How To Repair Ceiling Tape Joints

A few simple tips how to tape and mud your drywall ceiling so you don t get bubbles behind your tape.

How to repair ceiling tape joints. On flat surfaces you can use use self adhesive fiberglass mesh drywall tape or paper tape. Spread joint compound over the tape and smooth it out. Begin at the top or one end of the joint pressing the tape into the mud along the wall or ceiling to the bottom or.

If it is just that the mud is cracked or pieces of dried mud have come out you can patch with new drywall compound. First use the putty knife to apply a thin even layer of drywall compound to the seam. Follow these easy tips along with the video to make quick work of repairing your ceiling from cracks nail pops or large holes.

Apply the joint compound over your mesh tape scraping in the direction of the tape. Over time changes in moisture settling of the home or quite simply. If you take a few minutes to skim over it with joint compound the tape disappears completely.

There are videos around to show you how. Then press the tape. How to repair loose drywall tape on cathedral ceiling joints.

Press drywall seam tape against the wet mud centering the tape over the joint. Joints between pieces of drywall are masked by a combination of drywall compound and tape. Sand away any loose paint and drywall.

The tape was still visible from across the room even under two coats of paint. So we gave it a try. If the tape is actually loose there is no other way to fix it than remove and replace.