Using Carpet Tape To Repair Cracks In Drywall

Remove the tape but be careful not to tear away the drywall s paper covering.

Using carpet tape to repair cracks in drywall.

Medium drywall joint tape sm 100s. Now you have a choice of drywall tapes. Drywall tapers use mud and tape to give strength to the joint. For cracks more than 1 4 in.

Lightly move the sanding sponge in a circular motion over the patched area. Paper or selfstick mesh. Tile tape composite joint tape t 50 s. One downside to all purpose drywall mud is that it takes many hours to dry before it can be recoated.

Clean away any loose crumbly material. The seam where two sheets of drywall meet is a weak point in the wall. Deep clean out the loose material and use a quick setting crack filler like durabond to build up the area level with the wall. In today s video i m going to show you how to actually repair drywall tape joints on a ceiling with fiberglass mesh tape and repair ceiling cracks on seams.

It s stronger than fiberglass tape for wall repairs. Circular motions will help blend the patch into the drywall. All purpose drywall mud is recommended when using paper drywall tape. I ve repaired thousands of these.

Then layers of drywall mud are added to feather the seam smooth with the rest of the wall. How to repair drywall. I repaired another crack by using the drywall crack repair method shown here but instead of using paper tape i used the strait flex crack repair tape. Apply fiberglass mesh tape to your drywall crack.

Self adhesive fiberglass drywall joint tape mesh fm 3675. Type of drywall mud for repairing cracks. For small drywall repair jobs i like to use a fine grit sanding sponge to feather the edges of spackling or joint compound. Drywall tape can be likened to a band aid for the fault line.

Then use the steps shown in photos 2 and 3 to fix it. If the crack extends through the seam s paper tape or if the tape has pulled loose from the wall use a razor knife to cut the tape about 6 to 12 from both ends of the damage images 1 and 2. The repair went well and i would expect that the repair would hold up better in this high stress area than regular paper tape. It provides a firm bond between the tape and drywall and is easy to work with.

For myself i would use a utility knife box knife to cut the old drywall tape for about an inch beyond the damage.