Joe wrote:
# Fred # wrote:
On new installation do you level out the bottom 4" of the sheetrock
flat to match with the rest of the surface for the new base molding?

Yes. Otherwise the base molding will not be vertical and coves and
miters will be a b***h to prepare and look weird. That's why some
installers prefer wallboard installed vertically. The choice may come
down to prevailing labor rates for drywallers. Many opine that
horizontal installation is cheaper and in some cases it might be.
Whatever, it would be interesting to have the views of finish
carpenter subs and drywaller subs on the matter. HTH

Joe

In addition to Mikes comments (good ones) I will add that there is an
additional advantage to horizontal. Most people will not notice a seem at
four foot as much as they will an eight foot seem every four feet.

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Joseph Meehan

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