I remember you saying once that this channel was a lot more popular than your skate channel and today I finally realized by how much. Everyone please watch this guy skate also
@Vancouver Carpenter. Thanks Ben for the lessons and taking us on your journey. Wishing your wife a Happy Mothers Day. Hope you and your family stay safe and well.
I learn something EVERYTIME I watch your videos. I was seriously struggling with finishing the tiniest power room and watching you sand?? 🤯 I was attempting to use a orbital sander/dry vac combo and was getting shocked continually and finally gave up. Going to research renting/purchasing a sander TODAY. I didn't even know that was a thing and assumed I just didn't have the "touch". Seriously - THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Tomahawk tools looked to save a lot of time. Place looks fantastic. Need to hire homeowner as cameraman. He did good finding the perfect angle to show off your work.
Using a trowel to coat the ceiling is brutal though. Having that tool that he uses makes the whole process not only faster but 99% easier. Takes a little getting used too but imagine you have someone rolling the ceiling with mud & you go in right behind him with that trowel handle, it's a breeze bro.
Watching this gave me a ptsd flashback to my last ceiling and wall skim. Maybe I need more time on the skim blade but I found my 14 inch blade to be more useful. Finished product looked great but from a time spent perspective new sheetrock would've been the way to go.
Where was this video a year ago!!! jk. A year ago, as someone who had never done anything drywall before, I decided to skim my entire house by myself. and my house has everything to make a job like that a nightmare. 2 story, 3br, 20ft vaulted ceilings!!! Rounded drywall, lots of nooks and crannies, and as it turned out many of the walls were not flat. It was completely overwhelming, took me months (I have a day job) and it was hell. Your channel taught me everything I (thought I needed to) know about drywall, but this series of vids would have helped a ton. In the end It came out okay, but I definitely got lazy in some (a lot of) places and if the sunlight hits certain walls at the right angle you can see lots of patchwork across what should have been another full coat of mud. Biggest thing you did here that I wish I had was using those large trowels with the pole. It was killer doing the vaulted ceilings with a 14" trowel; and the 20ft vaulted ceiling killed me. And I sanded way, wayyy too much. I really wish I could do it again and do it right; but no way Im gonna spend the time to do that. Anyway, thanks for making this video! brought back lots of memories/nightmares!
Interesting. I’m currently skimming walls, plaster #horsehair, walls in a wonderful 198 yr old gem in Annapolis Valley, NS. Bonus is it only has 7ft. Ceilings 😁. I’m doing old trowel on method. Took your advice and using lite taping mud as plaster is very rough scratch coat and the lite has more glue in it. Goes on and sticks like butter.
Thanks for all your videos! Ive been watching all of them preparing to skim coat my plaster walls in a home I just bought from 1930 in Hamilton Ontario. Very helpful watching you actually do the work so I can see your technique.
I just completed my first larger drywall job through my own small business. It was a real haywire kinda project because the scope of work kept growing. It started out as a residential soundproofing job, so demo drywall on walls, insulating with safe n sound, and then reboard and finish ready for paint. Then it grew to insulate with sonopan wall board, as well as add sonopan to the ceiling, reboard. Then also add blow in insulation above as loose fill. After all the insulating I then finished all the drywall with proset 90. Also popcorn textured a bedroom ceiling, and retextured a repair in another room. There was more work that shall remain undisclosed, so to say the least, I did quite a lot. It took me basically 10 days to get prepped for paint, and I will be back to finish the trim. I had provided an estimate before for the initial plan, but everything changed so drastically that I ended up charging based on time and materials. Probably a horrible way to do it, but I didn't want to risk running myself short with poor quoting. They agreed to the hourly rate of $60, and I divided it between 2 guys, myself and a helper. I feel that there were some massive challenges, such as maintaining production within an occupied dwelling.. I was constantly put on the spot with extras, and I had no time to sit down and determine a safe estimate. All in all my labor budget was spot on for the initial work, but the drywall finishing was fairly intense. Boarding over the sonopan meant I had to use a longer screw, so ended up using 3 inch screws for the ceiling, so it could make it through 1.75" of material before hitting wood. The walls were screwed with 2" screws, and it is bloody well amazing how often someone can unintentionally hit screws placed in layers below.. Have to intentionally stagger the screw patterns. I look forward to more drywall work in the future, and I think I did pretty good considering I used the fast set mud for everything. I have to wonder if it really saved any time for how fast it dries.. Perhaps it would have been just as fast to use the all purpose mud.. I really need to work out a better quoting system.
