Hi,
I’m just curious. If paper drywall tape is the strongest available, and mesh tape has the advantage of being able to adhere to the drywall, why don’t they make paper drywall tape that also adheres to the drywall? It would seem to be an advantage to reduce the thickness at butted seams.
Thanks,
Ryan
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They do. I bought a case of the Wet-N-Stick and it seems to work very well.
http://www.duratape.com
Steve.
Edited 11/14/2006 7:45 pm ET by SteveFFF
I got a case of Wet-N-Stick to do my new house. I tried to give it away here about 2 month ago but no takers so it went to the landfill.
My experience with it was not good. I found that on angles it dried and pulled away from the corner which led to cutting when applying mud. I ended up removing it from the whole upper level of my house - a real PITA because of the angle problem and also it bubbled a lot on flat joints. Zano (I think) a poster on this website had sent me a DVD of how to apply it but I still couldn't get it to work well.
I've used a self adhesive perforated paper tape that I liked although it had the slow down of using release paper. The plus of release paper is you don't have to worry about the glue surface getting contaminated.
I bought the paper at HD, but I don't remember the brand.
I've stayed away from stick-on drywall tape because 1) I think the mud behind the tape is an important part of the joint process, adding strength to the joint and helping to support and stiffen the taped seam. 2) I'm skeptical that the perforated stick-on tape would be as strong as the normal paper tape. 3) I don't think the stick-on would save all that much time if you are being efficient with mudding. 4) I kind of figure that the guys who do this 8 hours a day for a living must have figured out the best way to do it, and I've never seen them use peel & stick. Just my $.02, YMMV.
Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA