... probably just an exploding spider's nest.
I have black widows in my garage big enough to poop the pebbles I found. Maybe I can get them to attack the snakes.
I'd just move. Yikes!!
My guess would be something tunneling. We had rats one year, thanks to the farmer 2 doors up.
We first suspected something because we found piles of dirt and stones beside our water lines into the house. So I set mouse traps. Haha After we lost a few traps and I actually caught sight of something in the basement that looked bigger than a mouse, although dh pooh-poohed that idea, we finally set out poison. Needless to say, it was a miserable time of stench and flies for awhile. Best advice would be set traps in your basement. Big ones.
And good luck!!!2 -
beagletracks wrote: »This thread is both frightening and funny. But more frightening.
Hope you can make this small problem go away before it's a big problem @beagletracks
Thanks, @MaltedTea! It’s worrisome but not highest on the list of scary things that happen in my old house. The plumbing and electrical are truly terrifying ☠️
But yes, yet another symptom of accelerating decay.
Thank your for your kind thoughts.
But something's pushing the stones out? If it was just decay(ok, not meaning to simplify that) wouldn't the stoney things merely drop behind the wall? 2 -
beagletracks wrote: »This thread is both frightening and funny. But more frightening.
Hope you can make this small problem go away before it's a big problem @beagletracks
Thanks, @MaltedTea! It’s worrisome but not highest on the list of scary things that happen in my old house. The plumbing and electrical are truly terrifying ☠️
But yes, yet another symptom of accelerating decay.
Thank your for your kind thoughts.
But something's pushing the stones out? If it was just decay(ok, not meaning to simplify that) wouldn't the stoney things merely drop behind the wall?
We could see where little chunks of drywall were missing. There wasn’t room for anything to be pushed out from behind the electrical outlet. The pebbles likely seemed dense because the unprotected drywall back there has soaked up a lot of moisture in the bathroom. It’s been an extremely hot summer, so I’m guessing that has something to do with it. The previous owners did a lot of their own remodeling and cut a lot of corners/did shoddy work. It looks like somebody just punched a hole in the drywall to put the switch in
Going camping and I’m sure I’ll appreciate the comforts of my crappy house when we return!
@ExpressoLove11 - We have an understanding — live and let live as long as they do their thing outside our living area. Lots of Black Widows around every house I’ve lived in here — mostly garages and outdoor areas. I’m terrified of my fireplace, though. They come inside in the winter sometimes.
I’ll tell you all about the skunk living under my shed a couple years ago some other time. That was… unpleasant. All my dogs got sprayed.3 -
Did you put your ear against the wall ?
Maybe you might hear something inside .1
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