How to fit trim against uneven walls
Fitting brackets or trim against old, uneven masonry walls leaves awkward gaps and forces you to choose between shims, caulking, or modifying the material itself. Because these walls cannot be demolished or easily straightened, you have to figure out how to bridge the uneven surfaces cleanly without throwing off the alignment.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using shims and filling gaps with caulk
- 2Scribing the gap line and removing material using a table saw, belt sander, or wood planer
- 3Using all-purpose joint compound
- 4Screeding out the compound
- 5Applying new drywall on top of the existing wall
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“This is a purely decorative bar bracket. Do I use a shim, screw then caulk around the corner? Do I cut the bracket to the correct angle? Also, should it be flush with the wall (side) or the bar (top)? Thanks for the advice.”source ↗
Where this came up
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