:eek: In July we had abasement flood due to a malfunction in the water heater while we were away on vacation. The water level was about 56 inches or 4.5 ft. The professional water damage people tore out all the walls ( Dry Wall ) and the false ceiling and threw it out. Also we lost a lot of stuff - but that is another question. Now I am ready to put up the drywall and the ceiling and paint it. The perimeter walls are all cinder block previously painted with DRYLOCK and the water damage people said that they had sprayed some sort of mildew resistantspray and cleaned. Now my question is should I treat the walls and the old and new drywall ( The drywall was only removed till 5 ft from the ground level ) with some sort of mildew resistant/fungicide or any chemical before painting and if so what is the best substance to use for this. Finally I will be painting the perimeter again with drylock and the walls with latex paint. Any and all suggestions are welcome and appreciated. I live in the Northeast in Connecticut just for information. Tony :confused:

Remodeled my bathroom with a new tub and tub wall surround. The wall surround is one of those Sterling Accord three-piece lock-together hard vinyl (Vikyrl they call it) material pre-fabricated sections, one back wall section with the two end wall sections that attach to it. Around the edges of the surround are flanges which attach directly to the open stud framing behind. These flanges are 1/8" thick and 1 1/4" wide. I am seeking advice/suggestions how to deal with finishing out (with drywall) the top edge of the back of the surround where the design is a sloped contour on the back corners where it is raised a good half inch than the level of the straight flat tops. And if I cover the 1/8" thick flanges up to the edge of the surround, the drywall wouldn't be flat there unless I did something like try to shave the back of it. Also, even if I can manage to get a decent edge where the drywall meets the surround, what do I do with about that seam or gap between the edge of the drywall and the surround? Just caulk it? Is it normal to caulk the rough-cut edge of drywall like that? Here's some pictures of the situation: [url]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/sgull1/IMG_1262.jpg[/url] [url]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/sgull1/IMG_1263.jpg[/url] [url]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/sgull1/IMG_1264.jpg[/url] [url]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/sgull1/IMG_1265.jpg[/url] [url]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/sgull1/IMG_1266.jpg[/url] [url]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/sgull1/IMG_1267.jpg[/url] [url]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/sgull1/IMG_1268.jpg[/url]