I have been watching your videos for years now. I have redone the drywall in my entire house All ALONE!! I’m so good at it that when I got the pro in to do the cornice he tried to hire me 😂 you have saved me thousands! Thankyou!! Now I’m off to watch your corner bead vids…
Hi Ben. I watched 4 other videos but you were the only one that probably explain which side of the tape to apply against the wall. That was a very important detail. Thanks.
I love how there is an art to taping and mudding. There’s so much more to it then just throwing globs of the shit on the wall and pushing paper strips into it. I always appreciate a good tradesman when I see one, especially if I’ve had experience trying it myself. And you definitely know what you’re doing. Thanks for the instructional videos.
I will always appreciate a good tradesperson too. Construction and the trades are much harder and require much more skill than they receive credit for!
Thank you! If today I’m able do do my drywall, taping, mudding etc. then it’s because of you. Best tutorials ever! So comprehensively , to the point and nice to watch.
Thank you so much for your education work! I can't believe how much I have learned from you in the last 24 hours prepping for my project! From a frustrated homeowner who has done it wrong more than right, seriously, THANK YOU!
Thank you! I'm doing my attic now. Your videos are really helpful. Here in Poland it is kind of "abnormal" to use paper tape on joints. I bought quite expensive german-made mud which is designed to use without taping. I think you Canadians (and craftsmen from the USA) know drywall best, so I decided to use paper tape though. Blah blah blah :) Thank You!
Onnce i worked for home inprovment man and every one always say the taper and mud guy is most valued skill on the crew it almost a art form ive seen some amazing work and seen some work that would of ben better with out mud at all it was so bad guy i was just working with is going to teach me and he dose awsome job
He explains so clear n deep that now i get guts to do it by myself all my work. Thank you apart than this he looks soosmart beautiful with nice voice I feel keep watching all his videos.
Nice work mate. I've been a carpenter for 20 years,and have done most things in the building industry .You have great skills and a brilliant way of explaining how to carry out these tasks..Great work mate !
Kevin Kenney lmfao same here! My mud was too thick as well. My tape kept getting air pockets underneath. So I had to come back to Vancouver Carpenter’s channel. Now I know why! I’m just remodeling a room. I’m no pro.
Thank you Ben!!! I've watched more than a dozen of your videos, and they are spot on. I'm patching a 6 foot crack in my ceiling that happened in the summer, it's now November 🙂 I've been watching your videos for a good amount of time and finally built up enough confidence to tackle the job. Cut out the joint and filled it, it looks great don't need any sanding before doing the tape. You make everything look so easy, thanks, look forward to finishing the job...
Complete noob here, bought PB paper tape today thinking it was "sticky back".... On opening it I though WTF do I do with this? Quick look at YT shows me this well presented and concise explanation. Well its more involved that I thought, but I'll have my "jointing compound" tomorrow, and we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the excellent vid.
Its definitely an art. I was horrible at it. After some trial and error on my own, im still horrible at it but able to make it look good. Just caused myself alot of extra sanding. These videos are top notch to help you learn
Bout to do some drywall taping and puttying tomorrow for my boss. I already told him I know how to do it thanks to this video lol. Here's to making a lil extra cash on the side!
Nice video. I have done a lot of dry wall work around my house and I never new that the crease of the tape needs to go against the wall. Makes sense. Thanks for sharing this.
There is no doubt this man has experience and talent, my first attempt was to say politely, absolutely horrible but after 6 hours I got the hang of it.
Thank you for an excellent quality video that identifies the key performance requirements and the techniques for achieving those requirements. Your teaching style is one of the best that I’ve seen on UA-cam. You’re a real professional in every way!
That was pretty good! Nice, friendly, good looking man helping me to finally understand what the hell drywall taping is and how I might actually proceed!
