I consumed loads of your videos and completed a successful drywall job, which turned out great for a first timer. Thank you! After my first day of taping, I couldn't wait to get back in there and finish it up. I'll be drywalling more in the future :)
@@vancouvercarpenter I;'ve been following your videos for a few years, and you're the reason I bought a drywall trowel (14" Marshaltown). My progress is so slow.... :D But I keep at it until it is perfecrt. I'm doing my basement this time, and I think I'll do it in 2 coats. I'm going to be applying my finish coat this afternoon, and I think I'll be good to go after that for sanding. I don't do drywalling often enough to get good at it, so I always watch these 4 videos for a refresher course.
Dude, I’m a general handyman kinda guy who has a water damage restoration project on the go, and your tutorials are a great help in giving me confidence to tape, mud and sand the drywall. Keep doing what you’re doing.
9:26 "Just do it. It takes what it takes until it's right." Probably the best advice I've heard and true in a variety of circumstances. Keep up the good work and thanks.
You are such a natural teacher, it's really impressive. Not everyone who is an expert at something can put themself in the mindset of a beginner. Nicely done man!
One of the most amazing things about these videos is that you're not consistently swearing a blue streak like me whenever I try to fix anything in my 130 year old house. Awesome stuff man as always
I finished the first coat today on two walls I’m resheetrocking and I thought to myself “wow, that looks really good. When did I get so good at mudding?” Then I realized it was after I started watching your videos.
I subscribed well over a year ago and I tend to watch / re-watch a couple of your videos before doing my next DIY drywall project. Great tip here about lift-off is good but leaving a line is bad because of needing to sand to the low spot (instead of just sanding-off the lift-off highspot). Your commentary and explanations are great because if one just watches a pro it can be impossible to discern the technique that's being used in any particular step. Thanks!
I absolutely love how you showed how to deal with a true ball-breaking area of a wall! most videos I've seen on drywall technique just show the easiest stuff and call it a day! I learned a ton watching this series so far and I thank you for it! Color me subscribed!
"When there's nothing in the way". Haha. That cheered me up. I am taping and mudding a very small closet that was left that way by the previous owner. Even a 6 inch taping knife is too wide for most of it. When the 4 inch is too wide, I'm using a border trowel that can get into those tight spaces, odd corners, etc. And I am very, very unskilled at this. Luckily it's a closet and will be filled with things that cover any uglies. Love your videos. Thanks!
I recently found your tutorials, and I wanted to say that I am extremely thankful for the content you’ve created! I was anxious about taking on a larger scale drywall project, but the information you’ve provided, delivered in such a concise and informative manner, has been extremely helpful! Very often, instructional videos are laborious to watch, but you are direct with how you deliver the information, thorough and extremely knowledgeable, while exhibiting a great amount of pride in doing a great job, which is inspiring to watch! Thank you!
In the last year or so I stopped working in the art/photography world and took a HARD 180 into DIY and working with a painter and GC. Its been a hell of an adjustment BUT your vids have helped me tackle my own house stuff. Right now I am skimming my REAL awwwwwful horror show of a job I did when we moved into our south surrey 70s build townhouse. These 3 vids helped me more in a couple hours than all the hands on I have been getting in the field. Thanks a ton!
We do kitchen & bath remodels, but our subs do the drywall work. I'm doing my own master bath remodel down to bare studs, thus all new drywall. 17 inside corners! Your videos have been immensely helpful getting me over my novice techniques into the world of pro techniques. Repeat after me: Feather, Feather, Finish...
Good point on differences between methods of DIY vs at day at the office as a subcontractor. I appreciate that you took the time to film and did the mental gymnastics of explaining while doing. I look forward to hearing non-drywall things you have figured out over the years.
Hey Ben, thanks for all you do. I was a sucker when it came to drywall. But ever since I started watching your videos, it has become my favorite thing to do as a handyman. Even my coworkers rely on me to do all the drywall repairs now. Thank you!
