What is a taping knife used for?
What is a taping knife used for? |
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Spreading wood-filler or joint compound (mud) |
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A taping knife is a useful tool that has many different applications.
Need to plug up those gaps in your wall? Get your taping knife and wood-filler out! |
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Patching-in work |
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When plaster walls crack or plasterboard is fitted, a taping knife is ideal for patching up those holes. | |||
Laying tape for drywall joints |
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Drywall joint compound (mud) and tape fill these gaps and keep them from cracking and coming apart.
Drywall mud is applied to the seam or joint with the knife and a layer of tape is applied over the top. An additional layer of mud is then applied over the top of the tape. This extra layer ensures the joint is properly sealed. When the mud is dry you will be able to sand down any unwanted bumps. |
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What is a drywall joint? |
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A drywall joint is the gap between two sheets of adjoining plasterboard. These gaps and recesses are filled with joint compound.
Don’t forget the divots left from screw fixings too! |
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What is joint compound? |
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Joint compound (commonly referred to as ‘mud’) is a white substance similar to plaster used to seal gaps between sheets of plasterboard. | |||
