Yesterday I started taping the drywall seems and applying the first layer of joint compound to the kitchen ceiling. I thought it was interesting how simple things like joining drywall have changed. When I learned how to do thi all we used was mud, paper tape, trowels, and a lot of hand sanding. Nowadays, taping knives have replaced trowels, the tape is now fiberglas instead of paper, and the joint compound contains elastic polymers and dries ias hard as a rock.
I really prefer the fiberglas tape over the paper tape for several reasons. The main reason I prefer it is because I can push extra joint compound through the tape into the gaps to create a bond superior to what I could do before with mud and paper.
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