Drywall finishing system
A drywall finishing system for finishing normal inside and outside corners of any angle. The finishing system comprises a preformed trim piece comprising a semi-rigid member that is relatively thick in the center and tapers laterally to a thin edge or is stepped forming a thick and thin portion. A layer of fibrous can be bonded to the inside surface of the semi-rigid member for receiving joint compound to continuously bond the trim piece to the dry wall. A layer of finishing material can be bonded to the exterior surface of the semi-rigid member. The finishing system can be attached to a wall with fasteners such as nails.
1 . A non-coated drywall corner trim piece comprising:
a continuously extruded, elongated, semi-rigid plastic member having two flanges meeting at an apex, each said flange having an outer surface and an inner surface;
a non-coated paper layer on the outer surface of said semi-rigid member prepared for directly receiving paint or texture, substantially the outer surface of said semi-rigid member being non-adhesively bonded to said fibrous layer;
said semi-rigid member and said outer layer forming a continuously bonded laminated trim piece, said continuously bonded laminated trim piece held in place in said drywall corner seam by at least one fastening means.
2 . The non-coated drywall corner trim piece of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of holes in said flanges.