How to Repair Textured Drywall from Start to Finish!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- From a hole in the wall to finish paint, this is how to repair a textured wall.
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I love that I started watching you as a 16yr old skater and now I’m watching this account as a 21 yr old homeowner shits awesome
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@@kylekyle6940skate board to gypsum board!
When he said he was in Cali, I was like, "New skate video on the other channel?" But I def need THIS video for a project I've been putting off bc patching the knockdown was above my pay grade. At least until today.
Hats off to you for being a homeowner at 21!!!
By far, the best drywall video in a while! For the following reasons:
1. Started from scratch. Buying all tools and materials needed at the store helps.
2. Using materials that are available (not necessarily the best mud for the job)
3. Close up views and great lighting highlights exactly how good is “good enough”
I want to see more videos like this.
VERY EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!
The only thing I would add that I like to do is after I get the wall repaired and smooth, I hit it with a coat of primer, just in case I mess up the retexturing, I can wash it off and try again. And you're right, a wet sponge works wonderfully to smooth the edges once it's dry.
Man I wish I had videos like this when I started doing textured drywall repairs! There's not much info on the internet that helps much. Thanks again for another great video Ben!
You make a good point about priming first.
Many thanks for all the videos.
Nice to re-watch them because of a lousy memory. I impressed my sons with mudding skills learned from your channel. The random topics for discussion are great!! Reminds me of CBC's "Friendly Giant" from the 60's and 70's.
Finally, someone explaining drywall AND texturing the wall. Everything is textured where I live, and it was bizarre seeing people paint untextured walls.
You did a really fine job. I'm thankful I have no orange peal walls.
I like this style of video with a bit of relaxed commentary at the end. Thanks for teaching us. :)
Im impressed at the job you did. The texture looks great…a perfectionist always does a great job.
Thank you!
Not sure anyone ever mentioned it to you but …. You are AWESOME!!!
I would most DEF use 5 min. I started like 4 years ago watching your channel and now run a remodeling company haha. I had to run a wire the other day and I'm so proficient at drywall i just used a hole saw to whack in some access holes. used the cutouts and some fibafuse and my trusty 5 min. Did two coats, blended, and sprayed texture. Easy money. But it's amazing how much your confidence goes up with ANY remodeling project when you aren't scared of drywall work.
5 min does NOT work when you are setting up camera angles
@@vancouvercarpenter 🤣😂 sure doesn't
What kind of wire? An electrician license needed for 120/240 volt wire?
@quietsignal not where I am. It was a 120v wire adding lighting to a built in cabinet we made. All custom built with a 2k poly paint. Depends on which county you live in. I replaced an entire electrical service including communication with the electrical company and local building dept. No license.
hey!!! don't underestimate the prius! I've been doing a whole bunch of finish carpentry out of a prius since february when my truck died. I was dreading it, but that little bugger has been pulling a lot more weight than you'd expect!
Yes. I did a California patch in my bathroom. It worked great. I'm glad to hear pros do this too.
I love California, and there are a few people that I love there, BUT..... well, you know. I don't live there anymore for a reason. Love it, man. Thanks for another great video.
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I feel you man, i live in southern cali and the high cost of living has me contemplating moving to either another county or state.
Great video .... but nothing like going on a visit and having the host put you to work. 😅 And YOUR brother no less!!!!
😂 no. I was like, dude, I’ll fix that. I’ve been needing to make that video for years!!
@@vancouvercarpenter I normally not making videos, but I get working vacations by visiting my brother. For about 20 years I have made a visit in the winter, get a list of projects to work on, I get a free trip and he pays "California Rates" which are higher than I would ask at home in Toledo, Ohio. It does get frustrating at times knowing a have the exact right tool at home while I am working out of his much more limited selection of tools. Although the natives say it is cold, rainy, and yucky in February, coming from Ohio, any day that it is warm enough to rain is a good day.
Every Home Depot looks pretty much the same, but with the picture looking down a hill on the way, I don't think it is the East Palo Alto store which I call mine when I am in California.
A surprisingly decent result. I was always told by the people I work with that the cans don't work worth a damn but I mean that's probably good enough in 98% of situations. Definitely going to pick up a can now.
