XPost: alt.home.repair, misc.consumers.frugal-living   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/4/2021 11:55 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:   
   > Curious about how Flex Seal is will mildew, chlorine bleach (hypochorite) and   
   > cracking? I surmise it is essential a polymerised version of bytyl rubber   
   > flashing. I have supported a rotted bath wall for five years using 10"x20"   
   > PVC shim sheeting, drywall mesh and white butyl rubber flashing.   
   > But I got further rot on the far side of the mid-tub soap dish which I   
   > repaired with regular silicone caulking and drywall mesh. It seems to be   
   > slightly sagging and I am not inclined to act until necessary. But my plan is   
   > to put another PVC shim sheet with flashing and to cover up some unsightly   
   > drywall mesh silicone patching above it (that I spray chlorine on every few   
   > days) with Flex Seal and spatula. Well until I can afford (both money and   
   > effort) to replace the rotted drywall and retile.   
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   And in the meanwhile, your wall is rotting internally. Time to tear   
   everything off, repair or replace the damaged structure, and replace the   
   drywall with concrete backer board.   
      
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