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   calvin | Sep 22, 2007 10:24pm | #1

   You certainly could build up the corner.  I've temporarily adhered a tapered shim as a "ground" for my knife or trowel.  After the first coat of durabond 20 (or 5 if you can find it), remove the ground and fill in that portion.

   Or, you can try the method many top installers use:  remove whats keeping it from going to further in that corner-judiciously take out some of the wallboard out front.

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   Fisher1009 | Sep 22, 2007 10:38pm | #2

   thanks for the great tip! i will proceed accordingly with joint compound. 

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   calvin | Sep 22, 2007 11:42pm | #4

   Thank you.

   If you've got to build up more than a 1/4'' or even for general properties, I'd use Durabond (wont shrink) and get the number according to your comfort level.  For this type or patching holes and other small stuff-Durabond 20.  If you can find it and work super fast, 5 isn't out of the question.  A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.

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   http://www.quittintime.com/

    

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   bearmon | Sep 23, 2007 01:06am | #5

   Calvin, great idea on the shims.  Thanks!Bear

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   calvin | Sep 23, 2007 01:45am | #6

   You're welcome.

   Plaster grounds, an old idea with new applications.

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   DanH | Sep 22, 2007 11:21pm | #3

   You can build up the corner. You should also be able to trim down the vanity, or notch out the wall so that the edge of the vanity can be recessed. Which option to use depends on weighing the aesthetic and practical considerations.

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