Hi Marial!

What EXACT tape is being used here?
Is it a "Painters'-tape "?
Who applied the tape?

I'm not sure what the painter means by "put some product under & over...."?
They MAY be referring to painter's-caulk, which can be used to seal the tape-edge, etc.

Faron

It's the tape that is lining hoRizontally on top of walls where the wall meets the white ceiling. It's lifting in all rooms but only the bottom part of the tape lifts, and only in certain spots. Painter wants to repair the tape that isn't too bad by putting spackle under the tape and over it. The remodeler dude wants to rip it off and place new stuff. This tape I'm told is paper.

D'oh....!!!

I was assuming painters'-tape for some reason!
Sorry!!

Yes, if the "Joint tape" is lifting, it has to be reset down with joint-compound behind & above the tape, troweled smooth, and sanded. Two coats of this may be needed, depending how bad the adjacent wall areas are.

Subsequent wall-texturing may need to be applied, then primed. In this case, if the painter is good, they should be able to do this on a "spot" basis.

The remodeler has a point too though...
Other areas may fail, and redoing the tape is also a reasonable fix.

Faron

DANGER! DANGER! Be careful with any fix in this situation that does not involve taking it down and putting up new.

DANGER! DANGER! Be careful with any fix in this situation that does not involve taking it down and putting up new.

I agree and as a painter, I can do some of that but it is better left to a real drywall guy, preferably not the original installer.