HOW TO SPRAY DRYWALL knockdown texture DO IT YOURSELF
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2017
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Thank you sir for posting this video! Very helpful. I've made various wall repairs/ modifications around my house that required matching a knockdown finish and never really got it as good as I wanted until watching this video. The key for me is the plastic knockdown knife which I improvised with a very thin piece of plexi from HD.
It was so helpful to me sr I was just having trouble with a house and I saw you video and it help me a lot GOD BLESS YOU SR keep doing videos like that
Thanks for posting this :) It was super helpful!
Thanks! Watched this video a couple of yrs ago. Just watched it again for a new job. Best one out there.
This video was extremely helpful! Thanks!
Samantha & Kevin Kelly I’m glad it helped. Thanks for checking out the video!!! 😊
thanks buddy. seems easy enough. gotta love youtube
Try using powder mix with latex paint instead of water , ( some water if needed) then it’s ready and painted when done plus you can do multi colors it’s really nice when finished, I usually use bucket of water and a pool trowel to knock it down , but everyone has their methods 👌🏼
I’ve added different color paints on some jobs. It is nice. I think if your adding paint to spray an entire room or more you would still need to prime or paint the drywall before spraying otherwise you would have holidays in between the texture I would think
@@ErnestPreas yeah or base color for sure,
How many minutes did you let it sit?
@@michaelbrown3493 depends on humidity , temp , basically til the edges are dried up and the centers are wet if the spatters , maybe 10 -20 minutes, edges should be just about dry
Man the pressure helped me out I always have trouble with heave textures and omg the pressure 🤦♂️..thanks for all the tips 👍🏼
Thanks Ernest! This is my go-to video to remind me of all the steps to take to do my knockdown texturing. I've done a few rooms in the last couple of years and I need a little refresher each time to make sure I don't miss something.
James Braun your welcome and thank you for checking out the video. I’m glad it can help
Me gusto el video.
Good job bro. Nice video.
Good info.
Thanks so much Earnest! You saved our life, I was telling my sister we should sand the texture in her rent house. Good grief what a mess and waste of time that would have been. My sister found your video, her husband actually has the same air compressor you have. She is going to Home Depot and get the hopper and the outdated texture will be gone by this afternoon! We love you! God bless you, Ernest!
kayBTR thanks so much for the kind words my friend. Thanks for checking out the video. God Bless
I though this video shows how to create the outdated (knockdown) texture from the 70's-80's not remove it. LOL
This video is GOLD
Really great info on the compressor. I've always had the PSI way too high! Thx 👍
Nice job! I plan on trying my hand at this and figure I can’t mess it up to bad… hopefully
So not to heavy not fine is the best? Try to find a happy medium for the best look?
40 year apprentice here. Guy knows his biz....👍
Great vid, thank you for sharing. I do a lot of drywall patches and texture for my handyman business here in California. You mix your joint compound a lot more wet than I do, I was wondering if you have ever made yours thicker? I've made mine thinner before just to try it and the texture once it was sprayed on the wall was too thin in appearance and I had to re spray it to make it look like the surrounding texture on the particular wall.
Thank you again for sharing
Wyatt's dad what part of Cali you work?
Wyatt's dad Do you wait 10-15 minutes after spraying to knock it down? That’s a step I was missing for awhile that was making the thin mix not work as well. Working with it thin is much easier now.
Didn’t see anything but i liked the video 👍🏼
Dont hate on the android man lol
Haha same! Very informative but I was in the dark
My grandmother’s house has cinder block walls in the living room. Would this work to give the walls a smooth look?
Thanks for the Video I learned.
Elvin Suazo your welcome. Thank you for watching
This is the best video I’ve watched for doing knockdown - excellent review of the equipment and the processes - my only suggestion would be to use a better video quality. Thank you so much .... I’ve got a wall panelling project coming up; need to fill the grooves and then do California knockdown and I’m now ready. Thumbs up Ernest!!!
C'mon man leave his iPhone 4 camera quality alone 🤣
What size of the cable do you use
Really helpful video and well explained, thanks for sharing
Found it. Great videos. Thank you.
Roberto thanks for checking out the videos.
Heck yea great vid thanks
Helpful . Need more contrast on board looks like a whiteout
Put a regulator on the sprayer...no need to adjust compressor as someone else mentioned.
From what I can see, that looks really wet. I shoot for the consistency of a slightly melted milkshake. I have the same gun and set the pressure to about 40psi. Spray from about 3feet away, quickly rinse out the gun and get back on it fast! I knock it down with a 6inch drywall knife. Yeah, big areas can be challenging.
Thxs so much... should i always go same direction with the knife?
