I used to bring my young son with me on some of my electrical jobs. I told I wanted him to understand manual labor and to appreciate people in the trades and that if he wanted to stay in school that's good too. He said, Dad I'm staying in school. He is a CPA and does a great job on my taxes now. I do miss him in the crawlspace though
My mom used to tell me to go down in the basement when my dad was doing electrical work in our old farm house with cloth wrapped wires strung on glass insulators to make sure he didn't kill himself. And to make sure he didn't screw up the ancient plumbing.
To The Vancouver Carpenter: I bought this because of you BEN!! It was worth all $35 I spent on it!! To everyone else: If ever you think to yourself "Should I get this?!" The answer is an unequivocal "Yes!!" I bought this and used it on my house, and it turned a 4-5 hour job into 45 minutes.
I was doing tile, and I made the tile equivalent for this, I call it the tile buddy. I basically just made a box that the tile slides through, and the trowel sits at the end creating those trowel lines. It was amazing! I need a sell it to the people who make tape buddy.
I'm a professional taper (21 years experience)....I think it's a good tool....I'm 44 now, so I don't do new construction anymore...have to work way too fast and hard to make good money....I mainly do remodels, repairs and room additions...this thing is great for small jobs
I am doing a complete drywalling of an old house; been studying your excellent lessons. After your first Tape buddy video I bought one just in time to tape all my corners, dreading the wall to ceiling taping the most. This simple device started earning its keep immediately, working as shown and going quite fast. It's very rigid, moulding is thick and likely to endure jobsite abuse. 5 stars. Big winner, Ben! Thx a bunch.
Would love it if you got people to send in a photo of their drywall problems and you would suggest how you would go about fixing it either by referring to one of your previous videos or by finding a similar faulty wall to demonstrate (maybe a once-a-month feature ).Thank you for all your great videos, very helpful!
@@vancouvercarpenter Glad you gave it a try, it's a shame it didn't catch on. Yes, producing quality videos must be a lot of work so you would want strong feedback for sure. Sometimes the easiest part is the idea but executing it is a headache. As viewers, we only see the final results and not all the behind-the-scenes labour (filming, editing, uploading...). Best.
I bought a Tape Buddy a few years back and it is indeed a great tool for this DIYer. Once you get going it is fast and easy. Kudos to whoever invented it!
you continue to make great (and fun) videos, so I appreciate it. I really don't comment much on YT but for some reason I do on your videos. This is perfect for my upcoming job (that's been upcoming for about 2 years now), and this certainly looks right for me.
I had some water damage prior to a new roof being installed. I recently hired a guy to come in and repair the ceiling drywall. I ended up in the hospital just after he started. My sister came to my house and let him in so he couuld finish up. I was still in the hospital when he was done so my sister looked it over and paid him. 3 days later I get home and even I could tell it was done completely wrong and can see no tape was used it all. So after watching hours of your videos, I feel confident enough to do it myself. Thank you for all the videos you posted!
Hey. Just wanted to say that you've been a massive help to a humble amateur. While I don't have one of these, a combination of your other taping videos has got me using paper tape to do my inside corner joints. Definitely not perfect, or up to your standards, but fine for a DIY job. Thanks 👍
We use this tool as well. It is a great tool. I got my wife and daughter to help me. We pulled super long ones and put them into a bucket. Then we carried the bucket 🪣 and typed the long ceiling drywalls with just one continuous type. It was fun but needed a long work bench and extra help such as my wife and little daughter. Kids like playing with muds.
I built a holder that I clamp in an old B&D workmate. I am always working alone, so when I was doing long ceiling runs "20 ft" in my garage I premeasured the fibafuse tape with blue tape so when I pull the tape I know where to cut and place that in a 2 gallon bucket. I prefill so I use the less mud option. People might call this tool junk, but this has saved me tons of time.
I bought the large kit because of your video's, I wish I could somehow get you the credit now... Also the additional outlet spikes are amazing with the large kit and the curved scooper. Thank you for all of the great content and I hope you get more sponsors!. And yes maybe get someone to help you with merch...... Remember to feather that like button would be a cool shirt.
For inside and outside corners you should try perfect 90 it's amazing man definitely a game changer I think you would love it just because the way you prefill the majority of the time it will work and lay absolutely perfect also it works great with the tape buddy
I’m new for the channel and very impressed with your skills. Man thank you for sharing your experience with us and I’m trying to learn to fix few things. Hi from Boston. USA
I Bought this based on your original video of it and I am extremely happy with it though I don't stay nearly as clean as you do. Must Buy for any DIYer
bought one based on your previous vids great to know ur still using it - can't wait to try mine. Thanks for all your videos best all around info and presentation. Don't forget to feather that like button!
