On Nov 29, 3:02*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
The description of the dry wall shims found at the site referenced
below contains the following statements.

"Ideal for floating butt-joints and framing irregularities. Save time
by shimming drywall to allow greater inset at joints. Ensures maximum
bonding of tapes with drywall."

http://www.amazon.com/Strait-Flex-Dr.../dp/B00236E27Q

How would these shims help with "floating butt joints", which I assume
are butt joints not centered on a stud?

What do they mean by "allow greater inset at joints" and how would
this "save time"?

Don't know the answer, but when I have had a floating butt joint, I
would put a piece of plywood behind the joint before the second piece
of sheetrock went up, use a couple of drywall screws thru the
sheetrock into the plywood, and then put up the second piece of
drywall and a couple more screws thru the new drywall into the
plywood. The wood is a splice over the butt joint so there is no
relative movement between the two piece/ends of the sheetrock. Pretty
much like when patching a really large hole and backing the patch,