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After finishing a basement, I'm split on corner bead vs. floating for heavy use
Floating looks nice, but beads seem stronger; how do you choose?
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fionalopez3d ago
Yeah but that's more about bad mud work than the corner type itself... a floating corner done right with good tape and enough coats should hold up fine to door swings. I've seen bead corners fail too if the mud was too thin or they rushed the sanding. Honestly both methods are strong enough for a basement if you take your time and don't skip steps.
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the_dylan3d ago
Remember my buddy who went full floating corners in his game room basement? Looked amazing for a week, until his teenager swung a door open too hard and put a huge crack right down the seam. Every corner bead job I've seen takes those hits way better. He spent more time fixing dings than using the room. For a basement that'll actually get used, I'd take the stronger finish over the slightly cleaner look any day.
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