How to fix a crack in a wall or ceiling - DIY
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2021
- This is how to fix a crack in your wall or ceiling the easy way. This is a very common problem with a simple repair. I will show you step by step how to repair cracks in sheetrock , drywall , plasterboard and gyprock . For more DIY and how to videos LIKE COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE.
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Working one -handed, holding a camera, up a ladder. I love it when people risk their lives to teach me stuff - respect.
@Devin Reavis Was just sitting here thinking the same thing.
@Devin Reavis ū up
It's called a camera on a head mount so you see what he's doing and also later on in videos he is possibly on stilts like most plasters are for ceilings for hands free work.
He is clearly wearing a head-mount camera.
You sad case I do this all the time .Risking their life get a life.
I’m a single woman with a ceiling that has a crack in it. I’ve avoided dealing with it because I just don’t want to pay somebody to fix it, but now that I’ve watched this video, I feel very confident in fixing it myself. Thanks!
@@gogdecorltd6689 Lover boy!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This probably going to crack again
@Raul Gut Gregs trying to fill a different type of crack
@@RobHubbard-uq3mj and place to live!!😂😂
Ok good luck
Absolutely well done video, Bill. Now I'm about to tackle a few cracks in OUR ceiling after watching this! Cheers .
Bought a house in an Andalusian village in Spain earlier this years & it's chock full of cracks like this. Your video has given me the confidence & knowledge to bring it back to perfect condition. Cheers, mate. You've just earnt a new subscriber from the UK. 👍
This is how you make a DIY” how to” video! Informative, easy to follow and perfectly narrated. Well done, sir! I’m off to repair the cracks in my ceiling.
good luck with that next frame movement bloody crack come back to family
Accepting the recurring crack as part of your family is an interesting approach to dealing with this type of problem.
Excellent presentation!
@@robertolang9684😊😊
Now make a video showing someone with zero plastering experience, do it for the first time ... I dare you !
I've been a remodeling contractor in NorCal for 40 years. Your video shows that no matter how much you think you may know about the trade, there's always more to learn! Thanks for the tip about running a line perpendicular to the main crack to end the repair - I'll be using that technique on the next ceiling crack I have to deal with!
Low ceiling, typical mobile home project
Awesome
Yep l liked that little fairly unknown tip too P.R. 👍
You have to fix the root of the problem and just taping it won’t do it by experience(30+)one is to secure the drywall to avoid movement, install screws on both sides of the crack when is possible. No able to do it mean wallboard was installed wrong ,faulty framing and it will need different approach like cutting the area back to the nailers.
@@benflores8978 Any videos on that ?
Omg...This is money well spent to hire someone who knows he/she's doing.....Thank you SO MUCH for sharing!!!!!
He is truly milking this job. 😂 he's just a beginner
I didn't listen to this video, but I quickly watched it in fast motion, and I can vouch for the way he fixes this. This is the correct way.
Thanks Bill, appreciate you washing us how to do these things. This video will come in very handy for so many people including me. I've got a couple of cracks I've been a meaning to fix for years. Now I feel confident in giving it a go.
Great tutorial! Finally, a video that is for a regular person! Fabulous results! 🙌🏻
great video, great knowledge. I've been filling cracks in walls for 20 years or more, this technique is fantastic
Very impressed with your thoroughness and work intregrity! So many people nowadays cut corners and just dont care about finishing up properly. This was a very well explained and demonstrated video! Thank you
One of the best examples of how to deal with a crack in a smooth ceiling on UA-cam . Thanks from a UK decorator.
Glad I could help 👍
Thank you for showing such an easy step by step problem solving process for a novice like me . I've watched your other videos on how to repair a peeling ceiling and am now confident to try and fix it myself! And as a mother and carer of 3 children, two of them with special needs , I really couldn't afford to pay a painter to do it so Thank you !!!
Do your self a favor and work an extra shift and pay a professional to help you out lady. This guy doesn't know shit. Only continuing the disturbing trend of terrible build trends created by You Tube videos like these
Absolutely brilliant 👏🏻. I've just bought my own home and I have a few 'cracks in my conservatory extension. After watching your tutorial in how to correct these cracks I'm actually quite looking forward to trying this myself👍🏻. Thanks and looking forward to more of your DIY videos.
Brilliant and easy to follow Video. Thank you so much. I have watched other video's on UA-cam how to repair ceiling cracks this is the best. Thank you! Have purchased all items required as I have the same crack. My husband has terminal pancreatic cancer and is too sick to do this. I have watched your video 3 times and will watch prior to attempting this myself. Kindest thoughts to you and your family and Furbabies from Victoria
So glad this video was recommended to me. I've been delaying this repair for far too long. It's about time I address it. Thanks for sharing
In the same boat as you 😂😅
Such a massive job for such a small crack. Thank you for the very helpful and detailed video!