Ocanadakiter thanks for checking out the video and for the comment. Yes you should alway go in the same direction with the knife. You can pull in different directions but may not look as good and with too many start and stop points you can cause knife lap marks as well
Thanks. ..that makes sense
Hi, great video, thank you. How would I prep walls that already have flat paint on them? I would be putting texture over 40 year old texture covered with about 3 coats of paint to give our rooms a fresh look of texture and paint. Would I use TSP on the walls first? My job is too small for the contractors I've called. Thank you in advance.
You usually can spray over existing paint however if you have any kind of semi gloss eggshell or satin paint I would recommend priming or sealing with flat primer will suffice. However depending on if your existing walls are smooth or textured to begin with will make a difference for prep. In some cases you can spray a heavy enough coat of knockdown to hide the existing texture however in my opinion the heavier you spray the knockdown it tends to not look real good. I would recommend skim coating with joint compound over the existing texture and sand out any ridges or lines from skimming. Then spray over it. This way you can spray the texture as light or heavy as you would like. You can always spray a section and see how it looks when you knockdown it down. More than likely if there is heavy grit to the existing texture it will cause your knockdown blade to skip when knocking it down. Thanks for checking out the video. I hope that helps.
Great content for showing a beginner like me. Wish you weren't using a potato cam though. Also - what were the "perfect" settings on your compressor? Thanks.
Gracias for your help
Great video thank you but video quality is very bad so I could not get the idea , which tip is good for me. Thank you
Kerem Kulak sorry for the bad video. I need a good video camera. It all depends on what size texture your looking for. I recommend using the medium or large tip. I bigger knockdown splatter looks better than using the small tip and getting a fine texture. You may want to spray a couple test patterns on some cardboard to determine what size you prefer
Thanks…you helped me a lot. I am suffering
Can you mix your latex paint in with the mix so you do the knock down and paint at the same time?
Unfortunately no, popcorn is about the only texture you can paint and texture simultaneously.
Nice video, but strictly as a demonstration video, color contrast is a great thing. It's not something to worry with when you are the one doing the job because you are right there in front of it and can see everything up close., but it might be better when showing it to someone on video, to paint the drywall a darker color first, then spray it. Not a complaint, just an opinion. When it's all the same color, and you can't move around it to see the light and shadows play on it from different angles. it's much harder to see the detail. But thank you for the how to video. I might have to buy a hopper to try it.
The quality of the video is really bad but he did a good job.....so what psi did you end up with?
Very nice vid.
Quick question, how many minutes do you wait after spraying the texture to start the knock down.
Danny Perez your probably good waiting about 3-5 min. Usually by the time I spray a room I’m good to go ahead and starting knocking down
@@ErnestPreas lmao 3-5 minutes is way too soon. 20 minutes minimum
Could the mud be thinned with latex paint, the color that you want the wall to be, and skip painting?
jwnagy you could add paint to the spray but to get total coverage with no holidays you would have to prime the wall the same color before hand which would make it best to just paint the entire wall after spraying u less you sprayed really heavy to cover completely but the heavier the application the worst the end result will look.
Roughly, how much joint compound do you need for a medium knockdown for 100 sq ft?
Phoebe Ann Sharp usually you can cover up to 10 board 4’x12’ sheet with a 5 gallon bucket of joint compound spraying medium texture so a bucket will be more than enough
Phoebe Ann Sharp 75 truck loads
Thanks
You need a better hopper. Mine is control at the gun leave compressor up full blast
Ernie Hornbuckle thanks for the comment. Good name too. I happen to like my old school wall board actually but maybe it might be easier with control on the hopper
waited the whole video for the "money shot"! Camera guy had one fricken job!!
CourtnRob haha. I agree. Camera guy needed some work. Sorry about that
Camera guy needed a real camera too
Do you suggest priming before texturing?
Nic Vanachoyck not at all. We always texture and prime/paint after texture is complete. No need to prime first
So you use joint compound, not topping compound. And can you spray a whole room, then knock it down? Or should you just do like one wall at a time? Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Adam Richards you can spray an entire room and then knock it down but beware not to take too long because it will start to tack up and start to dry out especially if the room unconditioned. If you have the A/C on it will help. Worst case do a couple walls and knockdown then spray couple more walls.
Also depends on the humidity level and temperature.
Pretty informative. It would be nice to get some idea of mixing ratios tho. And I don't know if you used an iPhone but watching an iPhone video on an android device is almost impossible. It's very blurry and out of focus.
Thks for your videoI learn a lot.Mostly that plastic thing first time I see it. God/Jesus bless you.
I can’t even see the finished product my friend
Ur dumb ass
Because he used a potato to record it.
Hi Earnest! What size is the Knockdown knife...18", 24", 36". Looks like 24".
Hey Mark, the one I usually use is 18”.
The one in the video may have either been an 18” or 24”. I’ve since surrendered that knife to one of my guys. Now I have an 18” on my truck.
Thank you! Great video!
