I share a drywall lift with my cousin. It’s an el cheapo from Princess Auto, $170 new. It doesn’t get used often, but when needed it’s there. In its ten year life span, it’s paid for itself four-fold.
Yay, more carpentry in Vancouver Carpenter! I do appreciate the drywall stuff, but that’s only a small fraction of the great experience and technique you have to share with an appreciative audience. Seriously.
Ben would be good to do a video on avoiding and protecting against the drywall products and how you got rid of itchiness and skin problems. Like do you use a barrier cream, do you take antihistamines. You seem to work in. T-shirt and without gloves maybe your lucky you don’t get skin issues, it would be nice to find about how you dealt with these kind of drywall issues.
@@vancouvercarpenter your lucky - I have welts and itchiness and have started to use more protection. Of course as a pro your condition makes sense in that you’re not limited.
Love ur Chanel , I’ve leaned a lot . I just do my own stuff and my kids home but I’m definitely a lot faster now and better at tapping . So many thanks to u and ur Chanel. Keep up the good work…
Ben, why don't you pre carve your butt joints before you put the board up? Wouldn't I be easier to get a bit of a bevel on them? Sorry I'm not taper, just a simple sparky that has to do some drywall work in his garage to fix the single coat the builder left
I wouldn’t have walked in there UNTIL the place was sealed & the stench gone. That’s just me though. Hope the former growers are all spending time behind bars.
Man I wish I had those tools. Just finishing up a bedroom and an office in my basement though. Your vids helped a lot! It looks really good and I don’t think it would have without your tips and advice
Its refreshing to see someone taking pride in their work. Nowadays drywalling in mostly farmed out to subs who tend to utilize inexperienced cheap day laborers picked up off the street each moring. New housing developments are plagued by horrible quality thanks to inexperiencedand/or overworked labor. Case in point two of my siblings purchased brand new homes off plan after touring model homes. The model homes were absolutely flawlessly and beautifully finshed. Both homes, built by different builders in different cities, have the worst drywalling I've ever seen. There is not a single right angle, plumb, or level surface in either home. To be fair the low grade timber framing, likely done by day laborers as well, is responsible for the most horrendously undulating walls and ceilings. However when it came to joints falling apart, corners crumbling, and the 100s of nail pops within the first year, that is all down to inexperienced labor and cheap materials. One sister, unable to live with the condition of her brand $2m home moved out and had the walls stripped down to the framing. What they uncovered were serious structural defects and code violations. They've documented evidence showing framing, joists, and second and third floor window and door headers were removed (nail holes indicate proper framing was in place). It appears as material shortages and lumber prices skyrocketed during the height of the pandemic the builder and/or subs removed these structural timbers after inspection to be used on other homes. Additionally the drywall was thinner than specified, specs called for all copper piping (PEX was in the walls and floor and mated to the copper with incompatible plastic fittings causing leaks), wavy roof (trusses were not immune from being cannibalized for bits of timber), scrap bits of wood were nailed together to make longer lengths - often still not long enough to reach the floor, ceiling or wall plate, the 5/8" ply subfloor on the 2nd and 3rd floor was replaced with 3/8" osb after a scheduled site visit, 5/8" roof sheathing ply was subbed with 7/16" OSB, etc., etc,..... It is a mess. So many violations they fought hard to avoid a tear down order. They're bringing the house upto code to sell and suing the developer. Thankfully all of the materials and specs for this build were in the contract. One can never have enough documentation. My other sister has given up on forcing the builder to correct deficiencies and missing upgrades. Ten of her neighbors arrived for their final walk through to find their two car garage became a one car plus. The developer decided to save money on grading and a 12 foot retaining wall. The end result is a steep driveway and a staircase in the second garage bay leading to the entry door nine feet up. One of the buyers is disabled and paid extra for his new home to be wheel chair compatible. He had no choice but to sell. Unfortunately their contracts all stated final specifications delivered upon completion. Meaning they have no legal recourse for the loss of their garage bay, build/finish quality, and other deficiencies unless specified in their contract. They're suing the real estate agent for false advertising over the "two car garge" selling point. Why all my word vomit....? The answer is simple. Learn from others mistakes by ensuring EVERYTHING for your project/build is in the contract before signing or paying a dime; including penalty clauses. All materials from fixtures and fitting to pipes/lines, fasteners, paint color and brand, to detailed flooring products and brands. Do not rely expect the quality of a model home to be representative of your build. Demand your home is built to the exacting standards of the model home, exactly the same build and finish quality and identical materials, in your contract. Trust is cheap, but does not provide any protection.
