The Fastest Way To Patch Drywall!!!

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  • California patch, blowout patch, butterfly patch

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  • @lastboomer6164
    @lastboomer6164 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17774

    if you have holes in the ceiling. this would not be the right patch?

    • @vancouvercarpenter
      @vancouvercarpenter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6810

      Not a good patch for ceilings unless you make it fit tighter. If it can hold itself up by friction before you add the mud it can be done but only for very small patches.

    • @knifeyonline
      @knifeyonline 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +498

      ​@@vancouvercarpenterbetter to cut the hole bigger to find the stud?

    • @Pseudify
      @Pseudify 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +301

      I’ve done this exact thing on ceilings. Works fine. Probably leave the mud thicker than normal. If worried about sagging you could leave the first coat of mud very thin and screw in a wood brace while the first coat of mud dries.

    • @JJM2222
      @JJM2222 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +151

      ​@Pseudify if you worry about sag, put a piece of wood woth one screw on the back of the patch to sit on top of the drywall. Once the mud drys it takes over for gravity

    • @rickduque5799
      @rickduque5799 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +140

      These patches are great for holes 6 inches or smaller.
      ​bigger than than, use a wood back. If its two inches from the studs, then cut to the studs.

  • @razzed1310
    @razzed1310 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +25943

    As an electrician, this is how I fix holes: Step one - get a pencil, Step two: draw a big circle around said hole, step three: scribble "Please Patch" somewhere close to circle.
    Works everytime, flawless finish

    • @YZER19
      @YZER19 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1627

      Electrician from Germany here. Same thing over here.
      Those guys must be new to construction.

    • @thomasscanlan8321
      @thomasscanlan8321 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +725

      These fucking guys 😂😂

    • @patrickhell22
      @patrickhell22 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +576

      As a carpenter, on behalf of all carpenters, you're welcome.

    • @Prod_Raven
      @Prod_Raven 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +119

      totally unrelated but i have 2 questions do you like your job and does it pay well

    • @psyience3213
      @psyience3213 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +247

      It’s like the magic self cleaning living room table 😂

  • @christopherzdana9060
    @christopherzdana9060 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15954

    "Let me know how much you hate California in the comments..." 😂
    The man knows his engagement.

    • @vancouvercarpenter
      @vancouvercarpenter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1601

      I also remember what happened the last time I called it a California patch. It’s amazing how little it takes to get a reaction.

    • @AndrewCislak
      @AndrewCislak 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Alex_P_19that would be a good video!

    • @traillesstravelled7901
      @traillesstravelled7901 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +268

      I'm from California, and I hate it! We used to call those butterfly patches.

    • @gplus1000
      @gplus1000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Alex_P_19 What a moronic, woke comment.

    • @Drop_Shot_Scott
      @Drop_Shot_Scott 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +123

      @@vancouvercarpenterI was in a horrible mood til I saw this, thanks man 😂

  • @mycreations318
    @mycreations318 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Actually, this is a really smart and quick idea. My brother taught me this technique years ago when I was in my 20s and I’m almost 60 now. Thank you so much for sharing it publicly with others because it is a very easy easy way to fix drywall.❤❤❤

  • @Higgiebaby
    @Higgiebaby 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3572

    I sometimes wake up in a cold sweat yelling "feather the edge" lol

    • @vancouvercarpenter
      @vancouvercarpenter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +148

      😂

    • @BLEnterpriseLincoln
      @BLEnterpriseLincoln 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Right!😂

    • @guerillaju
      @guerillaju 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      What's feathering the edge?

    • @ReallyGreasy69
      @ReallyGreasy69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      No you don't... lol you know there's no use because if you want it done right you have to do it yourself.

    • @lperea21
      @lperea21 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      ​@@guerillajusloped from thin (outside) to thick (inside)

  • @tysonatkins2236
    @tysonatkins2236 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +313

    I'm a painter from California, and I'm offended! But thank you for feathering your edges, and not saying, "The painters will fix it!"

    • @CarlosGreen-is1bv
      @CarlosGreen-is1bv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Why you so offended bro? It’s nice but I’m just asking to learn.

    • @tysonatkins2236
      @tysonatkins2236 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@CarlosGreen-is1bv I'm not, it was a California joke. I'm Gen X, and I've been working on construction sites for almost thirty years, so I don't get offended by petty shit.

    • @CarlosGreen-is1bv
      @CarlosGreen-is1bv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@tysonatkins2236 so is that technique any good to use?

    • @tysonatkins2236
      @tysonatkins2236 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@CarlosGreen-is1bv I give it a 10/10. Very professional.

    • @nuthinbutlove
      @nuthinbutlove หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Maannn.... I hate it when painters paint over it without sanding. Everytime I'm viewing a unit and see that I immediately leave. How hard is it to sand and wipe a wall before painting?

  • @HoboMyco
    @HoboMyco 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +408

    I'm from Alabama. I grew up spending my summers helping my dad who is a Sheetrock finisher. We called this a hot patch. Great way to save time and spare having a random piece of wood in the wall.

    • @moses3412
      @moses3412 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Same in Texas. An old school dude I know got so offended when he heard someone say “California patch” lol

    • @Gloomshimmer
      @Gloomshimmer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      I thought in alabama "hot patch" is a word for "sister"

    • @HoboMyco
      @HoboMyco 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@Gloomshimmer no just with your mom

    • @brendanomahony646
      @brendanomahony646 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its called shite . Build a wall properly bastards

    • @steveperreira5850
      @steveperreira5850 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m not a drywaller but I’ve done it, and especially a lot of patches, but never seen anybody do that. Thanks for showing

  • @adamh3834
    @adamh3834 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Learned that option in Nebraska over 30 years ago. Works great for smaller holes as shown in video. With larger patches, ridgid backing is needed to prevent sag.

