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 Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tip of the Day Categories » Walls and Ceilings

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No-coat Drywall Corners

Doing drywall work in the old ranch house? Bet you hate working on all those outside corners. First you've got to nail on that metal bead strip, then spread on drywall mud on both sides leading up to it. Then you have to let it dry awhile and then sand it smooth. If it's not perfect the first time, you've got to spread on more mud and do more sanding -- again and again -- until it's all plumb squared-up. Well, that's the greenhorn, tenderfoot way, partner, because there's a new sheriff in town "corner-wise." It's the "no-coat" drywall corner; a square plastic edge with paper side beads that you just set into your mud and then feather in the edges a mite. It's just one easy coat of mud, instead of two, three, four -- or more. Cuts down on a lot of messy sanding, too. Head on into your local town hardware store and rustle some up before you start in to drywalling. And that's the On The House tip for today.

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