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football_mayne OP t1_itr8pkq wrote

Reply to comment by blind-panic in Installing baseboards where drywall is recessed by football_mayne

I am making it into an office so want it to at least be presentable. I think your idea would work though, I might give it a shot and see how it would look, hopefully looking down on it from the top won't look too strange with it being 1/2" thick baseboard.

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blind-panic t1_itr9mi0 wrote

Another alternative is to feather it up the wall but that gap is huge for that, there is a method where you define a plane you want using drywall screws and fill with mud until its flush. Though again, this seems like a ton of work and might end up looking quite odd given its a big gap. Finally, you could put furniture there or even add some built in shelving to cover the issue.

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blind-panic t1_itra1fl wrote

final idea, use two sheets of 1/4" drywall to fill the gap all the way up so you'll just have super thick drywall there. This way you have a clean finish and you won't have to tear out the old drywall

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