I have added two non load bearing partition walls. The distance from the concrete slab to the bottom of ceiling furing strips is 100", or 4" more than the standard 96" drywall height.
The rest of the house, done back in 1972, they used a strip of 1X3 all the way along the bottom of the wall framing, nailed to the bottom plate. Then they put 3/4" thick gypsum boards on top of the strip of 1X3, making it almost 99", then they used 3/4" thick ceiling rock to make everything meet.
I am trying to decide if I should use a strip of 1X3 or 1X4 at the base so I can fit a full 8' sheet or should I plan on cutting a very narrow strip of sheetrock to bridge the difference.
I hate to buy a bunch of 12' long sheet rock (hard to transport too) just to cut to 99" or so.
The rest of the house, done back in 1972, they used a strip of 1X3 all the way along the bottom of the wall framing, nailed to the bottom plate. Then they put 3/4" thick gypsum boards on top of the strip of 1X3, making it almost 99", then they used 3/4" thick ceiling rock to make everything meet.
I am trying to decide if I should use a strip of 1X3 or 1X4 at the base so I can fit a full 8' sheet or should I plan on cutting a very narrow strip of sheetrock to bridge the difference.
I hate to buy a bunch of 12' long sheet rock (hard to transport too) just to cut to 99" or so.