A number of years ago I installed a soffit(frame and drywall covering) to box around the ductwork in our basement. The boxout/soffit itself is about 6 feet across the bottom, 20 feet long, and has 12" tall sides. Being an amateur it took me quite awhile but the largest and most difficult piece of drywall covering the bottom of the ducts turned out pretty well. The smaller side drywall pieces of the ductwork boxout didn't turn out out as well. There are a fair amount of waves and screw popouts.
If possible, I'd like to remove the side drywall pieces only and redo those. Since the bottom was the hardest to do and turned out well I'd like to preserve that if possible. At the point where the sides of the boxout meet the bottom I installed a plastic corner strip and feathered it in with drywall mud.
What is the best method of removing the side drywall pieces so as to minimize the damage to the surrounding drywall. Or, is this going to be so involved I'm just better off removing the good work along with the bad? Thanks in advance. LanceM
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If possible, I'd like to remove the side drywall pieces only and redo those. Since the bottom was the hardest to do and turned out well I'd like to preserve that if possible. At the point where the sides of the boxout meet the bottom I installed a plastic corner strip and feathered it in with drywall mud.
What is the best method of removing the side drywall pieces so as to minimize the damage to the surrounding drywall. Or, is this going to be so involved I'm just better off removing the good work along with the bad? Thanks in advance. LanceM
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