  • @carish1452
    @carish1452 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +720

    I almost cried when you popped up in my feed! I relearned the CA patch and 50 other savvy and frugal tips from you 3 years ago in lockdown. I did a one-woman remodel on the worst rooms in my parents’ 1901 house-I’m talking 100 years of wallpaper down to the clayboard! Today, they have two ample offers on it! Never would’ve been possible without your channel! You’re making a difference, even if you do clean your pans and brushes in the clients’ kitchen sink! 😉

    • @ShadowJack4488
      @ShadowJack4488 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      That is so bad ass

    • @Bigdickcactusman
      @Bigdickcactusman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmao

    • @OldeDog_NewTricks
      @OldeDog_NewTricks 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You really didn't need to cry though

    • @sanguine2552
      @sanguine2552 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He does that? Wtf😂

    • @chrischeehan2423
      @chrischeehan2423 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How YOU doing?🤩

  • @johnhightshoe996
    @johnhightshoe996 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +668

    Used this in an apartment many years ago to get my deposit back. Drunk nights were the best but resulted in a hole. I just repainted the whole room to a close enough white that they never noticed. 1200 dollar deposit was worth it, lease had a clause any holes bigger than an inch was automatic lose of total deposit. Spent maybe 100 bucks on materials and got back 1000 on my deposit so it was well worth it.

    • @cyphi1
      @cyphi1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      $100 bucks on materials? How?

    • @madyottoyotto3055
      @madyottoyotto3055 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@cyphi1paint

    • @Camaraocompao
      @Camaraocompao 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@cyphi1with these 100 bucks you get a ilegal gun and then go rob the paint store, very easy hack

    • @DadaIorian
      @DadaIorian 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

      ​@@cyphi1 $80 of it was probably liquor 😂

    • @nevergiveupnevergivein7655
      @nevergiveupnevergivein7655 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      ​@@cyphi1paint isn't cheap.

  • @DOCTORJAN714
    @DOCTORJAN714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +648

    I did this. When finished, I told my wife you said I was done. She wants it painted. I said I was done. She disagrees. Let the games begin!!! Great video!!

    • @bigbrudda96
      @bigbrudda96 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Lmao

    • @sustainableliving6319
      @sustainableliving6319 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What colour are you painting the wall?

    • @DOCTORJAN714
      @DOCTORJAN714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@sustainableliving6319 I told her, "I don't paint." I hate it, I'm not good at it, and she be miserable with the outcome if I even tried.

    • @Silverlined_69
      @Silverlined_69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Painting is the easiest part of this patch. Stop being lazy. ​@@DOCTORJAN714

    • @seanressegger4094
      @seanressegger4094 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was wondering how long it'd take for someone to mention this.

  • @Bathingwookie
    @Bathingwookie หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I am from the UK, but California is my favourite place on earth. Been 11 times.

    • @keepitclean1237
      @keepitclean1237 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Lifetime Californian here San Diego, the Sierra Nevada and south lake Tahoe is special but it's Hawaii for me bro 😂

    • @TheNephilim101
      @TheNephilim101 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Her from South Central
      Los Angeles, California
      Governor Gavin Newsom and all of his cronies from the Democrat Party who are Socialist Communist Marxist are actively DESTROYING CALIFORNIA with their horrific agenda ideology policies.

    • @danielgoodson703
      @danielgoodson703 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      45 years. Thick and thin, love California.

    • @Bathingwookie
      @Bathingwookie 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@keepitclean1237 I’ve been to many exotic places, but I love Mexican food and the desert.

    • @keepitclean1237
      @keepitclean1237 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@danielgoodson703The last 10-15 years have been difficult due to the lack of support from the public school system and politicians.

  • @PrincessBritneyWick
    @PrincessBritneyWick 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +990

    That's called a landlord special, my guy

    • @eVerProductions1
      @eVerProductions1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I was gonna say that

    • @jonathanjoestar__
      @jonathanjoestar__ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +213

      landlord special would be place an A4 piece of paper over the hole, paint over it, then paint over everything else in the house lol

    • @CaptianSwan
      @CaptianSwan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +98

      landlord special is definitely when you paint over everything included light switches and electrical outlets.

    • @MikeyIsGo
      @MikeyIsGo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      No no, the Landlord Special is a piece of cardstock and a thick spray on coat of high gloss latex paint in a different shade of white than the rest of the wall.

    • @fh9061
      @fh9061 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It doesn't look that bad

  • @alcohol6176
    @alcohol6176 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +491

    Don't forget to leave your mess on the floor for the tile installer to clean up that's just good California work.

    • @adamcz3183
      @adamcz3183 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      And not a lie was spoken.

    • @_p-x-l_
      @_p-x-l_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      don't worry we will but let's not forgett what a mess they leave for painters and all the silicone they smear on the walls... it's easier to scrape the mud off the ground than removing silicone from already finnished walls and fix it

    • @TheOuterDrive
      @TheOuterDrive 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Painters clean up everybody's mess tho.

    • @alcohol6176
      @alcohol6176 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheOuterDrive painters are worse than electricians when it comes to leaving a mess. Commercial and residential.

    • @TheOuterDrive
      @TheOuterDrive 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@alcohol6176 no.not at all True ..

  • @imDezrt
    @imDezrt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    I'm so deep down the skate youtube rabbit hole I'm getting Ben's carpentry vids in my algorithm now

    • @saucehat
      @saucehat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      dude when i saw this i was like, “is that ben??” and had to do a double take haha😅

  • @DBRGB
    @DBRGB 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    It’s not just a California patch as it is done in PA, NJ, NYC, DE & SC. So, it’s just a patch. And to make it invisible you’re going to have to feather it out no less than 12” from center of the patch in all directions.

    • @rickrose5377
      @rickrose5377 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      The carpenter is from Vancouver, so he neither knows nor cares what they call it in the states you mention. Call it whatever you want.

    • @conorkelly947
      @conorkelly947 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      they eat california rolls on bondai beach lad

  • @digitaljanus
    @digitaljanus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    This tip saved me so much time and effort on a DIY project last year. Thanks so much!

  • @Pseudify
    @Pseudify 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    The lighting and camera work here are excellent for allowing the viewer to see lots of details in the mud surface!

  • @calliecooke1817
    @calliecooke1817 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +150

    Brother, I've followed you for over a year. I've seen and learned some cool tricks from you. I"m a roofer and often get drywall repairs from leak damage. My brother is an electrician and he's always busting holes in walls, too. This little trick is slick as snail snot. Why hadn't I seen this one before? Thanks.

    • @adumbledore201
      @adumbledore201 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I love the phrase "slick as snail snot" lol😂

  • @markwilson9363
    @markwilson9363 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've used that for many years. It's quick, easy, and works great! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Sam_T2000
    @Sam_T2000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +188

    you should’ve made it into a secret hiding spot to store your favorite Lego Minifigures.

    • @Dwayne-mb2uj
      @Dwayne-mb2uj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or hide your money after you killed people back in Boston and were hiding from the law.

  • @mare678
    @mare678 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

    THANK YOU!!!! I have two holes in my drywall from 15 years ago (children practicing their spin-kicks too close to walls). I have never known how to patch them and have just hung pictures over the holes.
    NOW, I can make those children (currently in their 20's) repair my walls!!!
    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

    • @djbryson
      @djbryson 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah, but this is the lazy way. You need a piece of wood to support it.

    • @joebudka4870
      @joebudka4870 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good luck with that.

    • @NarwahlGaming
      @NarwahlGaming 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At least you have two professional spin kickers in the family, now.
      😂

    • @jamesbaker3153
      @jamesbaker3153 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You were lazy for 15 years. Fix it.

    • @CuriousOldMan
      @CuriousOldMan 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      In Boston we call that the picture patch. I may do a TH-cam video on it.

  • @TheMerkedya
    @TheMerkedya 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +368

    I'm not a drywaller but every hole I've patched for myself I need to put a piece of wood into the wall before I put the drywall in. It's 10x more work for probably the same result but I like the feeling of it being more secure.

    • @legobuilder3578
      @legobuilder3578 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      That hole is about the biggest you would use this on anything else you would brace with a strut

    • @1solosoldier
      @1solosoldier 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      What's the chances that someone actually smacks that same exact spot.. maybe if you have kids, but not likely.

    • @thelyzyrdking
      @thelyzyrdking 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      mud isnt meant to hold weight in any capacity, its supposed to make the wall look smooth. after a sanding youll definitely see the paper, and if you sand too much the patch will probably fall into the wall. so youre right for putting a board behind the patch of drywall

    • @Daily_Meat_Dealer
      @Daily_Meat_Dealer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If it’s more support then it isn’t the same result

    • @johnmalaihollo
      @johnmalaihollo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Non US here (Indonesia brick walls)
      But isnt it smart to reinforce certain areas beforehand with extra wood inside?

  • @dsp4392
    @dsp4392 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    "Sand, you're done" is such an understatement. I've done a California patch once. Sanding is the most crucial part if you don't want the patch to be visible, and there's a lot of it, because you need to blend over 15+ cm. Much quicker to just add a piece of wood.

    • @m0rjjj666
      @m0rjjj666 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's what I do, so much easier to sand later

    • @PRH123
      @PRH123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thanks, that's what I wanted to write. That California patch will always be visible, and over time more so, especially if there's light coming from the side.

    • @_just_looking_thank_you
      @_just_looking_thank_you 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did this once and hated it. So much prefer doing it the correct way.
      Never heard called a California patch though. Kind of an insult to the state of my birth.

    • @bw3506
      @bw3506 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@_just_looking_thank_youAt this point I think your state of birth is insulting you. 😉

    • @vdussaut9182
      @vdussaut9182 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@_just_looking_thank_youwait so what exactly is the “correct” way? Using a piece of wood instead of drywall? How is that going to be any less visible after patching/sanding?

  • @lucienmelvinlaroque4797
    @lucienmelvinlaroque4797 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +360

    watched you skate for years. 1st time the algo has suggested your carpentry. satisfying content as usual ben!

    • @faxthat2855
      @faxthat2855 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      This is not carpentry lol

    • @valdo0o2
      @valdo0o2 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I cant found him skating :/

    • @wethumpback3923
      @wethumpback3923 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@valdo0o2 his name is Ben Degros, and he has a good following on skating too. I also didn’t know he had a second channel for his carpentry, watched his skate vids for years.

    • @johnnybravo4204
      @johnnybravo4204 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      California sucks

    • @valdo0o2
      @valdo0o2 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wethumpback3923 thanks!

  • @HBSuccess
    @HBSuccess 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +271

    Have done 1000s of them. I do one more thing and that’s nip off all 4 corners about an inch at a 45 . I’ve found that small change makes them much easier to fully conceal.

    • @tommyreedy7675
      @tommyreedy7675 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I'm definitely going to try this

    • @Dan-ez6dr
      @Dan-ez6dr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I wish i had thought of that. I've done many of these fixing doorknob holes. It makes perfect sense.

    • @FatherlyDragon
      @FatherlyDragon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      good tip

    • @jackpavlik563
      @jackpavlik563 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Amen to that tip

    • @FEARMENOT1975
      @FEARMENOT1975 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Yes. To be honest I don't 45 them, I cut the corners of the paper into rounded curves. Even with the 45 you get small points that like to curl and lift. The curve leaves no corners.

  • @chptech
    @chptech 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am an electrician and saw this technique on a job once, and I have tried it. It works great. I also remove the face paper like, Wallpaper repair, on the base drywall and it makes the edges perfectly level.

  • @xachwee
    @xachwee 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +396

    In nebraska, we call it doing drywall

    • @dawsondrake6237
      @dawsondrake6237 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Nebraskan living out of state, can confirm

    • @Superskeet420
      @Superskeet420 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Plz go back to LA!

    • @PutinIsGay
      @PutinIsGay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Superskeet420 hey look it's a nazi

    • @derekbranstetter1312
      @derekbranstetter1312 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      or just a "hot patch"

    • @Car-xb2il
      @Car-xb2il 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I am Nebraskan… is it not called that in other states???

  • @JJtvee
    @JJtvee 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +416

    Hey! Born and raised in California. I'm glad we did something right even if it's only a patch!

    • @Br1cht
      @Br1cht 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe this makes you doubt how you were born, it IS a Californian patch after all;)

    • @zayortiz153
      @zayortiz153 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      And yet it still isn't, just a lazy man's way of patching drywall. California Patch is the correct term for it. Even once it's sanded down, it'll still be raised by an eighth of an inch, you'll see a bump where it's at. I've seen these in person when finished, and it's horrendous.

    • @Whosoever446
      @Whosoever446 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Just like someone from cali missing the point. Its called that because is sucks and isnt the right way to do it

    • @pnkrathrt
      @pnkrathrt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      As a Californian refugee that recently escaped, driving. Californians are better drivers. I hate driving here in Texas.

    • @jordanstokes3392
      @jordanstokes3392 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@zayortiz153yeah when renters kick holes in your walls now one cares get a life bud and cry somewhere else acting like it’s the world famous painting.