My brother couldn't find the patch
Canned spray texture can do a good enough job, but it depends on the brand. I've never used what Ben was using in the video, but have had good luck with the Homax brand both the cheaper cans as well as thier Professional grade cans. During Covid when supplies were scarce, I tried a can from White Lightning brand and it was like spraying on paint mixed with caulk. It came out in gobs, and if you didn't wipe away any excess or heavy areas before it dried, it was like trying to scrape off caulk from a painted wall... Never again will I use that brand for texture.
I watched for the texture tips because Orange Peel texture continues to be the bane of my existence. I have yet do a textured patch successfully.
I was born here in LA in the 60s, and I now live here in OC. Can't wait to move out of this state. Sad to see where it's gone. Anyways, pro tip for ya, cool the can of texture, in the fridge for a bit or quick in the freezer. Way more control on the bead coming out.
It did feel like heating it up might have given it too much pressure.
If it is too cool, it just comes out of the can in a stream. I get better results when I stand a little further from the wall than you did.
Ive been a painting/drywall contractor for just over 20 yrs, great video and instruction. Very well done!
You're the man! I learned drywall from you! I was doing another patch with texture and you came for the save!!! THANK YOU! You're the MVP
Ben, excellent tutorial on small California patches and even better on the finishing tips. Also nice T-shirt 🤙 on first part of video.
Thanks :)
Nicely done!
In a pinch, you can use your brother's tooth brush to create orange peel.
Dip the bristles in soupy mud and drag your thumb along the bristles to flick flecks of mud onto the wall. A sort of dash finish.
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Great vid. Wish I could get my texture in a can. But I have 100+ year old plaster with real orange peal texture. Not the super bumpy stuff they call orange peal now.
I ended up having to put really wet mud on, then stippling it with a stiff brush.
Had to use wet mud so that most of it would settle out by the time it dried and that ended up matching the best.
Took lots of trial and error to finally figure out what worked.
Never did get a good match in the living room. Those walls have a barely perceptible swirl texture. You can only see it when light is shining across the wall. Luckily the only fixing I had to do was low, in a corner where it's dark enough to not stand out too bad.
I like the bandito mask.
Another great video! Here are some "Texture in the Can" tricks I'll add: #1 - run some hot/warm water on the can for 3-4 mins, #2- shake the crap out of the can, #3- for some reason in my experience, the jumbo size cans do not produce consistently reliable results.
Good thing you had access to a huge pickup truck, to get a small handful of materials.😄
Totally!
I mean you just feel like a noob if you don’t drive a pickup truck to the hardware store though right;)
Welcome to sunny California! Love your channel. Thanks for all the great tips.
Thank you! I had a good time :)
In SF they lock up the merch instead of the criminals.
They only lock up the power tools and batteries at our local Home Depot’s. I was in there not long ago and seen an illegal that I guess got tired of waiting in the parking lot for somebody to work him so he took it upon himself to go in Home Depot and grab a makita and dewalt lawn mower and just walked out the door as casual as could be. I told one of the workers that he was stealing their display lawn mowers. They didn’t care. Said they can’t do much about it anyways. I probably should have just followed the guy and bought the lawn mower lol. I hate thieves. I’ve had about 20,000$ worth of tools in total stolen out of my truck on three seperate occasions. After feeling what it felt like to have my shit stolen. I won’t buy any stolen tools anymore
@@benglass2221"anymore" 😬
They aren’t criminals in SF, they’re victims.
@@johnwilbanks3885victims like Kate Steinle.
jail doesn’t reduce crime
I live in California and I learned California patches from you in an old video. The hole from my old thermostat thanks you.
Perfect timing! I’m getting ready to help a friend of mine with a bunch of small repairs in a house he is just moving into and it is all orange peel texture. I’ve learned a ton from you on drywall repairs already so I can now add textured walls to my arsenal! I love your recent vids too btw.
I literally need to do this after moving an outlet. This is awesome. You rock.
One extra step I've done while doing textured wall repairs is after spraying the orange peel texture and letting it set up for a bit, use a clean, dry paint roller with an appropriate nap and blend the new texture with the original wall texture. Seems to help blend harsh transitions between textures and cleans up any areas where the spray went on a little heavy.
I just wanted to thank you for your videos. They gave me the confidence to do drywall projects like this one. I think I've been pretty successful and I think that is because of your videos.
