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Old 02-15-2011, 04:11 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by BigFish View Post
How many inches of water did you have John? If it was only a few inches patch in the drywall and leave it shy of the flor a few inches and cover the gap with the base board. That way if you get a few inches of water again it will not be able to crawl up the wall. All depends on whether you had 1-3 inches or if you had 6 or more inches?
It was only about 2 inches of water, but I figure it's better to be safe than sorry. I spent the weekend ripping up carpet, subfloor and cuttting out drywall and it sucked. I don't feel like going through that again. I'm also thinking of putting down a tile floor instead of carpet this time.

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They do it all the time. Won't help if the insulation behind gets wet though.
I've got foundation with polystyrene insulation, which is ok if it gets wet. Would it be difficult to match up the Durock with the drywall if I go that route?

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