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If I have a drywall butt joint with one side clearly much lower than the other like in the photo, how do I begin? Should I try to bring the low side level with some joint compound before taping so that the tape goes on flat? Or tape right away? The tape will end up like a "stair," though...

Redoing the bathroom and to get the old tub out I had to hack the wall pretty good. See photo. So, I've got almost no drywall taping experience and I'm looking at these joints and thinking if I try it might look pretty bad. One side has fresh drywall and the other a few layers of old paint...

I have an alcove tub surround. On the 90 degree outside edge where the tiled surface will meet the painted surface, how do I treat the joining of the drywall boards... someone told me corner bead will flare out the tile so don't use it... what would I use? Thanks!

I'm installing a new bathtub and had to bring one wall closer by sistering some new studs into the wall. After putting the Denshield on, I of course now have a gap at the edge of it and my old wall. I have some corner bead to go on the surface, but how should I fill this gap? See photo! Parry

Two questions: 1] should I run the tile of my tub surround down the edge of the tub right to the floor? Or just stop at the tub edge? Is there a right/wrong with this? 2] And what about the top... should I go right to the ceiling? I was going to stop about 1 foot from the ceiling, just...

I have an old tile shower that was leaking and was going to put a new enclosed styrene unit in instead. I'm kind of scared to start jackhammering to remove the base - won't I crack the drainpipe? Would it be OK (or wiser) to leave the old floor in place, extend the drainpipe upwards and put...