Install Drywall Bullnose Corner Bead

For The Do it Your Self
Homeowner

Drywall Repair for the
Do It Your Self Homeowner

Corner bead is used to create smooth, straight, finished corners. After attaching to the drywall and applying joint compound (drywall mud), the corner bead becomes part of the wall. Available in galvanized steel and rigid and flexible PVC

Size: 1-1/4" x 1-1/4"
Galvanized steel available in 8', 9', and 10' lengths. PVC available in 8' and 10' lengths.

Description: Nail or staple to wall at corner for clean, straight edge.

Bullnose Corner Bead

Size: 3/4" x 8' or 3/4" x 10'
Packaging: Galvanized 8' lengths 30/ctn.
Galvanized 10' lengths 25/ctn.
PVC 8' and 10' 50/ctn.
Description: Nail or staple to rounded corner where walls meet.

Size: 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" x 8'
Packaging: 50/ctn.
Description: Used on archways, this bead is flexible to fit the curve around archways.

Bullnose Archway Bead - PVC

Size: 3/4" x 8' or 3/4" x 10'
Packaging: 50/ctn.
Description: Used on rounded archways, this bead is flexible to fit the archway's curve

The outside corners are finished with a metal bead, instead of paper tape; inside corners are paper-taped. The metal edging is used to protect the corners from hard knocks which would damage the edges.

Installing outside corner bead. The bead strip or molding should be nailed through the drywall and into the framing underneath. Use a Drywall knife to apply a 6-inch-wide coat of joint compound on each side of the bead. After the first coat is dry, apply a second coat over the first about 9-inches wide. Feather the edges of the joint compound so the edges “taper” away from the metal bead left showing at the corner.

Remove excess compound.
Lightly sand first coat of compound.
Apply finishing coats of compound.
When the compound has hardened, go over the surface of the compound with medium grit abrasive (sandpaper). Use a sanding block; you don’t want to dig into the compound, which is soft, and leave marks that can’t be covered with paint. If the wall be papered, the marks are not as critical; you should, however, make the job as smooth as possible—paint or paper.

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Drywall Bullnose Cornerbead

Bullnose Corner Beads

Drywall Repair & Installation