I am hanging drywall and putting metal corner beads on outside corners
and paper ones on the inside ones. Since its usually not possible to
have tapered sides on both types of corners, which type of corners
should have tapered edges? or is there some mix?

I would tend to choose the tapered end to the outside.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math


"ississauga" wrote in message
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I am hanging drywall and putting metal corner beads on outside corners
and paper ones on the inside ones. Since its usually not possible to
have tapered sides on both types of corners, which type of corners
should have tapered edges? or is there some mix?

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:13:56 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:

I would tend to choose the tapered end to the outside.

Why? The metal outside corner edging he's installing protrudes beyond
the planes of the intersecting walls. So no taper of the board is
necessary there--running the knife along that metal edge and each wall
gives an easy and automatic feathering the width of the knife!

And tapers on an inside corner will help to 'bury' the tape, no?

--JWW

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
And kindly explain your Irish math--not being Irish I just don't get
it!

ississauga wrote:

I am hanging drywall and putting metal corner beads on outside corners
and paper ones on the inside ones. Since its usually not possible to
have tapered sides on both types of corners, which type of corners
should have tapered edges? or is there some mix?
make sure you use enough mud when doing corners that is the major cause
of failure.. people think that it it the tape that stops the cracks,
buts it is the lack of mud behind the tape that causes the cracks....

"ississauga" wrote in message
om...
I am hanging drywall and putting metal corner beads on outside corners
and paper ones on the inside ones. Since its usually not possible to
have tapered sides on both types of corners, which type of corners
should have tapered edges? or is there some mix?

Normally, tapered edges on corners don't help you as much as they help in
the middle of the wall. You only get tapered edges on corners if you hang
the drywall vertically. In most applications, it's better to hang
horizontally. It usually reduces the overall total length of joints you
must seam.

You are correct generally. You also reminded me of one suggestion I
should have made. Don't mix tapered and square edges on the same side of
the same corner.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math


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"ississauga" wrote in message
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I am hanging drywall and putting metal corner beads on outside corners
and paper ones on the inside ones. Since its usually not possible to
have tapered sides on both types of corners, which type of corners
should have tapered edges? or is there some mix?

Normally, tapered edges on corners don't help you as much as they help in
the middle of the wall. You only get tapered edges on corners if you hang
the drywall vertically. In most applications, it's better to hang
horizontally. It usually reduces the overall total length of joints you
must seam.