Looking beautiful. We've all been there on the big jobs that don't end soon enough. Thank you for the intimate look at how to do it right. Very helpful and inspiring. Oh, and I am a subscriber. :)
I've done several wall and ceiling skims by hand and I'm now getting ready to do my largest ceiling so far. I've decided to try a handle on my 24" tomahawk blade since the adapter and pole are so expensive I may try the marshalltown 18" with their universal adapter that fits any paint pole. About $64 for both. The adapter and 42" pole for the Tomahawk is over twice that. I'm thinking the 18"may be more controllable than the 24. We'll see.
Great videos man! big fan of yours and have used a lot i mean A LOT of your techniques.... But i do see your face of stress hard work and determination 💪 Pays off at the end of the day!! Cheers man
I use the 320 grit in my Festool E-Z to get a smooth finish. I was worried when I bought it thinking that it wouldn't work because it was too fine but found it removes quickly but leaves a smoother surface. Hope that helps.
Putty coated many a ceiling by hand. Curious about the blade and handle you were using. Seems a lot more people are moving to smooth ceilings and couldn’t be bothered with knockdown or orange peel. We generally finish the ceilings, then come back with an airless, and coat the ceiling with plus 3. Then sand it all. Appreciate the feedback!
Such a satisfying video. That blade on the pole looks so handy. I hate working over head with a max of 12" blades that I have, I need some bigger ones so bad.
Shout out the the Wooster Sherlock cage at 0:30 Best roller cage on the market today. What else do you spot on that counter? Looks like there is a Purdy paint brush
@@tay13666 yeah I saw that. But that's a sorry replacement for a discussion of the do's and don'ts and why's of building a scaffold like that. As a homeowner/DIYer, I'd love to have Ben's tutelage on the subject.
great work...I would never let a contractor use the kitchen for tool storage...unless they were remodeling that next...why no ram board? Tell the homeowners to get a pod....
Is it common for people there to sand mud between coats? I noticed that many times on your videos and I am wondering. Do you get rid of the dust from sanding or just coat the surface without removing dust?
I really think it would make the videos better to add cards to your other videos. Like rolling on skim coat on the ceiling, link the video where you go into that in depth.
I removed the popcorn ceiling and I have two skim coats up. If I find blemishes when I do my prime check, can I used spackle. If I used mud/compound, I have to wait 24 hours to dry. I want to get this done.
Thank you for taking the time to record all the different aspects and tips of your job. I'm in the process of skimming my ceiling and walls in two bedrooms. Can you recommend what type of primer would be best to use on freshly skimmed ceilings and walls?
What mud you usin for the scratch coat on the ceiling. I was always using my green. With a 15 nap roller. Didn’t have much success, the roller just wouldn’t roll across the ceiling. Just skipped. So I went back to hand bombing it on. I still hand sand the ceilings and walls. Even though I’ve had a power sander for 3 or 4 yrs.
Loved these videos, learning so much. Question- if a ceiling is in fairly good shape as far as texture, but it's stained, does it make sense to do a couple layers of primer and sand it lightly before painting?
Hey buddy, what's the name of the roller you use to apply the mud on the ceiling. The type of roller I use sucks LOL. Great work man. I plan on investing in the Tomahawk.
Is there anyway to get some questions answered on here? I’m skimming a ceiling and just can’t get a couple spots good enough. It’s driving me crazy. I wouldn’t care but it’s a ceiling which is a more noticeable area due to the lighting in rooms.
Hi. Emmanuel here from NZ. Could you please tell me what type of roller you're using to put the plaster on the ceiling? Is it texture roller or just a normal one? Thanks.
Are smooth walls/ceilings that common? I live in Wisconsin/the Midwest of the US, and have never been in a house that doesn't have some sort of texture on the ceilings and walls. Is texture a regional thing?
What is the ballpark for a job like this (their living room area only)? I have a very similar house layout with textured walls in the foyer that i would love to get skimmed.
Thanks for setting up the cameras and filming for us. I know it adds a lot of extra time on your day but we all appreciate it.
I feathered this comment big time
^^^ agreed
Agreed! Thank you!
100% agree! It is so much appreciated!
I remember you saying once that this channel was a lot more popular than your skate channel and today I finally realized by how much. Everyone please watch this guy skate also
My arms, shoulders, back of neck...ah heck, I just ache all over, after watching you do your excellent work! Thanks VC for the excellent videos!!
@Vancouver Carpenter. Thanks Ben for the lessons and taking us on your journey.
