Fill gaps in drywall down to the baseboard

[agilde]

Hello!

In our turn-of-the-century apartment, the previous owners applied plaster to the walls, but it stops above the baseboard. Now during renovation, we have replaced the baseboard, but this creates a small gap up to the plaster. How would you fill that gap in an attractive way?

The gap distance varies, in most places it's just a few millimeters, but in some spots, more repair is needed.

 

[Unikt namn]

Why not drywall all the way down to the floor?
It looks a bit odd that the baseboard is flush with the drywall.

 

[RoTe]

Really strange indeed

 

[agilde]

Why not plaster all the way down to the floor?
Looks a bit strange that the floor trim is flush with the plasterboard.

I think originally there were tensioned paper walls. Then they added plasterboard, but without doing anything about the trim. Since the baseboard and trim are much thicker than the thickness of the plasterboard, you don't really think about it. The baseboard is therefore not flush with the plasterboard.

 

[annsofian]

I would have removed the baseboard, laid a flatter 5 mm strip slightly wider than the baseboard, and then placed it on top. Alternatively, remove the baseboard and finished the wall with against the floor.

 

[agilde]

I actually don't want to have to remove the baseboard or make any "major" interventions. Should it be possible to repair with gypsum mortar and tidy up with putty on top of that?

 

[grovspacklarn]

Putting on new plaster might be easier? It will eventually start cracking otherwise, and it's too deep to just fill in.

 

[agilde]

Putting in new drywall might be easier? Otherwise, it will eventually start cracking, and it's too deep to just fill in.

So just a strip of drywall at the bottom? Or replace it all?

 

[grovspacklarn]

So just a strip of gypsum at the bottom? Or replace everything?

Replace everything, otherwise it's difficult to get it at the right level etc., and you will need to do a full spackling to make it look nice anyway.

But if you are satisfied with a lower level of finish (and durability), you can surely figure out plenty of quick fixes.

 

[grovspacklarn]

You will have a completely different feel in the room if you do it properly. You can see in the pictures that the walls are in bad shape (uneven and such) except for the "gap."

It's a turn-of-the-century apartment being renovated, not Persa's cottage 50 km outside Tierp. But it's your choice in the end.

 

[useless]

There should be no problem filling that in.
What type of surface finish should it be?

 

[pavement]

Hack: "One strike ultimate filler" or similar lightweight filler.

https://k-bygg.se/produkt/one-strik...LohDDZP_-_Q1HgbiGbI42eurH3p5PtYDXILh0Ix3uDHYu

 

[Matti_75]

Higher plinth is probably easiest. Just prop it out at the bottom to make it straight.

 

[Tove L]

The easiest way to extend the baseboard vertically if you don't want to remove and redo it