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Talking to a painter made me reconsider my whole approach to corner bead
I was working on a remodel in Tacoma last month and got chatting with the painter, Mike. He pointed at a finished corner and said, 'You know, I can always tell when someone uses paper tape on the outside corners. It shows through the paint after a few seasons.' He said he sees it fail on about 1 in 5 jobs he paints. I've always used paper tape because it's cheap and fast, but his comment stuck with me. Now I'm thinking about switching to metal or vinyl corner bead for exterior walls. Has anyone else made the switch and noticed a difference in callbacks?
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nora_wood437mo ago
Cheap fixes always cost more later, don't they?
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felix_coleman876mo ago
Read an article about this last week. They talked about using cheap caulk in bathrooms instead of the good stuff. Saves five bucks now, but the mold comes back in months. Then you're tearing out tile.
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zara_hunt7mo ago
Tell me about it... saw it with my last landlord. Penny wise, pound foolish.
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