As for the ends of tape, I tend to wipe inwards, toward the center. Carefully the first few times to bond the tape, then harder to flatten it out. Tiny joints (less than 4 inches) I've found its best to prefold, then flatten again your tape, then back-butter the tape on your hawk. Bond it to the wall with your fingers and then wipe out with your blade, it doesn't slide. I use CGC beige all purpose lite, for most plaster work, for full clarity.
Also not prefillong especially on ceilings where there are any gaps in meetups trying to fill cracks while taping instead of filling first will cause saggage in the tape line down the seems. Very important step, it will form a beer belly if not
Thank you for this video. This was my first time doing drywall patch and hadn't a clue how to use paper tape that hadn't any "sticky". Patched a medicine cabinet hole and made a HOT MESS of it, but it will be covered by a flush wall cabinet lol. Least I got the tape right due to your help.
In case Ben doesn't see this soon, here's my novice input: If you can spare the time, let it dry hard. I've accidentally gouged out slightly damp prefill when taping corners. I've also seen Ben tape over quickset that's firm but not dry.
Hey man I really like your content very educational for someone new to the trade. Looking forward to seeing more videos on sanding and painting perhaps? Keep up the great work!
Hey bud....I followed your directions....keep in mind I did paint repair for GM in a factory...so finish sanding I get... but ended up with ceiling butt joints I can't find after primer...wife is so happy....thanks bud....where I live...you've saved me a ton of money...trades are about 150/hr to start....plus travel time...and a helper....you're looking at 500 bucks before work starts ..
I'm trying again tomorrow. I hope I can apply what you just demonstrated... I think my mud was too thick and I couldn't even find the joint to align it with the center of the tape. 😂
Hello Ben! I am an avid follower. I love your approach in teaching us DIY'ers. You articulate detail very good, include humor, and if I had to guess, you are educated past HS. Just a guess. I love your style. You leave no (sheet) rock unturned. I'm impressed! But I have a problem that isn't addressed in an internet search, youtube, or any online media. I really hope you can find the time to help me out. I had/have a factory joint crack 8ft long adjoining/adjacent to a 4ft butt crack on one piece of textured knockdown vaulted ceiling drywall. Where those two cracks met, I also had a field crack, which broke off once I removed paint, mud, tape, & tape bedding mud, down to original DW seam. So in that corner where the 2 cracks met, where field crack cut cattiecorner to the 2 joint cracks, I cut out a 23-13/16th square patch shaped from a 2ftx2ft patch from Lowe's. Soooo, the factory joint seam is not great, but ok, along 8ft side. Original DW guy was a bad aim with hammering DW nails. And I dont know what he was nailing DW to, except air. But along the butt edge, minus my patch, he ran out of 2x4 joist, and again nailed DW to air most of 2x4 width. Hanging joint! This 4ft butt crack, minus my 2ftx2ft patch, both butts, are spotty cracked & broken. Again, his hammer aim was off. If I cut out installed DW, there's no guarantee the next joist over will be any better. Could be an endless loop, catch 22. So how do you butt next to damaged DW? Remove loose pieces, make my butt, then prefill with quickest before taping? Is there a better solution? I'm all ears.
Your videos are so helpful! My home is 10 years old. I have 10 nailhead pops and a few tape seems that are starting crack/separate from the wall. Could you make a series on drywall repair!? The corner bead repair video was on point! I was able to apply your methods, which made that repair painless.
I filmed one for screw pops but there was too much echo. It was a bummer because it was a pretty good take otherwise. I will work on getting more stuff up.
@@vancouvercarpenter do you have any advice for repairing plaster cracks (wood lath and plaster) in an old house? It's been stable for years. Can I just mud over it, or use tape? Should I carve out a notch in the crack? Thx
Thank you for doing all these videos. It really helps us new to the trade. Question, after you set the tape like you did at the end of the video, do you let that dry before you apply more mud over the tape?
going to try tape, as have always used mesh. i take it that "taping mud" is equivalent to "jointing cement" here in australia. cheers for the crease tip.
All these years of working with sheetrock as a hobby and never knew it mattered what side to use. I always use the wrong side because it was just easier I guess.
