I keep seeing guys skip the corner bead on inside corners

Lately on a bunch of jobs around town, I've walked in after the rock is up and the inside corners have no bead, just taped. I get it, it's faster. But I fixed a ceiling crack in a house from 2019 last week, and sure enough, it was an inside corner with just tape that had split. The homeowner said it showed up after the first winter. That bead gives it a solid edge and keeps it from flexing. Without it, any little shift in the framing or the drywall itself puts all the stress on that tape joint. I've been doing this for fifteen years and I've never seen a properly beaded inside corner fail like that. Are we just cutting corners to save twenty minutes, or is there some new method I haven't heard about?

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burns.jenny12d ago

That's just lazy work that'll crack every time.

murphy.abby12d ago

Totally agree with @burns.jenny. People skip steps to save an hour, then act shocked when it fails in a year. Using the wrong mix or not letting things cure right is just asking for trouble. It's not about being lazy, it's about wasting time and money doing it twice. Seen it happen way too many times.

elizabethg8512d ago

Guess I'm old school, but I still use the bead. Maybe that's why my corners are still standing and my coffee is always cold?