Installing Rounded Sheetrock Corners

By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine overview.

Installing rounded sheetrock corners. Scott shows how he installs the beadex bullnose to create rounded corners in window sills. All you need to install it are taping knives and a spray bottle filled with water. Stapling to create rounded corners this method is by far the quickest but may be the weakest type of rounded corner you can create. Mike from fox blocks joins us.

Make use to this type of bead anywhere in your house it makes a great addiction. Position metal beading on the corner and drive drywall nails into the flat edges with a drywall hammer or drive drywall screws with a drill and no. He also wet sands the bathroom. Making a rounded or bullnose corner is easy if you plan for them before installing drywall.

Just attach the corner bead then mud as usual. The fasteners should penetrate. Vinyl corner bead is usually installed with spray adhesive. In order to create a nicely rounded drywall corner take a staple gun and staple the rounded corner bead to the drywall and then gently apply the joint compound to the outside angle.

Corner bead spray adhesive is specially designed with tinting to make it easier to see the spots that have no glue. Adhesive should be sprayed on the inside flanges of the corner bead and allowed to set for about 10 15 minutes. It s as simple as changing the kind of corner bead you use for the project.