Cement Board Drywall Joint Tape

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Cement board drywall joint tape. I used durock cement board from floor to ceiling although the tile will only be up 6 or so leaving 2 ft between tile and ceiling also can i use the same joint compound to skim the remaining durock above the tile to make it smooth for painting. Can i use regular all purpose joint compound and regular mesh tape or paper tape when taping corners and seams above the tiles in a shower. My contractor put in a couple of feet of cement board around the lower tub region but on the upper half of the tub shower head portion he put in drywall. This type of wall material can be finished just like ordinary drywall using joint tape and joint compound.

Spread joint compound over the length of the tape with a 6 inch drywall knife. Durock cement boards are a type of drywall reinforced with cement for a harder surface. This video transition between cement board and drywall joint or how to tap drywall and cement board joint or tapping cement board and sheetrock shows the tra. Roll alkali resistant self adhesive.

The handyman who installed the cement board around my bathtub used mud and drywall mesh tape. Extra large grouting cleaning and washing sponge 3 pack x 15 16 oz. I found out this is not correct after he was finished. He taped the joint where the drywall and cement board meet.

Joint compound is used to help provide a seal between the durock panels and to fill the depressions left by either nails or screws during installation. Cement board drywall joint tape qep 7 1 2 in. A friend who has done some tiling told me that there could be movement on the joints between the cement board and the drywall which would cause the grout to fail and start to.