How do i install the corner bead?

Question

My contracter left in the middle of the job as he hurt his back, so now im stuck doing the ending of my basement renovations. taped and plasterred everything one coat. And now i need to put on the corner bead. So i bougth some metal corner bead. I need to know the steps to putting it on. I know i have to s***w it in first or something like that then plasture it. I think i do it on one side and wait until it dries then the other side? Im confused!

Answer 1

Things You’ll Need:

    * Drywall Corner Bead

    * Drywall Screws Or Nails

    * Levels

Step1

Wrap corner bead around corner of drywall.

Step2

Level corner bead by placing a long carpenter's level against bead and moving bead toward you to level.

Step3

3

Nail in place. Space nails every 6 inches. Be sure nail hits wood frame

Answer 2

Corner bead is easy to put on, but there's a couple of tricks to doing it right.

Trick 1 is how to deal with corners. You want the angled edges to be snug and the pieces should have tabs that overlap.

So take a piece and rough cut it to have about 2-3" extra. Lay it up on the seam and mark the inside corners. With the snips cut away just enough of the edge so that the piece will fit tightly. Leave tabs on both the inside corner and flat surface; bend the inside ones to fit.

Trick 2 is that with regular metal corner bead you need to push it into place and hold it while you nail it. Start at one end, push directly on the bead (45 degrees to the wall) and nail it. Work your way down the bead this way, nailing every 6-8 inches on each side. Nail both sides each time, otherwise the bead won't be straight. If you bend a nail don't worry, just hammer it flat: the mud will cover it.

I use drywall nails, I find that it's faster and neater than screws.  You'll notice that bead has a knurled texture: this is for the nail to punch through. Don't use the holes in the bead because then it won't be held in tightly.

If you have metal studs you have to use screws. Here you'll use the holes in the bead. Go in just far enough so that they're  maybe 1/16" above flush. Don't overtighten; you'll distort the bead.

Your next piece is measured, cut and trimmed  the same way - again, make it snug. Its tabs will overlap the piece you just put in - nail them together. This helps prevent cracking.