Repairing plastic corner bead – how ?
25 year old condo apartment; needs a major face-lift; might be original paint.
Some of the corner beads have lifted off on one side; looks like it’s plastic and was glued on (?); and, the building must have settled or the bead expanded because some of it won’t just lay back down on the dry-wall.
Anyone been there, done that ?
Phill Giles
The Unionville Woodwright
Unionville, Ontario
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phill, I've not encountered this, but if I had I think I would take a very sharp blade and cut out a "V" so the edge of the bead would lay back down and mud it up with original durabond. Or, if the separation was more than just a small bit, I'd cut along the edge of the bead floor to ceiling, remove it and put in new. Putzing with bead like that usually loosens more and you don't want to come back to cover your ####.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
answered a similar question earlier today.
The notching is also good, maybe combine, I have heard of the spray adhesive failing, thats why I dont use it.
I saw a drywall guy drop a sheetrock screw in a finished corner to settle a metal bend, so I dont know why you couldnt do the same with plastic. You just have to make sure the head sinks so you can sand flush.
Ive been doing it ever since.
-zen
Ah, maybe I should have included: this is a 25 year-old condo apartment; non-structural walls are metal stud, structural are reinforced concrete, the dry-wall is glued up in both cases and there are clips for the studs. Metal jambs, casings, and base.There must be an adhesive that'll work because the mud sticks to the outside of the bead.
Phill Giles
The Unionville Woodwright
Unionville, Ontario