Do You Need to Tape Drywall

All drywall seams need to have tape embedded in joint compound. The tape strengthens the joint, and the joint compound, or mud, is the adhesive that holds the tape in place. … Paper tape is the tape used most often by professionals.

What happens if you don't tape drywall?

If you skipped the drywall tape and just used joint compound to fill in the seams, the seams would become visible again after the compound dried. Joint compound shrinks!

Can you not tape drywall joints?

If you don’t use drywall tape, the joints will be exposed and can easily be seen. Also, since it’s no longer a uniform surface, which tape provides. The purpose of mudding will be defeated as the mudding will not be enough to cover the entire gap created at the joint.