On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 18:08:39 -0500, Mike Dobony
wrote:

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:22:37 -0700, Rudy wrote:

With new construction, sheetrock is usually put up horizontally,
which means there will be a beveled edge along the floor where
the baseboard molding goes. How do I keep the molding flat with
the wall if it's nailed against the bevel on the sheet rock?

We use 5 1/2" baseboard. If you' re using 2 1/4 "casing", I suppose you
could ask the drywall guy to run his knife/mud along the bottom edge

That defeats the purpose of the 1/2 inch gap, a break from the floor if it
gets wet, keeping the drywall from getting wet, deteriorating and
developing mold.
It can still be half an inch above the floor.