taping

tricounty dwall

When u tape with a banjo do u spot ur nails in ur flats to prefill first? ive seen some guys do that before and i dont. Should i?

cazna

I dont know why anyone would do that unless they want to make more unnessary work for themselves? Ok so the screws shrink back a little after tape coat, thats why we put a second and third coat on.
Unless they are trying to pre fill the screws then tape then second coat and call that finished

tricounty dwall

no ive seen them spot the nails in the flats and butts to prefill before taping with a banjo. they said they prefill them . but like i said u got 2 more coats that should fill it. i was jw if anyone else did that because i never have when running a banjo. i guess they got more time to kill than i do

Capt-sheetrock

Dern man, you been talking to WAY TOO MANY hand finishers. The reason you use a banjo, weather you know it or not, is to NOT fill the bevel up on the tape coat. The BED coat is what fills the bevel and the screws holes. The tape is JUST to fill the crack, PERIOD !!!!!!

And the added benift of the banjo, is that it leaves the tape DOWN in the bevel, so there is no DOUBT about the bed coat covering it !!!!

HEY, its a win-win,,,,,,

Mudstar

nope!

Capt-sheetrock

?????

wnybassman

I think he is answering the original question. I think

Capt-sheetrock

Ya know,,, I think your right,,, Gee, I ought to pay more attention !!!!

Thanks for the heads up,,,

joepro0000

maybe those finishers plan on only taping it, bedding it, and skiming it. 2 coats total, and we know that screws need 3 coats, or sometimes they might bleed through paint.

tricounty dwall

yea thats what it was. its a guy i know and he hands finishes. but he said he prefills his nails in the angles. jw if anyone else did. i guess everyone has there ways they like to do it

Capt-sheetrock

Thats true, I personally like the fast way

SlimPickins

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that you're not an hourly employee

2buckcanuck

guess this should be called do you pre fill thread
I use a bazooka but !!!!!do I pre fill butts and any bad gaps or uneven flats -yes,find it makes a difference if your running boxes
-now if the rocker uses nails on perimeters of drywall , I give nails quick spot on flats (common areas) and up rites in angles (tape and coat shows nail hollows)
- if rocker uses screws to fasten drywall on perimeters then no I don't pre fill (just butts,gaps),got you confused yet ?
- in a nut shell,way more pre fill when nails used,not too much when screws used

Capt-sheetrock

I think that would be a fair assumption.

I love it when folks I know,,, ask me "have you ever had a REAL job",,

I just tell em, No, I'm just a drywaller

2buckcanuck

I'm going to steal your saying !!!!! so when anyone ask me what I do for a living ,i'll just say nothing,I'm a taper,Then watch a puzzled dumb look form on their face.....thanks

Capt-sheetrock

Glad i could be of some service, in some small way !!!!

DSJOHN

Funny--today I guy asked at lunch time " so what exciting thing ya got going on at work?My answer---" nothing--I,m a drywaller---what a look on his face!!!!!!!