My first drywall job in Austin totally changed how I finish corners

I was working on a little bathroom remodel down in Austin last month, and the before-and-after on the corners was wild. The old drywall had these awful, bulging tape joints that looked like someone put the mud on with a shovel. After I skimmed them flat and used a new metal corner bead instead of paper tape, the difference was night and day. It took me about 4 hours to redo all the corners, but the final result was so clean the homeowner actually asked if I put in new drywall. I switched to a different brand of premix too, a lightweight one that sands way easier. Has anyone else noticed a huge difference just by changing your corner bead setup?

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elizabeth_ramirez6d ago

Yeah metal bead is way better, never going back to paper tape.

elizabethwhite6d ago

@elizabeth_ramirez you forgetting the dust factor though, that stuff gets everywhere.