  • @fmjkevlar
    @fmjkevlar 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +255

    Uk patch:
    Insert piece of wood that is wider than the hole. screw either side of hole to pull wood flush with rear side of hole. Cut a peice of plasterboard the same size of hole and screw it to wood for secure fixing. Put a bit of filler in the gaps and minimal sanding once dry.
    No time wasting.
    Not relying on plaster to secure the bond.
    No second layer of plaster.
    No double the amount of drying time.
    No plastering skills needed.
    No sanding and excessive plastering needed to 'Fade in' the extra layer of paper around the edges.
    👍

    • @anthonycook6050
      @anthonycook6050 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Just about to come and
      Say the same 😂

    • @wazza7575
      @wazza7575 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Same in Australia. Stupid the way he did it.

    • @KYRM09
      @KYRM09 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      That's just a regular patch. This is use for small holes. Especially (like in this case) patching over an abandoned outlet box

    • @Dan.Parker
      @Dan.Parker 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      This is my preferred method !

    • @drillbitgd7763
      @drillbitgd7763 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@wazza7575 Stupid comment

  • @rodfriesen4370
    @rodfriesen4370 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Done that hundreds of times... never fails. Good tip about putting mud on back side as sometimes the paper can be slightly pulled away❤

  • @Zach.sarver
    @Zach.sarver 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    From skating to trade work, this guy is more useful then any text book or school classroom ever

    • @jorgeterrell2576
      @jorgeterrell2576 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was looking for a skate comment! : This dude is awesome. I bet he's a good friend too :D

  • @Knuckledragnation
    @Knuckledragnation 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +186

    Also known as a butterfly patch, or butterfly band-aid.
    It’s believed to have been first used in California during the housing boom of the late 1950’s to early 1960’s is how I heard it.
    ✌🏽

    • @thehollyballs
      @thehollyballs 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Neat

    • @jaycrispy8892
      @jaycrispy8892 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My great uncle, who was a contractor, called it a top hat

    • @saritavenkatapathynaidu9533
      @saritavenkatapathynaidu9533 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jaycrispy8892I like his name for it most, plus it doesn’t inspire angry commenters to shite on a us state for having values they don’t espouse.

  • @Rhone83s
    @Rhone83s 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +125

    The Texas patch is the same way but a bigger patch 🙂‍↕️

    • @HarrisFS
      @HarrisFS 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      As someone who grew up in Alaska I think Texas is a cute little state.

    • @drakeivy8
      @drakeivy8 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@HarrisFSAs a texan, im glad yall are thinking about us, you just reminded me that alaska exists lmaoooo

    • @drakeivy8
      @drakeivy8 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@HarrisFSLowkey jealous tho yall arent slowly turning into California lmao

    • @Ser_Jorah
      @Ser_Jorah 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yeah and it doesn't fit which makes it non functional, much like Texas

    • @cpu_1292
      @cpu_1292 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They say size doesn't matter

  • @jakehodges6810
    @jakehodges6810 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love the trick. I'm just a DYI person. I'm more comfortable doing electrical than drywall. Mai ly because I did hvac so I'm used to electrical. Obviously not as much as an electrician. And I've done very little drywall. But this is great thank you for sharing

  • @j22mattones
    @j22mattones 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Finally, someone doing this the right way. I call it a "Hot Patch", and I've been doing that for decades. It works great anywhere, and on ant size hole. If there is enough room to add blocking, 100% add blocking, but this works great for larger holes too.

    • @jaywill2289
      @jaywill2289 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I worked construction and restoration for a couple of years and that’s all we ever called it was a “hot patch” as well! When I first saw this I was like wtf is a California patch? lol!

    • @joeeveryman
      @joeeveryman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah I've only known this to be called hot patch

    • @rtt7721
      @rtt7721 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same it's known as a hot patch down in Florida for the last 40 years.

    • @razorback9374
      @razorback9374 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah its a hot patch in Arkansas as well.

    • @danieltownley7436
      @danieltownley7436 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What if the hole is bigger than an ant-size hole?

  • @georgenoble2910
    @georgenoble2910 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +190

    I repaired 100s of holes with this patch. Works great. Never knew it was called a California patch.

    • @tomjones4835
      @tomjones4835 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      As a ex CA remodeler, I’ve never seen it done like this. We only did it the correct way.

    • @jeffsorrows
      @jeffsorrows 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Ah my landlord would get a sheet and paper then paint over it, making it stick to the wall 😭📉📉

    • @alexblanchard91
      @alexblanchard91 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s called a hot patch Californians just try to take over everything

    • @robertpowell7073
      @robertpowell7073 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I think any construction shortcut gets tagged “California “.

    • @Wizard__J
      @Wizard__J 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      They’re called *blowout* patches lol

  • @chasemagness6824
    @chasemagness6824 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +386

    "Guys, this is what we call a California patch"
    Me: " no sir, that's a piece of drywall🤔"

    • @deathsee
      @deathsee 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      it is actually called a Butterfly Patch but you know

    • @gonzalo4658
      @gonzalo4658 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No one cares about your specific reaction. I agree with you it’s all “me me me” with you in the real lifes and on the Interwebs. Grow tfu

    • @DemonEvidence
      @DemonEvidence 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I was taught "hot patch," by my Mexican Texan friend

    • @Willow_fish
      @Willow_fish 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No! This is Patrick!

    • @caldwellbutler236
      @caldwellbutler236 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nooooo this is an en-va-lope…. 🗿

  • @jackhew93
    @jackhew93 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    nice! the tradesman youtube shorts are always a breath of fresh air

  • @greenwave2450
    @greenwave2450 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +202

    As a native Southern Californian, I can shamelessly say, whatever gets the job done so I can go surf after work!

    • @williamheath8417
      @williamheath8417 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol it won’t have much support 😂

    • @MossEYE-
      @MossEYE- 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No drywall has support unless it’s on the stud. Why would you make the drywall patch stronger than the rest of the drywall?

    • @GoalieNinja03
      @GoalieNinja03 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@MossEYE-The full sheets of drywall have what’s called surface strength. If you put any weight on that patch job it’ll pop out lol.

    • @brianwilson8268
      @brianwilson8268 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@GoalieNinja03what weight are you putting there?

    • @DakuGamer98
      @DakuGamer98 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@brianwilson8268lets say a new owner does not know about the patch and decides to mount something there. A little base, a speaker, a dog bed, anything that can be mounted at that height.