So I live on the east coast . I was out west and said to myself I could sell this texture out here. But finding ingredients the knock down tool is impossible. They don't use the method out here. Link on tools that I can order 😉 Would be much appreciated
Is that a 50psi compressor?.. I got the exact one but 100psi .. I was worried 100psi would not be enough..
Aarron E no sir it is 100 PSI which is plenty of pressure to do the job. I’ve sprayed an entire house with one of these before. Definitely faster if you have a bigger rig though.
Ernest Preas thanks! One other question. My walls have a very light soft texture on them already is it ok to put knockdown over it? Its so light you cant really see it unless you are up close . ..
Aarron E if the texture is that light you should be fine spraying directly over it with knockdown. Worst case you can always do a test area to see first.
Ernest Preas thank you! Going to do give it a try this weekend..
Awesome man. Let me know how it turns out
What size gallon compressor is that?
Victor Roque I believe the one I’m using in the video is a 6 gallon compressor
@@ErnestPreas thanks that helps a lot, trying to budget for my project
I let mine set up little longer than you did I like more depth in mine .
Helpful, but your video and audio quality needs help. Get a lapel mic and a decent camera with good lighting. Good info and tips should have a good presentation.
Cual es la precion del compresor?
De 20 a 30
Se hable toda la válvula del hoper toda ose va regulando
1/2 or 3/4
Can this hide popcorn ceilings ?
Hello thanks for checking out the video. Unfortunately popcorn ceilings can not be covered with knockdown because the popcorn texture is so heavy. You would need to Atleast scrape down the popcorn texture as best as possible before spraying the knockdown texture. This will be most effective if the popcorn isn’t painted.
Its would be better if you use the back side of the drywall to do the demo, will must easy to see
Can’t see the finished product
Sophitv I apologize. I need to get a new camera and make another video with better video quality. I’ll try to do some better videos where you can see finished product better
Great explanation but hard to see the finish work
how do you spray on the ceilings with such low pressure ... i can only imagine the frustration i would have
Thanks for the comment and checking out the video. Yes is can be very frustrating especially at very low pressures especially When trying to match a big knockdown texture. it gets pretty messy.
Appreciate the video.. why don’t u show us sum on something that’s going to permanently stay on.??
Man what you talking bout ?
He may mean show us a ceiling or wall you sprayed and not a piece of drywall.
What Nokia phone was this recorded on?
Rigoberto Gervacio actually the video was recorded on an iPhone 8. Unfortunately the texture is hard to capture on a camera phone but I do not have the funds for a go pro so I used what was at my disposal. My apologies
@@ErnestPreas
I'm just giving you a hard time bud 😂. But I think it's the way you uploaded the video not the iPhone as the video only goes up to 240p resolution
I thought Nokia or homemade but an iPhone 8? I knew iPhone cameras sucked bad but I didn't know they were that bad.
Cant see anything how it came out but thanks
New to drywall, not new to videos ! Great video, a better camera would be awesome ! Thank you also for the complete omission of tinky, clinky techno beepy music. Get a good camera, do your video in good light, keep up the good work, thank you !
I think I’ll just hire somebody to do it 🤷♂️
Helpful in the process, but shooting in 240p is not good. The finished product just looks like a pixelated blur so really have no idea what you are doing with the knockdown knife.
Scrimithou I totally understand and I do plan to make better videos soon with a better camera. Thanks for checking out the video.
I'm guessing he's knocking it down with his knockdown knife.
This is definitely not for amateurs
Better lighting please
🤦♂️you need to put a small valve on the hopper
Obviously nobody in comments has ever done drywall
Lol
This is not a DIY video. This is for a professional person. How a common person would have all these expensive tools at home for a small work?
Range R this can be done by someone who hasn’t done it before and I’ve heard from many folks that have had great results. So yes I still feel it is a DIY video. Most folks have a compressor already for atleast pumping up tires. Also if your looking to remodel a room I think it’s really little cost to buy a few tools such as the hopper which you can buy new for $60 or less or even find a used one for much less. Drywall knockdown knife can cost $20 or less. Obviously you don’t want to go all out for tools you may only use once but I know for me personally I like to do things myself and many other people are the same way. The fact of the matter is your going to pay either way. Either you will pay a professional such as myself a premium price to do it, or if you enjoy doing different projects yourself then it’s a small price to pay for a few tools to do it yourself. I think the biggest cost would be a compressor and maybe a mixing drill which you can always buy a cheapy from harbor freight. I definitely wouldn’t recommend going out and buying top grade dewalt and other pricy tools just to redo a room but I think a compressor is a tool that you would find you’ll use more than once for various projects. I do appreciate you checking out the video and I’m sorry you didn’t take away from it what it was intended for.
@@ErnestPreas Thank you for your detailed reply. It shows your sincerity towards your work. I really like your professionalism.
