Can joint tape be used on an outside drywall corner?
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Marie
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My father for 65 years in the construction field used joint tape folded down the middle to cover the outside corners of drywall when he was going to be using trim.
When not covering the outside corners of drywall with trim he would use bead board.
Both the tape and the bead board would be covered with Spackle, or mud depending on which coast you're on.
Two people who are putting in a new kitchen for me are insisting that I HAVE to use bead board before I put the trim over the outside corners of drywall.
Are there any old timers out there that can back me up?
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There are metal/plastic corner beads used to protect the drywall edges from damage.... I have seen the tape method used... but it does not protect the drywall as well as the corner bead... if you are putting a molding or trim at the corners... the bead may provide a better surface to nail into.... most brads or finish nails do not hold well into just drywall... and the tape will not add strength to that area.
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https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/furniture/q-what-can-i-do-with-this-platform-34668321
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Perhaps this will help answer your question. It is the only thing I have found which mentions what they used to do.
One cost saving method is to use metal corner bead for drywall. For more than 50 years metal corner bead was the standard. It was easy to install and it lasted. When modern finishing methods started to include drywall and not just lathe and plaster, Builders continued to use metal corner bead as there was no better alternative. Fortunately, that has changed. WWW.GRABBERMAN.COM offers a product called NO-COAT corners.
(this excerpt comes from the following article)
http://tri-pups.com/why-do-we-use-no-coat-drywall-corners/
yes, you can use the tape rather than the metal corner pieces. It is the olde timey way. It was found to not hold up and that’s when the metal came in. Now there are other types of products used. But you are 100% correct!