Taping drywall can be a frustrating, gut-wrenching experience. Nagging flaws will show up right after painting and even months later. Nail pops, corner-bead cracks and bad joints will plague your walls forever. Taping sheetrock is a basic task that helps give a room a more finished look.
By taking the time to tape sheetrock prior to priming and painting the wall surface, the seams between sections of the sheetrock become very difficult to detect. Improve your drywall taping skills and increase your speed with these taping tips. Mix the setting compound and completely fill all wide gaps.
Keep the fill flush with the drywall surface. To tape and mud drywall , use a drywall knife to spread a liberal amount of drywall mud into the seam between drywall boards, then run the trowel over the freshly-mudded sections. Fine Homebuilding contributor Myron Ferguson demonstrates how to tape drywall. Before the mud dries, press a strip of paper tape into the freshly mudded joint, starting at one corner and working your way to another.

The tricky part is learning how to properly bed the tape and feather out the compound to an imperceptible edge. Drywall taping and mudding skills are acquired by lots of practice. You need to be trained by a professional or watch a few of my videos below.



