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250' and 500' rolls of paper are basically the same price per foot. The question is listed under " How do I tape a drywall ceiling?" So let me start by saying it's easy to tape a drywall ceiling with the right tools. "The TapeBuddy® drywall taping tool is a one step drywall tape and joint compound application tool that makes taping drywall SUPER Easy!" Rather than paste more TapeBuddy info here, go to tapebuddy.net for the info. The how-to manual will give you lots of great advice.

By beading, are you referring to drywall tape? If this is cracked and you want to repair the tape, I suggest you use a nice cove mold to cover up the lose tape. Otherwise you'll need to remove the old tape, smooth out the popcorn ceiling area, re-tape the corning then feather it in, then texture the ceiling again. The trip is much easier to do. It's cleaner, quicker and really would look nice. Will it stick? yes but unless you want to keep the same look, I opt for the cove mold.

Hi simple way is to use some expansion foam from hardware shop squirt it in along the crack it will expand a good bit so no to much cut over spill back when dry then skim with plaster

scrape a sample of the brown that you want to match, go to home depot and give them the color and they will make you a can that matches. then paint the drywall... i think that is what you were asking???

If it's the initial coat- that's quite normal. Subsequent coats of compound are put on the joint using a trowel that has a slight concave edge, so the compound is thicker in the middle portion on the joint. This fills in the joint, and when the compound dries it shrinks to a more flat surface. When done properly, the joint edges are feathered and there is little sanding to be done.

The TapeBuddy drywall taping tool is the answer to your taping problem. A one step drywall tape and joint compound application tool that makes taping easy. It's lightweight, easy to assemble and applies an even amount of joint compound directly to the joint tape. It even applies more compound to the tape center where more compound is needed. Just load with paper or Fibafuse tape and joint compound, pull out the coated tape, cut, apply to the seam and embed. There is no need to pre-mud drywall joints or carry around heavy tools. Taping walls, corners and ceilings is fast with no mess. TapeBuddy is a great DIY tool that will give you professional results. It is easy-to-use and the perfect tool for any drywall taping project. The tool comes with easy-to-understand How To information on taping drywall. There is a how to manual on their website.

Its not recommended that you use a plastic putty knife when working with drywall. Since the plastic ones are not made for that purpose and don't hold up as well as the metal ones that are made for drywall taping.

Rasps are used if you want to shave off small pieces of drywall, like if the line you cut isn't perfectly straight. Other saws are used more for cutting peices in half or cut out shapes. Make sure you wear a mask because rasping makes a lot of dust!

use a level or straight piece of drywall, and place it along the drywall you want to cut, cut with the knife along the straight edge (you dont need to cut through the entire width of the drywall). Then fold the drywall on the cut, and while folded cut the other side of the drywall paper. you should have a clean, straight cut

scraping with the flat edge, spreading putty with the flat edge, chisel/drywall cutter with pointy edge, pick with pointy edge (to open a paint can, for example) and squeegee with the semi-circle edge

Lowes or most hardware stores im sure its just bees wax

Just pull it out. If it is rusted stuck, get a pair of pliers on there and give it a yank. It will come out.

You have to replace the entire depth guage assembly (the front plastic pieces where the bit driver is). Unfortunatly Bosch does not make the individual pieces for this gun. Any Bosch service center will be able to supply you with this piece