What is plasterboard beads?
Corner bead of plasterboard is a building material used as part of the process of completing plasterboard. It is made of a thin strip of vinyl or aluminum, which is bent at an angle of 90 degrees. The corner bead has a number of small holes on its surface to help connect to a joint compound or spackle® during installation. This material is available in standard lengths from eight to twelve feet (2.4 to 3.7 m), each of which measures from 1 inch (25.4 mm) to 1.75 inches (44.5 mm) in width. It also strengthens plasterboard and helps prevent dentists, scratches and other signs of damage. Finisters can use plasterboard bead on a wide range of applications. These devices are usually used on the inner and outer rocks of the walls, along the perimeter of the ceiling and around the door or arches.
If you want to install the corner bead of plasterboard, you must first hang and the Tsádrocadi tape as usual. When a joint compound is added to each seam, it is also applied in a thin coataround the corners and intersections. While the compound is still wet, the corner bead is firmly pressed over the corners and left to dry. To maintain a smooth appearance, a single material length should be used in each corner. The use of two shorter lengths to cover the corner usually leads to a visible joint.
plasterboard finishes have a number of different types of corner beads, from which you can choose depending on the application. The traditional corner bead of plasterboard is used inside and outer corners that meet at an angle of 90 degrees. The corners that meet at the angles of odd size will require the use of adjustable plasterboard balls, which usually spread from 70 to 150 degrees. High -level walls may require extra -large corner beads that have extended sides to help protect a larger area.
There Acznov also a number of special units available for foldsthe more fierce applications. The bead of plasterboard plasterboard is used to construct arches and other curved surfaces. One side of the bead is listed on the board so that the plugins allow it to bend it around the curve as needed. Archway beads can be used on both interior and outer corners or intersections. For plaster or stucco applications, the bead of a skim coat is used and has larger holes on its surface that holds more mortar or glue.