Watching this demo gives a nudge to try it your self. The drywall skill set comes with practice and artistic talent. It brings out the Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni in you.
Thank you thank you for doing that tricky part of the wall. Most other videos available on UA-cam showing you how to skim coat only show a plain blank wall. I just did one side of my kitchen that had 3 switches and and outlet plus going around the bottom of my upper cabinet. A pain and makes me wonder if I’m really so horrible, but this video is both helpful AND makes me feel better about what I did.
It's funny but I used to just do this stuff without a lot of thought but here I am trying to up my drywall game! I used to think I was pretty good at this but not a pro, I am more humble now, so many little details I never knew .
Great content! I’m in the middle of redoing a room that had some horrendous drywall work done when the house was built 35 years ago, I’ve referenced your vids numerous times and they’ve been a great help! I’m actuality getting better at it as I go (of course as I conquer all the mistakes I’m making as well) Still have the whole rest of the house to redo but….. it’ll get there eventually🤦🏻♂️ I’m not looking for absolute perfection because short of tearing everything down to the studs and starting over ( or skim coating every square inch of wall and ceiling ) I just don’t think it’s possible but it is looking much much better. Thank you!
Super helpful. I'm came here because I have a butt joint near a toilet water supply pipe. Also I have some spots to build up. Glad to see that you handle similar situations
I like to fall asleep to your videos. Such a relaxing voice! Im also mudding the walls in my house and im hoping your tips embed themselves in my brain 😅.
Hey have been doing a basement renovation to add two finished rooms and your videos have been extremely helpful, thank you so much for the explanations and examples! tapping and mudding is definitely and art form. Have had pretty bad results with the regular paper tape with bubbles etc so have surrended to the easier to use mesh! thanks again!
Re: switches. I always pull them out and tape the terminals then put them back in: I don't want to mud over where the metal bracket touches the drywall anyway because makes it a nicer finish for the wall plate.
Will you ever give real plastering a try, even if it's just a small test square? You have the technique of applying plaster down already, since it's so similar to applying mud. Plastering gives a lot nicer and more durable finish, and doesn't require any sanding afterwards.
Tour de force episode, Ben.. and I've binged out on your channel for 2weeks.. when they run out I'll go cold turkey.. whatever's in them can't be legal!! ;)
First of all big shout out of thanks for your videos and teaching ability! I have learned tons even before putting into practice all the methods. But in progress... Anyway my only complaint is that you would work more with what us do it your selfers would buy at the local big box stores. (knives, pans, rolls of tape) I had NO clue there was a convex side of a knife either!!! That info was worth the price of admission. Keep up the good work! If you record it, i will come see! OK. I just watched a video of you in an American Home Depot. VG. I'll just go sit in the corner now....
I really like your videos, its been really usefull . But i just want to be sure about one thing. For the inside corner, its just 2 coats or 3??? Looks like its just 2 🤔
very interesting set of videos. but how to tape the corners between a drywall and a standard wall? two different materials most of the time lead to cracks in the taping
i wish we would use these light muds in germany, for some reason most painters in my area use the most horrid and hard stuff ever, pufas sh45, even with the planex2 and 80 grid it's a hassle to work with. meanwhile you guys can just sand with a pole sander like it's nothing, so much easier on the body
As an electrician, those electricians installing their switches before the walls are finished are for sure insane. It is so counter-productive to them alone, let alone your work flow.
Bro,I live in hawaii and I must say the advice you give in your videos is spot on! You come off as totally cool and not at all condescending,I am also a carpenter who does a lot of everything that a renovation may entail,I commend you bro,if your ever in hawaii,specifically Oahu,hit me up,the ladies would love u......aloha
Great video. Very helpful. Sadly I think I've over mudded under the tape... and over it... and I've created a hump. Is my only way fwd to sand it right back down? Even if this means sanding out the tape?
Are there any tips you can offer for fixing sagging ceilings? Some places have cracks where the sheets separated but other spots seem fine. I was only going to cover the new screw holes in some places but where there are cracks I feel like I should cut along the tape like you do for wall cracks. Any advice would be great or maybe a video one day? haha.
