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Drywall: Finishing an Outside Corner
A pro demonstrates how he creates a smooth finish by applying the right amount of compound and pressure to the corner bead.
Invisible Drywall Seams
Create perfect walls with minimal mess, effort, and frustration.
The secret life of mud pans
When carpenters have to do the rare tape-and-mud job, it can seem that more mud ends up on jeans and floors than on walls and ceilings. Consequently, the mud pan…
What Do Roofing and Drywall-Hanging Have in Common?
Reduce pain and boost efficiency with this nail stripper trick.
Repairing textured drywall
Q: In FHB #122, Myron R. Ferguson details many different strategies for repairing drywall. But all the repairs that were shown end up with a smooth wall. Here on the West Coast,…
Repairing Drywall
Techniques for fixing everything from popped screws to big holes.
Washing drywall tools and paintbrushes when it’s freezing
During the winter months, I usually renovate basements. When I'm drywalling and painting, I can't wash my tools and brushes with the garden hose because it's so cold outside. If…
Handling Big Sheets of Drywall
Longer sheets mean fewer seams and simpler taping and finishing.
Mechanical Drywall Tools
This family of specialized taping and finishing tools allows you to do a faster, more precise job.
Paper-tape mud dispenser
Whenever I use paper tape to cover drywall seams, I make it easy on myself by using tape that has been precoated with joint compound. As shown in the first…

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