I’ve been a homeowner for 5 year and own a rental property this video is excellent diy going to now knockout my home repairs and rental paint repairs outstanding job. Thank you for the great info and thank UA-cam for these platforms❤💯💯👍👍
Love this! I’m a single woman who loves to learn to diy stuffs! Thank you!
You're too cute to be single. 😀
Why is being single so relevant?
I'm a man in a relationship, does me finding the video helpful suddenly become obsolete? 🤣
Thank you. I have been insanely frustrated with these types of ceiling cracks. I have several that need attention and your video just gave me the upper hand in fixing them. Much appreciated
That should not be like that. Cheap built, probably not from cinderblocks like in Europe. The house might be shifting. They could not GIVE me a house!
I found this video at the right time. I'm repairing cracks. The tip you gave to prevent the crack from spreading further is a gem 💎 that will help my repair process tremendously!😉 Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for explaining and demonstrating fixing a ceiling crack. Plus with the extra added things you personally do and why. From your video I was able to confidently fix my ceiling crack. Again thank you so much!
Contractors are expensive, now watching these very helpful diy videos, I can save money and get it done myself, I have leaking and a falling ceiling, from now on I,ll be doing all of them myself, thanks for sharing 😊.
Tried to explain to my neighbor exactly as you did it, but he refused. He had a crack in the ceiling roughly similar to yhours, and a contractor charged him $510.
Perfect timing that this popped up today. I have two cracks to repair and now I feel totally confident doing it! Thank you so much.
How did it go?
I love how through you were throughout this repair. Just about the time I might question something, you were already answering it. You made this seem completely doable. Thank you!
Same here. As I had a question, it was answered. Excellent tutorial. No drama, no banging music, just clear instruction.
1. Just use paper tape with all purpose joint compound. If using chemical drying mud such as 20 minute hot mud use mesh tape.
2. Always screw both side of the crack after making a v out of the crack with your 5 in 1 knife. There’s no reason not to secure the the board, it’s always a must to secure the board.
3. It is best to run a seam as if you are using Ames tools such as a 10 in box. Apply the least amount of mud per coat so that no crown appears. There’s never a reason to pull your knife sideways across a seam unless it during a skim coat which would be done to fill in the horizontal bulbs going across the seam.
If he was in the union he would need to learn a lot about drywall application.
Through? 🤔
Thorough
@james Deer - ok then. What would you do to repair?
That was an excellent demo and explanation. I have done this before and definitely learned something new with the cross to prevent further cracking.
Thank you.
That looks fantastic, and the tip about etching a line along the end of the crack is priceless. I've never dared use tape as I always assumed that it would create a conspicuous hump - but evidently not! Thanks!
An old Italian masonry worker showed me a trick to do away with the streaks from the larger scrapers. He said to Ben the edges in both ends up and when you load mud make sure to always use the opposite side of the bent edges. Perfect trick!
This was exactly what I was looking for, thanks for breaking this down with detailed descriptions and good video work.
Thank you for making this. It saved me some money not needing to hire someone. Also, the small suggestions you have make a big difference. Thanks!!
Thank Bill, looks just like my 2nd floor ceiling. I'm heading up to do the job now. Great tutorial !!!
Love your work Bill. You make these tasks very simple to follow and replicate. Thanks !!!
Excellent job. That was a good demo. Simple, easy and well executed.
Most residents encounter such nuisance, and now they have a simple solution to try.
I am facing such a problem and I tried fixing it without the tape and probably the repair did not last long because I was unaware of this simple technique.
Thanks Bill, wishing you good health... 👍
Great step-by-step! Would love to see a video repairing a crack on a textured wall.
You wore this amateur out, but now I know to get that 10 inch blade out, and put on the third coat. All those cracks need opened up too. I have a lot of work left to do. One 12 x 9 foot wall had 13 pieces of drywall on it and a couple places without wood under one side of the joint. I just flooded the low side and plan on a good tape job and wide float , to hide the mess. At 73 years of age I don't need to do it right... to much work. Besides there's another 35' by 9' wall, ....and above the garage door. This ain't the Garage Mahal... 5 star video. Thanks.
I wish I had seen this video earlier. What a great teaching video!! Thank you for taking the time to film it!
Great video mate! Simple, informative and to the point. Thank you.
Perfect video. Gave me all the info and confidence to do my sister’s roof crack. Thank you from Seattle. ❤
Everytime i was thinking "what do you do when...!" This guy explained it. This is proper video
Great instruction. I didn't know it could be that easy. We will get ours fixed now by ourselves! So much value. Thank you
Excellent video you made all the key points look so simple. There was nothing there; that anyone would feel was to difficult 😞 I feel that I’m armed, with the right information; to tackle my crack in the ceiling. Thank so much, precise and to the point.
