I'm doing a bit of a remodel in a powder bath, and plan to tile previously wallpapered walls. I stripped the wallpaper using a chemical remover.
When I removed the baseboards, I noticed a small wet spot about the size of a quarter in the drywall, about 4" below the water inlet for the toilet. At the time, it looked as if some of the wallpaper stripper had run down behind the baseboard and had been sitting there on the room side of the drywall.
A day or two later, I'm priming the wallboard, and I notice that the "wet" spot is still there. I enlarged the opening around the 1/2" copper inlet pipe, and inserted my finger to feel around. I could detect no moisture whatsoever anywhere on the pipe, or anywhere around. Nor is there any dampness or moisture at the bottom of the wallboard.
Could it take that long for drywall to dry out, if in fact the spot was caused by the wallpaper stripper? I would think that, if water had been leaking, I would have seen mold or something, or at least the softening of the wallboard from long-term exposure to moisture.
Any ideas?
-DBB1
When I removed the baseboards, I noticed a small wet spot about the size of a quarter in the drywall, about 4" below the water inlet for the toilet. At the time, it looked as if some of the wallpaper stripper had run down behind the baseboard and had been sitting there on the room side of the drywall.
A day or two later, I'm priming the wallboard, and I notice that the "wet" spot is still there. I enlarged the opening around the 1/2" copper inlet pipe, and inserted my finger to feel around. I could detect no moisture whatsoever anywhere on the pipe, or anywhere around. Nor is there any dampness or moisture at the bottom of the wallboard.
Could it take that long for drywall to dry out, if in fact the spot was caused by the wallpaper stripper? I would think that, if water had been leaking, I would have seen mold or something, or at least the softening of the wallboard from long-term exposure to moisture.
Any ideas?
-DBB1