90* Corners?
#1
06-25-03, 01:53 PM
90* Corners?
This may be a dumb question but here goes anyway...
I have just finished the second mud coat on wall seams and corners. I am planning , eventually, to put up wainscoting and corner trim but noticed that my outside corners are not close to 90*. Is this normal due to the corner bead, or do I need to keep adding mud until its 90 (this would make my miter trim cuts easier). I really don't want a large gap behind my trim b/c the corners are curved.
Any suggestions would help. Thanks.
I have just finished the second mud coat on wall seams and corners. I am planning , eventually, to put up wainscoting and corner trim but noticed that my outside corners are not close to 90*. Is this normal due to the corner bead, or do I need to keep adding mud until its 90 (this would make my miter trim cuts easier). I really don't want a large gap behind my trim b/c the corners are curved.
Any suggestions would help. Thanks.
#2
06-25-03, 03:52 PM
In my experience, there are no 90 degree corners in a house. You can work toward this end, but may wind up with no support for the outside corner from the corner bead leaving a fragile corner subject to damage.
This will be straightforward to compensate for when you install the wainscot.
HTH
This will be straightforward to compensate for when you install the wainscot.
HTH
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06-26-03, 01:54 PM
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Mudder I think they mean that it is concave. In other words if you put your knife on the bead and the wall there would be a large gap. Keep filling with mud until the gap is gone.
#6
06-26-03, 07:02 PM
Thanks to all for responses,
The walls are slightly concave due to the raised nature of the corner bead. I expected that the trim would be easir with straight 45/45 cuts for the outside corner. Unless I really load and feather the mud, it looks like I'll have to figure out the angles or fudge-it a little.
Thanks again
The walls are slightly concave due to the raised nature of the corner bead. I expected that the trim would be easir with straight 45/45 cuts for the outside corner. Unless I really load and feather the mud, it looks like I'll have to figure out the angles or fudge-it a little.
Thanks again
