Rounded Sheetrock Corners

Scott shows how he installs the beadex bullnose to create rounded corners in window sills.

Rounded sheetrock corners. When i searched for articles on how to repair a bullnose rounded drywall corner i was amazed there wasn t a good step by step article with clear instructions and pictures to make the repair process crystal clear. Position the radius corner in. Cut the radius corner across its width with tin snips at the mark. Stapling to create rounded corners this method is by far the quickest but may be the weakest type of rounded corner you can create.

If you can t find bullnose corner bead at your local home center contact united states gypsum co. While square drywall corners are most commonly found in homes rounded corners also called bullnose corners can add an attractive architectural detail to a room and even makes it look a. Now that the edge of the bead was exposed we were able. Prepare the radius corner 1.

Once we had the parallel cut made we took a putty knife and flipped the joint compound out of the groove we had. The bullnose type of corner beads are round instead of your average square bead. Any excess of compound that is left on the rounded part of the bull nose bead has to be sanded and when you sand paper it rolls and get damage. Put up drywall for bullnose corners is not any different except for one main thing which is the drywall needs to be cut back 1 4 inch 0 6 cm each side from the corner for your bead to fit.

Rounded corners give a soft adobe like look to a room and a more finished look to trimless open doorways. All i could find in the top search results were poorly written instructions without any pictures to make the steps clear and obvious. In order to create a nicely rounded drywall corner take a staple gun and staple the rounded corner bead to the drywall and then gently apply the joint compound to the outside angle. Instead of getting square corner bead get rounded or bullnose corner bead.

When filling up the bullnose corner bead the drywall taper will clean the excess of mud on the rounded part of the bead with his putty knife. Mike from fox blocks joins us. Just get the right corner bead. The radius often flattens during cutting.

Measure from the top of the cut to the ceiling and mark a length of radius corner sometimes sold as bullnose corner. Make use to this type of bead anywhere in your house it makes a great addiction. Our first step was to take a sharp razor knife and cut a line parallel to the existing crack in the drywall.