I think the hardest thing to do is to stop and allow sanding to take care of the rest. I see lines and I'm like nope, gotta get it all nice and smooth haha
@Vancouvercarpenter when you sand between coats, do you vac or clean the dust before the next coat ? If so, how ? I found that the remaining dust mix the mud on the next coat and give a crappy finish
Hey, my brother recommended your video´s and they really helped a lot. I´m from Belguim and not so much good dutch video´s of drywall or jointfilling. So thanks a lot. I have one question... do you remove the dust after you sanded your first layer, or can I just leave it and mudd over it? In a other video you said you leave it on, but that was before painting. Only in corners with a paintbrush. Thanks a lot in advance.
Hey Ben i started priming over previously sanded mud because i was geting these ridges or halos. Not sure what to call it but anyway. I started priming to protect the previous mud. Am i just wasting time doing that?
I am looking for a video to just patch Sheetrock sheets that have not gone to the base. Does the whole wall need to be mudded or just the areas where a part of the top layer has been pulled off?
Am I the only one here thinking that he made this look so easy, I thought I could do it myself, but now I'm going to have to hire him to fix my DIY job?! :D Just kidding. I think it will come out fine. I watched all these videos for my first drywall job, and it's four years and still going strong--but doing my second, four years later, and it is NOT as easy as he makes it look!
Got a question for you. There was a leak in my garage that ran the entire width of the ceiling. The garage isn’t finished but it was tapped. The drywall is in good shape, no notable damage other than water stains, leak is not active. Can I mud and finish the drywall or should I replace? Trying to avoid replacing because the builder used sheets that are wider than what is available at the box stores.
When I go to finish the other side of corners my mud always starts to crumble in the corners. Why is this? I feel as though I have it mixed enough with water. And I’m positively sure I’m not gouging the other corner.
What mud do you use for general or patch work? What mud do you use for taping? I am fairly new to mudding maybe 10ish years on home projects and repair. I have been using Durabond 90 for major repairs and finish with Sheetrock 45. All minor repairs at home I use 45 plaster walls and drywall. For doors I use spackle. None of the mud I use is ever as white looking as yours… (canada). I’m just looking for a one mud for general use that could be used for taping as well. Thank you
I just had my house dry walled and there’s pin holes everywhere the guy who did it painted over the pin holes my question is would you have left pinholes or would you have fixed them before you painted
No kidding i just started seem filling today was my first day doing anything other than screws the guy im learning from can basically seem fill with mud the constitancy of paint on a ceiling i can berly get a half trowel of the stuff to a wall without loosing 3/4 to the floor XD
A couple years ago you did a video on window sills. What material do you use for the sills? I can’t find one shaped similar to what you used in the video!
How much daylight do you not want to see between the knife n the wall before you call it done? When checking the next day, do you place the knife in different spots along the whole wall?
Is the lightweight mud you use air drying? Awesome stuff always enjoy your content here and on your skate channel Ben. Thanks so much for your excellent detailed instruction.
Hey thanks for all of the awesome videos man! Super helpful for ke, w carpenter who keeps getting more calls to do drywall bahahaha When i sand between coats i try to wipe the dust off rhe wall with my hand but it always still seems a little dusty... How do you get the dust off lol
I consumed loads of your videos and completed a successful drywall job, which turned out great for a first timer. Thank you! After my first day of taping, I couldn't wait to get back in there and finish it up. I'll be drywalling more in the future :)
Wow! Thank you! I’m so happy you found the videos useful!!!
@@vancouvercarpenter I;'ve been following your videos for a few years, and you're the reason I bought a drywall trowel (14" Marshaltown). My progress is so slow.... :D But I keep at it until it is perfecrt. I'm doing my basement this time, and I think I'll do it in 2 coats. I'm going to be applying my finish coat this afternoon, and I think I'll be good to go after that for sanding.
I don't do drywalling often enough to get good at it, so I always watch these 4 videos for a refresher course.
