Buying Guide

USG Interior Finishing Products | 8
Joint Tapes
PAPER JOINT TAPES From the originator of modern joint finishing, USG reinforcing tapes add strength and crack resistance for smooth
concealment at flat joints and inside corners. USG joint tapes are high quality, easily applied, and available for
specialized uses.
USG Sheetrock® Brand Joint Paper Tape is manufactured with a unique, strong, cross-fibered tape for use with USG
joint compounds in reinforcing joints and corners in gypsum panels. Paper joint tape is ideal with both drying- and
setting-type compounds, as it reinforces the joint compound in compression, bending and shear, and will prevent
visible cracking.
USG Sheetrock® Brand Paper Joint Tape
USG Sheetrock® Brand Heavy Joint Tape
• Superior center creasing for
trouble-free corner finishing
• High strength to resist tearing,
stretching or wrinkling
• Processed for superior bond
• Wafer thin for easy joint
treatment
• Meets ASTM C475, Type I
• Available in: 75' roll, 250' roll,
500' roll; 2-1/16" wide
• Superior center creasing for
trouble-free corner finishing
• High strength to resist tearing,
stretching or wrinkling
• Higher cross direction
strength
• Meets ASTM C475, Type II
• Available in: 250' roll, 500'
roll; 2-1/16" wide
USG Beadex® Brand Drywall Joint Tape
• Superior center creasing for
trouble-free corner finishing
• High strength to resist tearing,
stretching or wrinkling
• Processed for superior bond
• Wafer thin for easy joint
treatment
• Meets ASTM C475, Type I
• Available in: 75' roll, 250' roll,
500' roll; 2-1/16" wide
FIBERGLASS JOINT
TAPES
USG Sheetrock® Brand Fiberglass Joint Tape is made with a unique cross-fiber construction to provide greater
drywall joint strength than conventional fiberglass leno-weave mesh tapes. This self-adhesive tape goes on quickly,
eliminating the bedding coat. Finished joints are accomplished in two coats by using setting-type joint compound. It is
not recommended to use drying-type compounds with fiberglass tape.
USG Sheetrock® Brand Fiberglass Joint Tape
USG Beadex® Brand Mesh Tape
• Self-adhesive tape—no
bedding coat needed
• Smooth joints in only
two coats
• Use with setting-type joint
compounds for one-day
joint finishing
• Meets ASTM C475, Type II
• Meets ASTM D3273 for mold
resistance
• Available in: 75' roll, 250' roll;
1-7/8" wide, 2-1/2" wide
• Pressure-sensitive adhesive
backing permits quick, self-
stick, hand application
• Creates a tough, durable and
crack-resistant veneer plaster
assembly
• Provides an excellent surface
for keying plaster during
embedding due to open
weave
• Regional availability
• Available in: 150' roll in 1-7/8"
wide; 75' roll, 300' roll in
2" wide