  • @vanillacocoa3258
    @vanillacocoa3258 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +153

    As a drywaller in a state of reason, do not do this type of patch. Builders, supers, and homeowners will hate you😂. ALWAYS SECURE YOUR PATCHES AND TAPE THEM then add the coats.

    • @darlalei4303
      @darlalei4303 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I'm just a homeowner (my mom dated a drywaller). I've patched holes similar to what this guy did, but I tore the edges off (something like paper mache) so the edges blended better, people noticed straight lines.

    • @chuco9xv
      @chuco9xv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@darlalei4303 interesting...I like that idea

    • @justinhackstadt6677
      @justinhackstadt6677 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Exactly. This may look good, but it's just floating there by the paper and isn't secured. One tiny accidental kick and that patch would reveal itself and look like shit.

    • @Lillireify
      @Lillireify 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      ​@@justinhackstadt6677isn't that the nature of the drywall? You touch it and it disintegrates? :D :D

    • @darlalei4303
      @darlalei4303 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chuco9xv I did it on outside corners too, where the drywall/sheetrock is most abused and that metal is exposed. I primed the metal, folded the tape (for a crisp corner), tore the edges off, mudded the metal and sheetrock and tada! 😊

  • @blackace001
    @blackace001 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    There's is something so satisfying about watching this man do his job it's similar to watching artisans make tiles and machine operators do perfect maneuvers 😇😇😇

  • @wireman4029
    @wireman4029 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I screw plywood behind the sheetrock, a strip across the top and bottom of the hole. I then screw my 'patch-piece' of sheetrock on to the two strips of plywood. Recess the screw heads slightly into the sheetrock, and it's way easier to mud and finish.

    • @NAFO_Badger_Brigade
      @NAFO_Badger_Brigade 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Ahhh that's the way we do here in 🇬🇧

    • @michaelschmidt9840
      @michaelschmidt9840 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Ah, you mean the right way !

    • @tokahontas9990
      @tokahontas9990 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s how I was taught lol. Make some “nailers” with wood and cut a piece to fit in the hole. Then mud it in and sand it

    • @dyingbreed5386
      @dyingbreed5386 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Same here. Can't imagine the technique shown here would be able to hold up to any pressure being applied to it; putty isn't exactly the strongest material. And how often do you need to patch a hole in a wall somewhere that doesn't have a decent likelihood of getting bumped at some point. After all, a hard bump is very often the cause of a hole to begin with.

    • @justsomeguy859
      @justsomeguy859 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yeah, that’s just the “normal” way to patch a wall. Anything called the “California” whatever is going to be the easy, crappy way to do it.

  • @James.0304
    @James.0304 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Man, the only reason the wall I put up turned out right was because of you. If i got stuck at any point, i went and watched one of your videos on it. Great work

  • @levere934
    @levere934 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

    It is called a hot patch and most often leaves small ridges where the drywall gaps around the patch. It's a whole lot easier to use 5-minute mud and tape

    • @Sorayaraqs
      @Sorayaraqs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Sounds exactly like California. Has gaps everywhere due to some crappy patchwork

    • @sammyblaze4234
      @sammyblaze4234 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      TAPE? Tf is wrong with americans, glad we have real walls here and not cardboard

    • @jvill5mil
      @jvill5mil 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Until someone tries to put in a wall anchor dummy, also sags so you have to babysit it, not to mention a waste of mud from being lazy. If you think a hot patch is anything but quick and effortless then you should hire someone to do men's work.

    • @jcresmond1653
      @jcresmond1653 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jvill5mil not true, how many jobs have you done? Im a drywall finisher for 17 years and you are just an internet doctorate huh lmao go home, you're drunk.

    • @paulskalla6845
      @paulskalla6845 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@jvill5milYeah, don't stick anchors in these patches. If you use one of the 5 or 10 minute muds (like Smooth sand 10) you can smooth it til it sets, then wet sand with a sponge. Keeps the mess to a minimum.

  • @scottdeason2940
    @scottdeason2940 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Texas here. We call it a hot patch. Works fine on ceilings. 😊

  • @NjJfjr
    @NjJfjr วันที่ผ่านมา

    Your California Patch has been done across USA for Decades. My father taught me this trick 40 yrs by me watching him as a child .
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  • @Quadrenaro
    @Quadrenaro 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +500

    I lived in California for 3 months. I hated it. Other people hate it so much that when they found out I moved there from California, they hated me.

    • @buddahkz9980
      @buddahkz9980 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      Can confirm As somebody who lives in California my whole life I hate myself .

    • @brymstar333
      @brymstar333 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We hate that your lame ass contaminated our state for 3 months,...haters are always gonna hate...California remains #1, and it's not our fault your Podunk states don't amount to NOTHIN...If I was a hater and lived where y'all lived, I'd hate California too!

    • @Schism75
      @Schism75 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      I just moved to Arkansas from Los Angeles. Alls I hear is “ don’t California up my Arkansas “😂 I’m like “ don’t worry I’m not going to clean your yard or paint your house “!

    • @screaminpman
      @screaminpman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Been living in California for 15 years. Love it 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @Pontiuspilate666
      @Pontiuspilate666 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      I miss my house in CA, way better than shitty ass Dallas!

  • @nopantsjones
    @nopantsjones 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +212

    This is the kind of stuff I need to know more about before I’ll feel any kind of confidence repairing anything in a home.

    • @B_Lane
      @B_Lane 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      fake it til you make it

    • @sbctdizzle1
      @sbctdizzle1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yeah, don’t do this

    • @b3an3er
      @b3an3er 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Seems like the type of boy to call road side assistance to fix your flat.

    • @justice4all719
      @justice4all719 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Being autodidact is the single most important skill you would want if you would have to pick only one. The most important : Search for the answer whenever you ask yourself how to do anything. It leads to more questions, and more answers. At some point you know enough to consider yourself amateur, in any subject.

  • @franchise15104
    @franchise15104 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Quick set mud tends to push the patch out when drying. I use all purpose joint compound which will pull the patch in then use quick set 20 follow up with plus 3. 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @fullmindstorm
      @fullmindstorm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I found the pro 👍 I usually stick a bunch of news paper inside and patch then hope it doesnt fall when Im sanding but I dont do construction 😂 I just do my owm cheap repairs.

  • @gauge6513
    @gauge6513 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If it's a bigger hole or higher up you can add a piece of plywood 1/2" x 1" or 2" behind the patch. I used to patch them that way for doorknob stops.

