Good call Gary, I have the exact same opinion and experiences. It is much easier and much safer to redo the entire room, than it is to just patch. price sheetrock, it's not that expensive. What is your health worth to you, your daughter's health?? Armand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:24 AM Subject: Re: [AMC-list] whalloped by flooding.....round 2 > I was a union sheetrocker through college, and still have several homes that > are rental. It is easier to cut out the bad, once there is mold, there is > no positive way to control it, also consider when you sell you must disclose > that or you will be liable for any reaccouring problems,,eg sagging, nails > pulling, seams tape seperation. > for master sheetrocker it is relatively simple to reinsatll new rock, > remove the texture, and respray. > buying doing what you did, you have very likely lawsuit if you ever sell, > and high likelyhood of reacourring mold. > protect your family and tear it out > Garry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:36 PM > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] whalloped by flooding.....round 2 > > > > Hmmmm - would drilling holes in the wallboard help dry them out? Then > > patch them afterwards? Not sure how you'd get air flowing back there, > > but it might work. > > > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 5:31 PM, tbsilvey@xxxxxxxx <tbsilvey@xxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > >> Wow Eddie, sorry to hear that. I can feel some of your pain. Last month a > >> pipe broke wide open and ran for hours unhindered. Filled my house with > >> 2-3 inches of water. All the carpet, tiles, vinyl, bathroom vanities, and > >> some drywall went bye bye. We spent almost 3 weeks in a hotel with the > >> kids while we took care of repairs. We're still repairing, but back in > >> the house and doing much better. > > _______________________________________________ > > AMC-list mailing list > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.12.8/2086 - Release Date: 4/29/09 6:37 AM > > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com