Excellent tips and demonstration. I especially liked your tip about putting a piece of tape where the two pieces of corner bead meet at the top of cased openings, etc. As a somewhat experienced taper who doesn’t do it often enough to stay proficient, I can see how this would help people of low to medium experience do a great job. And it’s priced very reasonably at under $60 US! That helps with making the plunge. Thanks for sharing! Mont Boone MountainView Improvements Arden, NC USA
I had an old contractor friend that built his own slop box as he called it and it worked great . I was a banjo player when I did drywall . I am also a plasterer so you use tips from one trade to the next. But being over 70 the work has slowed way down !!
I wanted watch some skate footy, stumbled on this tho. Why is this just as entertaining.. Glad I have something to binge when I'm waiting for uploads on the other channel.
Always enjoy your videos Ben. Think I’ll stick with my banjo and tube....But have used my tube like you suggested and yet you’ve never videoed ...little bastards didn’t know what hit them when I brought “my little friend” to the water fight.
So a homeowner is going to buy that but u might have to rig something up for the tape to work right yea right then u put a coat of mud on wall then run tape threw this how is that easier and would cost more than necessary
When I started taping my kitchen/dining/living room remodel, I watched a bunch of your videos and in one you said something that stuck with me. "This would be good to use with metal corner beads, but then you have to ask yourself, why are you using metal corner beads" Is there a reason you used them here? Or have you already made a video I can't find about when you should use them vs the paper-faced ones?
@@vancouvercarpenter Oh right. For some reason I hadn't even considered that. Personally, I've always hated installing/finishing metal beads so the paper faced ones are a game changer. Just needed to be sure I shouldn't be using the metal ones for some reason.
@@ronmorton5353 As a homeowner/landlord/DIY-er I haven't done enough to experience that but it sounds horrible. My frustrations have always come from getting it to lay flat, without any kinks after attaching it with screws or nails. Seems like I always get a piece or section wanting to pop up or kink. Though I'm sure that's installer-error and would be fixed with more experience.
I love how tape and float looks when done right. Smooth and clean, but when the mud is thick and cracking it’s just awful. It’s not for everyone.. looks easy but it’s almost rocket science.
Any chance you've tried quickset in this thing? Seems like it would be fine if you premix separately and clean up well afterwards. Thanks for the video :)
You could use quickset but I'd get the 90 minute so you have time to work with it. The issue I have with using this mud is that it doesn't shrink like premixed. When using "normal" mud it dries pulling the paper tighter to the drywall.
Yes, I use 90 minute durabond. The reservoir holds about 4 lbs of mud which can coat about 110ft to 120ft of tape. If you plan ahead you won't waste much mud if you only mix what you need.
You spoiled us with the last video's outro. I'm now disappointed there were no random acts of ninjitsu at the end! Kidding aside, great video. I may pick one of these up for my bathroom remodel even though there are only 3 small walls to tape.
just go on a drywall job and you will learn so much so fast.....never line up the but joints, how to use a knife and pan....how to run out tape and select a corner finishing knife....lol...
I have a hard time believing he actually uses this tool to tape projects (maybe a small closet). Why not just use a banjo? It's way faster, comes out nicer (not so many breaks in the tape), and allows you to tape and wipe (unlike bazooka).
I have both this and a delko banjo, and often have them both going at the same time. While I'm doing the long seams with the banjo, I have someone else (often the homeowner who is helping me) use this to do the short sections, such as around windows, beside doors, basically anywhere that needs about one or two feet or less of tape.
It's sponsored, i get it, but this is just another gimmick that'll end up contributing to The Nothing or piled in the garage turned storage room. Thumbs down. Thumbs up and a thank you for your other videos. Cheers.
Buddy, come on.....it's a mud applicator for drywall tape. To imply that the home owner did a good job because of that cheap plastic tool is comical. It's a time saver device for some and that's all. The pros use bazookas. If you really want a time saving method, use FibaTape. I used it for over 15 years without ever having to go back and do any repairs, EVER. How many jobs have you seen where the mud was a little dry and a couple years later paper tape starts to delaminate or a crack forms on the edge...all the time.
what a load of crap mud the joint first then put your paper on the run your knife over it then add more mud over the top, that is soo much stuffing around
@@vancouvercarpenter Yes, they did! Even if kids can't do something perfectly, they learn that it's okay to not be perfect at something the first time you try it, and they learn that they can improve. And, of course, they have you to look to as an example of skill.
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I used to bring my young son with me on some of my electrical jobs. I told I wanted him to understand manual labor and to appreciate people in the trades and that if he wanted to stay in school that's good too. He said, Dad I'm staying in school.
He is a CPA and does a great job on my taxes now.
