Best Drywall Tape For Ceilings

How to tape the ceiling and walls for drywalling.

Best drywall tape for ceilings.

Don t miss a video subscribe now. All purpose compound is a pre mixed mud sold in buckets and boxes. Paper drywall tape. It can be used for all phases of drywall finishing.

Applying mud drywall joint compound and tape to an inside corner is difficult because it typically involves blending three corners the intersection of two adjacent walls and the ceiling. But which drywall tape is best. It is 13 pounds lighter than other varieties for the same size and thickness. Paper joint tape is exactly as the name says.

All it takes is a quick patching job with fiberglass mesh tape. The best way to avoid butt joints is to use sheets of drywall that are long enough to cover entire walls and ceilings. It makes a great choice for ceiling applications because it helps to prevent sagging over time. Embedding joint tape and filler and finish coats as well as for texturing and skim coating.

Most drywall tradesmen will say that paper tape is stronger than mesh drywall tape. Long strips of paper usually in rolls of 75 feet or more. The thickest of all the types of drywall 5 8 inch drywall is often fire resistant drywall. Placing drywall often means dealing with walls and ceilings that aren t exactly plumb in all areas.

The skill and care with which joint compound and tape is applied to drywall determines whether or not the finished wall will look good or bad. Paper tape takes some skill to learn. For inside corners i prefer to use paper tape instead of fiberglass mesh tape because it is creased down the center and it s strong and easy to work. Paper tape is better at preventing cracking along drywall seams.

Drywall sheets are commonly available in 8 and 12 ft. In today s video i m going to show you how to actually repair drywall tape joints on a ceiling with fiberglass mesh tape and repair ceiling cracks on seams. A slight lengthwise factory made crease in the paper helps you fold it down the middle when using it for inside corners. Covering this gap isn t a difficult process.

Traditionally paper tape is used when finishing drywall joints. When the ceiling changes height across the length of a wall a gap between wall and ceiling can result. As a result you ll have only tapered joints to finish. Lengths and specialty suppliers carry 14 ft.

Paper tape folds easily and therefore is easily applied to corners to allow for crisp inside 90 corners. Because it is lightweight and has a slow drying time it s very easy to work with and is the preferred option for diyers for coating.