Wishing your wife a Happy Mothers Day.
Hope you and your family stay safe and well.
That angle was a really good one. Having the light reflecting showed everything and gave a good metric for what point it's acceptable to stop at.
I learn something EVERYTIME I watch your videos. I was seriously struggling with finishing the tiniest power room and watching you sand?? 🤯 I was attempting to use a orbital sander/dry vac combo and was getting shocked continually and finally gave up. Going to research renting/purchasing a sander TODAY. I didn't even know that was a thing and assumed I just didn't have the "touch". Seriously - THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
those new skim tools are amazing.....you'll be glad to be done at this site!!
I agree
5 seconds in and already feathered that like button.
Once again, thanks for this! I’m only using this for my own home, but I get a lot of knowledge watching these videos. I feathered.
Tomahawk tools looked to save a lot of time.
Place looks fantastic.
Need to hire homeowner as cameraman. He did good finding the perfect angle to show off your work.
Feathering that 300K!!!! Your videos have helped me tackle the drywall job in my garage, many thanks. Also switch flip bolts for dayzzzz
Your videos had helped my handyman business a lot. Thank you.
I never thought of rolling mud on the ceiling that seemed to work rather well.
I was thinking the same thing
Using a trowel to coat the ceiling is brutal though. Having that tool that he uses makes the whole process not only faster but 99% easier. Takes a little getting used too but imagine you have someone rolling the ceiling with mud & you go in right behind him with that trowel handle, it's a breeze bro.
using the roller to coat bead like that is pretty awesome too
and if any of us try using a roller what will happen is the roller won't roll well, and lots of mud will drip onto the floor.
Watching this gave me a ptsd flashback to my last ceiling and wall skim. Maybe I need more time on the skim blade but I found my 14 inch blade to be more useful. Finished product looked great but from a time spent perspective new sheetrock would've been the way to go.
Looking so good in there, what a big transformation.
Like your vids, I have popcorn ceilings I would like to skim also, so these vids help a lot, thx!
Where was this video a year ago!!! jk.
A year ago, as someone who had never done anything drywall before, I decided to skim my entire house by myself. and my house has everything to make a job like that a nightmare. 2 story, 3br, 20ft vaulted ceilings!!! Rounded drywall, lots of nooks and crannies, and as it turned out many of the walls were not flat. It was completely overwhelming, took me months (I have a day job) and it was hell. Your channel taught me everything I (thought I needed to) know about drywall, but this series of vids would have helped a ton.
In the end It came out okay, but I definitely got lazy in some (a lot of) places and if the sunlight hits certain walls at the right angle you can see lots of patchwork across what should have been another full coat of mud. Biggest thing you did here that I wish I had was using those large trowels with the pole. It was killer doing the vaulted ceilings with a 14" trowel; and the 20ft vaulted ceiling killed me. And I sanded way, wayyy too much. I really wish I could do it again and do it right; but no way Im gonna spend the time to do that. Anyway, thanks for making this video! brought back lots of memories/nightmares!
Hey man,
Kevin here from Australia.
I just feathered the like button and i am a proud to be long term subscriber.
✌ Peace
Interesting. I’m currently skimming walls, plaster #horsehair, walls in a wonderful 198 yr old gem in Annapolis Valley, NS. Bonus is it only has 7ft. Ceilings 😁. I’m doing old trowel on method. Took your advice and using lite taping mud as plaster is very rough scratch coat and the lite has more glue in it. Goes on and sticks like butter.
Every time I think about tackling a specific project, you post a video on exactly how to do it. This is awesome!
Thanks for all your videos! Ive been watching all of them preparing to skim coat my plaster walls in a home I just bought from 1930 in Hamilton Ontario. Very helpful watching you actually do the work so I can see your technique.
I just completed my first larger drywall job through my own small business. It was a real haywire kinda project because the scope of work kept growing. It started out as a residential soundproofing job, so demo drywall on walls, insulating with safe n sound, and then reboard and finish ready for paint. Then it grew to insulate with sonopan wall board, as well as add sonopan to the ceiling, reboard. Then also add blow in insulation above as loose fill. After all the insulating I then finished all the drywall with proset 90. Also popcorn textured a bedroom ceiling, and retextured a repair in another room.
There was more work that shall remain undisclosed, so to say the least, I did quite a lot. It took me basically 10 days to get prepped for paint, and I will be back to finish the trim. I had provided an estimate before for the initial plan, but everything changed so drastically that I ended up charging based on time and materials. Probably a horrible way to do it, but I didn't want to risk running myself short with poor quoting. They agreed to the hourly rate of $60, and I divided it between 2 guys, myself and a helper.
