I just had a new shower facuet put in my shower. The pic shows the hole that I'm left with. In order to fix this, here's what I am thinking. 1. Glue two 1x2 strips of wood inside the hole. 2. Screw a patch board to the strips. 3. Replace the tile. Is this feasible. I can't screw the strips to the existing wall because of the tile. What type of adhesive would be best for this? I need to to hold literally forever, because the patch piece will not be joined to this existing wall other than the grout for the tile. Thanks ahead of time for any suggestions and ideas that you may have. Bill

Shortly I will be replacing the ceiling in my basement (burst pipes are so much fun). My wife has decided to add to my dilema by requesting that I replace the wood paneling on the walls with drywall while I am at it. As I was getting the room ready I was tearing off the wood paneling to see what was beneath. It appears that there is some 2" styrofoam insulation then the foundation wall (standard cinderblock & mortar). The wood paneling was merely glued to the styrofoam. I am hesitant, however to just glue the drywall to the insulation. Is that the proper method, or is there a better way? Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.