Saskatoon Drywall Services for Taping, Mudding and Finishing

Taping and mudding are both tasks that accompany the finishing processes of drywall. Without the proper procedure and application of the tape and mud, your drywall project will end up looking unfinished. The main objective of drywall finishing is to smoothly cover all the cracks in between the gypsum sheets which are now fixed firmly onto the framing. The entire process takes patience and many steps, beginning with careful taping along the crevices where the drywall sheets come together. Once the tape is in place a very detailed application of the “mud”, or drywall compound, will be spread across the areas that have been taped, quite often the mudding process will require multiple layers of drywall compound.

TAPING

Applying the drywall tape helps to bond together the bordering sheets of drywall. This task requires extreme attention to detail. It is very important to apply the tape as smooth and as flat as possible, neglecting this detail could lead to “tape bubbles”. These bubbles will appear on the surface of your finished drywall and will give it a very off-putting look. The taping is arguably the most difficult part of a perfect drywall finish, leaving this to the pros is always a wise decision. For more information on this process or the types of drywall tape that can be used, give us a call at 306-517-2578, we would love to speak with you!

MUDDING

The mud that is used during the mudding process is a drywall joint compound which has been formulated to strengthen and smooth drywall and drywall joints. All purpose mud works best for the initial base coat to get that first spread smoothly covered across all the taped areas. Each time a layer of mud is evenly distributed across the surface it requires a considerate amount of time to dry, often this will take 24 hours. Once the compound has dried it will then be sanded down to a perfectly smooth and consistent finish, although this entire process will normally need to be repeated several times to get a perfect looking finish There are varying levels of sandpaper that can be used for the sanding, this will depend on if more mud applications are needed, or if you are sanding to a final product.  When the surfaces appear ready to be finished, a topping type of mud can then be used to finish covering any remaining cracks, along with any holes caused by nails and screws. The surfaces can then be sanded down one final time with an appropriate finishing type of sandpaper. This process takes time but when done right you will be left with an absolute pristine finish that will leave you with total satisfaction.

Taping and mudding is a delicate procedure. Our experienced team of drywall experts have the hands on knowledge that's needed to get the job done right.