  • @ldalexandrite
    @ldalexandrite 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Stuff like this makes me want to be a fixed upper or a construction worker. So simple yet effective. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always been fascinated by these stuff 😄 Great vid

    • @kaptnkarl01
      @kaptnkarl01 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Pick a trade! Do not be a handyman (or handywoman as the case may be.) I was a self-employed handyman in the 1990s and when you do that, you are expected to know how to fix everything, but they only want to pay you twenty bucks to do it. The only way I ended up making money was when I started telling people it was $35 an hour for my time (I would recommend you go higher than that today) 2from when I showed up till I left and if they had any complaints, I would pack up and leave and they would owe me up to that point. Believe it or not, that actually worked and I started to make some decent money. But then I got a chance to go back to school for computer programming and ended up in a much higher paying job.
      As far as what trade, I would recommend trim carpentry. Not a lot of heavy lifting, always indoors and, at least when I was in the business, there was lots of demand for it.

    • @jb-vz4wb
      @jb-vz4wb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Trades are good, take care of your health, for some people your health catches up with you (for me in my late 20's), there are good mentors out there, if you find the right person, they are kind and happy to teach someone who cares. A lot of trades helpers dont care which is part of why some people wont teach. If you are interested, you will do better than most people with equivalent experience
      Once you find something you think might be good, start learning about it on your own time too. The best people do what they do for work as a hobby also. Learning off the clock by yourself is very different than having someone who learned the hard way show you everything
      If you give it an honest effort you will probabld do fine. And if you've stuck with it and dont like it, there are opportunities to try something else

    • @daveortwine2641
      @daveortwine2641 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kaptnkarl01$35 a hr for a handyman? Try at least $90 to $200

    • @n8nate
      @n8nate 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If you want it, you absolutely must go for it. You'll always look back and wonder 'what if?' otherwise.

    • @raulzavala4546
      @raulzavala4546 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@kaptnkarl01how do you like computer programming? Is it all just desk work and writing code? Deal w a lot of corporate ass hats or corporate settings usually?

  • @TheClownfight
    @TheClownfight 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    You magnificent bastard! Where the hell were you last fall? I was wadding newspaper to stuff into the hole, so I could mud over something. This is genius and simple. Thank you!!!!

    • @cosmoloveshoney
      @cosmoloveshoney 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂That's how my Dad instructed me on how to patch a a hole in the corner where a door hits it ,he told I wasting all his plaster 😂,I told him that I didn't think that was the right way ,but hey what can you do lolIt a long time ago 😎😸

  • @benjiminmead8240
    @benjiminmead8240 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    That’s a hot patch and been going on for 50 years even using the same idea for plaster. As long as the mud sets up in the space and behind the paper it will look perfect after a skim coat over the area with light sanding. This is a very good trick to have for small fixes in walls

    • @BaronBoar
      @BaronBoar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      California patch on the west coast.

  • @Doramius
    @Doramius 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've seen numerous of these. and while I've seen some really good work at making them look invisible that a patch was ever done, I've known way too many of them to give way, crack or dent due to minor pressure. If it's as simple as filling an old receptacle hole, or you have to cut out a section and replace a larger damage area....you can make your replacement piece the same way, but put a board behind the wall. For the hole shown in the video, I'd get 3/8 plywood, 2-in wide and 10-in long. The middle of the board behind the area to be patched, and use screws to draw the board to the wall. prepare the patch with mud as shown in the video, and fix it in the hole, and add screws to secure, if needed. Finish mudding the patch as shown in the video, feathering and texturing to hide. The patch is now very secure, and is less likely to give away, crack or dent.

  • @GuiltyMalice
    @GuiltyMalice 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    We call it a blow out patch on the east coast US. Love your work man, I’ve learned a lot from your videos. Thanks for sharing.

    • @robr640
      @robr640 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, that's what I always knew it as a "blowout patch", also if you cut 45s on the square edges of the paper it is much easier to conceal IME.

  • @waynelayton2045
    @waynelayton2045 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    in Virginia we have been doing that for 40 years except to get a better fit we cut the patch first and then hold the patch over the hole , mark it with a pencil , then cut the hole to fit the patch perfectly

    • @Freedomferment
      @Freedomferment 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Not in California, that would take to long for them.

    • @jameshinton429
      @jameshinton429 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In California we have been doing it since 1849.

    • @brendanhayes9858
      @brendanhayes9858 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you do a video

  • @JollyRanchersGrandma
    @JollyRanchersGrandma 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +133

    As a floor installer it's super easy, Step 1: move the tools away from the scene of the crime
    Step 2: act like you've never seen drywall in your life.
    Step 3: profit.

    • @idkwhatmyusernameshouldbe5345
      @idkwhatmyusernameshouldbe5345 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      as a fellow flooring installer i 100% agree, dont forget to throw the scraps in the vents too😂

    • @boblabla4756
      @boblabla4756 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      God damnit. You guys.

  • @andrehooker3229
    @andrehooker3229 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The sound of that scraping is soothing.

  • @MikeAnderson-uj3oo
    @MikeAnderson-uj3oo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    If you want to go one step further, remove the section of paper from the wall that is surrounding the hole. That way, your patch will sit flush, and you won't need to feather it out as far. It's just something I started doing years ago. It literally only takes two minutes longer. I just feel it helps blend the patch in a little easier. The method in the video works brilliantly. It's the fastest and easiest.

  • @ezekielbrockmann114
    @ezekielbrockmann114 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    Awesome patch!
    I'm really impressed.
    You learn something new every day.

    • @justsomeguy859
      @justsomeguy859 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And if anyone bumps into that spot on the wall, you’ll learn why that’s a bad way to do it.

    • @sbctdizzle1
      @sbctdizzle1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, nah

    • @Truthandthelight
      @Truthandthelight 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@justsomeguy859no it's not it becomes like the regular drywall it was if not stronger

    • @justsomeguy859
      @justsomeguy859 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Truthandthelight Absolutely not. That repair isn’t even strong enough to hold itself in place. You can see how it bulges out from the wall because nothing is holding it in. People are aware of this method. If it worked better it wouldn’t be the “California patch”, it would just be the normal way to do it.

    • @dntgetmadent5186
      @dntgetmadent5186 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmao

  • @WCGwkf
    @WCGwkf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    These work great when done well. I did at least a dozen in my house reno and you would never tell the difference and no, they're not going to just fall out.