Awesome tutorial! thank for sharing. What sequence are seams/angles/butts tapped? Is the tapered seam tapped first? Or the inside or outside angle? or butts? Thanks
Finally was able to sand my new dry wall down only to see the tape exposed after sanding. After cutting the tape out I have now attempted to lay the tape down two more times, but keep having to completely start over due to it bubbling underneath. Needless to say I'm about to blow my brains out.
Thank you so much for the great videos. I have just done my first two butt joints and I'm getting bubbles. First time I did not thin down the mud, second time I did a bit. Overall my mud started to dry rather quickly. What is happening? It's a mess, this is harder than I expected!
I have been watching your videos for years now. I have redone the drywall in my entire house All ALONE!! I’m so good at it that when I got the pro in to do the cornice he tried to hire me 😂 you have saved me thousands! Thankyou!! Now I’m off to watch your corner bead vids…
Hi Ben. I watched 4 other videos but you were the only one that probably explain which side of the tape to apply against the wall. That was a very important detail. Thanks.
This guy is absolutely the best at his trade. The only you tube video I watched. He has taught me so much. A genius,expert.
My dad is a master dry waller and this is how he taught me too. Good stuff.
If he's a Master I'm a Grandmaster.
I love how there is an art to taping and mudding. There’s so much more to it then just throwing globs of the shit on the wall and pushing paper strips into it. I always appreciate a good tradesman when I see one, especially if I’ve had experience trying it myself. And you definitely know what you’re doing. Thanks for the instructional videos.
I will always appreciate a good tradesperson too. Construction and the trades are much harder and require much more skill than they receive credit for!
What a guy. “If you’re in the states”. Absolute knowledge there. Thanks for all the information! 🤘
In the states im told to use the green top mud for under the tape and blue top mud for on top of the tape. It’s confusing now if i hear anything else.
Thank you! If today I’m able do do my drywall, taping, mudding etc. then it’s because of you. Best tutorials ever! So comprehensively , to the point and nice to watch.
This guy hits the spatula on the tray like those guys from Benihana’s!! Tons of experience, thank you sir!!!
My daughter watched your video to receive instructions in mudding her first joint. She did great!!!
You deserve a cable show! Great articulate instruction
Thank you so much for your education work! I can't believe how much I have learned from you in the last 24 hours prepping for my project! From a frustrated homeowner who has done it wrong more than right, seriously, THANK YOU!
This is the most frustrating part of fixing walls. You are smooth as silk my friend. Great explanation and thanks for helping us out!
I’ve done a fair amount of drywall before watching this video, now I understand my mistakes, very helpful! Thank you from Massachusetts usa
Thank you! I'm doing my attic now. Your videos are really helpful. Here in Poland it is kind of "abnormal" to use paper tape on joints. I bought quite expensive german-made mud which is designed to use without taping. I think you Canadians (and craftsmen from the USA) know drywall best, so I decided to use paper tape though. Blah blah blah :) Thank You!
Thanks for the tip on the tape fold and steps. Made a MAJOR improvement in how I was doing my patches!
Onnce i worked for home inprovment man and every one always say the taper and mud guy is most valued skill on the crew it almost a art form ive seen some amazing work and seen some work that would of ben better with out mud at all it was so bad guy i was just working with is going to teach me and he dose awsome job
Yep. Theres a reason GCs like to hire out drywall work.
He explains so clear n deep that now i get guts to do it by myself all my work.
Thank you
apart than this he looks soosmart beautiful with nice voice I feel keep watching all his videos.
Nice work mate. I've been a carpenter for 20 years,and have done most things in the building industry .You have great skills and a brilliant way of explaining how to carry out these tasks..Great work mate !
This demo was the best I've ever seen. I didn't know about the crease, I used to do it backwards and my joints looked like heck!
Kevin Kenney lmfao same here! My mud was too thick as well. My tape kept getting air pockets underneath. So I had to come back to Vancouver Carpenter’s channel. Now I know why! I’m just remodeling a room. I’m no pro.
i don't comment on videos but i have to say i've really appreciated watching your content in the hour before i drywall, about once every year.
