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nucleus
10-06-09, 06:01 PM
Hey all..thanks for the help on this site!
Ok, so I bought a 2 year old foreclosure home in Madison MS.
Its an all brick home, that had a bad flashing that I just got repaired. There was a small leak at the flashing above the backdoor wall where the walls meet and, a small amount of water stains on the concrete floors under the baseboards. I see no staining except a slight bit where the baseboards meet. I was told by my roofer I should just paint and caulk over the slight damage. Will this be sufficent? I look to prime these walls and baseboards with killz and repaint.
It this common to do, or is replacing all the sheet rock and baseboards what needs to be done.
Any help or recommendations will be greatly appreciated.
Ok, so I bought a 2 year old foreclosure home in Madison MS.
Its an all brick home, that had a bad flashing that I just got repaired. There was a small leak at the flashing above the backdoor wall where the walls meet and, a small amount of water stains on the concrete floors under the baseboards. I see no staining except a slight bit where the baseboards meet. I was told by my roofer I should just paint and caulk over the slight damage. Will this be sufficent? I look to prime these walls and baseboards with killz and repaint.
It this common to do, or is replacing all the sheet rock and baseboards what needs to be done.
Any help or recommendations will be greatly appreciated.
spdavid
10-07-09, 07:23 AM
It all comes down to how saturated these areas became before the repiar was done.If there is any weakness,crumbling,seperation etc of the drywall then it needs to be replaced/repaired.If you have any doubts bite the bullet and find out for sure as hidden mold can be a very serious situation or can become one in time.
I'm assuming water ran down behind drywall and came out at the floor out from under baseboard.It's a judgement call as you can't see behind the drywall so be cautious,only you can see this not us.
If not repair is needed then yes prime with a stain blocking primer.Kilz is considered lower end quality as it has become a often promotional brand.It has high name recognition but low quality and reviews.Zinsser brand or any better grade national brand name stain blocking primer will likely be a better product.Oil/solvent base does a better blocking job than water based.Once primed use any quality wall paint.
I'm assuming water ran down behind drywall and came out at the floor out from under baseboard.It's a judgement call as you can't see behind the drywall so be cautious,only you can see this not us.
If not repair is needed then yes prime with a stain blocking primer.Kilz is considered lower end quality as it has become a often promotional brand.It has high name recognition but low quality and reviews.Zinsser brand or any better grade national brand name stain blocking primer will likely be a better product.Oil/solvent base does a better blocking job than water based.Once primed use any quality wall paint.