Taping Drywall Joints

When taping drywall joints, the best method to use is the fiberglass method, in which fiberglass tape is applied directly over the crack between two piece of drywall. Prime and paint drywall to create a nice patch with help from a home repair specialist in this free video on drywall installation.

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• dry
• wall
• taping
• drywall
• finish
• finishing
• mud
• paper
• sheetrock
• tape

[doggyme1]

Is the tape or fibreglass method best to use.

[mudslingrpro]

@CantFaze Never have ! Seen it done quite a few times .

[CantFaze]

@mudslingrpro soo you must be able to plast lathe aswell then eh?

[Learnthethingsido]

I really like this guy, He is t=the type where you just Have to like him he is hard to get mad at and he isn't a creeper or anything I subbed man Your awesome keep up the good vids man!

[scubasteve29100]

@irich62 i highly dought there are any "wannabe drywall experts". what exactly did he do wrong?

[mudslingrpro]

Ah yes ! That brings back some hilarious memories. Leave the mesh to the plastering crews. Works much better in that application !

Thanks for your offer yuorpoison. If I make it across the border someday , I'd be glad to meet an educated American taper !

[mudslingrpro]

Ya, that's right. I averaged about 2 houses per week for 28 years and about 6 weeks holidays each year. And I work alone when it comes to taping.

I agree that video DOES NOT do justice to a taping tutorial but showing people the correct product to use is very easy.

[yuorpoison]

what mudslingrpro said ,,finally smeone that know the purpose of drywall tape and the mesh ,,,most people think its just easier ,,,there wife puts it on and they try to finish it together ,i guess its better than holding hands at the beach but i really do enjoy the laughs on the job and when i see it ,,,at least something never changes mudslingrpro you ever need work in pennsylvania your hired ,,

[mudslingrpro]

NEVER, EVER use mesh tape on a cut edge joint(butt joint). It WILL crack eventually. Personally, if I use mesh tape(not by choice and on a factory joint only) I will fill the joint in with a quick setting compound first. This also allows you to put another coat on fairly quickly depending on the QS you choose to use. Been at this 28 years and 2,500 houses later. Trust me !

[PhorGivN]

Your first mistake is using mesh tape to repair a crack. Mesh tape is made for factory seams. When you're doing drywall repair and taping crackes or butt joints you need paper tape so your work doesn't crack later. Mesh tape does not prevent these types of seams from cracking. Nor is mesh tape made for use with ready mix joint compounds.