Taping Ceiling Corners

Rigid pre formed drywall corners can also be used at inside wall corners.

Taping ceiling corners. Position the end of the tape on the ceiling so it is about 1 inch from the corner and flush against the joint with the. Quickly and lightly stroke your knife over both sides of the tape to position it exactly in the corner. To apply more pressure hold the knife at a steep angle.

Corner bead is more durable and much easier to install than paper only corners. Traditional metal corner drywall bead is tedious and time consuming to install and if you don t cover metal corner with tape it s likely to develop cracks along the edges. Set the drywall tape into the wet compound by hand then use the 4 inch knife to press the tape tight to the wall squeezing out the excess compound.

Apply tape to the ceiling as you did in the corners. The crease stiffens the tape and helps keep the corner straight and crisp. Stand on a ladder in a corner of the room.

The edge should be feathered right to the tape. How to tape the ceiling and walls for drywalling. Unroll 8 to 10 inches of tape.

Outside corners are rough and or fragile. Instead of using standard paper tape on outside corners spend a few extra pennies for metal or plastic outside corner bead. Many people struggle to get that little 3 way intersection to look good.

This allows the knife to press the tape tightly in the corner. After this pass most of the compound is removed as the tape is embedded. Then apply more pressure and use the tape on one side and the wall surface on the other as leveling guides to embed the tape smoothly and evenly.