  • @albertvonschultz9137
    @albertvonschultz9137 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    About 35 years ago, I saw that technique on a home improvement channel back on the old satellite dish system 6 foot and have used it many of times

  • @Fishman20192
    @Fishman20192 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    We used this technique about 40 years ago, in Nawlins-LA, called it a wing patch! Not new but very effective

    • @complexity5545
      @complexity5545 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is the real name: Wing Patch.

  • @RichtofenDr
    @RichtofenDr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I learned how to do that when I accidentally broke a wall when I was 13.
    No one taught me, I just wigned it and it worked.
    If a 13 year old with no experience can figure this out, no company should be doing it.

    • @SilenceDogood999
      @SilenceDogood999 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That happened

    • @Maviii
      @Maviii 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Womp womp

    • @swifto12usedtobetaken
      @swifto12usedtobetaken 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Maviiiif you’re gonna say “womp womp” use it right

    • @Maviii
      @Maviii 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@swifto12usedtobetaken womp womp

    • @SomeDude.1117
      @SomeDude.1117 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      People figure stuff out all the time. It doesn't need to be insanely complicated to be effective. Simplicity is often better, as a matter of fact.

  • @yourface8698
    @yourface8698 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Ben kicking ass on the wild side. As always, thanks for all the great videos. They've helped me just about conquer drywalling my dining room

    • @sbctdizzle1
      @sbctdizzle1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don’t do this kind of stuff in your own house. This is like patch a hole in an apartment real quick before you move out.

  • @Trudence2
    @Trudence2 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The most useful idea to ever emerge from California!👍

  • @markwigdor7505
    @markwigdor7505 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great idea; especially when you have extra drywall and a rectangular or square patch that is needed. When I had this issue it was an odd shape weird shape from when a door knob went thru the wall. Thank you for sharing.

    • @deuce-infinitum2001
      @deuce-infinitum2001 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      You cut it into a square hole first....😮

    • @coykehoe8865
      @coykehoe8865 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      do they still sell those complex plastic cube puzzles with the different star, circle, and square shapes that slide in and drop to the removeable bottom until all pieces magicaly disapear@@deuce-infinitum2001

  • @RoxxyFly
    @RoxxyFly 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This method has saved me so much time on a lot of jobs!

  • @mikejames4271
    @mikejames4271 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    And for your final trick... An egg appears in the wall.

    • @benjaf1058
      @benjaf1058 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Only if you fuck it up

    • @mikejames4271
      @mikejames4271 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@benjaf1058 It's on top of the wall, these lash ups are always shite.

  • @jebsmith323
    @jebsmith323 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved living in southern California. Great people from all over the world. Beautiful weather. Good food.

    • @randyaivaz3356
      @randyaivaz3356 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Keyword, "Loved", now a Real Hellhole From Politicians, Thanks Ones Like Gavin and Kamala.

  • @7past10
    @7past10 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    In Montreal, we call this an American patch😅

    • @Entertainment_Station_ES
      @Entertainment_Station_ES 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Rent free.

    • @nealparkinson6779
      @nealparkinson6779 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Please don't, we are not all that Lazy or cheap

    • @joshdiehl8737
      @joshdiehl8737 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is this a joke or for real?

    • @JPV-j8m
      @JPV-j8m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In the rest of Canada we Montreal a shit hole 😊

    • @7past10
      @7past10 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@nealparkinson6779 Haha I'm sure you're not, could be called anything really, there are lazy bums everywhere😅 although it can be useful for small repairs

  • @roberttrott5259
    @roberttrott5259 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    A drywall guy in Florida called this a bandaid patch. I'm not a pro but i have used this method many times in houses that I have owned.

  • @joshuacress5174
    @joshuacress5174 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    That's what I call a landlord special. 😂

    • @sniper422
      @sniper422 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I guess just replace the entire 4x8 sheet?

    • @joshdiehl8737
      @joshdiehl8737 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      This is a legit patch

    • @rioforce
      @rioforce 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      A landlord special is a 8.5 x 11 printer paper and some latex paint

    • @benjaminsaturday8300
      @benjaminsaturday8300 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      This is the 100% correct way to do this. 27 years experience.

    • @hanzohasashi5603
      @hanzohasashi5603 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Okay it’s the professional way to do it but whatever

  • @kampaiii
    @kampaiii 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awesome hack this will definitely help me with patching 2 holes in my home an upping my skills a bit. Thanks

  • @Synchrimedia
    @Synchrimedia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    i've watched many of his videos on youtube. very helpful to me when my son and I re-drywalled his entire 1931 house.

  • @SamMcDowellllewoDcMmaS
    @SamMcDowellllewoDcMmaS 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The player hate directed at Cali is always hilarious. Thanks for the cool guide

  • @justinayers3589
    @justinayers3589 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I like your style. A cleaner method would be to screw the sides onto a board backing instead of relying on just the paper. With this method I see it could cause cracks decades down the line as the house settles. Pitting a backer board takes 30 extra seconds, and lasts 30 extra years ❤

    • @aerhynbracken5351
      @aerhynbracken5351 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It would only crack in areas that would be prone to the most movement. Example, not the middle of the wall!

    • @SSHitMan
      @SSHitMan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've done the California patck, and I've also fixed holes by screwing a piece of wood behind the drywall and then screwing the patch to that. Both work equally well.

    • @fmjkevlar
      @fmjkevlar 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100% agree with you.
      This is exactly what I just said in the comments. His way of doing it is a bit Mickey Mouse in my opinion.

  • @TimApple.
    @TimApple. 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Always make a 3x5 square patch into an 18x18 patch job. Great job 👏🏻

  • @wellscampbell9858
    @wellscampbell9858 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Robin Williams once said that Canada is like a loft apartment over a really good party.
    So there.

    • @VM-oi3dk
      @VM-oi3dk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would make me feel left out

  • @snpxox
    @snpxox 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    no no no, a california patch is the hole gets bigger, way bigger

  • @CaptHowdy-ym8px
    @CaptHowdy-ym8px 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Never heard anyone call it a California Patch when I worked drywall, building houses, or renovations for several years. We’d also trim out the top layer of the wall we were patching to match the patch so there wasn’t an obvious bump in the wall. You’d never know there was a drywall patch that way. Also the way you’re supposed to use any patching tape by cutting out the top layer of drywall to keep it even and smooth.

  • @Propfaqs
    @Propfaqs 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You just got yourself a NEW SUBSCRIBER!