Far from professional, pros would never use a damn pancake compressor. This will work "ok" for patch work but most pros will use an Airless Texture Sprayer (what i was looking for a video for) The Hopper you can find cheap on the used market place, I own one i spent $15 for in box used once (Marshalltown) as well as a knockdown knife is cheap. Your best bet if you have a big job that needs to be done like a room or a couple walls, I would go and rent a texture sprayer or much larger Air compressor like a 30 Gallon + and save a lot of money.
I just bought stuff to do my house that's better than his stuff and I'm definitely not a pro, just a DIY.
🤦♂️, we install a $5 ball valve in the hopper, you can adjust the pressure as your working, you don’t need to go back and forth the the compressor
Yeah your right
You can barely here him. But he's good.
Hear
The line is not be straight . Is better with you doing with you hand
for a better finish you need to let it dry a little and you have to use a metal trowel
I’ve found that the plastic blade works best for me. It keeps from applying too much pressure when running the blade across. The metal blade seems too stiff in my opinion. I agree you don’t want to knock it down too soon however if you wait too long it starts to tack up and you get more trash and boogers on your blade and it doesn’t knockdown as good
Camera is terrible. Couldn't see how the texture turned out.
LOL😂
Vaulume is to low to hear you
What!?
Steven Ferretti what what ?
@@ErnestPreas in my butt
Steven Ferretti hey man keep it clean
@@ErnestPreas penis
thank you for sharing, the content of your video is great, the quality of your vedeo is horrible, please get yourself a better camera/phone, thank you though.
I bet it looks great but you filmed it on a potato.
Uh uh uh uh ...
Greg Snow I never realized how many of those I had in the video. Lol good observation. Hopefully you were able to get more from it. Lol thanks for checking it out
@@ErnestPreas I watched it. Just drives me nuts to hear the ums the uhs 🤣
Video resolution is terrible
I always watch my DIY home improvement videos in between porn, usually in a public restroom...Can't ever really listen to the audio. Really wish the video quality was better, but this at least looks like what I was looking for...
can't see shit
Tell about a man who cares about knockdown texture in his cave. We do a lot to impress woman 😂
The camera sucks
Bad video quality
Ramon Tejeda I apologize for the bad video quality and will be uploading new videos with much better quality to show the textured finishes much better.
Your technique is good but man that was some ugly texture lol. No hate I promise just not my personal taste.
Terrible video quality! I can't see sh*t!!
Horrible.
Your mom is horrible
I stopped watching when he showed tha BS porter cable. Lmfao
Don’t be hating that damn porter cable has held up over 10-15 years. No sense spending hundreds more on something that does the same thing. Makes no sense
@@ErnestPreas buddy ... that's because I hasn't seen any real work. No way it can keep up spraying a texture for more than a minute. It has a plastic piston. Id only use it to air up the young'ins bike tires. It makes no sense to me to buy junk. But hey to each their own i guess.
@@edgarowens565 yeah I guess each his own I can only say what mine has done for me. Thanks for checking out the video. Maybe if you can over look the porter cable you can finish the rest of the video. 😬
@@ErnestPreas been using my porter cable for 10 years so it's really up to ones personal opinion... This is why you see a variety of cars driving on the highway. Everyone is different
@@meditative82 exactly. There is always gonna be a few products that have some lemons. Don’t mean all the products are bad. Things break down. All I can say for my porter cable it’s been through the ringer and still kicking strong so I guess I got a good one. Lol thanks for checking out the video.
Lol I hope nobody is following these instructions, especially if you're doing an entire house. That mud was way too watery
Not sure what your talking about there padre I’ve been doing this for 23 years. Never had a bad outcome but if you like pushing thick heavy mud through your machine that’s up to you. Must have some high pressure on that rig
@@ErnestPreas I never said push THICK MUD, I said your mud is like water. Mixing the mud is the most important part of texturing, not to mention your equipment is ridiculous. Really who uses a hopper. I would never suggest this video to anybody
@@xChromerSatanasx haha 😂
@@xChromerSatanasx we use hoppers in repair work for knockdown these days. Of course production guys don’t use hoppers unless their rig breaks down. But I also remember the days when we did use hoppers before the Rigs were around. And yes if needed you can use a hopper to spray an entire house. Obviously you don’t want “water” consistency, however I like medium to large size knockdown in which thinning down the mud helps accomplish this. Maybe you could make a couple videos and we all could glean some drywall wisdom from your expert knowledge. I’m always up for learning better ways to do it. I’m not saying my way is the only way. Have a great day my friend
@@ErnestPreas drywall really sucks and it's not easy. I don't do it anymore because people are too cheap to pay. People really should not do their own drywall, every job I have done that people started is a nitemare. People should call the drywall people. At least you are making videos trying to help people. Good job