You’re THE BEST drywall taping instructor that I’ve found on UA-cam.. at least for me.
Your videos are the best on UA-cam for drywall man. Working on a house I bought and I love your tips, and watching your technique. Thank you
Thank you Ben!!! I've watched more than a dozen of your videos, and they are spot on. I'm patching a 6 foot crack in my ceiling that happened in the summer, it's now November 🙂 I've been watching your videos for a good amount of time and finally built up enough confidence to tackle the job. Cut out the joint and filled it, it looks great don't need any sanding before doing the tape. You make everything look so easy, thanks, look forward to finishing the job...
I'm learning so much! I work under a mentor as an apprentice and we do drywall and painting and all kinds of stuff
Complete noob here, bought PB paper tape today thinking it was "sticky back".... On opening it I though WTF do I do with this? Quick look at YT shows me this well presented and concise explanation. Well its more involved that I thought, but I'll have my "jointing compound" tomorrow, and we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the excellent vid.
6 years later still helping us thank you
Thank you! My daughters room needs a lot of work done and this is helping me a lot
Thanks for all your help. Our mudding looked nice, then the senior guy came and stopped mud all over the place and we still have a mess to sand.
very generous of you to share your knowledge. much appreciated and put from thought to reality.
Your videos are perfect. I've done some drywall years and years ago. Now I've got a small project and needed a refresher. These videos are perfect.
Best guy on UA-cam.
Second time watching this, I prefilled yesterday thanks to you, now it's time for tape, and I'll get my screws covered too
A simple heartfelt thank you for all your videos!
I wish I watched this video like four hours ago. I did everything you did except the total opposite. 😢
It’s ok my friend relax take a deep breath if you have asthma we’ll use your inhaler.
Its definitely an art. I was horrible at it. After some trial and error on my own, im still horrible at it but able to make it look good. Just caused myself alot of extra sanding. These videos are top notch to help you learn
That's what George Costanza did and he got a job with the Yankees...
Awh... Shit. Prayers up, brother.
I've already done it about 9x and keep struggling to make it look decent. 😢
Bout to do some drywall taping and puttying tomorrow for my boss. I already told him I know how to do it thanks to this video lol. Here's to making a lil extra cash on the side!
Thank you for teaching me how to do drywall. You really are a good teacher
Nice video. I have done a lot of dry wall work around my house and I never new that the crease of the tape needs to go against the wall. Makes sense. Thanks for sharing this.
Funny how I went from watching your skate vids to getting DIY tips. You really are the skate dad of the internet!
There is no doubt this man has experience and talent, my first attempt was to say politely, absolutely horrible but after 6 hours I got the hang of it.
I the previous vids I've watch,not 1 person points out the crease should go against the wall...appreciate that extra bit of important info guy,gracias
Thank you for an excellent quality video that identifies the key performance requirements and the techniques for achieving those requirements. Your teaching style is one of the best that I’ve seen on UA-cam. You’re a real professional in every way!
You're very welcome!
That was pretty good! Nice, friendly, good looking man helping me to finally understand what the hell drywall taping is and how I might actually proceed!
As for the ends of tape, I tend to wipe inwards, toward the center. Carefully the first few times to bond the tape, then harder to flatten it out. Tiny joints (less than 4 inches) I've found its best to prefold, then flatten again your tape, then back-butter the tape on your hawk. Bond it to the wall with your fingers and then wipe out with your blade, it doesn't slide. I use CGC beige all purpose lite, for most plaster work, for full clarity.
I thoroughly appreciate your very clear and articulate, well thought out instructional videos!! Thank you.
Thank you very much for your video.
This will help me out a lot as I have 3 rooms to tape and mud.
Thanks a million 😊
So glad I watched this before doing my walls... Thanks dude, you video was very helpful!
