One of your trademarks so to speak that I continue to watch is the carefree, sarcastic, blunt but to the point, but as much as you do it, it's still quite minimal and necessary. Educational, and real. Love it!
Thanks for blessing us widows with these instructional videos enabling us to do these home renovations by ourselves to save money. May God keeps you and your family strong, healthy and blessed!!!
I have literally learned just about everything from this guy, but this video made me feel better about my relationship with compound and mud. I could feel the frustration as he tried to work with the hot mud. I thought those issues only happened to newer guys like me, but I can see sheetrock is a fickle trade.
As a remodeler for 25 plus years who trained under a master, I love your videos and learn something new every time. Didn't like cutting the tape unless it was super old.
About to become a member! I have a lot of things im getting ready to start. And i already owe you for all of the help you have given me the last 2 1/2 years🙄😂
Thx Jeff! I’m studying hard. Took a few days off to study with you . Motivation and health improving thanks to you helping to motivate me. I’ll write on the forum soon .😊
This video was encouraging because of the small mishaps you had along the way. Even a pro like yourself still has hang ups when they do drywall work. I think it’s great that you do not cut out your mistakes and misjudgments.
I bought a $150 fold-up scaffold from that same company. Perfect height to work on even 9ft ceilings. Skimcoated my whole house on that thing and now it's hiding in the 1ft of space behind my furnace. Love it.
Paper tape only for corners, fibafuse for all other applications, we use the Level 5 & Beroxpert skimming blades to and are a must have tools, great show Jeff.
Jeff, you are doing such a kindness to the world in providing all of this detailed knowledge for free. You have not only helped me save a water damaged, ruined bedroom, but also turned me into a pro drywaller in the process. You're truly a master at this trade and out of everyone I have seen on YT, you're techniques and methods are simply the best (screw those mud pans!). I went from messy toddler using a putty scraper to apply mud, to becoming the master of the taping knife and hawk. Your electrical videos have also helped me rewire the room with beautiful recessed and track lighting. Thank you!
I’m pretty handy and learn something hing new every fricken time. I love learning different strategies and approaches and you got tried and true technique ! Thanks Jeff
We use a couple of the baker's when we have the room. I like to put it low so that way I have a table on wheels or don't have to bend over to get the mid or paint. Makes it great if you got back or knee problems.
"Baker" is shorthand for "baker pad" which looks similar, but it's typically smaller and made of stainless, and used in the kitchen to stage the bakeries before/after baking.
I scraped the mortar and tuck pointed a 25x90’ 120 year old brick wall by stacking three of those bakers on top of each other. Outside. Through wind and rain. In a public alleyway. Took me 3 months. Every day after work, nights and weekends. The whole town watched as they drove by day after day. Thought I was crazy. Now I have a new wall and saved about 50 grand along the way. Couldn’t have done it without my stacking bakers.
I'm an electrical supply wholesaler. Copper up 100% in the past year, PVC conduit up 300% in last 45 days. Circuit Breakers and resi load-centers on longest lead times I've seen in 35 years of doing business. So-called renewable energy projects, especially solar mixed with storage are pushing materials demand up in California.
Thank you so much M.Jeff 😊for your videos We really appreciated But we have a problem with the wall it's like a hold point was craked . Our question his what you suggest you give for réparation. Do we need to cut arround with maybe 3 or 6 inch all arroubd or what is the best
Your probably not going to appreciate this to much with your 30+ years off experience but might I suggest when filling a large area your go to mud should be a hot mud. When you worked the ceiling to try and get it at least a bit straighter make the mud thicker. From the video it was far to wet and made to easy to dig it out more than wanted. And just on a side note. Muds on a painted surface always take a reasonably longer time to dry than on roar board were the moisture gets absorbed by the board.. A good trick when making hot mud in a pale/bucket is spray it with cooking oil (canola, cheap)first. When the mud drys it will just slide out leaving you with a clean bucket so your not wasting gallons/liters off water washing them and if you forget or the mud goes off before you get to it you don't loose the bucket. Even the next day. A spray can off canola oil is cheap and can save money and water.
Loving those tools! As an aside, I found the hawk too much to handle for my weak wrists. A pan is easier to hold for long periods of time and doesn't put me out of commission the next day. More difficult to pull mud out of and keep clean as I go, but less pain is worth it.
Hi Jeff, thank you very much, I WAS in my girlfriends good books until she just watched this video and found out my secret. I have had one of those for about a year now and it is brilliant, but I took steps to stop my girlfriend from finding it by popping my coat over it, now she has seen your video she will expect me to get the plastering done in half the time
Enjoy the videos.whats the difference in mud uses and stages(45min general all purposes plaster of paris ETC).Can general all purpose mud be used for all. I think I want to sheet rock my whole house. What should I look for.
Great video, as always. I do a bit of wall repairs when painting and you convince me of buying one of those Level 5 blades (not as large though because they are expensive).
I am seriously considering tiling to the ceiling to avoid drywall. My husband and I have remodeled our entire farmhouse I've the years. I'm sick of DW!
I just worked with drywall for my very first time about a month ago. Did skim coating on my bathroom. Landed up with 4 layers of mud trying to get it even and bubble free. What a learning process. But I did get a 24 inch squeegee that helped tremendously. I used a roller to get the mud on the walls and ceiling, tried the 8 inch drywall knife to smooth it out. It was horrible. If you have any suggestions on getting rid of bubbles I would love to hear them. And the bubbles showed up on the third coat, not the first or second, there was no paint showing by this point so I still don’t know what caused them. Tiny pinholes. Millions of them. It was bad. Anyway thank for all of your videos! I am learning a lot from you!
Wondering if you learned why skim coating bubbles occurred, and how to prevent and the easiest way to get rid of them? I hope you were happy with the results in the end, cheers!
I thought you said NOT to use those orange 5 gallon buckets to mix mud, as the mixing blade flaked off tiny pieces of it and it showed up in the mud on the wall?
Is this the case? Jeff is also from Canada? Why is using the clinching tool, not enough to hold the metal beads? What about using spray adhesive as well as clinching?
My boss showed me that crimping tool years ago, its definitely the way to go, also i never used screws i used 3MM spray glue and you spray the corner bead then the wall and let it get tacky then set it in place, works great
Where in the Ottawa area can I find that long knife, I have a ceiling that I'm doing for a friend and that would be the cats meow for this little job. On that note ,I just joined and I am extremely excited to learn more !
I have an access holes cut out in the drywall but they are all different sizes and would like to get them to a standard size so I can buy a clean looking access panel. Can’t go bigger on them because they are next to the ceiling or adjacent wall. Is there anyway to patch the edges of the drywall to shrink hole? Say 7.5x14.25 to a 6x12
That baker looks so much better than a ladder in another way... Climbing up and down one for hours murders your knees and standing on a ladder's 3 or 4 inch rung absolutely MURDERS your feet!
Ha! Funny you just mention the scaffold from HD, I just bought Lowe's version. It definitely helps a short gal get to the top of my 14 ft. vaulted ceilings. Since Jeff approved, I feel my purchase was worth it 👌 😌
Please help me understand - in two of your previous videos you were totally against the corner bead tool (your first recommended screws, your second you recommend the nails). Now you’re endorsing the corner bead tool. Why the change? Just easier for novices or did you have a change of heart?
Since you say that you don't know why they invented a mud pan, true journeyman drywallers can use both, and, that is also why they make a tape rack and a pan holder, makes taping by hand really efficient...🤔 Hmmm seems like you would know that though....
I can’t really find where to leave you a message, so I’ll make it public here. I cut a section out of a finished ceiling to put in a light fixture and a switch. The old ceiling appears to be 1/2 inch drywall with about an 1/8 inch of plaster? and then a swirl texture. I replace the cutout section with 1/2 inch drywall and now I need to fill in the extra 1/8 inch and then try to match the texture. My question: can I fill in the missing 1/8 inch with all purpose mud, or should I use plaster or that 45 minute stuff you use in this video?
45 minute. It won't shrink like all purpose mud after it dries, you won't have to wait forever for it to dry, it sticks better and you can lay it out thicker without it cracking like all purpose will.
Agreed. Hurt my soul. My favorite tape has a few slices in it from that though. Which in turn translates to a few slices in my fingers lol. Lesson learned
Where were you ten years ago? lol Corner beads, no clue and no experience. Good thing the walls were already blue. lol Appreciate your techniques and that you leave in the goof ups.
One of your trademarks so to speak that I continue to watch is the carefree, sarcastic, blunt but to the point, but as much as you do it, it's still quite minimal and necessary. Educational, and real. Love it!
Thanks for blessing us widows with these instructional videos enabling us to do these home renovations by ourselves to save money. May God keeps you and your family strong, healthy and blessed!!!
I’m not a widow but God Bless Jeff and his crew for this incredible opportunity.
I have literally learned just about everything from this guy, but this video made me feel better about my relationship with compound and mud. I could feel the frustration as he tried to work with the hot mud. I thought those issues only happened to newer guys like me, but I can see sheetrock is a fickle trade.
As a remodeler for 25 plus years who trained under a master, I love your videos and learn something new every time. Didn't like cutting the tape unless it was super old.
About to become a member! I have a lot of things im getting ready to start. And i already owe you for all of the help you have given me the last 2 1/2 years🙄😂
Thx Jeff! I’m studying hard. Took a few days off to study with you . Motivation and health improving thanks to you helping to motivate me. I’ll write on the forum soon .😊
“Yeah I’m a little bit high” my favorite line.
I LIKE LIKE LIKE that the guy teaching me about safety is such a klutz!! 🤪👏🏻 Lots of learning opportunities!!
This video was encouraging because of the small mishaps you had along the way. Even a pro like yourself still has hang ups when they do drywall work. I think it’s great that you do not cut out your mistakes and misjudgments.
I bought a $150 fold-up scaffold from that same company. Perfect height to work on even 9ft ceilings. Skimcoated my whole house on that thing and now it's hiding in the 1ft of space behind my furnace. Love it.
Very nice!
Gosh I love watching this show. And Jeff is very entertaining in his instructional style of teaching. Always laugh too .❤
Paper tape only for corners, fibafuse for all other applications, we use the Level 5 & Beroxpert skimming blades to and are a must have tools, great show Jeff.
Jeff, you are doing such a kindness to the world in providing all of this detailed knowledge for free. You have not only helped me save a water damaged, ruined bedroom, but also turned me into a pro drywaller in the process. You're truly a master at this trade and out of everyone I have seen on YT, you're techniques and methods are simply the best (screw those mud pans!). I went from messy toddler using a putty scraper to apply mud, to becoming the master of the taping knife and hawk. Your electrical videos have also helped me rewire the room with beautiful recessed and track lighting. Thank you!
I’m pretty handy and learn something hing new every fricken time. I love learning different strategies and approaches and you got tried and true technique ! Thanks Jeff
We use a couple of the baker's when we have the room. I like to put it low so that way I have a table on wheels or don't have to bend over to get the mid or paint. Makes it great if you got back or knee problems.
You have the best DIY content! I appreciate your humour and straightforward technique teaching!
Bye bye tape! 😆
You have a wonderful channel and the thing that makes it work is you. You are a pro who communicates clearly to the audience.
"Baker" is shorthand for "baker pad" which looks similar, but it's typically smaller and made of stainless, and used in the kitchen to stage the bakeries before/after baking.
Not really. It is a brand of scaffold.
Yes definitely a brand , Baker scaffold is why it's called baker.. surprised by didn't know that.
You forgot to say it but..
Perfect everytime!
I scraped the mortar and tuck pointed a 25x90’ 120 year old brick wall by stacking three of those bakers on top of each other. Outside. Through wind and rain. In a public alleyway. Took me 3 months. Every day after work, nights and weekends. The whole town watched as they drove by day after day. Thought I was crazy. Now I have a new wall and saved about 50 grand along the way. Couldn’t have done it without my stacking bakers.
Even when he's had a few drinks (which he clearly did) and he works, this guy still has more skills than the rest of us. 🤘🏼😉
RenoVision is the only how-to that provides its own laugh track. LOL
Keep up the good work!
Drywall lifts are a must. especially if you think your adult kids will help you out.
Drywall lift allowed me to do my garage solo
I love your Crocodile Dundee reference. Now that's a Knife
I replayed your reaction from 10:07 to 10:12 4x because I know how that feels 🤣. Thanks for keeping it real Jeff!
Love the way he laughs. Always great information!
Only 37 minutes long I love his 2 and 3 hour videos
cheers. have one of those coming in a week
Disclaimer: tape measures were definitely harmed in the making of this video
I am about to drywall my partially finished basement so thank you!
I love your channel! Thank you for everything you do.. You're very much appreciated!
I'm an electrical supply wholesaler. Copper up 100% in the past year, PVC conduit up 300% in last 45 days. Circuit Breakers and resi load-centers on longest lead times I've seen in 35 years of doing business. So-called renewable energy projects, especially solar mixed with storage are pushing materials demand up in California.
Just as I start to redo my living room. Perfect!
Wish I would have known about that tool a while back! Great video!
Thank you so much M.Jeff 😊for your videos We really appreciated
But we have a problem with the wall it's like a hold point was craked .
Our question his what you suggest you give for réparation. Do we need to cut arround with maybe 3 or 6 inch all arroubd or what is the best
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, skill and knowledge. Much appreciated...
Your probably not going to appreciate this to much with your 30+ years off experience but might I suggest when filling a large area your go to mud should be a hot mud. When you worked the ceiling to try and get it at least a bit straighter make the mud thicker. From the video it was far to wet and made to easy to dig it out more than wanted. And just on a side note. Muds on a painted surface always take a reasonably longer time to dry than on roar board were the moisture gets absorbed by the board.. A good trick when making hot mud in a pale/bucket is spray it with cooking oil (canola, cheap)first. When the mud drys it will just slide out leaving you with a clean bucket so your not wasting gallons/liters off water washing them and if you forget or the mud goes off before you get to it you don't loose the bucket. Even the next day. A spray can off canola oil is cheap and can save money and water.
Great as always, Jeff! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Happy Easter Jeff ! My favorite Canadian! mainly because of the way He says “out”
Thanks champ, from all of Australia on my behalf.
Now that's a knife!
Your a good teacher mate , all the best from Australia
Great video Jeff. I may try that tool after removing the popcorn ceiling and I skim coat my ceiling. Cheers from Barrhaven.
Haha! RIP TAPE
I’ve been watching your videos lately! Keep up the good work! 💪🏻
Appreciate it!
1.7 million subscribers! This is the day you admit you are a better teacher than you ever were a contractor!
Most underrated comment
Love this guy.
You're a very very good guy.
Loving those tools!
As an aside, I found the hawk too much to handle for my weak wrists. A pan is easier to hold for long periods of time and doesn't put me out of commission the next day. More difficult to pull mud out of and keep clean as I go, but less pain is worth it.
Thanks for sharing! Cheers Mary
Thank you, this helps. I'm about to do some drywalling. I've always been afraid to try the mud work. Here goes.........
Thank you for so many useful tips and helpful advice. 🤟
My pleasure!
hi can you re-link drywall finishing trowel - what size do you use? Greetings from Poland 👍
Great tool Jeff. Great video.. take care. All the best.
Thank you.
I think I got the point without the sacrifice of a measuring tape, but I'll certainly remember it now.
I love your channel.
Hi Jeff, thank you very much, I WAS in my girlfriends good books until she just watched this video and found out my secret. I have had one of those for about a year now and it is brilliant, but I took steps to stop my girlfriend from finding it by popping my coat over it, now she has seen your video she will expect me to get the plastering done in half the time
Enjoy the videos.whats the difference in mud uses and stages(45min general all purposes plaster of paris ETC).Can general all purpose mud be used for all. I think I want to sheet rock my whole house. What should I look for.
you should demo no-coat corner beads. that woulda made short work of this i think.
It would have been much faster and easier than using the skim blade
Great video Jeff.
The fact that he destroyed a measuring tape to prove a point shows dedication. Love this channel
Great video, as always. I do a bit of wall repairs when painting and you convince me of buying one of those Level 5 blades (not as large though because they are expensive).
I am seriously considering tiling to the ceiling to avoid drywall. My husband and I have remodeled our entire farmhouse I've the years. I'm sick of DW!
good info
I just worked with drywall for my very first time about a month ago. Did skim coating on my bathroom. Landed up with 4 layers of mud trying to get it even and bubble free. What a learning process. But I did get a 24 inch squeegee that helped tremendously. I used a roller to get the mud on the walls and ceiling, tried the 8 inch drywall knife to smooth it out. It was horrible. If you have any suggestions on getting rid of bubbles I would love to hear them. And the bubbles showed up on the third coat, not the first or second, there was no paint showing by this point so I still don’t know what caused them. Tiny pinholes. Millions of them. It was bad. Anyway thank for all of your videos! I am learning a lot from you!
Wondering if you learned why skim coating bubbles occurred, and how to prevent and the easiest way to get rid of them? I hope you were happy with the results in the end, cheers!
I thought you said NOT to use those orange 5 gallon buckets to mix mud, as the mixing blade flaked off tiny pieces of it and it showed up in the mud on the wall?
Get a plastic mixing paddle to prevent that
i had a new blade so it was safe.
Top channel with top tips 👍
Another Pro tip for DIY.
Ad screws to beads. Clinching is not enough for Canada.