I feel that there were some massive challenges, such as maintaining production within an occupied dwelling.. I was constantly put on the spot with extras, and I had no time to sit down and determine a safe estimate. All in all my labor budget was spot on for the initial work, but the drywall finishing was fairly intense. Boarding over the sonopan meant I had to use a longer screw, so ended up using 3 inch screws for the ceiling, so it could make it through 1.75" of material before hitting wood. The walls were screwed with 2" screws, and it is bloody well amazing how often someone can unintentionally hit screws placed in layers below.. Have to intentionally stagger the screw patterns.
I look forward to more drywall work in the future, and I think I did pretty good considering I used the fast set mud for everything. I have to wonder if it really saved any time for how fast it dries.. Perhaps it would have been just as fast to use the all purpose mud.. I really need to work out a better quoting system.
Nice to hear the home owner happily appreciate your hard work.
Always look forward for your videos
What a nice result. Homeowners must be thrilled!
Looks great! Man what a neck wrecker! Hope you went home and had a brew : )
I’ll keep my job sitting in a cube all day. My shoulders are getting tired just watching this! Nice job, VC!
Oh man, smoothing ceilings has to be the hardest and most tiring job of the trades.
You make it look easy, a true professional.
I feathered the like.. but accidentally smashed the subscribe. See you on the next coat
I need Vancouver Carpenter in my house for a few days...I have done some drywall work in my house, but I feel so inferior after watching these videos.
Looking beautiful. We've all been there on the big jobs that don't end soon enough. Thank you for the intimate look at how to do it right. Very helpful and inspiring. Oh, and I am a subscriber. :)
Removing texture is doing the Lord's work.
This was a really enjoyable job to watch. Nice work. Loved the editing on this series too
Great job brother, thank you for sharing, keep safe.
Tired as in .. "Officer! I'm Home, take me drunk!"
I've done several wall and ceiling skims by hand and I'm now getting ready to do my largest ceiling so far. I've decided to try a handle on my 24" tomahawk blade since the adapter and pole are so expensive I may try the marshalltown 18" with their universal adapter that fits any paint pole.
About $64 for both. The adapter and 42" pole for the Tomahawk is over twice that. I'm thinking the 18"may be more controllable than the 24. We'll see.
Don’t smash the like button -// feather it!!! Love it!!!
Great videos man! big fan of yours and have used a lot i mean A LOT of your techniques....
But i do see your face of stress hard work and determination 💪
Pays off at the end of the day!!
Cheers man
I use the 320 grit in my Festool E-Z to get a smooth finish. I was worried when I bought it thinking that it wouldn't work because it was too fine but found it removes quickly but leaves a smoother surface. Hope that helps.
Putty coated many a ceiling by hand. Curious about the blade and handle you were using. Seems a lot more people are moving to smooth ceilings and couldn’t be bothered with knockdown or orange peel. We generally finish the ceilings, then come back with an airless, and coat the ceiling with plus 3. Then sand it all. Appreciate the feedback!
I say ! You sure work fast ! Lol 😆. But I like that vac sander, saves another of cleanup and cuts down on the dust !!
Love your videos. You're the man
Such a satisfying video. That blade on the pole looks so handy. I hate working over head with a max of 12" blades that I have, I need some bigger ones so bad.
Learning SO much! Thank you, Ben!
Love the background music!
Shout out the the Wooster Sherlock cage at 0:30 Best roller cage on the market today. What else do you spot on that counter? Looks like there is a Purdy paint brush
So true on that Woodster rolling frame that Forest green handle 👍
Great content, as always. Thank you 🙏!
It's a shame you didn't make a video on scaffold building. That would really come in handy!
It was in a time lapse in one of the other videos, when he built that scaffold over the steps.
@@tay13666 yeah I saw that. But that's a sorry replacement for a discussion of the do's and don'ts and why's of building a scaffold like that. As a homeowner/DIYer, I'd love to have Ben's tutelage on the subject.
I love the sander. But easy to sand to much. If I was in Vancouver, I'd call you to help. I do million dollar custom home in Alaska right now.
Oh no. Looks like the dreaded split level entryway. I have one of those just waiting for an update. Nice work, as always!
Ben never seen that tomahawk before its a monster i gotta get me one of those ! just bought a dewat Drywall sander $$$
great work...I would never let a contractor use the kitchen for tool storage...unless they were remodeling that next...why no ram board? Tell the homeowners to get a pod....
