At Dry Wall Tools Direct we have a great range of taping knives from top brands such as Edma, Kraft, Ox and Marshalltown to choose from to ensure our customers can find the right taping knife for the job. However, we appreciate that not all of our customers are ‘in the trade’ and so thought a few useful tips for how to choose the appropriate taping knife would be useful!

What is their use?

When installing drywall, at the points where the boards meet there will be gaps and to bridge these gaps, to ensure a smooth finish and to ensure the drywall form s a solid, single structure, drywall ‘mud’ needs to be applied to the seam/joint over the top of which a layer of drywall tape is applied. This prevents cracking and from the joints coming apart by sealing the join.
A taping knife is used for the applications of the drywall ‘mud’ to these joints and once dry, the joints can be sanded and finished to provide

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