On Jul 15, 5:23*pm, "NapalmHeart" wrote:
Thanks to all for the replies.

Here's what I figure I'll do. *Since we will eventually use
one of the available products that raise the floor up away
from the concrete I'm going to install the board with the
taper left on, rather than losing the width of the taper.
I'll get some 3/8" board to use between the upper and lower
sheets to try to minimize the number of joints to tape and
mud. If the taper present a problem with the baseboard I'll

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shim behind it to bring it back out.

Ken
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If you mean 'behind the sheetrock', don't. Any shimming should be on
the front and it will be hidden by the baseboard anyhow.

Harry K