Patching and Plastering - patching drywall tape

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05-26-01, 11:29 AM
I've noticed that where my wall drywall meets my ceiling drywall (90 degree angle), the drywall tape was coming loose. When I pulled the tape away, I saw that there was a 1/4" gap between the top of the "wall" drywall and the ceiling drywall. I imagine that htis is causing some of the reason for the tape coming undone. What can I use to fill this gap and allow me to retape and plaster? Has anyone else had this problem? I fixed one area with mesh tape and compound (without filling the gap), but it only looked alright for a few months.

Please help! My wife is talking about summer painting projects! Ahh!

06-04-01, 01:16 AM
its easy you just need to fill the gape with drywall gypsum type 3 easy sand premix and retape with drywall tape and a second coat of easy sand :)
just like you did with the masking tape but prefill first !and what happens with that tape the first time is it dryed out :( that is why you use drywall tape its made to set into the drywall mud ! they must of ran out of mud or tryed cutting corners building the house !