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  • Mark Nov 30, 2011 @ 7:15 pm | delete
    I have three corners in separate rooms where the tape keeps wrinkling up -- even after having a professional repair it. The time from repair to re-wrinkling is several months. The three corners are on the same end of the house. Could this be foundation problems --- problems with moisture barrier -- other?
  • AMK Apr 10, 2012 @ 3:26 am | delete
    Yes damp or foundation problems,an old house maybe could be the answer. Ways to get round this if not using wallpaper are to use ardimur. dries hard like cement in corners,sand,paint and apply acryl sealent in corners before second coat. However if you are using wallpaper then use a very thick canvas type. other alternatives 1) panel your corners or your walls 2) repair your foundation. Expensive alternatives though! good luck!
  • CarBodyRepairs Apr 24, 2011 @ 6:45 am | delete
    Great Lens , im pants at dry walling but you have helped loads

    Regards
    Mobile Car Body Repair
  • Wilkes-Barre_Painter Feb 9, 2011 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    Great job taking the time to explain this process.
  • AMK Mar 31, 2009 @ 6:21 pm | in reply to joyous | delete
    It could be that you did not apply enough mud/Spakel under the tape or that the drywall plate was damaged from before. Sometimes the plaster inside the drywall can break. Look at step one repairing drywall on this page. I also find that applying mud on top of the tape and completely removing it again helps the tape to stay meek.
  • joyous Mar 31, 2009 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    I don't have the money for a professional, and I can't seem to get the tape not to bubble. HELP!!!
  • Ron Morton May 9, 2010 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    I had the same problem with bubbles so made a tape machine that made taping easy and solved the problem. Today we have it patented and on the market. Take a look at how easy it is to tape drywall at www.TapeBuddy.net I just finished using it again this week. Everyone that has used it can't believe how easy it is to tape drywall.
  • BooBooBear Jan 23, 2009 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    Excellent advice! Thanks.
  • George Nov 23, 2008 @ 11:34 am | delete
    Great blog. Thanks. I found this blog via Easypaintingideas in case you wondered?
  • AMK Nov 17, 2008 @ 3:50 pm | in reply to happy-jack | delete
    No I left it out deliberately, Because we have had some bad experiences using tape on top of the metal. I don,t want to encourage it before I see it working myself? However a few years back they had a sticky tape that was used for this too. That worked for a while and was better, But the product was deemed ilegal in europe because of the glue? When you say tape the corners, Do you mean tape round the whole corner or just a side at a time? Thats something I have not tried? I wonder if antone else has tried that?
  • happy-jack Nov 17, 2008 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    You have only missed one tip that is with metal corners, tape from the metal back over the drywall board, the full length of the metal strip. That will stop cracks following the metal and make is stronger if bumped it is less likely to crack and likes to stay in place.
  • AMK Nov 17, 2008 @ 1:29 pm | in reply to Kay | delete
    First: make sure the leak in your roof is fixed. There is a little device for checking for existing damp which you can buy from your local hardware shop or get a profesional to check it for you.
    Second: The bubble needs to be cut out. Use a stanley knife to do that, Remove loose material sand,prime and apply quick dry mud especialy if the area is deep. If the damaged area is long, Then you should re tape. See my page about this.
  • Kay Nov 13, 2008 @ 5:53 pm | delete
    It rained and my roof leaked. There is a stain and the sheet rock tape has a bubble in the middle but did not crack. How can this be fixed?
  • AMK Nov 12, 2008 @ 6:37 am | in reply to kenneth | delete
    Well you could try making them the same size or adding an extra piece to fill the gap. If you that there is an existing gap then it has to be filled. What you do afterwards all depends on how big the gap is? On another note. The new piece should never be jammed in too tightly as this will cause it to bend maybe not right away but over a period of time! Hope this helps otherwize as again?
  • kenneth Nov 11, 2008 @ 11:05 am | delete
    what do you do when you replace a piece of drywall and one side is higher than the other?
  • Mark_Roberson Oct 6, 2008 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Great lens with lots of good information! That's a really good idea to have a question/answer section!
  • AMK Sep 26, 2008 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    Hi Montakeren, I wonder what yur take on using glassfiber tape is? We used it here up until 1998, But found that it was not all that great. Now we use paper tape which has a thin hare metal strip in the middle. But we have an excelent method of keeping it moist without using water :-)
  • Sep 24, 2008 @ 10:48 pm | delete
    Hi,
    Very good information about drywall repairing, because I have read more information from different sites, but I never get this type valuable and useful information. I will suggest to my friends to visit this lens.
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  • ArtByLinda Aug 19, 2008 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    Awesome lens, what a lot of work you put into it! Well done my friend! 5***** to you! Linda
  • richgerman Jul 25, 2008 @ 4:21 am | delete
    a fantastic lens... i wonder why i thought it was a hard work to do.. thanks for the infos...
    live the law of attraction...
  • FoxMusic May 21, 2008 @ 7:38 am | delete
    thanks AMK - just finished a couple of small projects, and entry way and a bathroom - if you recall tips and pointers as you are doing them things go pretty smooth.
  • May 5, 2008 @ 4:32 am | delete
    Hey!
    Very good information about drywall repairing, because I have read more information from different sites, but I never get this type valuable and useful information. I will suggest to my friends to visit this lens.
    At the same time I will provide one more important lens that focuses on bathroom remodeling
  • AMK May 4, 2008 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    Re: "wide gaps between drywall plates"
    Run stanley knife down edges first
    Use a quick hard dry filler/mud first to fill gap
    (You might have to do this twice depending on the gap?) Sand when dry.
    Then apply mud and tape.
    Extra note: If my contracter did a bad job, I would be within my rights to tell him to do it again. In this country we have two standards NS and EU. Contractors have to meet these standards! Hope this info helps :-)
  • desertsun2 May 1, 2008 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    Thanks for answering questions. I'm a homeowner and I've hung and mudded drywall before, took my time and did a good job. My problem now-my contractor hung the drywall leaving wide gaps-some so wide that I'll have to replace it but where the gaps are like 1/4 inch between sheets can I mud and tape without it cracking later? Thanks for your help
  • AMK Mar 20, 2008 @ 3:58 am | delete
    I someone actualy reads this? Then you may be aware of my biggest problem which is that I had never heard of Drywall until I lived in the US. We call it Jibbs, English call it plasterboard and some giprock. Thats the english speaking countries too. That makes it just a little more tricky to build a lens. My intro for this lens can be misleading too. A drywaller is not a drywall taper so I just found out? Woops :)
  • happy-jack Mar 19, 2008 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Mr. Fellow who comes from Scotland and lives
    in Norway. No other place on the internet comes
    close to your writings on drywall work. Thank
    you very much and keep on bring us wonderful
    informative lenses that help us understand how
    things go together.
  • Dec 13, 2007 @ 5:52 am | delete
    Excelent lens man!
  • The wife Dec 12, 2007 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    I loved your video showcase lens for drywalling to dear. But I don,t need the advice! I have you :)
  • adez7 Dec 4, 2007 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    Not bad! as a matter of fact not bad at all. I have three brothers who are builders, and I am quite familiar with drywall and all aspects of it. This lens does a very nice job detailing all the steps and prep necessary for drywall repair and the tools necessary. Five stars, good job

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