Making outside closet usable - Help!

Photo 1: There's a huge gap at the bottom of the dry wall, around the full perimeter. Any recommendations on how to fill this? My thoughts are to cut thin slices of drywall and add it here. Or is the giant gap there for a reason and I shouldn't fill it? Photo 2: I have a big hole around this black pipe. No idea what it's for. I have some "Great Stuff" Big Gap Filler, but maybe I need heat resistant stuff since I have no idea what this pipe is. Any recommendations? Photo 3: There are gaps in the wall, they're stuffed with insulation, I kind of want to fill these as well. But, same as above, I'm not sure if it's a good idea. All: We have tons of critters in here. I also think we has a baby snake in here, though I'm not 100% sure if it came from in the closet or outside of it. So I really want to seal this closet up before we put any storage in here. All: Does making an attached outdoor closet more storage-friendly increase the financial value of a condo? All: There's a bunch of mold(?) on the wall. I was told to just paint over it. It's really stuck on there, so we'd either have to sand it down or replace the drywall to get rid of it. Should we take the advice to just paint over it? I'm a first-time owner, totally clueless. Thanks for any input! submitted by /u/AppearanceJealous604 [link] [comments]

Apr 6, 2025 - 20:33

Photo 1: There's a huge gap at the bottom of the dry wall, around the full perimeter. Any recommendations on how to fill this? My thoughts are to cut thin slices of drywall and add it here. Or is the giant gap there for a reason and I shouldn't fill it?
Photo 2: I have a big hole around this black pipe. No idea what it's for. I have some "Great Stuff" Big Gap Filler, but maybe I need heat resistant stuff since I have no idea what this pipe is. Any recommendations?
Photo 3: There are gaps in the wall, they're stuffed with insulation, I kind of want to fill these as well. But, same as above, I'm not sure if it's a good idea.
All: We have tons of critters in here. I also think we has a baby snake in here, though I'm not 100% sure if it came from in the closet or outside of it. So I really want to seal this closet up before we put any storage in here.
All: Does making an attached outdoor closet more storage-friendly increase the financial value of a condo?
All: There's a bunch of mold(?) on the wall. I was told to just paint over it. It's really stuck on there, so we'd either have to sand it down or replace the drywall to get rid of it. Should we take the advice to just paint over it?

I'm a first-time owner, totally clueless. Thanks for any input!