Thank you for making these videos! And thanks for letting us from the states know about what we can use too
Also not prefillong especially on ceilings where there are any gaps in meetups trying to fill cracks while taping instead of filling first will cause saggage in the tape line down the seems. Very important step, it will form a beer belly if not
Thank you for getting to the point right away and for the clear thorough explanation!
Thank you for this video. This was my first time doing drywall patch and hadn't a clue how to use paper tape that hadn't any "sticky". Patched a medicine cabinet hole and made a HOT MESS of it, but it will be covered by a flush wall cabinet lol. Least I got the tape right due to your help.
Man, I love all your material in UA-cam, so freaking helpful to even have a chance to fix up our house ourselves! :D
I appreciate the explanation of why you do stuff
I’m about to do my basement, thanks so much, from Calgary.
Thank you SO much for your tutorial.... ... I How generous of you to share your knowledge... I would have done it all wrong, if not for this.. THANKS!
I haven’t see you use an awk yet, but I’m sure it’s because I missed one of your videos.
Your tips are absolutely very appreciated, thank you Ben.
Do you need to let the prefill dry first or can you tape while your prefill is wet?
I watch your skateboarding tutorials and now i need to learn how to drywall😂
Hey Ben, quick question. Do I need to let the pre-fill in the crack dry before I add more mud and tape? Thank you! Your vids are awesome!
In case Ben doesn't see this soon, here's my novice input: If you can spare the time, let it dry hard. I've accidentally gouged out slightly damp prefill when taping corners. I've also seen Ben tape over quickset that's firm but not dry.
You are purely an excellent teacher . Thank you
Hilarious. I watch your skate videos, and ended up here by chance while trying to fix a drywall hole.
What’s his skate channel???
hahaha, dude of many talents!
Damn, that's clean !!
Hey man I really like your content very educational for someone new to the trade. Looking forward to seeing more videos on sanding and painting perhaps? Keep up the great work!
I will try to get some more up soon. It's tricky though because i am working on paying customers jobs.
Yeah I understand you have to do what your clients want but if you get the opportunity it would help a lot thanks again :)
To the point...perfect video. Thanks for making it understandable
Hey bud....I followed your directions....keep in mind I did paint repair for GM in a factory...so finish sanding I get... but ended up with ceiling butt joints I can't find after primer...wife is so happy....thanks bud....where I live...you've saved me a ton of money...trades are about 150/hr to start....plus travel time...and a helper....you're looking at 500 bucks before work starts ..
I'm trying again tomorrow. I hope I can apply what you just demonstrated... I think my mud was too thick and I couldn't even find the joint to align it with the center of the tape. 😂
Thanks Ben, another outstanding instructional video. Cheers from Ottawa
Pre filling with wick set is a good idea
Holy crap I knew I knew you from somewhere! You shred dude!
You make it look so easy
Can I do pre fill and tape all in one go? Or do I have to wait till the pre fill dries before putting the tape
Question: advice 🤔 coving joint re- cracking can I use joint tape on cracked joint then drywall and reshape thanks
dude YOU MADE MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER LOL!!!!
I wish I had watched this about 20 seams ago... 🤭 Excellent video, thank you!!
Your videos are the BEST! Thanks. From now on I'm looking for Vancouver carpenter first for anything I need to do (Construction wise)
Excellent tutorial
Agaaainst the wall….loved the vid. Thanks!
Thanks pleya. Allways had that tape set up wrong. Now i know. 😮😮😊
Hahaha Ben degros! I watch you for skating already this rocks
So.... when working a butt, avoid cracks? Great tutorial. Thx.
Thanks so much..close-ups are important for newbies
Hello Ben! I am an avid follower. I love your approach in teaching us DIY'ers. You articulate detail very good, include humor, and if I had to guess, you are educated past HS. Just a guess. I love your style. You leave no (sheet) rock unturned. I'm impressed!
But I have a problem that isn't addressed in an internet search, youtube, or any online media. I really hope you can find the time to help me out.
