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How To Put On Paperfaced Cornerbead
By Mike Bell of Mike Bell Drywall
Paper faced is the bead of the future, It bonds with the drywall for a nice straight corner that will not crack over the years like conventional corner beads. It eats up less mud, No nails or screws needed. You will need a special roller and a special hopper. Both can be purchased at many drywall supply stores.
STEP 1: Mix mud, Fill the hopper, Run bead through
Mix up your joint compound (a little on the thin side, not too thin). Put your hopper on top of an empty bucket. Fill the hopper up. Measure and cut your first stick of corner bead. Now line the end of the bead up with the V groove at the bottom of the hopper. Run the bead all the way through the hopper making sure that there is a even coat of mud on the entire length of the bead.
STEP 2: Stick, bead and roll
It's pretty simple. Just place the mudded bead where you want it. Take your roller and roll up and done all the time applying even pressure towards the center.
STEP 3: Sponge
Once the bead is in place and rolled it should look like this (Picture below). See how all the excess mud is now on the outside edges? Get a bucket of water and 2 sponges. Now sponge the bead down wiping off all the extra mud. When the sponges get full of mud dip them, ring them out and sponge some more. That's it!
BONUS TIPS
When you are trying to line up 2 inside corners, you can slightly twist the handle of the roller left or right to get the 2 points lined up perfectly. After all your bead is on and you are ready to start taping, go around and put a small piece of tape on any gaps where 2 inside corners meet.
DONE!
Want to know how to coat corner bead?? Go here --> How to coat corner bead
Our thanks to Mike Bell of DrywallSchool.com for this fine article!
