Hi all, I want to get rounded drywall corners (i think the proper term is california edging or something), but the builder says they are time consuming to install and require more work, and if not done properly, after a few years they could start to come off or something. Are all these claims true?
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some designs make corners for it or stop short you can drill a piece with the same size as the radius or make a three piece corner
I just finished off doing a reno and put rounded corners in... I didn't realize the lack of options I would have once I needed to install baseboards. I found a product that saved me time with rounded corners. Not sure who all sells it but it, I found it on Amazon, its called sqaurzit. With it I can use any baseboard I like and was easy to install.
ya i've seen those to.
our home has rounded corners and they go square at the bottom. made baseboards easy.
I have a house with rounded drywall corners that is 12 years old and I must say they are much easier to care for than square edge corners that we have had in all our previous houses. Not a ding or chip on them, which was quite common with our square edged corner homes when our children were younger.
I have an open concept house so painting transition has not been a problem for me as I continued one color into all the open areas of each floor.
I also do not feel that it is any more difficult to put in the round corners as it's just a strip you buy when you are drywalling like the square corners and we continued this look when we finished our basement.
Baseboards are more difficult. Luckily for us, one of the builder stores here has a fellow that will make the rounded corners to whatever baseboard we choose, I can't remember whether he uses a router or a lathe, but they come out great and that might be something you could look into. I have also seen them finished off with two angles and a flat edge along the corner (as opposed to a 45 degree angle) and as long as they are done well and kept tight I don't think anyone would really notice.
you can buy baseboards that are meant for rounded corners. those are ridiculously priced! (and there are probably more corners in your house than your realize)
Another thing to consider is the baseboards. some friends of our have the rounded corners but whoever installed the BB didn't miter the corners properly and did them as if they were squared corners then just filled the hollow space with calking. Looks so unprofetional
hmmmm.... i never thought about painting. i may reconsider this. thanks for the input.
there is a premade edging for rounded corners and I would say they are not any harder to install than regular premade edging. My DH was able to install them and it was the first time he did corners.
In terms of lasting, I would guess there are different levels of quality - but I am only guessing here - the rounded corners in our house did not look any more banged up or damaged compare to regular corners.
However, the one thing I did not like about them is the transition of paint colors is not easily achieved. We didn't have an open concept home but walls/corners are always flowing into other rooms - it was a real pain trying to figure out where to stop the paint color.
I imagine it does take longer unless there is premade edging like there is for normal corners. Beyond that have you considered the problem those corners can be when painting? If you want to change colours between areas you can end up questioning where to stop/start the colour or trying to tape down the center of the curve.