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My ceiling job taught me to pre-fill gaps before taping
I always skipped filling small gaps and went right to taping. Last week, I tried pre-filling them with mud on a ceiling install. It added a few minutes to the start, but the tape laid flat with no air pockets. The seams looked crisp and needed way less sanding later. Now I'm doing this on every job, no question. Why isn't this talked about more in our trade? It makes such a simple fix for a common problem.
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richard_mason11d ago
Those tiny gaps causing big air pockets... it's wild that pre-filling isn't the first step taught.
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the_daniel11d ago
My old carpentry teacher ALWAYS drilled clean surfaces first. @richard_mason, pre-filling is step three in his method for a REASON. Those air pockets happen when you skip the first cleaning step.
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