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   DaveRicheson | Jan 28, 2008 11:20pm | #1

   Depends on how far out of square and how far out of plumb.

   If you have the room, you could just build a metal stud (2x2) wall in front of the mess you have. If not, a lot of answers will depend on the information you supply to the above questions. 

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   liam | Feb 03, 2008 03:15am | #3

   My walls are about 1 inch in ten feet out of square and the wall has a bow in it in regard to plumb or about 1 inch as well. The roomis kitchen aabout 11x11 so the it is tight to build walls on 3 sides.  I will look into 2x steel but will it hold kitchen cabinets. Thanks for the reply and info.  Liam

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   Sphere | Feb 03, 2008 04:03am | #4

   Thats not that bad. Leave it as is and call it "Quaint Charming Uneveness".  Seriously, you can build to that with scribe mouldings and slight sheetrock adjustments.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   "Success is not spontaneous combustion, you have to set yourself on Fire"

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   DaveRicheson | Feb 04, 2008 03:48pm | #5

   1" in 10' isn't bad as Sphere say.

   Use a long straight edge to find the bow and just shim that area out with whatever works. Could be drywall shims or rips of 2x4s.

   If you really want to get it squared up, rip a 2x to the appropriate thickness for the worst corner, then pull sting lines from corner to corner. Pull them at the top, middle and bottom and measure from the string lines back to the face of the existing studs. These measurements will give you your rip thicknesses and tapper as needed for each stud.

   Remember to either move any electrical boxes out to match the dw at each corrected stud, or use box extensions of the right thickness.

    

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   BarryE | Jan 28, 2008 11:42pm | #2

   Best method? Build a 2 x 4 wall independent of the block walls.

   Don't have room for 3 1/2" use 2 5/8" metal studs

   I've also used 2 x 4's turned sideways with 2 x 2 plates and shimmed and tapconed in the middle

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   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   DanH | Feb 04, 2008 07:43pm | #6

   The obsessive way to do it is to scab together a flat & plumb 2x4 studwall hard against the brick.  Then take a compass scribe, set it to match the widest gap between stud and brick, and scribe the studs.  Number the studs, disassemble, and cut the studs on the scribe lines before reinstalling with tapcons or powder anchors.

   You could try to do it with 2x2, but you need straight lumber, and you want the 2x4s if you're hanging cabiinets.

   If your view never changes you're following the wrong leader
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   DaveRicheson | Feb 04, 2008 09:52pm | #7

   Glad youcame along Dan.

   I forgot this was a block or brick wall. My solution would have had him saying wtf is he talking about?