Help! Where the drywall meets the floor
Hi,
Total amateur redoing a basement, I’m onto the drywalling stage. question is how do I meet the drywall to the floor?
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Background, there is an exisiting hardwood floor that I’m going to leave and put click together laminate over top. the stud wall I built is appx. 3/4″ away from the subfloor.
Should I
a) drywall down to the subfloor or
b) install a toe kick then drywall to that?
It’s hard to explain the problem so maybe you can check out the pics.
the original walls were appx 5/8″ thick so there’s some strapping that goes around the bottom of the subfloor that’s 5/8″ thick.
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should I try replicating this and use 5/8″ on the sidewalls? There’s not enough room between a new wall I built and the subfloor to insert the strapping so I would have to put the strapping right on top of the subfloor. Anything wrong with that? Will moulding be able to cover it up?
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I wanted to use 3/4″ drywall but if I need to use 5/8″ to build out the wall I will.
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Cut a rip the thickness of existing floor drop in slot, between wall and floor. Sheet rock rests on rip, install rock, install floor, install base
Drywall doesn't need to touch the subfloor. With drywall, most of the time the ceiling is hung first, then the walls are lifted to meet the ceiling snugly for an easy to finish joint.
The gap between the bottom of the drywall and the floor is then generally covered with base (and then shoe) molding.
SR doesn't normally go tihht down to the floor. It is better for several reasons if it does not. base board covers the crack after the SR is finished off
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In a basement you want to keep the drywall as far above the floor as possible to avoid moisture problems. Calculate what you can get away with considering your baseboard height. Then cut shims or use plywood under the sheetrock so you have a flat surface for attaching the baseboard.
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