out of plumb basement wall
#1
06-08-02, 09:28 AM
out of plumb basement wall
The concrete walls which encompass my side door in my basement are not plumb.
The door frame is set back in between these two slabs of concrete leaving about 3 inches of concrete wall edge exposed on either side of the door..
I recently raised a wall on both sides of the door. In compensating for the out of plumb concrete walls, the gap between the framed wall and the concrete wall progressively widens from the floor to the ceiling. This is most noticeable around the area of the door, where the 3in short wall exists. The door naturally is also not plumb (slanting outward gradually towards the ceiling).
This means that when I put up sheet rock for this 3in area around the door, the sheet rock will have to be cut on a slant to butt up against the door frame. To me this is quite noticeable now and probably more so when the sheetrock is installed, because the sheetrock will be narrower at the floor level and wider toward the ceiling.
Should I leave the interior wall plumb and not worry about the widening gap between the concrete wall and the framed wall or should I move the top of the framed wall to follow the line of the concrete wall so that the 3 inch area around the door will at least appear to be straight?
The door frame is set back in between these two slabs of concrete leaving about 3 inches of concrete wall edge exposed on either side of the door..
I recently raised a wall on both sides of the door. In compensating for the out of plumb concrete walls, the gap between the framed wall and the concrete wall progressively widens from the floor to the ceiling. This is most noticeable around the area of the door, where the 3in short wall exists. The door naturally is also not plumb (slanting outward gradually towards the ceiling).
This means that when I put up sheet rock for this 3in area around the door, the sheet rock will have to be cut on a slant to butt up against the door frame. To me this is quite noticeable now and probably more so when the sheetrock is installed, because the sheetrock will be narrower at the floor level and wider toward the ceiling.
Should I leave the interior wall plumb and not worry about the widening gap between the concrete wall and the framed wall or should I move the top of the framed wall to follow the line of the concrete wall so that the 3 inch area around the door will at least appear to be straight?
#3
06-08-02, 11:31 AM
out of plumb basement wall
Reinstalling the door would be an ideal situation, but in doing so it would no longer line up with the foundation wall on the outside.
In addition, this would be a major task for me and one that I could neither perform financially or physically.
What if I adjusted the framed wall at the top so that the distance between the door frame and the framed wall is the same so that it is aesthetically exceptable. It is almost impossible to see the flaw by eye. The only way I could tell the concrete wall was out of plumb was with a level.
In addition, this would be a major task for me and one that I could neither perform financially or physically.
What if I adjusted the framed wall at the top so that the distance between the door frame and the framed wall is the same so that it is aesthetically exceptable. It is almost impossible to see the flaw by eye. The only way I could tell the concrete wall was out of plumb was with a level.
#4
06-16-02, 08:39 PM
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Does anyone have plumb walls?
Hatter, it sounds to me like you resolved your own problem. The average person will not be walking into your home with a level or plumb bob to see if anything is out of alignment. What is important is that the door properly functions. By the way, avoid striped wall paper!