Every 12" at the clinch point is enough.
Is this the case? Jeff is also from Canada? Why is using the clinching tool, not enough to hold the metal beads? What about using spray adhesive as well as clinching?
I Hit The Like For The Poor Tape Measure That Was Sacrificed For The Teaching Of This Video.
Can you show or explain what to do when hanging and finishing drywall on a vaulted ceiling?
Do a video on knockdown! Please! !
28.30 - "I'm a little bit high." Me too, Dad. Me too.
Wow...what a great channel!
Hi! Do you have a video on taping inside intersecting corners?
"That's disgusting". Best joke yet. ;)
Is underlayment required for laminate Stairs?
I’m buying one those tools,because when I used screws in those corner never comes right.Thank you for sharing
My boss showed me that crimping tool years ago, its definitely the way to go, also i never used screws i used 3MM spray glue and you spray the corner bead then the wall and let it get tacky then set it in place, works great
Where in the Ottawa area can I find that long knife, I have a ceiling that I'm doing for a friend and that would be the cats meow for this little job. On that note ,I just joined and I am extremely excited to learn more !
gratien proulx on star top road off cyrville in the east end
I use the 7” level 5 blade instead of a 6” knife for my first coat
Love your videos!!
Oh the electrical tape bandaid. Someone’s been working with metal
You are the best. Thank you very much
I have an access holes cut out in the drywall but they are all different sizes and would like to get them to a standard size so I can buy a clean looking access panel. Can’t go bigger on them because they are next to the ceiling or adjacent wall. Is there anyway to patch the edges of the drywall to shrink hole? Say 7.5x14.25 to a 6x12
That baker looks so much better than a ladder in another way... Climbing up and down one for hours murders your knees and standing on a ladder's 3 or 4 inch rung absolutely MURDERS your feet!
Ha! Funny you just mention the scaffold from HD, I just bought Lowe's version. It definitely helps a short gal get to the top of my 14 ft. vaulted ceilings.
Since Jeff approved, I feel my purchase was worth it 👌 😌
Does cutting the tape measure count as cutting or measure in cut once measure twice?
Why are you using the orange buckets that you said not to use in another video? Just wondering?
Please help me understand - in two of your previous videos you were totally against the corner bead tool (your first recommended screws, your second you recommend the nails). Now you’re endorsing the corner bead tool. Why the change? Just easier for novices or did you have a change of heart?
A lot of strong feelings against metal corner beads around. I’m curious why do you still use it? I’ve switched to paper backed and will never go back.
how to put noise dampening behind the drywall when it is installed? any sort of foam? you dont think people
My heart stopped when you actually clipped through the measuring tape lol. Doin it for the fans 😭
RIP Stanly 25ft Tape
If the all-purpose compound is prone to crack, why do you finish with it? Could you use the quick-set to finish?
only when applied to thick. cheers!
Since you say that you don't know why they invented a mud pan, true journeyman drywallers can use both, and, that is also why they make a tape rack and a pan holder, makes taping by hand really efficient...🤔 Hmmm seems like you would know that though....
And this video causes me to never attempt any sort of remodel. Thank you
I can’t really find where to leave you a message, so I’ll make it public here. I cut a section out of a finished ceiling to put in a light fixture and a switch. The old ceiling appears to be 1/2 inch drywall with about an 1/8 inch of plaster? and then a swirl texture. I replace the cutout section with 1/2 inch drywall and now I need to fill in the extra 1/8 inch and then try to match the texture. My question: can I fill in the missing 1/8 inch with all purpose mud, or should I use plaster or that 45 minute stuff you use in this video?
45 minute. It won't shrink like all purpose mud after it dries, you won't have to wait forever for it to dry, it sticks better and you can lay it out thicker without it cracking like all purpose will.
I winced when he cut that tape. Damn, that was painful.
I winced when he cut that tape.
Agreed. Hurt my soul. My favorite tape has a few slices in it from that though. Which in turn translates to a few slices in my fingers lol. Lesson learned
How many shoes do you go through a year? I have noticed you got new shoes.
damn that was nicer than my tape measure
Poor tapes! Beheaded one and keep letting the other slam back into the case. ;)
yup. they work for me. cheers!
Where were you ten years ago? lol Corner beads, no clue and no experience. Good thing the walls were already blue. lol Appreciate your techniques and that you leave in the goof ups.
Now that’s a knoife. Lol!
So how do you mix hot mud?
"They Cut Corners....." pun intended... ha