I've always heard that you can never go thru the paper on sheetrock (or bad things will happen)....
How 'bad' is this?
The poorly done plastering job apparently needed some shaving so the baseboard trim would fit -- a lot of shaving in this spot.
What will or can happen when the paper is breached like this?
And, now that I have the baseboard trim off, if the exposure IS a problem can I coat the exposed gypsum interior with something (primer & paint? epoxy? caulk?) and make it 'good' again.
This in a den/bedroom that is usually at about 60-70 oF usually has a RH of 50-60% and is at the bottom of the sheetrock panel (wood floor shown at bottom). It all sits on concrete slab in a daylight basemnt - towards the 'daylight' part.