You’re very welcome 👍
So good, I agree with Chuck Haas, I needed this video many years ago, but thanks for putting it up, this is definitely going to be useful to many. Especially loved how you did not talk to much, you just got straight into it.
Thank you, thank you for the timely video.
Many blessings to you and yours...
🙏🙏🙏
Excellent video with super easy and explanation. Thank you for your time and effort!
This was incredibly helpful, thank you so much for sharing this!
I'm helping a buddy of mines do a job tomorrow with cracks on walls and ceilings and he's going to have me fill the cracks now I feel confident going in tomorrow thank you sir!!!
Hello , thank you for sharing great helpful tip on fixing a ceiling. I have watched this video a few times to get the hang of repairing my ceiling. Thank you so much for posting.
Randomly stumbled across this channel, wasn't even looking at renovations or repairs but here I am subscribed and learning something new.
Um, excuse me. Is this a how to fix up a big batch of crack video? Oh, sorry. Wrong room.
WE HAVE MAPS
I am so thankful for folks like this. They make home improvements much easier.
Followed this and super pleased with the result. Never done anything like this before, the video was great.
Excellent demonstration and simple , highly informative communication. thanks!
Guess what I am doing over Christmas break? This looks great, and thanks for the easy to follow instructions.
Seriously dude, you did a great job teaching me this. I'll do anything other drywall (and tile), but this makes me feel I can do it and get good results! Thank you!
brilliant lesson Bill, full of all the information needed to do it correctly and what a finish !
Bill, you're an artist. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the video. I definitely feel confident doing my living room ceilings. I wasn't sure how to go about it, but your instructions helped alot. Thank you again
You’re very welcome 👍
@@billshowto your wrong mesh tape is going to Crack again its no good period
Thank you for showing us how to deal with this!
Legend! Thanks for the great tutorial, quick and painless to watch, just perfect
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is just what I've been looking for on 'how too'...Thank You so much...
Intersection point. Brilliant! Fantastic tip and goes to show there is always something to learn. Thanks so much.
You’re welcome 👍👍
I've been staring at a crack in my drywall like this for a year but lacked the motivation and knowledge to do something about it. I guess I know what you'll be doing on my days off 😂👍🍻
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Literally was looking at mine as I came across this video. Kinda spooky honestly 😂
Tape is key. Without it the crack will come back
This is so good. Thank you! I have a crack in the bathroom wall, I will be applying these steps to fix that myself soon. Excellent guidance, thank you again. 😊
Mate you do great videos explaining with context why you do things the way you do. Brilliant. Keep up the great work.
Im faced with the identical issue. As you mentioned, never knew that this was a common problem. Thanks for the tip of getting the repair done right the first time. It was a great video, and I will follow all the steps you went over to perform the repair of my ceiling.
Thanks Bill, and good luck 🤞 with your future projects!
Always remember if you don’t back block the crack it will crack again
@@johnyjohn1500 What is "back block"? Thanks!
Great video, thanks. I had to do this exact same repair, but I didn't know the proper way. I only did one layer with the tape and it looks bad, now I can fix it properly :)
This is guy is better than 99% of pros out there. So rare to have such attention to detail, thoughtfulness and diligence AND to be taking the time to teach others. When Bill fixes something it stays fixed. Give this man the attention he deserves!
Who sais he' s not a pro?
Just loved your video demonstration.
It gives me so much confidence to carry out to repair crack ceiling. 👍
Thank you sir.
Very nicely done Bill. Thank you for your time to show us how to do this and what to expect. On the rare occasions I have done work like this, I usually get frustrated at the first coat because it is no good. Also the scratching out and preparation. Cheers
Thank you for the tips and tricks 👍it’s amazing 😻 yes everyone faces the same problem, so thank you for sharing your knowledge with us 👏👏👍
Bill thank you for taking the time and effort to produce this excellent tutorial. Very much appreciated as with all the other comments I especially appreciate the way you explain the steps with why they are important for a proper result. Cheers
Thanks for sharing Bill. It was very straight forward and well presented. Cheers
😅 timing couldn't be Better. Thanks Billy
There is something satisfying about mudding and skim coats. I finished about 1100 sq ft in my basement by using channels like this to pick up pointers and I saved about 40k by doing it myself. Keeping up with home maintenance is a task for anyone, but guys like you that take the time to share knowledge make it much easier. Thanks for the advice!
40k... 1100 feet?!🙃 liar. Maybe if you were using marble lmao! Get real!
I'm learning, you're doing Great job👍👏🙏💝
So much work!!! Wow! 👏🏻 bravo!
