One of my biggest bugbears with drywall is taping the seams. It doesn't help that none of our walls or ceilings are flat and nothing ever lines up evenly. I typically use paper tape, but have ...

There are two kinds of tape you can use to secure the drywall in place. Paper tape is the stronger of the two but can wrinkle and trap pockets of air, which will look messy. Fiberglass mesh tape ...

Self-adhesive mesh tape is used with setting compound, a fast-hardening material best left to the experts. Hang drywall on the ceiling first, then the walls. Check the ceiling for bowed joists ...

Go to the drywall section for everything else you ... Mark each joist location with a chalk line on the ceiling and with tape on the wall. Screw a 1/2-in. “mud ring” to any junction boxes ...

Failed drywall tape on newer construction is common ... How are you going to get to the repair on the 18-foot ceiling? Unless you have a friend with a rolling scaffold tower or a scissor lift ...

The drywall tape and mud will fill the small cracks you ... is placed perpendicular to the run of wall studs or ceiling joists. Ceilings are always hung first. They’re the hardest pieces ...

Dear James: I just moved into an older house, and a lot of the drywall tape is coming loose and needs retaping. Why did it come loose, and how should I replace it? -- Randall N. Dear Randall ...