i never said you cant use the fiber tape... it saves you exactly one step.
you dont have to put mud down first.

but its thicker than paper tape so its a little more tricky to get it to
taper cleanly without exposing the tape, not the end of the world, just
something to remember when you are sanding.

and the paper tape is basically free since you already bought it to do the
corners. last time i checked it was about 6 bucks for a small roll of fiber
tape, and about a buck and a half for a huge roll of paper tape. if you can
do a corner with paper tape, a flat should be a no brainer.

both will last equally long if applied properly. both will look equally
good of applied properly.

use whatever floats your boat...

my point is simply that some people think this magic fiber tape will take
all the work out of the job. it doesnt. it saves one small step.

randy


Oh well, guess some people here just dont like the fiber tape
for doing sheetrock. Too bad.

P.S. didnt say to use it for corners, never would use it for that
myself. (never get a square corner)





Sometimes you don't know what to believe when you get conflicting
opinions.

Ken and Xronger both gave you sound advice.

Happy mudding.


Colbyt