Yo VC. Off topic. Whever your birthday is happy birthday. Ive been watching you for years. Time has passed. Thanks for all the videos. I know its a lot of work. Be well!
Finished my drywall for my entire new house build... only help I found online was here. Thanks, if ur in Edmonton and need a place to stay, just give me a few more months... 😂
Carpentry would be great!! I renovated my bathroom last year and you would have been proud of me ... who am I kidding it was a mess but I wrestled the sloped wall in the shower into something resembling a descent job! My technique is that I just take so damn long to finish a job that my wife is just so happy I'm done that she overlooks my terrible dry wall skills! 😂 Oh and I realized at the end of the project that I hate tile more than I hate dry wall! 😆
Better just remove the drywall, shim the studs to make absolute flat, then install the board and tile on a flat wall is very easy. It's WAY easier to muck around with studs and shims than adjust the cement under each tile, with no guarantee of success.
@@jsimes1 I like testing myself by difficult things that not everyone has patience for, and save a lot of money and grief by not dealing with scammers 🙂
Omg you just make the entire process of drywalling and taping and floating look so easy. And then finish carpentry, hard to find quality help these days 👏👏👏. Great job looks awesome 👍
I’m wondering while watching you groove a butt joint for pre fill, could you not just leave an 1/8 inch gap between your sheets creating a gap to pre fill?
And curious how you feel about hand finishing vs flat boxes? I did some research into flat boxes recently but was told that some jobs won’t let you use them and that they don’t leave a nice finish?
They do a great job. They aren’t perfect and it’s up to the finisher to decide when a joint needs to be floated by hand but overall they are great. My jobs are just too small for them but I think I’m going to start using them more anyway. It’s nice to spend less time on the trowel.
@@vancouvercarpenter Can you explain why it's best to groove a butt joint or leave a gap and then pre-fill it? Instead of leaving it tight and taping the joint? I'm a homeowner with basic drywalling knowledge and this technique is new to me.
Illegal grow ops in BC? Brings back memories of growing up on the Island in the 60s and what was happening in Nanaimo. Then moving to the Lower Mainland in the 70s in Surrey and hearing about Pitt Meadows and Chilliwack. Good times & I am very glad that I only remember them but didn’t participate in them.
Really interesting to watch. Seems to be a lot more preparation than when I've watched guys here in the UK.... I've just seen people pop up boards, self adhesive scrim between, then finishing plaster (two coats) over the top???
Unbelievable how easy you make it look. It would literally take me months to do what you just did in a couple of days....and it would look like s*it too. 🤣
@@vancouvercarpenterat 1:25 I see wooden studs and mineral wool (aka roxul) through the ripped gypsum boards....The smell will keep coming in and likely in more than a few places drywall is "spongy" from humid that absorbed in.. Am I wrong?
I delivered sheetrock for 14yrs. Drove flatbed 1 ton and a sheetrock boom truck. The boom truck we didn't use dolly or remote. So I climbed up and down each unit, boomed it, had a helper, and we toted the sheets into house and stacked them in piles. We would carry 3 12ft sheets at a time, 4 8fts at a time, and 2 5/8 at a time. 5/8's were usually for garages and apartments. We delivered roughly 20 units and toted every sheet. Luckily I had the same helper for many years so we built our strength up and moved like a team! Haven't toted in years though. Still suffering physically from it. I did the math averaged about 350 sheets a day for 14 yrs came out to be over a million sheets of sheetrcok I've toted. Now I've gotten good at hanging taping floating skimming a lot of it thanks to you.
As you get older I definitely think it’s much more worthwhile to use additional tools to make the job easier and faster that way it reduces your body load. I have been using the festool planex 2 a great tool to make sanding so much nicer. But I would love for you to do a settings comparison between harder mud with glue in them compared to softer muds using planex 2. I haven’t used the soft interface pads they are on order but adjusting the vacuum suction and using the right grit I can get a superb finish on both hard and soft muds it does take time to get use to the tool. I have also bought the harness which I think would be worthwhile for you to try out from festool to see how much easier it is in terms of carrying the weight of the sander when you are working above your head and sanding with the planex 2.
Not everyone can afford the professional tools like Festool. And it’s a large bulky device that will quickly wear you out. I improvised. My orbital sander has a bag attachment. Useless. Remove that. Made a connector so my shop vac attaches to it. Now it’s an expensive Festool. And cost me nothing.
Found this thru GH, and I cannot say enough good things. I knew you'd get some more history in there, and what a treat.
Thank you!!!!