Dude, I’m a general handyman kinda guy who has a water damage restoration project on the go, and your tutorials are a great help in giving me confidence to tape, mud and sand the drywall.
Keep doing what you’re doing.
One thing I've heard you say before that makes a ton of sense is "It's not how you put it on, it's how you take it off." Keep saying that
9:26 "Just do it. It takes what it takes until it's right." Probably the best advice I've heard and true in a variety of circumstances. Keep up the good work and thanks.
You are such a natural teacher, it's really impressive. Not everyone who is an expert at something can put themself in the mindset of a beginner. Nicely done man!
Just what I was thinking! This guy is way better at explaining concepts than 90% of my college professors 😮 really learned a lot here.
Great job with the instruction Ben! Keep ‘em coming.
I am a former IT guy trying to reno our house pretty much by myself. Your videos are immensely helpful for my drywall repairs. Thanks very much.
Drywall mudding is definitely an art form. You’re an artist as well as a damn good teacher. Always learning & getting better as I go.
One of the most amazing things about these videos is that you're not consistently swearing a blue streak like me whenever I try to fix anything in my 130 year old house. Awesome stuff man as always
Dude is the Bob Ross of drywall mudding!
Right!
I finished the first coat today on two walls I’m resheetrocking and I thought to myself “wow, that looks really good. When did I get so good at mudding?” Then I realized it was after I started watching your videos.
I do this like daily and even I check his videos from time to time
19:28 "I'm not a protractor" - you're the opposite, in fact... a contractor! Thanks so much for the videos, they've been a huge help.
🤦♂😁
He is a protractor…a “pro-contractor”, lol
Holy crap... the tip at 17:20 about the convex side of the knife / lift offs vs lines. So well illustrated and explained!
I subscribed well over a year ago and I tend to watch / re-watch a couple of your videos before doing my next DIY drywall project. Great tip here about lift-off is good but leaving a line is bad because of needing to sand to the low spot (instead of just sanding-off the lift-off highspot). Your commentary and explanations are great because if one just watches a pro it can be impossible to discern the technique that's being used in any particular step. Thanks!
I have watched like 40-50 diy drywall videos and that was the first time anyone said the blade was curved!!! my mind just exploded.
I have probably watched every video on drywall taping you have made. I still feel like I pick up something new each time. Thank You.
Its actually kinda nice to see you struggle a bit around the electrical boxes. It shows that even pros have tough spots to deal with.
I absolutely love how you showed how to deal with a true ball-breaking area of a wall! most videos I've seen on drywall technique just show the easiest stuff and call it a day! I learned a ton watching this series so far and I thank you for it! Color me subscribed!
"When there's nothing in the way". Haha. That cheered me up.
I am taping and mudding a very small closet that was left that way by the previous owner. Even a 6 inch taping knife is too wide for most of it. When the 4 inch is too wide, I'm using a border trowel that can get into those tight spaces, odd corners, etc. And I am very, very unskilled at this.
Luckily it's a closet and will be filled with things that cover any uglies.
Love your videos. Thanks!
Holy smokes good timing. Literally taping and muddying my basement this weekend and needed a bit of a refresher
I recently found your tutorials, and I wanted to say that I am extremely thankful for the content you’ve created! I was anxious about taking on a larger scale drywall project, but the information you’ve provided, delivered in such a concise and informative manner, has been extremely helpful! Very often, instructional videos are laborious to watch, but you are direct with how you deliver the information, thorough and extremely knowledgeable, while exhibiting a great amount of pride in doing a great job, which is inspiring to watch! Thank you!
In the last year or so I stopped working in the art/photography world and took a HARD 180 into DIY and working with a painter and GC. Its been a hell of an adjustment BUT your vids have helped me tackle my own house stuff. Right now I am skimming my REAL awwwwwful horror show of a job I did when we moved into our south surrey 70s build townhouse. These 3 vids helped me more in a couple hours than all the hands on I have been getting in the field. Thanks a ton!