Nice work! Your channel’s been so helpful thank you
I’ve done several California patches after you showed me how to do them on this channel. Worked out great for a noob doing them. Thanks!
And - great dust mask!
I've been waiting yearsss to watch how you handle a textured repair! Very nice job by the way. I hate matching texture. Even if it looks good dead on, my texture match often flashes differently from the rest of the wall at an angle. I feel like texture makes everything harder (for repairs) but it's all I've ever known. Thanks for the video!
Feel like he made this just to write off his trip to SF, but it's still a great video. Awesome stuff. I've been wanting more textured finish content
I'm in Arizona and everything here is heavy knock down texture. I used the spray cans for a while but found that the all poupous mud and a texture sponge works the best. The spray cans are so expensive and 1 time use. (unless you steal some nozzles)
As long as it’s fully dry when you start I’ve honestly had great results feathering the edge with a wet microfiber cloth. Just gotta be gentle so you don’t gouge into it as it gets wetter. Any imperfections you leave get pretty well covered by the texture.
I came from the flat new england coast. Very different to see the textures. My 1950's is veneer plaster diamond coat would be the equivalent. I did hot mud with window screen sifted play sand from home depot. Very fun in the end. Decent match to upstairs. They are button board, then hot mud then veneer plaster top coat. Super hard durable. You can't put your food or hip through the wall. Try if you dare. Thanks for the tips. Love me some inline, not that skate board stuff.
Thanks for the tip about the tip.
Great video. This is the kind of stuff I need to see. I seem to always be doing this kind of work when fixing up my house.
The first clip of the street you drove down was the street I rode my bike down as a kid. Thanks for the tutorial!
Looks similar to a street in Castro Valley.
"Just gonna go with that" That was my same response when I tried to match texture on a repair. LOL
Great video! Merica 🇺🇸 😂
Our local stores are not locked down like that either. It’s crazy, but I’m not surprised.
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I love SoCal and your channel! I’ve learned a lot from your videos. Thank you!
G'day Ben,
Here in Australia, we don't have much in the way of textured walls, but I rekin you did an amazing job, looking at it from my place anyway. 😂😂😂.
Seriously, thanks for sharing, man. I didn't know you could by wall texture in a can.
✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.
I second your comment on running hot water over the Spray Texture can. When I found that out it made patching so much easier.
Have you ever tried skimming with the 20 min mud and wet sanding it smooth? Then you can spray the texture right away
Wonderful video
Oil-based texture seems to stand up better than water-based texture. Looks like you had the good stuff because when I used the water-based texture it seems to not hold up to paint and flattens out/changes shape.
Thank you very much for this video! I live in Nor Cal, and our textured walls here drive me gall-dang nuts! I have yet to do a repair where I was really happy with the texture on the patch. You've given me some useful tips for next time. BTW: not my local HD, but close enough for me to start wondering what I would say to you if I saw you in the drywall isle! Thanks again, friend.
Great video, great workmanship
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
I love the N95 t-shirt! Pretty sure we’ve all done that 😂
Excellent how-to video! Thanks!😍👏👏👏
2:22 pretty much sums up my answer as to whether or not i like California
You are so meticulous & really explain every step in detail. After seeing this video I subscribed. Thank you! Just curious where in CA does your Brother lives? I’m in the San Jose.
Thank you for teaching us… from Australia
Best video I've seen on that type of patch 👍 A job I need to do soon. THANK YOU
Thank you!
Thanks for the video. I’m going to do one of these soon. I feel much better about it now
I had a horrendous day and this is doing wonders to calm me
I have watched numerous of your videos, especially on skim coating your ceilings. I'm going to try it in a small bathroom ceiling and see how it works but I wish you were close by. I would prefer to hire you instead 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂, no matter the cost. You are a perfectionist...love all your videos, especially the one about your daughters.. I'm sure they are just like you..
Thank you!!
I like to wet rag the wet edges to blend the old with new. then texture after it drys
The master at work
Damn you were at the Signal Hill one 😮 hell yeah!! 👍
Great flick. Paint and primer, ha! You need to do a video on that. That is the biggest joke that the paint companies ever pushed. I worked at a small building supply company for 22 years. We sold Sherwin Williams paints. Everyone came rushing in wanting "paint and primer". You had to explain to them that it is not going to solve all their problems and you still need a primer for most applications. But, but... they would say, it says paint and primer! Anyway the big box stores sold it so we had to also.