I share a drywall lift with my cousin. It’s an el cheapo from Princess Auto, $170 new. It doesn’t get used often, but when needed it’s there.
In its ten year life span, it’s paid for itself four-fold.
Yay, more carpentry in Vancouver Carpenter! I do appreciate the drywall stuff, but that’s only a small fraction of the great experience and technique you have to share with an appreciative audience. Seriously.
I laughed at “this will be my last time hanging 5/8 on a ceiling without a lift” … I’ve been there!
I now own a lift😂
Same😂
afaiu here you are not allowed to manually handle sheets bigger than 900x2400x12.5mm (~20kg) and only if it is not possible to use technical aids
Ben would be good to do a video on avoiding and protecting against the drywall products and how you got rid of itchiness and skin problems. Like do you use a barrier cream, do you take antihistamines. You seem to work in. T-shirt and without gloves maybe your lucky you don’t get skin issues, it would be nice to find about how you dealt with these kind of drywall issues.
I don't get any issues. Long term daily taping does dry out my hands but not over the course of a few days.
@@vancouvercarpenter your lucky - I have welts and itchiness and have started to use more protection. Of course as a pro your condition makes sense in that you’re not limited.
What using ozone generator to get rid of the stink? I have heard but not seen the results.I will go to the bike museum just to check out your work.
Love ur Chanel , I’ve leaned a lot . I just do my own stuff and my kids home but I’m definitely a lot faster now and better at tapping . So many thanks to u and ur Chanel. Keep up the good work…
They should use ozone to clear out the smell, used to use them on nightclubs to deal with cigarette smoke stench.
Do you bevel all of your non factory edges or was that a special case? Seemed like a long edge to bevel.
Often. Especially if the joints are super tight.
Good stuff
Ben, why don't you pre carve your butt joints before you put the board up? Wouldn't I be easier to get a bit of a bevel on them?
Sorry I'm not taper, just a simple sparky that has to do some drywall work in his garage to fix the single coat the builder left
Sometimes I remember to do that but honestly I’ve just never turned it into a habit.
LETS GO BIG BEN👏👏👏👏👏
I wouldn’t have walked in there UNTIL the place was sealed & the stench gone. That’s just me though. Hope the former growers are all spending time behind bars.
Build a mini ramp in there! 😂
if its a motorbike museum, I dont think the customers that it will attract will be to worried about any lingering smell! ;)
Well you should repair the grow op and free the plant
This video was AMSR for my budgie...he fell asleep while I watched ..lol
Show us how to roll a butt joint
😂
He can show you how to kickflip
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks
What grit paper are you using on that machine?
220 I think
Soundtrack wasn't bad but Cypress Hill would have been proper good!!
😂if I could do it without getting copyrighted I would have. Would have been so funny.
@@vancouvercarpenter obviously, but I just had to drop that comment for LOLz!!
Carpentry?
Ripped right out of his gourd
Sorry. Nope, been almost twenty years clean.
@@vancouvercarpenter You let me down big time with this update, Ben. I thought you were hip ;)
Man I wish I had those tools. Just finishing up a bedroom and an office in my basement though. Your vids helped a lot! It looks really good and I don’t think it would have without your tips and advice
I’m happy to be of service 🙂
You'll spend more time learning how to use them, than doing it manually.
Its refreshing to see someone taking pride in their work. Nowadays drywalling in mostly farmed out to subs who tend to utilize inexperienced cheap day laborers picked up off the street each moring. New housing developments are plagued by horrible quality thanks to inexperiencedand/or overworked labor. Case in point two of my siblings purchased brand new homes off plan after touring model homes. The model homes were absolutely flawlessly and beautifully finshed. Both homes, built by different builders in different cities, have the worst drywalling I've ever seen. There is not a single right angle, plumb, or level surface in either home. To be fair the low grade timber framing, likely done by day laborers as well, is responsible for the most horrendously undulating walls and ceilings. However when it came to joints falling apart, corners crumbling, and the 100s of nail pops within the first year, that is all down to inexperienced labor and cheap materials.
