Using Carpet Tape To Repair Cracks In Drywall

How to repair drywall.

Using carpet tape to repair cracks in drywall.

It s stronger than fiberglass tape for wall repairs. One downside to all purpose drywall mud is that it takes many hours to dry before it can be recoated. Self adhesive fiberglass drywall joint tape mesh fm 3675. Clean away any loose crumbly material.

Deep clean out the loose material and use a quick setting crack filler like durabond to build up the area level with the wall. The repair went well and i would expect that the repair would hold up better in this high stress area than regular paper tape. 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. For cracks more than 1 4 in.

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. Circular motions will help blend the patch into the 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. Crack tape drywall joint tape ct 50s.

Now you have a choice of drywall tapes. I ve repaired thousands of these. If you need to repair a large crack on a drywall ceiling i m going to show you how i repair ceiling cracks with mesh tape. My choice in this case is the selfstick variety.

Paper or selfstick mesh. All purpose drywall mud is recommended when using paper drywall tape. Medium drywall joint tape sm 100s. It provides a firm bond between the tape and drywall and is easy to work with.

Then use the steps shown in photos 2 and 3 to fix it. Type of drywall mud for repairing cracks. Apply fiberglass mesh tape to your drywall crack. The seam where two sheets of drywall meet is a weak point in the wall.

Drywall tape can be likened to a band aid for the fault line. Tile tape composite joint tape t 50 s. Remove the tape but be careful not to tear away the drywall s paper covering. Drywall tapers use mud and tape to give strength to the joint.

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