We do kitchen & bath remodels, but our subs do the drywall work. I'm doing my own master bath remodel down to bare studs, thus all new drywall. 17 inside corners! Your videos have been immensely helpful getting me over my novice techniques into the world of pro techniques. Repeat after me: Feather, Feather, Finish...
Wow! Great info! As always, delivered in an easy to understand fashion with great examples. Appreciate all you do. Fantastic channel.
Agree, this was a really good video. You tha man!
As a pro finisher for 30yrs, this guy can teach a lot of great things, keep it up, i was tought by a french canadian who is a great finisher👍
Good point on differences between methods of DIY vs at day at the office as a subcontractor. I appreciate that you took the time to film and did the mental gymnastics of explaining while doing. I look forward to hearing non-drywall things you have figured out over the years.
Hey Ben, thanks for all you do. I was a sucker when it came to drywall. But ever since I started watching your videos, it has become my favorite thing to do as a handyman. Even my coworkers rely on me to do all the drywall repairs now. Thank you!
I give all you drywall pros props. Heck, all the home skill trades! Thanks for giving us regular folks hope.
Watching this demo gives a nudge to try it your self. The drywall skill set comes with practice and artistic talent. It brings out the Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni in you.
Great information....I learned here, to listen to the scraping noise of the troweel...it tells me about my pressure which was helpful.
Thanks! Like your style!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
Thank you thank you for doing that tricky part of the wall. Most other videos available on UA-cam showing you how to skim coat only show a plain blank wall. I just did one side of my kitchen that had 3 switches and and outlet plus going around the bottom of my upper cabinet. A pain and makes me wonder if I’m really so horrible, but this video is both helpful AND makes me feel better about what I did.
By far the best video out there. Thank you for your time!
Again, THANK YOU for making a hard job look easy😁 Nothing beats experience, but your videos sure help
One of the top 2 dry wall guys on you tube!
It's funny but I used to just do this stuff without a lot of thought but here I am trying to up my drywall game! I used to think I was pretty good at this but not a pro, I am more humble now, so many little details I never knew .
Great content! I’m in the middle of redoing a room that had some horrendous drywall work done when the house was built 35 years ago, I’ve referenced your vids numerous times and they’ve been a great help! I’m actuality getting better at it as I go (of course as I conquer all the mistakes I’m making as well)
Still have the whole rest of the house to redo but….. it’ll get there eventually🤦🏻♂️
I’m not looking for absolute perfection because short of tearing everything down to the studs and starting over ( or skim coating every square inch of wall and ceiling ) I just don’t think it’s possible but it is looking much much better.
Thank you!
Super helpful. I'm came here because I have a butt joint near a toilet water supply pipe. Also I have some spots to build up. Glad to see that you handle similar situations
I've been binge-watching your videos and went to spackle a room and man you make it look so easy
I like to fall asleep to your videos. Such a relaxing voice! Im also mudding the walls in my house and im hoping your tips embed themselves in my brain 😅.
Hey have been doing a basement renovation to add two finished rooms and your videos have been extremely helpful, thank you so much for the explanations and examples! tapping and mudding is definitely and art form. Have had pretty bad results with the regular paper tape with bubbles etc so have surrended to the easier to use mesh! thanks again!
Re: switches. I always pull them out and tape the terminals then put them back in: I don't want to mud over where the metal bracket touches the drywall anyway because makes it a nicer finish for the wall plate.
Will you ever give real plastering a try, even if it's just a small test square? You have the technique of applying plaster down already, since it's so similar to applying mud. Plastering gives a lot nicer and more durable finish, and doesn't require any sanding afterwards.
Tour de force episode, Ben.. and I've binged out on your channel for 2weeks.. when they run out I'll go cold turkey.. whatever's in them can't be legal!! ;)
Great job explaining the very basics to me. Great foundation to build my skills on.
Wonderful work.
Wonderful teaching.
Very helpful.
Thank you.
I definitely finished a few joints watching this. Thanks for the content!~
best channel to learn drywall finish work! Thank you.
