Walls and Ceilings - plasterboard wall corners finishing

Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.



PDA
TheMechanic
10-23-06, 12:31 AM
what do you use for the corners of plasterboard on the walls? do you tape them then plaster them or just plaster them or use some flexible sealant or something on them so it doesnt crack and look crap or how do you do it?

marksr
10-23-06, 05:53 AM
Assuming you have drywall [sheetrock] you would use drywall paper tape, fold along the crease and the press it into wet joint compound smoothing it out with a broad [taping] knife.

Apply 2 more coats when dry, sanding as needed.
TheMechanic
10-23-06, 04:15 PM
i dont know what sheetrock is, im using CSR Gyprock plasterboard.

marksr
10-23-06, 05:16 PM
From what I can tell gyprock plasterboard is similiar to sheetrock/drywall. I take it you aren't in the USA. You might want to check out gyprock.com's tech advice if there are any differences in how it is used.
XSleeper
10-23-06, 07:12 PM
Inside corners get taped as Marksr mentioned. Outside corners need a metal corner bead applied over the corner, then joint compound is applied to each side of the corner bead with a 6" knife.
TheMechanic
10-26-06, 05:15 PM
cool, tape method sounds like the go. that metal bead on outside corners, how do you fasten that? nail it or glue it on?
marksr
10-26-06, 07:13 PM
Corner bead can be nailed or crimped on. IMO nailing is better.