On 9 Nov 2005 07:43:11 -0800, "jerseycat10"
wrote:

Posted Nov 08, 2005 07:40 PM
I am finishing my basement, and I have one wall that I am unsure how to
handle. Basically, here is the wall in question. Notice its adjacency
to my staircase.

http://www.bookac.com/Images/Basement/without_stud.jpg

If I decide to go with studs straight against this wall, like this:

http://www.bookac.com/Images/Basement/with_stud.jpg , I am going to
severely interfere with the size of that opening into the basement.
Also, I wouldn't know how to handle the transition from studded wall to
the sheetrock that is pre-existent in the stairwell (as can be seen in
the first image I linked).

I guess my question is, should I go with a studded wall, furring
strips, or am I supposed to somehow adhere the drywall/sheetrock to the
concrete wall. The last solution makes a little sense because it would
line up nicely with the sheetrock that already exists at the top of the
stairwell. Thoughts?

use a string-compass to draw an arc from that 2x4 post,
to see how close you can come with the 2x4 studwall.
from that point into the corner, and up the stairs,
glue the thinnest urethane foam-board you can find to the
wall, and glue sheetrock to that. This will make
a bump-put with the existing sheetrock upstairs.
Cover the transition with molding.

The continuous support of the foam behind the rock
means you have to hit the wall harder to punch a hole,
which you're eventually going to to anyway, moving
furniture up and down.