Thanks Bill - excellent tutorial and now no more crack in my ceiling!
So if a 5’3 8.5 stone gal like me can do it following your method- Anyone can 😂
Thank you ❤️👊🏼🙏🏼
We have been Trying to get a tradie out to do this work on repairs in every room ....we can’t even get them out to quote let alone do the work....so I thought stuff it I will learn to do it myself. Thankyou great video.
Lemme just say, as a home owner myself, THANK YOU for this video. I have some cracks i need to fix
That's great! I think I might be able to do that.
BTW, that trick with cutting across the crack is similar to something done on airplanes. If plastic cracks (say a wing fairing or something like that), the mechanic will drill a small hole at the end of the crack. That usually prevents the crack from propagating any further. So what you did is a good practice.
Thoroughly explained! You answered the questions that were popping in my head as you applied the fix. No shortcuts on the video as you apply the fix, it really goes from start to finish.
I would appreciate knowing which brands of product you are using: the coater, the tape, etc. for us super-amateurs.
Will donate!
Yes I agree 👍🏽 💯 Please provide list of tools and products as I'd also like to know. Thanks you
Man, can't stop watching your videos mate! In your video arsenal, you have the solution for all my home aesthetics problems. Thanks a lot and "Let's do this!!!"
Lol glad you’re enjoying them 👍👍👍
Good on you for embedding the mesh tape into the joint compound... So many people make the mistake of not doing that and cracks return.
Good point to end the stress rip with a cross line - you can also drill a hole at the end of the crack - the reason to do this is stress relief. Used to be done in Aluminium / steal as well to create a strong (round) end where the stress in the material cannot easily propagate.
Mechanical engineer here, this guy ^^^ is spot-on. Drill at the crack tip all the way through the ceiling with a 1/8" (3 mm for the metric folks) bit.
Just what I needed to see! I had a new house built 7 years ago. It developed a crack that ran across the ceiling. It has traveled more and gotten a littler wider over time. Now I know why it happened and how to fix it! Happy New Year!
Why it happened and fix why,👍 then move on to the crack, you got it right
Subscribed after watching 30 seconds , just know you are a wealth of great advice & education !
I've had some cracks come back when I just filled them, before. I'll try this method in future! Thanks!
Thanks Bill,been following your videos for ideas and tips,definitely helps
Oh mate, you make it look so easy, and that's a proper good job! I'll be keeping all of this in mind for a couple of cracks I need to work on. Cheers!
Totally doable. I was about to hire a mason. Now, amma do it myself. Excellent tutorial 👌 👍
love this! ahh. finally someone who knows. drywall mysteries?!?!?
thank you Billshowto
Homie, you’re badder than Shaft! That was a smoooth finish, done belt and braces too. Chapeau!
I'm off to fix the pigs ear eyesore I made of my bedroom ceiling crack!
We had a mild earthquake in Mineral, Virginia. This cracked houses all over central Virginia. I have a stucco ceiling so I can't use tape. I had to take a razor knife & just V notch everything. I built the crack up with several coats. Primed & painted it. Still looks good. It's been 10 years or so. A blister in paint is hard to fix unless you rough sand the slick area or put tape in it. Best to cut a square & peel the paint back. Then add the tape with a glue back. You could scratch little lines in it to help it stick without the tape. Feather as you did, prime, & paint.
I love these really helpful videos put up by skilled professionals.
Excellent video- everything I needed to know but didn’t presented clearly and with explanation for why things were being done. Thanks.
Bill, your attention to detail and demand for perfection are a thing of beauty. It's a work of art.
Ahhhh this is so cool! I have to do all the repairs in my house because my boyfriend doesn’t know how to do anything, it’s so nice to see a man who can do something very well!!! Thanks for teaching, I’ll try my best 😊😊😊
Your boyfriend knows exactly how to get things done and done in a way that you are sure never to complain about. He gets you to do it. Two problems solved!
@@noelpucarua2843 it’s his house… why would I complain? It’s his stuff I’m fixing lmfao. Sad to see you projecting tho
@@toanyour1372 Two questions;
Does it get done when you do it?
And do you complain about how well its done?
@toanyour1372 If your boyfriend doesn't know how, watch the video together, that way you both learn and repair things together. You shouldn't have to be repairing HIS house on your own, he must show support and help. 🤷🏽♀️
Thank you! I have a number of these types of issues in my new home. Now i know how it's fixed and that it's common.
This just popped on my you tube page and wow, great timing as I have ceiling cracks. Thanks for a very informative video. I am going to give this a try 😊
I always created 1000 other cracks so it doesn't stand out but this is kewl also
Can’t make things perfect you can see flaws too easily
It cannot be bad, because it's made by you. You should remember that.. :D
Kick a few holes randomly too