I’m just finishing extending an existing partial wall the rest of the way through an existing room. The new wall framing is glued and screwed to the ceiling sheetrock and framing above. The existing ceiling has a textured finish. I once saw a contractor taping a similar wall (in my house, when I had more money), and he only taped the new drywall, stopping at the ceiling, using conventional tape and joint compound. He called it a dry joint, or something like that. He may have caulked the joint before painting. The joint hasn’t cracked in the 6 months since he did it. My question is, is this a valid way to tape such a joint, since I’d prefer not to disturb the textured ceiling, or should I bite the bullet and sand out an area along the wall and tape it in the conventional way? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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If I understand you right ; You have hung a new wall up to an existing ceiling. If I would have done this , I would have "fit" the rock to the ceiling . [No space showing ]
I dont call this a dry joint , because I flat tape the wall to the ceiling . [very carefully]When Im finished with the wall I will caulk a small joint to keep from cracking . But there shouldnt be any thinng to caulk, just where it meets the ceiling kepping that minute crack from appearing. That said ; this is the same joint I use to tape to a shower.
Some people dont do so well with this joint and elect to run ceiling trim.
There is no reason to have to disturb your ceiling . You will have to run a tape joint next to the ceiling.
Tim Mooney