Mudding Bathroom Walls

Mudding drywall steps 1 2 and 3.

Mudding bathroom walls.

You can use this regular drywall tape if you re redoing any sheetrock walls in the rest of the room. Purchase my recomended tools brushes paints and primer s here. Use the 6 inch taping knife to scoop up and place a dab of mud to fill in and cover screw indentations and nail heads. Sanding the first coat 1.

We mainly used the heavy duty mesh stuff for the shower walls. Drywall panels come with slight bevels on both of their long sides. When the bevels are fitted together they form a small indentation about 2 inches wide along the joints. Make sure the first coat is absolutely dry especially the inside corners at the ceiling.

It s an art form. Use the knife edge to smooth out the mud. With the drywall panels mounted and secured place a quantity of mud on the mud pan or tray. Tape mud sand mud sand repeat.

There will be spaces or small creases joints where drywall panels meet. Put on a dust mask every time you sand. Damp mud will have a. Sanding will put a lot of fine white powder in the air and it s stuff you.

We enlisted the help of our friend andy who is basically a professional at taping and mudding walls. How to mud and tape drywall. With your larger trowel lightly.