Prime first and then finish coat won’t flash. You don’t have to go crazy. I just use spray paint oil based kills primer .
The finish coat flashed because it was a bad match to the existing paint. The patch and the new texture did not flash.
@@vancouvercarpenter If you read the fine print on the paint can, the paint+primer usually applies to "new drywall" only, and any other surface including old paint should be primed with an actual primer.
I work at a Co-op Home Centre in BC which sells Cloverdale paints (branded as Imagine), and their reps specifically say that any surface other than new drywall requires primer.
Excellent Job!
So helpful!!!
Here in Ohio, many of the big box stores have all their tools locked up, too.
Where I live they call it a Pittsburgh patch. (I'm am hr south of pitt lol)
This was a great video, thanks a million
Great I need to see this. Thanks.
That's cool welcome to Cali, I'm at the signal hill home Depot right now. Maybe I'll see you next time.
I miss Long Beach. Maybe this winter!!
On the east side we call it a blast patch
Great video
Thank you.
Popcorn ceiling hides literally everything! I've found some messed up work hidden behind popcorn that you wouldn't believe.
I used to live in Burnaby, but now I live in the Bay Area. I think you are at north of the bridge, I am much south from you.
LOL .... I wanted to see you driving that Prius!
Learned some things
Thanks
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Thanks for the sub!
Distance of the spray texture about 2-3 feet from area your spraying works best.
I can see how that would help. Less buildup in anyone spot. More spread out.
Is that the Emryville home depot? Damn dude! I'm in the bay too. Would've been cool to run into you since our meeting in Vancouver didn't work out.
You’re close :)
Wipe down the area to receive texture with a damp paper towel before spraying. Stops the drywall from pulling the moisture from the texture too fast.
Back in ‘62 my family was in CA with my father on an extended business assignment. It was the first time I’d ever seen textured drywall. I didn’t get it then and still don’t.😉
The "AP mud" did not look fine on camera to me. I could almost feel it drag.
I often use a sponge to blend a patch into texture. If I don't have one, I've used a clean and wet painter's rag (t-shirt scraps) wrapped over a sanding sponge.
13:00 He mentions a wet sponge. He just didn't have one.
Cool video thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Americans love their bumpy walls, I prefer the smooth look and curse these walls when I go to my winter home in Florida. Perhaps it has to do with lazy workers and finishers as you can get away with sloppy taping etc (akin to new home builds in Toronto stucco'ing the ceilings to get away with murder). While you save time in the initial build out it becomes a more labour intensive fix later on.
Informative. One aspect i hate is clean up after sanding. Any professional tips for dust control or clean up?
Sand lightly. It falls closer to the wall.
@@vancouvercarpenter Maybe you've covered it in a video before, but what's your opinion of "dust control" compound? In my experience it's harder to get a great final finish because of the way it clumps up. It definitely produces a lot less dust, though.
Question? Which holds more weight like for a towel rack? Square or round patch?
In Quebec, HD doesn't sell small drywall pieces
Do you just call it a patch there. If you are already in California. I think so ;) would love to see a co-lab with giordano stucco masters there. They are a bit south i think. But you'd have the skills to lay some mud and texture.
Richmond
In Texas its only about 1/4 as locked up lol only power tools and not all of em.
More knowledge to be used soon in Arizona. ;-)
Damn dude this is overdue!
This "drywaller from the Portland area" 😜 Say also next time stay a bit further away from the wall when spraying also😁
🙂 this is the guy
@@vancouvercarpenter 🤣🤣🤣
Ha ha. In my mind I called it. When you said your brother had some mud in his garage, I thought "oh no, don't trust that." And I was correct to be skeptical.
Good tips on practicing the texture first, and blending.
As so as I saw how you were patching the hole I said, “ California patch in California.
San Leandro
Love texture walls. So much easier to hide all my mess ups
What's going on in the corner there? It looks like the walls shifted and broke the corner tape (if any?)
Could this blending technique work for popcorn ceilings?
Yes. Just make sure you get the right texture. I’m pretty sure spray can popcorn doesn’t match that well but whatever. It’s popcorn.