Another situation that calls for filling is a drywall gap between sheets that’s more than about 1/2 inch wide. If you tape over a wide gap like this without filling it first, the tape will flex, and the joint compound covering it will chip away.
How big of a gap do you leave in drywall?
These were 1/2″ to 1 1/4″ gaps, irregular in spacing and 2′ to 5′ long. Let it dry and you can cut down the excess. Expensive but quick and easy to use. Show activity on this post. I had a gap at the top of the drywall of about 1 inch on one end tapering to 1/2 inch at the other end of a length of 36 inches.
How to fill this gap between garage walls and Dryway?
Use 90 joint compound that you have to mix and flush fill below level then tape and finish coat with lighter mud. Show activity on this post. I’ve used Great-Stuff gap filler on dryway in a garage .
How thick can you put drywall mud?
Start by laying a thick bed of joint compound down the center of the seam. Then smooth it down to a consistent thickness of about 1/8 in. With your 5- or 6-in.
If you want to use mesh tape to mud drywall… Unlike paper tape that requires bedding in wet mud, self-adhesive mesh tape is applied over seams and then, when mud is applied, an adequate amount seeps through the mesh into the seam beneath.
This can be done with a drywall finishing knife, an equalizer can be sprayed onto the wallboard, or thinned joint compound can be rolled on with a paint roller. Here, the tinted mud may help the finisher get a better coverage. How long does it take for drywall mud to dry?
You may be wondering “What is the difference between green top and white drywall mud?”
The green top Sheetrock brand mud is a general purpose mud, and it too, can be used for a finish or skim coat. It is, however, white, only the lid is green. Two things can be noted about joint compound. First, any joint compo What is the difference between green drywall mud and blue drywall mud?
How wide should you taper a drywall joint?
Wide knife for the tape coat. For the following coats, use a 12-in. Knife, or better yet, a 14-in., and knife.
While we were writing we ran into the query “Should drywall be tapered or tapered?”.
If you look carefully at the long edge of drywall, you will notice that on each side there is a taper. This is because the joint compound can be used to fill in the taper.
With the tapered drywall joint, you can even use a stronger type of tape, such as mesh fiberglass drywall tape.
This begs the question “How do you know if a drywall joint is taper?”
When you look at a piece of drywall closely and feel it with your hand, you will notice that on each of the long edges there is a taper. When two of these tapered edges meet, they form a flat V-shaped void that is easily filled in with joint compound or mud. This makes the join invisible.
Is it better to have a tapered or taper joint?
This is because the joint compound can be used to fill in the taper. A drywall taper is formed when the tapered edges of two sheets of drywall are adjoined.
Can I use mud to fill in gaps between fiberglass mesh tape?
Even if you used fiberglass mesh tape when you tape the joints, it’ll be hard to finish the surface, and you’re probably going to experience premature cracking, etc. You could try filling in the gap with one of several materials: But I’m not sure how the mud would dry over material like that.
This of course begs the query “How do I fill this gap between tape and setting compound?”
Setting-type compound (the bagged kind you mix vs. the drying-type you buy premixed in a bucket) will easily fill a 1/2″ gap without cracking. Make sure you load up the gap well before applying your tape, then finish it as you would any other joint.