Strait-Flex X-Crack 4.5" x 100' Roll (X-R)

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Strait-Flex X-Crack 4.5" x 100' Roll (X-R100)

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Strait-Flex X-Crack 4.5" x 100' Roll (X-R)

Eliminating ceiling cracks forever, X-Crack straightens uneven framing and keeps the drywall joint stationary while allowing structural movement of framing members. X-Crack is adjustable to any angle and installs in minutes and will reduce finishing time by the elimination of pre-filling and pre-straightening.

Manufactured from .024” galvanized steel with a PVC hinge.
Vaulted ceiling, off angles.
Butterfly vaults.
Inside 90-degree corners in flat ceiling areas.
Outside 90-degree corners in areas subject to truss uplift.
Cracks caused by truss uplifts and expansive soil.
Intricate ceiling applications that have no backing.

Eliminates ceiling cracks

Holds drywall joints stationary while allowing structural movement of framing members.
Rigid design, hinged backbone, and flexible tab design straightens all uneven framing members.
Eliminate the need of all pre-filling due to irregularities of framing members.
Adjustable to any angle and installs in minutes.
Reduces finishing time by the elimination of pre-filling and pre-straightening.
Manufactured from 22 gauge galvanized steel with a PVC hinge

Applications:

Vaulted ceiling off angles.
Butterfly vaults.
Inside 90-degree corners in flat ceiling areas.
Cracks caused by truss uplifts.
Intricate ceiling applications that have no backing.

X CRACK

Instructions

Fasten X-Crack to ceiling trusses or conventional framing members before drywall installation.

(1)
Adjust X-Crack to angle of corner. For inside corners, surface of PVC
hinge faces framing members. For outside corners, surface of PVC hinge
faces out.

(2) Using drywall screws, first fasten X-Crack at end
of lengths. Align center and fasten to framing members. Overlap X-Crack
approximately one inch at joints.

Let X-Crack float over
irregular framing members to create a straight line. Six screws per
length is all that is required to hold X-Crack in place. The last screws
in the field secures drywall to ceiling - and the screws through
drywall into body of X-Crack secures inside corners.

Install
drywall over X-Crack with fine or coarse drywall screws. (3) Be sure the
drywall screws penetrate the X-Crack product but miss the truss or
ceiling joist by 2 to 4 inches.

(4) The last screw in the field
should be 10 to 12 inches away from X-Crack. This allows ceiling
members to move independently of drywall joint.

Use Strait-Flex Mid-Flex250 or Mid-Flex300 drywall tape to finish the application.

X-Crack’s
patented hinge and flexible tab design holds drywall joints stationary
while structural framing members are allowed to move independently of
the drywall. (5) Causes for this movement may be due to lumber
shrinkage, snow or wind loads, expansive soil, and truss uplift.

(6) Screws that secure X-Crack to ceiling member
Penetrates: X-Crack, Framing Member

(7) Screws that secure drywall to X-Crack
Penetrates: Drywall , X-Crack

(8) Last screws in field Penetrates: Drywall, Framing Member