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		<title>Review of Straitflex Flexible Drywall Tape</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My father-in-law had his drywall professionally finished on his high arched ceilings. And I would recommend the same for anybody else &#8211; leave the high ceilings to the pros! The hired crew used ordinary paper tape to finish this ceiling and the corner at the peak was not 100% straight. The result was a joint [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 5px;" title="Strait Flex Drywall Tape" src="http://www.drywallinfo.com/images/straitflexbox.jpg" alt="Straitflex Flexible Drywall Tape" width="200" height="192" />My father-in-law had his drywall professionally finished on his high arched ceilings. And I would recommend the same for anybody else &#8211; leave the high ceilings to the pros! The hired crew used ordinary paper tape to finish this ceiling and the corner at the peak was not 100% straight. The result was a joint that noticeably swerved back and forth. Fortunately, most (normal) people don&#8217;t focus their attention at the peak of the ceiling so in reality the crooked joint is not that noticeable.</p>
<p>I asked my contractor friend how he finished peaks of cathedral ceilings or any other inside corners of angle greater than 90 degrees. He told me about a product called Straitflex. Strait Flex comes in a roll and is a stiff fiber product with a creasing area in its center. So it makes a perfect crease, and because it comes in a roll, it will tape an entire ceiling with a nice straight joint. So I tried some of this myself. You can see my complete trial at <a href="http://www.drywallinfo.com/taping-wide-angles.html" target="_blank">Taping Wide Angle Drywall Corners</a>. This product worked really well! A few precautions to take are to pre-fill any gaps at the corner first, make sure to place plenty of mud at the corner,  and don&#8217;t expect this tape to conform to the wall like paper &#8211; it is fairly stiff and if you imbed it too tightly, it will &#8220;bounce&#8221; back and create a gap. Still, I would highly recommend this product, or something similar for arched ceiling peaks or other wide inside angles.</p>
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