One sister, unable to live with the condition of her brand $2m home moved out and had the walls stripped down to the framing. What they uncovered were serious structural defects and code violations. They've documented evidence showing framing, joists, and second and third floor window and door headers were removed (nail holes indicate proper framing was in place). It appears as material shortages and lumber prices skyrocketed during the height of the pandemic the builder and/or subs removed these structural timbers after inspection to be used on other homes. Additionally the drywall was thinner than specified, specs called for all copper piping (PEX was in the walls and floor and mated to the copper with incompatible plastic fittings causing leaks), wavy roof (trusses were not immune from being cannibalized for bits of timber), scrap bits of wood were nailed together to make longer lengths - often still not long enough to reach the floor, ceiling or wall plate, the 5/8" ply subfloor on the 2nd and 3rd floor was replaced with 3/8" osb after a scheduled site visit, 5/8" roof sheathing ply was subbed with 7/16" OSB, etc., etc,..... It is a mess. So many violations they fought hard to avoid a tear down order. They're bringing the house upto code to sell and suing the developer. Thankfully all of the materials and specs for this build were in the contract. One can never have enough documentation.
My other sister has given up on forcing the builder to correct deficiencies and missing upgrades. Ten of her neighbors arrived for their final walk through to find their two car garage became a one car plus. The developer decided to save money on grading and a 12 foot retaining wall. The end result is a steep driveway and a staircase in the second garage bay leading to the entry door nine feet up. One of the buyers is disabled and paid extra for his new home to be wheel chair compatible. He had no choice but to sell. Unfortunately their contracts all stated final specifications delivered upon completion. Meaning they have no legal recourse for the loss of their garage bay, build/finish quality, and other deficiencies unless specified in their contract. They're suing the real estate agent for false advertising over the "two car garge" selling point.
Why all my word vomit....? The answer is simple. Learn from others mistakes by ensuring EVERYTHING for your project/build is in the contract before signing or paying a dime; including penalty clauses. All materials from fixtures and fitting to pipes/lines, fasteners, paint color and brand, to detailed flooring products and brands. Do not rely expect the quality of a model home to be representative of your build. Demand your home is built to the exacting standards of the model home, exactly the same build and finish quality and identical materials, in your contract. Trust is cheap, but does not provide any protection.
ahhhhhhh brings back memories of 10 minutes ago
Addendum: You hung 5/8” on the ceiling by yourself?
Brilliant. Kudos! 👏👏👏👏
Yup. Never again
Yo VC. Off topic. Whever your birthday is happy birthday. Ive been watching you for years. Time has passed. Thanks for all the videos. I know its a lot of work. Be well!
It's soon :)
Finished my drywall for my entire new house build... only help I found online was here. Thanks, if ur in Edmonton and need a place to stay, just give me a few more months... 😂
🙂
A true master, great job Ben. Looks like a fun place to work on, akin to working on an old bootlegging operation or something 😆💕👍
Yea im 41 also and yea definitely 😂 when u sd "i wont EVER be doing 5/8 w/o a lift again.😂 ..
Carpentry would be great!! I renovated my bathroom last year and you would have been proud of me ... who am I kidding it was a mess but I wrestled the sloped wall in the shower into something resembling a descent job! My technique is that I just take so damn long to finish a job that my wife is just so happy I'm done that she overlooks my terrible dry wall skills! 😂 Oh and I realized at the end of the project that I hate tile more than I hate dry wall! 😆
You can’t sand tile down if it’s wrong😢
@@vancouvercarpenter I know!! 😆
Better just remove the drywall, shim the studs to make absolute flat, then install the board and tile on a flat wall is very easy. It's WAY easier to muck around with studs and shims than adjust the cement under each tile, with no guarantee of success.
@@weekendwarrior3420 I hear ya and my walls were pretty flat ... it is just cutting tile and the quickset and the grout is a big PITA! 😁
@@jsimes1 I like testing myself by difficult things that not everyone has patience for, and save a lot of money and grief by not dealing with scammers 🙂
What was the circle cutter you were using to make holes for the pipes?
Yes. Its not necessary but it just helps make a nice and tidy cut.
@@vancouvercarpenter Thanks! What brand or type is it, if you know?
Taping and weed go together that I have lasted in Taping for 36 years
Omg you just make the entire process of drywalling and taping and floating look so easy. And then finish carpentry, hard to find quality help these days 👏👏👏. Great job looks awesome 👍
You look like the flash from the show version 😂
You are a great dry Waller!…you have some cool tools!…
I like seeing new locations, like this !!!
You should lift them at 63 Ben😅
Great perks at work!
Power To The People.
Thank you sir ❤️😊👍
"Bike Museum" ;-)
I’m wondering while watching you groove a butt joint for pre fill, could you not just leave an 1/8 inch gap between your sheets creating a gap to pre fill?
And curious how you feel about hand finishing vs flat boxes? I did some research into flat boxes recently but was told that some jobs won’t let you use them and that they don’t leave a nice finish?