Well forgive the leaving the switches in, Great class ! Again !
Pure art! We watch in the hope that one day we can achieve this!!!!
16:49 Which side of the knife to use? Probably should have been in day 1 video but explained here. Overall very nice explanation on steps involved.
Wish I had seen this video before I redid my basement!! Makes drywall work look so much easier! Cheers
Great instructions/tutorial, I've learned a lot in the past few videos! Thanks very much!
Our walls and ceiling have been half taped and partially mudded for over a decade. Getting up the nerve to finish the job....and FINALLY paint.
First of all big shout out of thanks for your videos and teaching ability! I have learned tons even before putting into practice all the methods. But in progress... Anyway my only complaint is that you would work more with what us do it your selfers would buy at the local big box stores. (knives, pans, rolls of tape) I had NO clue there was a convex side of a knife either!!! That info was worth the price of admission. Keep up the good work! If you record it, i will come see! OK. I just watched a video of you in an American Home Depot. VG. I'll just go sit in the corner now....
Just push the hrv wall control in through the caddy. That'll make it much easier to work around the quad switch box.
I LOVE how those switches are not covered. I can already hear crunchy button action.
I really appreciate your teaching style. Thanks for the help.
16:08 is it fair to say that sanding is the way to learn how you should treat that situation?
I really like your videos, its been really usefull . But i just want to be sure about one thing. For the inside corner, its just 2 coats or 3??? Looks like its just 2 🤔
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!!
@@vancouvercarpenteryou’re certainly welcome!! Thanks for making all these videos!!
very interesting set of videos. but how to tape the corners between a drywall and a standard wall? two different materials most of the time lead to cracks in the taping
i wish we would use these light muds in germany, for some reason most painters in my area use the most horrid and hard stuff ever, pufas sh45, even with the planex2 and 80 grid it's a hassle to work with. meanwhile you guys can just sand with a pole sander like it's nothing, so much easier on the body
well this is why European houses lasts
As an electrician, those electricians installing their switches before the walls are finished are for sure insane. It is so counter-productive to them alone, let alone your work flow.
As a contractor in Oregon believe me when I say Ben makes this look easy! It ain’t…
Bro,I live in hawaii and I must say the advice you give in your videos is spot on! You come off as totally cool and not at all condescending,I am also a carpenter who does a lot of everything that a renovation may entail,I commend you bro,if your ever in hawaii,specifically Oahu,hit me up,the ladies would love u......aloha
Really excellent demonstration and explanation.
Hi Mr. VC~ Thoroughly enjoyed Day 1 AKA 'Taping drywall for beginners.' My question: is there a 'Day 2' video?
Great video. Very helpful. Sadly I think I've over mudded under the tape... and over it... and I've created a hump. Is my only way fwd to sand it right back down? Even if this means sanding out the tape?
Is it true that sanding mud without wearing a mask gives you grey hair ?🤔
Only til you take a shower later that day!:p
That's my excuse. It also causes premature hair loss.
Gray? Haha no way worse. Haha wish I had my old pictures.
❤❤❤❤what gives you no hair and what do l look 👀 like. Casper, the friendly ghost.😊😊😊😊😊😂
Gay hair, it gives you gay hair not gray hair
Are there any tips you can offer for fixing sagging ceilings? Some places have cracks where the sheets separated but other spots seem fine. I was only going to cover the new screw holes in some places but where there are cracks I feel like I should cut along the tape like you do for wall cracks. Any advice would be great or maybe a video one day? haha.
I think the hardest thing to do is to stop and allow sanding to take care of the rest. I see lines and I'm like nope, gotta get it all nice and smooth haha
So grateful for the tips
@Vancouvercarpenter when you sand between coats, do you vac or clean the dust before the next coat ? If so, how ?
I found that the remaining dust mix the mud on the next coat and give a crappy finish
I use 10 and 12 inch knife you make that trowel look easy
Hey, my brother recommended your video´s and they really helped a lot.