My back hurts just watching this......
Is it common for people there to sand mud between coats? I noticed that many times on your videos and I am wondering. Do you get rid of the dust from sanding or just coat the surface without removing dust?
Absolutely loving the videos :D keep up the amazing work and content!
I really think it would make the videos better to add cards to your other videos. Like rolling on skim coat on the ceiling, link the video where you go into that in depth.
Would be interested in seeing final sanding
Can someone answer for me, I watched this series but somehow I missed it: which mud is he using for the skimming? Thank you!
Holy smokes you move SO FAST!
How many cups of coffee was that???
Ben, now that you have the skimming blades, it would be nice to do a review and tutorial on using them and which sizes you prefer.
I removed the popcorn ceiling and I have two skim coats up. If I find blemishes when I do my prime check, can I used spackle. If I used mud/compound, I have to wait 24 hours to dry. I want to get this done.
Gave you a like just because your a hard worker
You're the best !!!
Good stuff...👍
That Tomahawk!
Flawless work, great content!
your festool leaving scratches? I find using all purpose mud "taping mud" holds up alot better for sanding with the festool
I always use all purpose in the field, and plus3 in the corners "blue lid"
Good job man! Drywall is very time consuming and labor intensive! Enjoy the videos!
Great series. Love it. Subscribed.
Did you consider just covering the ceiling in 1/4” sheet rock and finishing that? Might have been faster and less frustrating.
Perfect timing watching this , doing drywall on ceiling . what is that tool called ?
How much do u charge for a job like this when it comes to skim coating all of the walls?
honostly you should never do a level 5 smooth finish with any power sander. Unless you like creating new work. Good job VC
What a PRO! Amazing job..need your services in Quebec.. :)
good work men respect
Have you tried dish soap in the mud to remove bubbles?
My new best friend.
Good job love it
I think he could use a snow shovel and still do a better job than I can :)
I thought the same. I've got that "tool" on my back porch. 😂
I wouldn’t buy that Festool sander if it couldn’t sand that smooth, not a chance.
thats badass brother! a painter
Thank you for taking the time to record all the different aspects and tips of your job. I'm in the process of skimming my ceiling and walls in two bedrooms. Can you recommend what type of primer would be best to use on freshly skimmed ceilings and walls?
Ben, can you do a video on cutting sheetrock for oval ceilings?
Ugh, I hate skimming lids lol my shoulders and neck just ache looking at it lol! Great job though 👍
Good video
Hawk and trowel , Vancouver Style.....lol
You're the man!
What mud you usin for the scratch coat on the ceiling. I was always using my green. With a 15 nap roller. Didn’t have much success, the roller just wouldn’t roll across the ceiling. Just skipped. So I went back to hand bombing it on. I still hand sand the ceilings and walls. Even though I’ve had a power sander for 3 or 4 yrs.
Loved these videos, learning so much. Question- if a ceiling is in fairly good shape as far as texture, but it's stained, does it make sense to do a couple layers of primer and sand it lightly before painting?
Could one use this sander to get rid of popcorn ceiling instead of wet scraping?
Do you always do 2 skim coats for level 5? I have one coat down and my house looks like the one in the video, using the bathroom as the temp kitchen.
Do u need a specific roller cover to do this? Could you use hot mud on the first coat for deal voids?
One more crack showing in the ceiling and it gets plastered. Nice work
Can you explain the paint roller method ? Or is there a previous video that does?
Hey buddy, what's the name of the roller you use to apply the mud on the ceiling. The type of roller I use sucks LOL. Great work man. I plan on investing in the Tomahawk.
Are you using Plus 3 or All Purpose for that final coat? What depth nap roller are you using? Thanks man
Is there anyway to get some questions answered on here? I’m skimming a ceiling and just can’t get a couple spots good enough. It’s driving me crazy. I wouldn’t care but it’s a ceiling which is a more noticeable area due to the lighting in rooms.
Hi. Emmanuel here from NZ. Could you please tell me what type of roller you're using to put the plaster on the ceiling? Is it texture roller or just a normal one? Thanks.
Are smooth walls/ceilings that common? I live in Wisconsin/the Midwest of the US, and have never been in a house that doesn't have some sort of texture on the ceilings and walls. Is texture a regional thing?
What is the ballpark for a job like this (their living room area only)? I have a very similar house layout with textured walls in the foyer that i would love to get skimmed.