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Apply First Coat of Joint Compound and Tape

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What happens here

The drywall seams and screw holes are prepared for finishing. This involves applying a first coat of all-purpose joint compound (mud) over all seams and screw heads using a taping knife and mud pan. Paper joint tape is then embedded into the wet mud over the seams, ensuring the crease in the tape aligns with corners. Excess mud is squeezed out, and the tape is pressed firmly into place. This process ensures strong, crack-resistant joints.

Tools and materials

  • Ladders
  • Mud Pan
  • Taping Knife (4-inch)
  • All-purpose Joint Compound (mud) Plus 3
  • Paper Joint Tape

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seams and how we're going to handle them um so we're using a joint compound it's usually about 20 bucks or so like that i got a little trowel here this is a jointing knife it's it all depends on the width of them so it's a multi-step process i'll show you so here's how i approach this grab a bit throw it in here come at the side here and we're gonna spread it all out now that we got our first layer on we're gonna use our joint tape right in the middle and then we're gonna use the same taping knife and squeeze all the joint compound out and pressing the tape in at the same time covering all these the same exact tape you're using has a little not perforated but a little

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