• Drywall Seam Repair
• Filling Drywall Joints

Maximum allowable gaps between sheets of drywall. Are at the same level because uneven seams are trickier to fix than gaps.Hope. Filling an underutilized area. Much depends on why there is a gap between the ceiling and wall. If you’re referring to actual wallboard (drywall) that doesn’t quite reach the ceiling (i.e.

I'm new at drywall hanging.as a pro. I've done plenty of 'jobs' for friends, but could take forever hanging and finishing. Not so now.I've got to move quickly. I've got an old house and it would take me a week to replace all the studs that are not plum. So, I've got seam and butt joints with some fairly good sized gaps. Just 'mud' in the gaps or is there some trick to cutting the boards to fit the 'crooked' studs? I'm really a carpenter who has started his own remodeling business and drywall was never a major part of my work.

But with remodeling old homes.I will be doing a lot of it. I just finished putting up all the board, just me and my metal helper 'Mr. You know, my gaps aren't really bad.

Nearly all of my seams are tight and there's a few butt joints with some space. My biggest challenges are the corners.that's where the old house takes a mighty lean and if I make a nice straight cut on the board, I get this big ole V just about 4 ft. Long to the seam.

Today, when I hit a corner, I measured the width starting about six inches down from the top and then the width 6 inches up from the bottom. So.at the top it was 47 3/4 inches and at the bottom is was 47 1/4. So I marked my board at the top and bottom cut a slanted line.

It worked out fairly well. How do ya'll make your measurements? From the center of the stud (mid-point on board) to your next stopping point? Do you do two measurements like I did or just measure it in the middle? I could use some help. I've got another 27 boards to put up next week on a remodel.

The problem with this site is that you have to many people without experience telling to many people without experience how to do construction work. If you think that you have all the answers then you aren't really a help to the people you are trying to help. Like the old saying 'there are a thousand ways to skin a cat'. I take issue with those that claim mesh tape can't be used in the interior angles.

Drywall Seam Repair

I have used it for over 35 years. I guess you just have to have the skill to make it work. I can tape small jobs in one day using mesh tape and hot mud. I have never had any problems and my license has never been sued. I work for some of the best building contractors in my area without ever having a problem with the quality of my work. Now the statement that should be made is that for a beginner, maybe they should stay away from mesh tape because it is best used with hot mud, and hot mud is not as forgiving as box, or bucket mud.

And so the question was how to fill a 1/4 inch gap. Give me a break, its a 1/4'. If you take mud straight out of the box or the bucket that is premixed it will be thick enough that you can prefill the gap with out any problem what so ever ( letting it dry before taping ). Now if that gap is larger, then you might have better luck with hot mud because you can mix it even thicker.

Filling Drywall Joints

What are the dothraki saying. You can also, like was stated, use mesh tape to help hold the mud in place if the gap is to big to let the mud hold by itself.