how do i handle wet dry wall and insulation in basement?
my basement got water in it a week ago – about 2 inches on the floor. the drywall and insulation was in water for 24 hours and i have been drying it out with fans and dehumidifiers over the last week. do i need to take down the portion of the wall that was wet? any chance i can keep the walls up and not get mold on the insulation / dry wall?
You cut out the drywall at the 4 foot level because drywall comes in 8×4 sheets, you rip out and throw away the insulation. You ventilate the area to dry it completely, you fog it with a mold fogger that you rent from Home Depot, fix any problems that caused the flooding in the first place, put in new insulation and drywall. The water would’ve gone much higher than 2 inches in the insulation because of capillary action so it pretty much all has to be replaced, the amount of drywall to replace is a matter of what’s more convenient to replace and the 4 foot level is the most convenient to replace. You could just do two feet but then there’s a lot more work involved just to save a few sheets of drywall. You may want to consider using the more expensive green drywall as it’s moisture resistant and hence mold will be less likely to set in even if you didn’t dry out the area well enough.
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