Apparently so. (Didn't see that on my phone.)
Who's Responsible for Corner Bead - Hangers or Finishers?
Typically speaking, if you have 2 different subs for hanging and finishing and it's not specified, who would you think corner bead defaults to?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Apparently so. (Didn't see that on my phone.)
I would say the finishers, because they're going to want it done just right to suit them.
Hell up here we barely have drywall exclusive contractors, let alone separate finishers and hangers. Most of them do plaster and a few other things.
I would ask both subs and find out their preferences. It’s ultimately up to them.
I would ask both subs and find out their preferences. It’s ultimately up to them.
Whichever one has it in their contract.
Around here the finishers install the bead.
Hangers hang, tapers tape. Corner bead is part of the tape and topcoat process. If your taper squawks, pick up a box of tape on corner bead and tell him to get his ass to work.
Just did a job in Philly and the hangers installed the corner bead.
Is this on a job that you under way … like the hangers are done, and the finishers are ready to start?
If so, you are re$pon$ible.
If so, you are re$pon$ible.
Finishers install tape and corner here. I let my finisher sub the hanging so he owns the whole thing.
You fire the GC and get one who knows how to specify jobsif you have 2 different subs for hanging and finishing and it's not specified,
The finishers prefer to set them so they don't end up with over spread corners
Thanks for the responses, guys. Yeah, we do both ourselves on smaller jobs. On bigger jobs, we only hang and let someone else do finishing. Especially if it's level 5! But on this one job, we didn't specify bead by others in our scope (since I assumed it would be picked up by the finishers), and the finisher apparently excluded it, so the owner is thinking it's on us. We didn't say we were doing it, but we just didn't say we weren't. So that's why I'm trying to figure out if there's a general consensus about it being done normally by the hanger normally or the finisher. From the responses so far, it seems like it could go either way, but maybe a little more people leaning toward defaulting to it falling on the finishers all things being equal. I appreciate all the input!
If the GC is worth keeping happy, and your reputation is worth anything, get a box of corners, a couple pounds of nails, and get over there and bang it out.
Figure out what to do after coffee break. unless it’s 50,000 sf of hospital rooms. 😳😳 Then you’ll be there all day. 🤣
Figure out what to do after coffee break. unless it’s 50,000 sf of hospital rooms. 😳😳 Then you’ll be there all day. 🤣
Around here it’s the tapers responsibility to hang the bead‘s.
That’s like asking the concrete guy to do the sill plates!
That’s like asking the concrete guy to do the sill plates!
I've only seen hangers do it.
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