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Old Apr 10, 2005, 08:13 PM
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finishing drywall against a shower surround

What is the best method for finishing the drywall edges when placing them over the panels of a 3-piece, pre-fab shower surround unit. I know caulk is an option but it's 5/8" greenboard and it would seem that you would need a pretty perfect cut to make this look good seeing as it's the most visable edge and that's a pretty large caulk bead. Not sure how this gets done. I have considered j-bead but you can't mud over that.

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Old Apr 11, 2005, 06:55 AM   #2  
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Caulk and trim are a carpenter's 2 best friends. In this case, a strip of 1/2'' quarter round painted to match the dry wall or other trim will leave a finished look. If you can't use nails, glue it in place. Another option is to flat tape it. Fill the crack with mud, run tape right to the edge of the shower, and mud over it.
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Old Jul 23, 2005, 07:43 PM   #3  
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Drywall the shower

I have what will probably be an easy question for most of you. When you dry wall the the walls of the shower do you you put it over the lip of the new shower? Or should the dry wall be put in before the shower? I appreciate any help. Thank You.
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Drywall first. Be sure and use the blue waterproof stuff.
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Old Nov 24, 2005, 06:45 PM   #5  
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Drywalling to a shower

In our part of the continent (British Columbia) we install the shower or tub enclosure, drywall to the flange then mud and flat tape. When the painting is done it doesn't hurt to put a bead of caulking around the opening.
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