I´m from Belguim and not so much good dutch video´s of drywall or jointfilling. So thanks a lot.
I have one question... do you remove the dust after you sanded your first layer, or can I just leave it and mudd over it? In a other video you said you leave it on, but that was before painting. Only in corners with a paintbrush.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Hey Ben i started priming over previously sanded mud because i was geting these ridges or halos. Not sure what to call it but anyway. I started priming to protect the previous mud. Am i just wasting time doing that?
Did i miss it or is it not necessary to wipe the dust off after sanding between coats.
You can, but Ben doesn't. He just makes the mud thinner ("too thin") for the next coat, knowing that the dust thickens up the mud as it goes.
I am looking for a video to just patch Sheetrock sheets that have not gone to the base. Does the whole wall need to be mudded or just the areas where a part of the top layer has been pulled off?
Am I the only one here thinking that he made this look so easy, I thought I could do it myself, but now I'm going to have to hire him to fix my DIY job?! :D Just kidding. I think it will come out fine. I watched all these videos for my first drywall job, and it's four years and still going strong--but doing my second, four years later, and it is NOT as easy as he makes it look!
Got a question for you. There was a leak in my garage that ran the entire width of the ceiling. The garage isn’t finished but it was tapped. The drywall is in good shape, no notable damage other than water stains, leak is not active. Can I mud and finish the drywall or should I replace? Trying to avoid replacing because the builder used sheets that are wider than what is available at the box stores.
When I go to finish the other side of corners my mud always starts to crumble in the corners. Why is this? I feel as though I have it mixed enough with water. And I’m positively sure I’m not gouging the other corner.
What mud do you use for general or patch work? What mud do you use for taping? I am fairly new to mudding maybe 10ish years on home projects and repair. I have been using Durabond 90 for major repairs and finish with Sheetrock 45. All minor repairs at home I use 45 plaster walls and drywall. For doors I use spackle. None of the mud I use is ever as white looking as yours… (canada). I’m just looking for a one mud for general use that could be used for taping as well. Thank you
Why don't you vaccum clean the dust of the wall after sanding?
happy 500k man!
I can’t find the short on three-way taping. Can you provide a link…? Thank you.
Excellent videos. Very clearly explained. Thanks.
I just had my house dry walled and there’s pin holes everywhere the guy who did it painted over the pin holes my question is would you have left pinholes or would you have fixed them before you painted
No kidding i just started seem filling today was my first day doing anything other than screws the guy im learning from can basically seem fill with mud the constitancy of paint on a ceiling i can berly get a half trowel of the stuff to a wall without loosing 3/4 to the floor XD
No need to wipe the dust off after sanding before applying the final coat?
A couple years ago you did a video on window sills. What material do you use for the sills? I can’t find one shaped similar to what you used in the video!
How much daylight do you not want to see between the knife n the wall before you call it done? When checking the next day, do you place the knife in different spots along the whole wall?
Is the lightweight mud you use air drying? Awesome stuff always enjoy your content here and on your skate channel Ben. Thanks so much for your excellent detailed instruction.
Setting mud
Question. On day 3 what type of mud did you use? I see day 1 we did Joint Compound and All purpose. Day 2 was the Plus 3/lite (for canada).
At the very end it is mentioned. You used the S3 again. Thanks for a great video!
When you're "feathering," are you putting more pressure on the inside or outside of the trowel?
Outside
So you don't feel you could save time with a inside corner trowel?
It would be useful to have Canadian Amazon links as well
Hey man quick question. Can you tape & mud “blue board” typically used for plaster applications? Have you done it?
Hey thanks for all of the awesome videos man! Super helpful for ke, w carpenter who keeps getting more calls to do drywall bahahaha
When i sand between coats i try to wipe the dust off rhe wall with my hand but it always still seems a little dusty... How do you get the dust off lol
You don’t. It’s just there.
@@vancouvercarpenter Loving it 🥴 Thanks for the confirmation that I'm not an idiot for not figuring it out on my own!
Does the whole process really need to be spread out over 4 days ?