How To Install And Float Sheet Rock Metal Corner

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How to install and float sheet rock metal corner. To tape outside wall corners start by attaching a metal or plastic corner bead to the drywall corner. Cover the corner with joint compound use a 6 inch drywall joint knife to apply a thick coat of setting type joint compound in crossing strokes along both walls from one end to the other. Taping and floating drywall is the process of solidifying the joint between 2 pieces of drywall so that the plaster and paint that goes on top of it doesn t crack later on. You might need to do this when you are renovating your living space or even building a new one.

Cover the corner with joint compound use a 6 inch drywall joint knife to apply a thick coat of setting type joint compound in crossing strokes along both walls from one end to the other. Use a very thick coat that covers all the metal and spreads well onto the the drywall. This video shows how to install corner bead on an outside 3 way corner. Use a very thick coat that covers all the metal and spreads well onto the the drywall.

Using a corner trowel to smooth the mud out taking care not to push too hard on the floating piece. Scoop some pre mixed joint compound onto a hawk then apply the compound to the wall corner with a 6 inch drywall knife. Smear the compound down the wall completely covering the wall corner and corner bead. Tape the seam by pressing the middle of the tape into the crack ensuring that half of the tape is on one side and the other half is on the other sheet.

Creating perfectly smooth wall corners with this old house general contractor tom silva. Fill the joint with mud.