I just spent 4 hours fixing a corner bead that lifted on a job last Tuesday

I was finishing up a bedroom in a house built in the 80s and the corner bead on the ceiling joint just popped loose after I mudded it. Had to scrape everything off, re-nail it with about 20 drywall screws, and re-mud the whole thing. Took me from 10 AM to 2 PM and I was behind schedule the rest of the week. Anyone else deal with corner beads that just refuse to stay put on older jobs?

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pat_hall8726d ago

Wait, 20 screws feels like overkill though? I mean, maybe it's just me but I've got corner beads from the 70s that are still holding tight with the original nails. I think the problem might be more about how you're setting them or the mud you're using rather than the fasteners themselves. Idk, if you're screwing 30 of them into the bead, you're probably just flexing the metal and making it worse anyway. A good coat of hot mud first sometimes grabs better than trying to force it with screws. Maybe try a different approach on the next one and see if it saves you time.

gavine4126d ago

Man 20 drywall screws sounds about right. I had a corner bead on a 90s addition pop on me last spring and I swear I put like 30 into it before I even touched mud. The old metal ones with the tiny nails are just garbage. I think the wood shrinks or something over time and they just let go.

ryanprice26d ago

Buddy of mine had the same thing happen on his garage. He went through a whole box of screws and it still popped loose six months later. Turned out the studs were twisting slightly from moisture in the concrete floor. He ended up ripping the whole bead off and using plastic trim coil instead. Hasn't touched it since.