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45 degree joints

30K views 17 replies 10 participants last post by  d-rock 
#1 ·
I bid on a attic job that the ho wants sheet rocked and finished. My question is when you mud the angles what is the best way to make that joint perfectly straight?
 
#6 · (Edited)
Use "Striaght Flex" (10xs better than ultra flex) - it's a thick, hard paper/fiber tape made exactly for the situation you're dealing with (as well as similar situations).

Cost approx. $25 per 100' roll - avaiable at any specialty drywall supply co.

make sure to calculate the extra per roll cost into your bid
 
#14 ·
Those who've hung/finished these type of attic rooms know that there is no "perfect" hang job when it comes to these type of walls/ceilings. It's almost a 100% guarantee that this attic is in a old (75 to 100+ yr) house and there is no such thing as a "straight line" when dealing with it/them.

I've done dozens of these attics and they're all the same - you end up using straight flex no matter how good you try to hang the rock.
 
#13 ·
I worked with a guy that could keep a angle like the one in the thread and make it look great. Me on the other hand NEVER could get a good straight line, looked like shat. We just agreed that he'd do the funny angles and I'd do everything else. I guess my point is some people are just good at it.

I was a better floater though. He stood aside when we had to float a wall or whatever.
 
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