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Surprised by how many sheets get tossed for tape-joint issues
Last week I was going through the dumpster at a job site in Nashville and noticed over half the scrap was from tape joint blowouts. I always figured most waste came from bad cuts or measurements, but it got me curious. So I looked up a report from the Gypsum Association online that said roughly 15 percent of all drywall waste in residential jobs comes from joints that fail during the taping stage. That number shocked me because I always thought my crew was the only one dealing with that mess. Turns out it's a common thing when guys rush the mud drying time or use the wrong tape. Made me rethink how we schedule our coat work to give everything a proper set. Has anyone else noticed their scrap pile looking more like a tape joint graveyard than a cutting error?
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