I've installed a new tub/shower between two previously-existing walls left and right. (See photo.) Around the shower I have framing that is attached to the existing walls. When I added drywall around the tub/shower, I filled any cracks between the old and new drywall on the inside corners with 90 minute hot mud (Sheetrock 90); cracks were all 1/8" or less. The house is 35 years old, so I don't expect movement of the walls from settling or framing that shrinks. Question: Rather than tape the corners, would it work to apply a bead of paintable caulk to the inside corners after priming? I have caulk tooling tools that finish caulk nicely that I've used before with good results, but not for inside corners on drywall. Wondering if a paintable caulk would give me a good result without the pain of taping and mudding those corners, which can be fussy for a novice drywaller. I'd be interested if anyone has any experience with doing this, especially if you've tried both methods and can give an [u]objective[/u] assessment of the pros and cons of each. I'm not really interested in responses like "taping is how the pros do it" or "that's just the way it's supposed to be done" or "that's the way it's always been done". I'm just trying to get a nice job that will look good and last. Thanks for any insight you can offer. Wayne [img]https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/1500x2000/shower_9be700fe6055a5c46e98c6edad2cbd6419b4afc0.jpg[/img] [i]New tub/shower installed between 35-year-old walls with drywall. Flange is screwed into framing members left and right.[/i]

I want to paint my room, but before I do so, I would quite like to flatten my walls to a smooth texture. What is the easiest way to do so? Can I flatten it? Is there some sort of filler I can spread on top of it? Whatever is the cheapest and easiest. Thanks all.