Talked to an old school guy on a job site who said he never uses mesh tape

Was working a job in Denver last week and this 60 year old finisher told me he thinks mesh tape is a scam, he only uses paper tape for everything. He said mesh causes more cracking in his experience and the only time he sees it work is on green board where people are too lazy to mud right. Any of you guys actually stick with paper tape over mesh or am I missing something?

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seanperry18d ago

Paper tape vs mesh is really not that deep of a debate.

kellymurphy18d ago

Kind of have to disagree there, man. Paper tape pulls paint off if you're not super careful about the timing, while mesh gives a cleaner line with less guesswork. It's a small difference, but when you're doing a room a week, that adds up to real time and frustration saved.