Drywall Repair Question
 

I have two holes to fix in my ceiling, both are in the 1'x2' range. Plus, as
an added bonus the ceiling is knowdown textured. I'll put up a couple of
backing strips to give the drywall support. I will be using paper tape, not
the fiber mesh. My question is: Should I overlap the tape at the corners of
the repair?

Thanks,

John

"JJ" wrote in message
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I have two holes to fix in my ceiling, both are in the 1'x2' range. Plus,
as
an added bonus the ceiling is knowdown textured. I'll put up a couple of
backing strips to give the drywall support. I will be using paper tape,
not
the fiber mesh. My question is: Should I overlap the tape at the corners
of
the repair?

Thanks,

John

yes, assure ample joint-compound under tape. It should shrink somewhat as it
dries.
I try to scrape off excess ceiling texture about 1 to 1-1/2" from edge of
existing hole before applying tape.
- - - jjoy

On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:50:43 -0600, "JJ" wrote:

I have two holes to fix in my ceiling, both are in the 1'x2' range. Plus, as
an added bonus the ceiling is knowdown textured. I'll put up a couple of
backing strips to give the drywall support. I will be using paper tape, not
the fiber mesh. My question is: Should I overlap the tape at the corners of
the repair?

Thanks,

John

Since it's textured, you can overlap the tape. When it's flat, I run
the longest sides a bit long and then cut the shorter pieces to fit
inside. It's a little easier to finish that way without humps. With
texture, you'll never see the overlap. Hardest part will probably be
matching the texture reasonably well.

Paul

Absolutely, good luck trying to match it up! You will probably have to redo
the whole ceiling with knockdown to match it without seeing the seam. I've
had no luck.

Dave

"Paul Franklin" wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:50:43 -0600, "JJ" wrote:

I have two holes to fix in my ceiling, both are in the 1'x2' range. Plus,
as
an added bonus the ceiling is knowdown textured. I'll put up a couple of
backing strips to give the drywall support. I will be using paper tape,
not
the fiber mesh. My question is: Should I overlap the tape at the corners
of
the repair?

Thanks,

John

Since it's textured, you can overlap the tape. When it's flat, I run
the longest sides a bit long and then cut the shorter pieces to fit
inside. It's a little easier to finish that way without humps. With
texture, you'll never see the overlap. Hardest part will probably be
matching the texture reasonably well.

Paul