How to USE MESH TAPE for DRYWALL
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- I decided to teach a newbie (my granddaughter) how to apply mesh tape. I think she does a pretty good job, but teaching her could be useful for others.
If you want to see my video about Mixing Quickset : • How to Mix QUICKSET DR...
This is the first taping video that a professional had a newbie try taping that’s a great tutorial video thanks
Thanks.
Thank you. For the hints. VERY HELPFUL Also, very nice touch having you talk your granddaughter through it. It would have been extra helpful if you would have then talked her through the mudding as well. 👌😀
Thanks so much John. Yes I agree with your suggestions. I will do something like that in a future video
Proffesional...whos passionate..easily related to us the student..making it look easy..great job
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it very much. I really enjoyed this video
I drywalled a 1 and 1/2 story 3 car garage in 2006. I used mesh tape with all purpose pre-mixed mud. It didn't know enough to mix/thin the mud, I just used it straight out of the bucket. I also used finishing mud again straight out of the bucket. I have seen a lot videos saying only use paper tape on new construction. I'm planning on building a house sometime in the future. I'm tempted to do the drywall the same way, I looked over the drywall yesterday and only saw 2 or three small cracks, I probably easily could cover them with a quick coat of paint. Do you think mesh is a good way to do new construction?
Thanks so much for the question. I have finished a lot of drywall in new construction with mesh tape on all of the flats. But I ALWAYS used quickset mud on the bed coat. Using only all purpose on the bed coat is risky for the long term stability of the joints. After the thin bed coat with quickset is applied then you can use all purpose or a topping to finish up.
@@homerehabpros9617 Thanks
Low ceiling? On a platform? Or are you both really tall?
Hey Matt…LOL. It is a low ceiling.
Do you have a video that shows how to put the mud for the second and third coat?
Here is one of my second coat videos th-cam.com/video/xgPyL-SQ_aI/w-d-xo.html
@@homerehabpros9617 Thank you!
Great video for DIY
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Why do most people, even pros refrain from using mesh tape to do entire taping?? They always say it's not durable enough and will Crack. What are your thoughts? I'm planning on retaping my garage ceiling and I'm not sure which to use. NOTE: This is my first time taping, however, I'm not looking for the easier way. I want this to be done right and hopefully never have to worry about it again for another 30 years.
Hey Sky Hawk. Thanks so much for the comment. 1. As a pro that has done millions of square feet of drywall I will tell you that we have used Mesh tape to do all the flats on hundreds of projects. We don’t use it for the corners or angles. Also we were very careful to use ONLY quickset mud on the bed coat. If you use regular mud it will crack. Quickset dries extremely hard and solves the cracking issue. Once the mesh is bedded in quickset you can coat it with a coating mud. I do have a video that shows what I did on a ceiling. Look in my playlist for drywall.
@@homerehabpros9617 Can you tell me which specific tape you use?
@ sky hawk…I usually us the standard FibaTape that you can get at Home Depot.
@Home Rehab Pros I will give it a shot on my entire garage ceiling. Hopefully it last me for years. Thanks for the fast replies. I saw several of your videos and they are very informative. New subscriber here. Keep up the great work.
U just have to use fast setting joint compound mud it even says so on manufactures webpage otherwise all purpose mud or other muds that's not fast setting it will cause cracks
Absolutely Jacobb. ONLY use quick set mud to bed the mesh tape. Your finish coats can be an All Purpose or Lite Weight mud
Here is a video for the next coat
th-cam.com/video/xgPyL-SQ_aI/w-d-xo.html
And another : th-cam.com/video/y9iY8rWApUQ/w-d-xo.html
I don't understand cutting the edges with a knife???
Mesh tape can shed strings off the edge. Cutting minimizes that issue.
I use Durabond 90
Thanks for the comment Ron. I would recommend durabond 90 for most homeowners doing there own repairs. It just gives them more time to work with it and still get the advantage of a quickset material. Used to be I would use durabond 300 (yup that was 300) when I had really big jobs.
I renovated a farm house from 1948 kept cracking when to pepper much better
Thanks for the comment
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Didn’t even stagger your butt joints, can’t trust anything you say lol
I didn’t hang this drywall and I completely agree. In fact I have another video that discusses that very thing.
Watch this. DON'T DO this when Hanging Drywall
th-cam.com/video/xT5MDHTLNV0/w-d-xo.html
Do not use mess tape it will crack
Hey Frank, I am sorry that you had that issue. I have used mesh tape with quickset for decades without a problem. With that being said cracks in drywall are a common problem no matter what tape you use. If your mesh tape formed a hairline crack down the middle of the joint it is probably because of the Joint Compound used. This is the most common mistake people make. If you used quickset mud and it did that then I would suspect that there are other issues involved.
@@homerehabpros9617 yes building shift especially if the poor concrete in the winter when the ground thass the building shift a little
@@franktremblay4860 So you are correct in that Mesh tape does not solve every issue. Sometimes paper tape is best, or a newer material like FiberFuse can also be excellent. There is no ONE material that is perfect for every condition. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
@@homerehabpros9617 they should design a tape that is flexible would solve some of our issues 🤔
@@homerehabpros9617 am going to try elastomeric paint on drywall for an experiment an see if it helps on an old building that shifts 2 times a year spring and winter
Creepy vibes
Not sure what you mean but thanks for watching.
@@homerehabpros9617 oh you know. Lol.