This document provides tips for finishing drywall, including taping and applying joint compound. It recommends making sure the drywall is hung tightly, mixing joint compound to the right consistency, using paper tape for corners and mesh tape for seams. The finishing process involves applying two coats of joint compound over the tape, sanding between coats, and using a primer sealer before painting to ensure a smooth finish. Proper tools like taping knives and good technique are also emphasized.

1. Drywall Finishing Tips
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2. Dry-wall finishing
• Drywall finishing requires a hand-eye coordination to get a
professional finish.
• Finishing drywall (https://drywalljobs.net/steps-drywall-
finishing-taping-coat/)refers to the process of smoothing the
joints between the drywall panels and getting them ready for
painting.
• The following slide will shows some of the useful tips in
drywall finishing.

4. Make Drywall Ready
• Great drywall finishes begin with superior hanging jobs.
• The drywall must be tight against the wall studs or the ceiling
joists.
• All screws need to be countersunk just enough to where they
do not tear the paper.
• Tapered seams should be tight. Corner joints or other joints
should have a gap of approximately 1/4 inch. A tight seam is
best but a slight gap is acceptable.

6. Mix the Mud
• Most of the people use pre-mixed mud in a bucket or box .
• This would be very stiff to use so you need to pour little water
and the wipe the mud up to the consistency of creamy cake
icing.
• Sometimes you get tiny air bubbles in your seams as you
apply and finish the mud. Just try to mix the mud slowly. Do
NOT add too much water.

8. Paper or mesh tape
• You use either one or both . prefer to use the paper tape in
corners and self adhesive mesh tape is superb for tapered
seams.
• If you have a lot of
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types-drywall-work/) to do fabricate a belt holder using a coat
hanger that holds the roll of tape.
• You can buy a handy holder at a drywall supply house.

10. Right Tools
• Prefer stainless steel broad knives for finishing. I have 10 and
12 inch knives. For taping, use a flexible steel blade that is
about 5 inches wide.
• It is important to use a file to slightly round off the corners of
your taping knife.
• This type of knife would be very sharp and tear the paper
tape.

12. Finishing steps
• Flat seams first and run the tape to within one half inch of the
corners.
• Then do the inside corners last so that this tape overlaps the
flat seam tape.
• Before you start to tape, all metal and curved corner bead
should be nailed in place.

14. Work area when taping
• Press the tape in place and start to scrape the seam to
remove excess mud.
• Stop about six inches from the end of the excess mud and
then apply more mud to the drywall to proceed.
• Start the second coat immediately after you have finished the
first coating.
• The tape does not have to be dry. It will dry out as the second
coat dries.

15. • Everyone tries to get a second coat perfect.
• The drywall paper begins must be clean with no excess and
the mud must build up from there to a high point at the
center of wall and ceiling seams.
• Once the mud dries you will quickly sand these off before
applying the third coat of mud.
• If its become practice then drywall
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17. Use the right sealer
• After you have third coated and final sanded the seams,
corners and nails, you must apply a superb sealer/primer to
the walls before you paint.
• The primer sealer is applied like any other paint and looks
milky as you roll it.
• But somehow an hour later the wall is snow white! Failure to
apply a primer/sealer before painting will negate all of your
hard work.

18. Thank you!!!