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   Mike_Mahan | Aug 10, 1999 02:40am | #1

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   Almost anywhere dry wall is sold. It is called bullnose.

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   rdiehl | Aug 11, 1999 06:19am | #2

   *We went to a building contractors home show last week, and all the new homes had 1/4 round bead. I think it looks much better.Except around the windows it was the convential square corner bead. A contractor told us it looks better around the windows, espically if the homeowner put in shutters, or---ron

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   jim_"crazy_legs"_blodg | Aug 11, 1999 08:42am | #3

   *JonC used round corners in his spec house last year, but the bottom 4" or so are regular. That was always my complaint with round corners, made it difficult to run base. - jb

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   chuck_a_crawford | Aug 12, 1999 04:17am | #4

   *Jim , how'd he make the transition ? Chuck

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   jim_"crazy_legs"_blodg | Aug 12, 1999 04:58am | #5

   *well, I remember lookin' pretty close at that, but I'm not positive I can say, Chuck. I think that the bottom 4" was square and the entire piece was maybe 8", with a transistion area kind of featherin' to round in about 1/2" or so. Then they put the round corner above that. I think I remember seeing the joint when I really looked close. But I feel really stupid typing this because if they could make those, why wouldn't they just make the bottom 5" of the corner bead that way? We'll have to ask JonC when he gets back. He'll know, he's and old drywaller himself. - jb

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   Mike_Mahan | Aug 12, 1999 05:09am | #6

   *I have always just mitered the base and filled the gap between the base corner and the bullnose with a dab of caulk. This works fine for 3/4" radius bullnose, it wouldn't work for 1 1/2" radius bullnose.

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   daved_ | Aug 13, 1999 06:26am | #7

   *All the new house that I work on have the round corner bead. When we run base a third piece going 45 degress to the two walls is used on the corner. All the cuts are 22 1/2 degrees. This works well with both sizes of corner bead. On one house the third piece of base wasn't used. The corner was run as if the cornerbead was square. Then a small piece of wood was cut to fill the hole. This method did not look as nice as using the third piece.

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   JonC_ | Aug 14, 1999 07:52am | #8

   *Jim, chuck, et al,I think the stuff in question is called transition base. Its made by an outfit called "Beadex". It's about 6 1/2" long. My drywall dude says he's also seen a tool for between $500 and $700 that crimps standard 1/4 round bead at the bottom but he wasnt impressed with the results.Had to laugh when I told him that JimB had found the joint and he offered to come over and fix it tomarrow. "Tony, this is not a normal guy, if he gets down on his hands and knees in your house and starts trying to figure out how things are put together, I just dont really think you're going to stop him."Lol JonC

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   jim_"crazy_legs"_blodg | Aug 14, 1999 09:11am | #9

   *I resemble that remark! I'm normaler than you are! - jb

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   JonC_ | Aug 14, 1999 10:44am | #10

   *Jimbo,Hey mon, I score really high on the normality tests. Almost like I knew who wrote them.JonC

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   GACC_DAllas | Aug 15, 1999 09:31pm | #11

   *We always cut the base around the round corner with two 22.5 degree joints. It can be a pain, but looks great after it's done.Ed. Williams

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   jim_"crazy_legs"_blodg | Sep 29, 2000 05:24am | #15

   *yup, that's what I've always done and seen done. But these transition corners might just be a good development. JonC didn't have base in that house, so I didn't get the full effect, but it might look really good with the right sized base. - jb

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   chuck_a_crawford | Aug 16, 1999 01:40am | #12

   *Same here Ed . Chuck

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    Jonathan_Stonely | Aug 16, 1999 09:26am | #13

    *My lumber yard stocks a 3/4" milled(turned) round corner that "matches" several base profiles. They can be pricey $3-4 each depending on the style. They need some fine tuning with a file but they look good when done right. They dont show off the profile of the base or crown (as in the case of my last job) so it has a less than traditional look about it. I often use more than one miter if I dont go with the milled corner. In my opinion three miters looks the best. Anymore and you might as well use the turned corners. Any less and it looks like you tried to cut corners (excuse the pun)

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   jim_murray | Aug 16, 1999 09:26am | #14

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   I visited an old friend in a new house in Port Angeles. His builder finished the drywall corners in 1/4 round and my friend said that he 'just used a strip of stuff'. Anyone know where the 'stuff' might be had?