  • @realdealnealdks5275
    @realdealnealdks5275 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Love this guy. He's taught me a lot !

  • @raxeon86
    @raxeon86 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Make the hole uneven, and the drywall patch also the same shape. So that the repair is not so easy to spot.. Then insert a small plank inside the hole and behind the wall and screw it onto the wall, then screw the drywall patch onto the plank. Then you fill it with mud. Sturdier repair.

  • @floppycopy1284
    @floppycopy1284 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Little do they know this guy is raw af on a skate

    • @j4y167
      @j4y167 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro I fucking thought it was him, goddamn

    • @danielrobison4755
      @danielrobison4755 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He skateboards?

  • @CJ-nt4cs
    @CJ-nt4cs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tool & Die maker here. Also, an electrician and carpenter who will hang sheet rock but doesn't like it. Can do plumbing, too.

  • @learnbahasaindonesia3361
    @learnbahasaindonesia3361 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It is actually awesome. Thank you. Subscribed.

  • @esk8er900
    @esk8er900 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I actually used this exact method when helping my in-laws rehab their once very nice rental apartment after years of mistreatment & neglect by the former tenant who was a legit lazy weirdo hoarder slob, way behind on already low rent who conveniently suddenly moved back to his home country (finally), leaving behind 80% of his shit & waist tall piles of squalor so bad u could smell it outdoors. After many trips to the dump, bleach scrubbing, patching & sanding holes, coats of paint, all new fixtures, airing out & glade plugins it’s nearly finished. Needless to say I earned some major brownie points on that project lol.

    • @flyingcolumn16
      @flyingcolumn16 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Funny you called someone lazy and then did this lazy work. That patch has no backing and will fail. But it’s quick and easy…
      Lazy work.

  • @davetube75
    @davetube75 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    It triggers me that there’s no backing behind it. I’d remember that location and always think “what if someone presses on that exact spot too hard?” Godamn it California!

    • @Junior-zq2ls
      @Junior-zq2ls 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I hate you for now making me think that. I will now have nightmares of the ones I can't undue.

    • @brianaguilar3317
      @brianaguilar3317 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Im trying to think if the plaster after drying up will be tough enough to withstand some force. Either way, it's much better to carry magnets with you and take an extra minute finding the joist so you open a square that lines up right in the center of the joist. Perfect support.

    • @Twister051
      @Twister051 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It took this video to realize how structurally weak that patch is?

    • @fang_xianfu
      @fang_xianfu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's drywall, if someone pushes too hard it's going to break anyway.

    • @rickybobby7276
      @rickybobby7276 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All my drywall repairs get the light punch test. I don't think this crap would pass.

  • @Steven-p1o
    @Steven-p1o 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We old timers call it California Patch. Works well. Good job son.

  • @MichealFarmer-m3c
    @MichealFarmer-m3c 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    We call them hot patches! Mostly use fast drying mud but in the old days the mud would get hot temperature wise! Have heard them called California patch though!

    • @brookelord3448
      @brookelord3448 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It still gets warm. It's the same mud for the most part. It's a curative process; a chemical reaction that releases heat during the chemical reaction.
      I don't know anything prior to 2012 but I've noticed my pan gets warm if I leave the excess in it.
      Yeah, I'm lazy but it's because I also paint. I use 5min mud to fill nail holes. By the time I'm done with 4-5 rooms it's ready to sand and paint. I usually get paid by the job so I often clean everything at home.

  • @valeniusthekat
    @valeniusthekat 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    As a reformed Southern California resident, I approve this message 🤣🥰👍

    • @SeraphsWitness
      @SeraphsWitness 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One day at a time

    • @jerseydevil1
      @jerseydevil1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now you’re out in the world . . . Just unknowingly spreading the so cal ick

  • @thekiltedkamper2855
    @thekiltedkamper2855 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I do a version of this but I put wood behind it and screw it to the wall and the patch...then cut the paper on the wall and add mud onto the wall and mud the paper onto into the wall so it is level with the rest of the wall. No raised area where the patch is

    • @claytidwell
      @claytidwell 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      MUCH better done YOUR way. His sucks.

  • @tonywilliams8364
    @tonywilliams8364 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My pops used this method by in the 60’, 70, 80,90, 2000’s to patch holes quickly…..
    This is a hangers slash drywall finisher tricks of the trade…..

  • @HardxCorpsxKali
    @HardxCorpsxKali 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    He forgot to mention even if it’s a circular hole you can still do this patch you just need to cut the circle into a square and follow these steps. Works every time and I would never do a patch another way… 😂😂

    • @markh.6687
      @markh.6687 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And if you cut the circle into a triangle, you do a "Pyramid Patch". :)

  • @Tyani-sz6cg
    @Tyani-sz6cg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Lol, your California comment was hilarious. Thanks for making my evening

  • @brad2548
    @brad2548 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Beautiful. I'm proud to be from California. Its not the place it used to be. People are the ones that make any state.

    • @YeshuaKingMessiah
      @YeshuaKingMessiah 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m not proud to be from (western) NY
      In spite of many wonderful ppl & even family I know there, there’s millions more psychopaths and horrible ppl. And Im talking outside NYC/Albany region. That place has been a dumpster fire for several *generations*.

  • @Ukiah.Spirit
    @Ukiah.Spirit 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    We've been doing the same thing up here in Ontario (and the rest of Canada, I would think) for decades, we call it filling a hole, because you're filling a hole.

  • @thelonewrangler1008
    @thelonewrangler1008 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    As an electrician I've found this to be the easiest and fastest way to patch holes, but I refuse to call it a "California patch". 😂

    • @kathrynck
      @kathrynck 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Well, the drywall isn't complaining about anything, isn't being taxed into oblivion, doesn't come with an argument about how the hole identifies, and isn't known to cause cancer. Instead it's simple, and to the point. So... it doesn't really seem like a california anything.

    • @JoeLink56
      @JoeLink56 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kathrynck
      I live in NorCal, you simpletons know not what you speak…keep watching fox news

    • @Dannyuh7
      @Dannyuh7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      ​@@kathrynckyet here you are complaining about something, and sounding ignorant too.

    • @TGIAlistor
      @TGIAlistor 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ⁠@@kathrynckyou must be the ceo of California

    • @kathrynck
      @kathrynck 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Dannyuh7 Good thing you came to make sure nobody complains or sounds ignorant then.