V-Cut Edge: Bead-Less Technology

V-Cut plasterboard eliminates the need for corner and stop beads. Wherever there is plasterboard or drywall invariably there are metal beads and, in more recent times, plastic beads.Corners, abutments, upstands, coves, recesses or bulkheads, whether for suspended ceilings orwalls, all normally require beading because such details involve cut boards and cut boards needtape and jointing. So for a typical upstand or downstand the installers have to cut the boards (as accurately as they can usually with a knife); screw the two separate edges to framework; apply a corner bead followed by jointing material which has to dry before being rubbed down to create a smooth surface ready for painting. It takes time and time is money. Apart from that, the quality will depend on the skill of the labour.

Is there a simpler way? For sure! V-Cut machines the boards so that they fold and consequently no corner bead is required. As the corner is integral to the surrounding boards, there’s also no taping and jointing and the paper face remains intact over the corner ready for decoration. Time is saved, the cost is lower and quality is superior.

This bead-less opportunity also applies to edges. Whilst we can machine cut a board incredibly accurately and cleanly that may not be enough in all applications. A light cove particularly is an application where an exposed, even nicely cut edge, is often visible and needs to be finished. However, there are several V-Cut solutions here as can be seen in the examples on the illustration. A simple solution involves a v cut that allows the board to fold to form an edge equal to its thickness, i.e. it folds on itself. It’s also possible to produce a deeper upstand at this edge or, with a double v cut, the board can fold back on itself. Such fine details would normally be produced only as expensive GRG mouldings.

If you want an edge in the market then get the V-Cut edge. The modern solution to drywall is V-Cut – cheaper, faster and better.