"Trader" wrote in message
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Hi,

I used that stuff too and all my joints cracked. I've done a lot of
spackling and never had this happen before. I hope you have better luck.



I use it a lot and have had no problems with it.

To answer the original question, yes, you need to tape the joints. If you
just use joint compound, and even the "tapeless" joint compound, you will
get cracks. I would guess that the original application did not have any
compound under the tape or it was not embedded properly. You should NOT be
able to just peal the tape off. Go to the library and get a book on
drywalling or buy a book from your hardware store before you try this
project. There are lots of tricks and tips on how to do drywalling
properly. Setting type mud holds up better, IMHO, but is more complicated
to work with. If you decide to use this type, get the longest setting time
to give you plenty of time to work with the mud.

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Mike D.

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