Metal corner bead on 20' soffitt

MikeKy55 · 04-10-2011, 11:03 PM

Did a search and didn't find anything on this topic. I'm finishing my basement and have soffits enclosing the duct work and main beams. Now that the rock is hung, I need to put metal corner bead up. Is there a better way of joining pieces rather than simply attaching one and then the next taking care to get them aligned?

Willie T · 04-11-2011, 08:43 AM

Nope, you hit it. Butt the factory ends together carefully... do not try to overlap them.

12penny · 04-11-2011, 08:54 AM

...thats what I'd do as well, although a roll of paper faced corner bead would be a good option as well. No seams, but you might need someone to help out.

firehawkmph · 04-12-2011, 12:37 AM

I use a clincher tool to seat the bead then follow up with ringshank drywall nails. Lining up the ends really isn't a problem if you are carefull at all.
Mike Hawkins

MikeKy55 · 04-12-2011, 07:18 PM

Thanks guys. Yeah they line up pretty easy. Just took the time to center the screws in the holes so they didn't pull the bead one way or the other.

04-10-2011, 11:03 PM	#1
MikeKy55 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 303	Metal corner bead on 20' soffitt Did a search and didn't find anything on this topic. I'm finishing my basement and have soffits enclosing the duct work and main beams. Now that the rock is hung, I need to put metal corner bead up. Is there a better way of joining pieces rather than simply attaching one and then the next taking care to get them aligned? Last edited by MikeKy55; 09-11-2011 at 09:29 AM.

04-11-2011, 08:43 AM	#2
Willie T Old School Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond them. Posts: 3,432	Metal corner bead on 20' soffitt Nope, you hit it. Butt the factory ends together carefully... do not try to overlap them. __________________ "True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and only that which is." François Duc de La Rochefoucauld Willie T

04-11-2011, 08:54 AM	#3
12penny Not so new Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa. Posts: 853	Metal corner bead on 20' soffitt ...thats what I'd do as well, although a roll of paper faced corner bead would be a good option as well. No seams, but you might need someone to help out.

04-12-2011, 12:37 AM	#4
firehawkmph Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,334	Metal corner bead on 20' soffitt I use a clincher tool to seat the bead then follow up with ringshank drywall nails. Lining up the ends really isn't a problem if you are carefull at all. Mike Hawkins

04-12-2011, 07:18 PM	#5
MikeKy55 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 303	Metal corner bead on 20' soffitt Thanks guys. Yeah they line up pretty easy. Just took the time to center the screws in the holes so they didn't pull the bead one way or the other.

Metal corner bead on 20' soffitt