I had/have a factory joint crack 8ft long adjoining/adjacent to a 4ft butt crack on one piece of textured knockdown vaulted ceiling drywall. Where those two cracks met, I also had a field crack, which broke off once I removed paint, mud, tape, & tape bedding mud, down to original DW seam. So in that corner where the 2 cracks met, where field crack cut cattiecorner to the 2 joint cracks, I cut out a 23-13/16th square patch shaped from a 2ftx2ft patch from Lowe's. Soooo, the factory joint seam is not great, but ok, along 8ft side. Original DW guy was a bad aim with hammering DW nails. And I dont know what he was nailing DW to, except air. But along the butt edge, minus my patch, he ran out of 2x4 joist, and again nailed DW to air most of 2x4 width. Hanging joint! This 4ft butt crack, minus my 2ftx2ft patch, both butts, are spotty cracked & broken. Again, his hammer aim was off. If I cut out installed DW, there's no guarantee the next joist over will be any better. Could be an endless loop, catch 22.
So how do you butt next to damaged DW? Remove loose pieces, make my butt, then prefill with quickest before taping? Is there a better solution? I'm all ears.
Your videos are so helpful! My home is 10 years old. I have 10 nailhead pops and a few tape seems that are starting crack/separate from the wall. Could you make a series on drywall repair!? The corner bead repair video was on point! I was able to apply your methods, which made that repair painless.
I filmed one for screw pops but there was too much echo. It was a bummer because it was a pretty good take otherwise. I will work on getting more stuff up.
@@vancouvercarpenter do you have any advice for repairing plaster cracks (wood lath and plaster) in an old house? It's been stable for years. Can I just mud over it, or use tape? Should I carve out a notch in the crack? Thx
From skateboarding to carpentry
THANKS A TON
Thank u so much. This was extremely helpful. My god i would have jacked this up otherwise lol. Much appreciated
Thank you for doing all these videos. It really helps us new to the trade. Question, after you set the tape like you did at the end of the video, do you let that dry before you apply more mud over the tape?
Should we immediately apply mud over the tape or should we let it dry first?
Jaja he didn’t respond bcs his beginner jejeej
@@javierm9010 I think he’s at a point where he doesn’t even think about things like that. We beginners always have to learn it the hard way.
Great tips, you have a twin that does skate vids btw👍🏻
going to try tape, as have always used mesh. i take it that "taping mud" is equivalent to "jointing cement" here in australia. cheers for the crease tip.
All these years of working with sheetrock as a hobby and never knew it mattered what side to use. I always use the wrong side because it was just easier I guess.
me too I hope the outside it'll roll is the part that goes on the wall I'll see tomorrow
You answered my question within 10 seconds of the video, I get cracking. Fill it in. thank you for this Video.
Thanks for the video. whats the difference between paper tape and mesh tape? Thanx
Awesome tutorial! thank for sharing. What sequence are seams/angles/butts tapped? Is the tapered seam tapped first? Or the inside or outside angle? or butts? Thanks
Would you add mud on top of the tape?
Question--if the tape is sticking to the wall and is flat enough is it possible to have put too little compound beneath the tape?
If there has to be mud in the joint, why not have a small amount mixed and apply to the ends while hanging the boards?
Finally was able to sand my new dry wall down only to see the tape exposed after sanding. After cutting the tape out I have now attempted to lay the tape down two more times, but keep having to completely start over due to it bubbling underneath. Needless to say I'm about to blow my brains out.
Half a mil. Glad I'm not the only Canadian occassionally using metric in carpentry.
Dunking the tape in a bucket of water and then squegee it out between your fingers helps prevent bubbling.
Paper tape is fuzzy one side smooth on the other side? Is that why you put the bend toward the wall? Just curious 🤔
Good and informative site...thanks ben
Thank you so much for the great videos. I have just done my first two butt joints and I'm getting bubbles. First time I did not thin down the mud, second time I did a bit. Overall my mud started to dry rather quickly. What is happening? It's a mess, this is harder than I expected!