They do a great job. They aren’t perfect and it’s up to the finisher to decide when a joint needs to be floated by hand but overall they are great. My jobs are just too small for them but I think I’m going to start using them more anyway. It’s nice to spend less time on the trowel.
You could. Just keep an eye out for loose edges and carve them off but yes a 1/8” gap would work well.
@@vancouvercarpenter Can you explain why it's best to groove a butt joint or leave a gap and then pre-fill it? Instead of leaving it tight and taping the joint? I'm a homeowner with basic drywalling knowledge and this technique is new to me.
Nice work!
Illegal grow ops in BC? Brings back memories of growing up on the Island in the 60s and what was happening in Nanaimo. Then moving to the Lower Mainland in the 70s in Surrey and hearing about Pitt Meadows and Chilliwack. Good times & I am very glad that I only remember them but didn’t participate in them.
This was out in the valley;)
When I’m ready to retire I have considered investing heavily into grow lights. For medicinal use of course. ;)
Ben, on a bucket? I'm calling OSHA 🚔
Next time I’m I’ll do it on a scaffold😂
Thanks for all the videos. I'd hire you in a second. Seem like a standup dude.
A motorcycle museum or a peddle bike museum?
Peddle
Can you link all the tools in description
I’ve got some videos about using those tools coming out. I will try to remember to put up some links👍
Unreal job man! I have learned a lot from your channel. I do mudding for a full time job.
5/8 is definitely miserable 😅
Yup
Really interesting to watch. Seems to be a lot more preparation than when I've watched guys here in the UK.... I've just seen people pop up boards, self adhesive scrim between, then finishing plaster (two coats) over the top???
Unbelievable how easy you make it look. It would literally take me months to do what you just did in a couple of days....and it would look like s*it too. 🤣
Thanks, this format/recap of a job is a great addition to your tutorials. Ty for branching out.
Hey, Ben. Just want to say that you get more handsome with age.
Thanks
Beautiful job Ben!
Clearly not your first time drywalling and puttying haha. Nice job as usual
Thanks
The owner should have dropped the drywall throughout and just redo it. Who knows the musty stuff is left behind...
It’s all spray foam insulation. I think it’s fine.
@@vancouvercarpenterat 1:25 I see wooden studs and mineral wool (aka roxul) through the ripped gypsum boards....The smell will keep coming in and likely in more than a few places drywall is "spongy" from humid that absorbed in..
Am I wrong?
Excellent, great content!
I delivered sheetrock for 14yrs. Drove flatbed 1 ton and a sheetrock boom truck. The boom truck we didn't use dolly or remote. So I climbed up and down each unit, boomed it, had a helper, and we toted the sheets into house and stacked them in piles. We would carry 3 12ft sheets at a time, 4 8fts at a time, and 2 5/8 at a time. 5/8's were usually for garages and apartments. We delivered roughly 20 units and toted every sheet. Luckily I had the same helper for many years so we built our strength up and moved like a team! Haven't toted in years though. Still suffering physically from it. I did the math averaged about 350 sheets a day for 14 yrs came out to be over a million sheets of sheetrcok I've toted. Now I've gotten good at hanging taping floating skimming a lot of it thanks to you.
Wow!!! That’s a lot of board!!!
Plants?? You mean like dandelions, right??
Nice work, VC.
😂
Nicely done 👍
As you get older I definitely think it’s much more worthwhile to use additional tools to make the job easier and faster that way it reduces your body load. I have been using the festool planex 2 a great tool to make sanding so much nicer. But I would love for you to do a settings comparison between harder mud with glue in them compared to softer muds using planex 2. I haven’t used the soft interface pads they are on order but adjusting the vacuum suction and using the right grit I can get a superb finish on both hard and soft muds it does take time to get use to the tool. I have also bought the harness which I think would be worthwhile for you to try out from festool to see how much easier it is in terms of carrying the weight of the sander when you are working above your head and sanding with the planex 2.
Not everyone can afford the professional tools like Festool. And it’s a large bulky device that will quickly wear you out. I improvised. My orbital sander has a bag attachment. Useless. Remove that. Made a connector so my shop vac attaches to it. Now it’s an expensive Festool. And cost me nothing.
How do you figure out pricing on renovation projects like these?
I figure out how many days it will take, how much material I need and then charge accordingly
🙏👏👍💪
A former grow-op in BC? No way!! 🤣🙃🤭
Yup...and this one would have been supplying that BC Bud in the early 2000's
@@vancouvercarpenter for sure, definitely a relic of BC's globally infamous grey market days.
Maybe i could learn something from this channel too lol hope your doing good ben
Thanks 😊 I’m well