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Question about a tape joint that cracked in a week
Finished a ceiling in a Phoenix garage last Tuesday and the main seam split open by Friday. Did I use the wrong mud for the heat, or is it a framing issue?
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the_kevin1mo agoMost Upvoted
Could it be the tape itself? Did you use the cheap paper tape or the mesh kind? That mesh stuff doesn't bond as well sometimes, especially if the mud was a little dry.
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jamesf261mo ago
What brand of mesh tape did you end up using? I've seen some cheap rolls that just don't stick right.
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ryanburns1mo ago
The cheap mesh tape" theory is probably your culprit. That stuff peels right off if the mud dries too fast in that heat. You basically watched a time-lapse of a bad joint failing.
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