Drywall Corner Tape With Metal

The metal corner tape comes in consumer and contractor roll sizes varying in size from 7 6m 25 30m 98 4 and 30.

Drywall corner tape with metal. This paper faced metal bead installs without nails. Push the tape into the corner. Because it comes with a crease it is easier to crease than ordinary paper drywall tape. Crease the tape and cut it to length.

Metal corner tape is made of a strong paper joint tape reinforced by two parallel corrosion resistant metal or plastic strips it is the ideal solution when dry lining and plastering archways curved and irregular inside and outside corners and unusual angles. You want it at approximately a ninety degree angle. Creating perfectly smooth wall corners with this old house general contractor tom silva. Truly a niche product this drywall joint tape is categorized as an inside corner bead tape because it cannot be used on flat surfaces or even on outside corners.

Corner bead is available in several materials including vinyl paper faced and metal but the simplest to work with is the tape on variety such as beadex. 90 outside corners inside corners and angles can be expertly finished with strait flex original corner bead. Scoop some pre mixed joint compound onto a hawk then apply the compound to the wall corner with a 6 inch drywall knife. Grabber construction ult325 no coat ultra flex flexible drywall corner tape 3 1 4 in w x 100 ft l x 0 44 in at center 0 018 in at edge t 10 piece 5 0 out of 5 stars 2 65 15 65.

See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this old hou. Metal drywall tape is meant to be creased lengthwise and then applied to the corner. Easier to install than metal corner bead original resists dents and paint chipping cuts easily with a utility knife or scissors is applied with. Original is the most versatile multi purpose drywall tape original is the most versatile multi purpose drywall tape from strait flex.

Using a three or four inch knife press the tape into the corner removing the excess mud. The angles in drywall speak require that you put about two to three inches of mud on both sides of the corner. To tape outside wall corners start by attaching a metal or plastic corner bead to the drywall corner. Metal must face the wall.

In this video i explain how to tape inside corners by hand with paper tape.