I do miss him in the crawlspace though
My son hated school too until I showed him how I spent my days as a GC. Lol 😆
My mom used to tell me to go down in the basement when my dad was doing electrical work in our old farm house with cloth wrapped wires strung on glass insulators to make sure he didn't kill himself. And to make sure he didn't screw up the ancient plumbing.
U r a fortunate dad, true. Yet, even CPAs cannot put a price on a dad or mom tgat cares. 👍☺
The easiest way to tape drywall is to pay the Vancouver Carpenter to do it :)
Your son did a great job wiping the tape out. He's a natural! Good job!
To The Vancouver Carpenter:
I bought this because of you BEN!! It was worth all $35 I spent on it!!
To everyone else:
If ever you think to yourself "Should I get this?!" The answer is an unequivocal "Yes!!"
I bought this and used it on my house, and it turned a 4-5 hour job into 45 minutes.
Watched his last video and bought the kit. Good investment.
I was doing tile, and I made the tile equivalent for this, I call it the tile buddy. I basically just made a box that the tile slides through, and the trowel sits at the end creating those trowel lines. It was amazing! I need a sell it to the people who make tape buddy.
I'm a professional taper (21 years experience)....I think it's a good tool....I'm 44 now, so I don't do new construction anymore...have to work way too fast and hard to make good money....I mainly do remodels, repairs and room additions...this thing is great for small jobs
I am doing a complete drywalling of an old house; been studying your excellent lessons. After your first Tape buddy video I bought one just in time to tape all my corners, dreading the wall to ceiling taping the most. This simple device started earning its keep immediately, working as shown and going quite fast. It's very rigid, moulding is thick and likely to endure jobsite abuse. 5 stars. Big winner, Ben! Thx a bunch.
I bought the tape buddy. Finished a large room, walls and ceiling and loved it! Worth every penny
Would love it if you got people to send in a photo of their drywall problems and you would suggest how you would go about fixing it either by referring to one of your previous videos or by finding a similar faulty wall to demonstrate (maybe a once-a-month feature ).Thank you for all your great videos, very helpful!
I tried that. It actually ended up being a ton of work and no one watched the videos. I thought it was a good idea too. It just wasn't practical
@@vancouvercarpenter I watched em! You should make shirts!
@@vancouvercarpenter Glad you gave it a try, it's a shame it didn't catch on. Yes, producing quality videos must be a lot of work so you would want strong feedback for sure. Sometimes the easiest part is the idea but executing it is a headache. As viewers, we only see the final results and not all the behind-the-scenes labour (filming, editing, uploading...). Best.
@@vancouvercarpenter dang, that sucks. Thanks Ben 👍
Your tips and tricks have definitely helped me in my drywall endeavors
Right on time!! We just hung the drywall up last week! Drywall all day, heelflips all night! Thanks for all your channels!
That is awesome!
I bought a Tape Buddy a few years back and it is indeed a great tool for this DIYer. Once you get going it is fast and easy. Kudos to whoever invented it!
you continue to make great (and fun) videos, so I appreciate it. I really don't comment much on YT but for some reason I do on your videos. This is perfect for my upcoming job (that's been upcoming for about 2 years now), and this certainly looks right for me.
I had some water damage prior to a new roof being installed. I recently hired a guy to come in and repair the ceiling drywall. I ended up in the hospital just after he started. My sister came to my house and let him in so he couuld finish up. I was still in the hospital when he was done so my sister looked it over and paid him. 3 days later I get home and even I could tell it was done completely wrong and can see no tape was used it all. So after watching hours of your videos, I feel confident enough to do it myself. Thank you for all the videos you posted!
Hey. Just wanted to say that you've been a massive help to a humble amateur. While I don't have one of these, a combination of your other taping videos has got me using paper tape to do my inside corner joints. Definitely not perfect, or up to your standards, but fine for a DIY job. Thanks 👍
We use this tool as well. It is a great tool. I got my wife and daughter to help me. We pulled super long ones and put them into a bucket. Then we carried the bucket 🪣 and typed the long ceiling drywalls with just one continuous type. It was fun but needed a long work bench and extra help such as my wife and little daughter. Kids like playing with muds.
Great idea getting two people to pull the tape ! Gonna try this next week.
I built a holder that I clamp in an old B&D workmate. I am always working alone, so when I was doing long ceiling runs "20 ft" in my garage I premeasured the fibafuse tape with blue tape so when I pull the tape I know where to cut and place that in a 2 gallon bucket. I prefill so I use the less mud option. People might call this tool junk, but this has saved me tons of time.
Taping actually fun, I use to hate taping, but I never thought I make it in to career, try every trade until u find what your like
I bought the large kit because of your video's, I wish I could somehow get you the credit now... Also the additional outlet spikes are amazing with the large kit and the curved scooper. Thank you for all of the great content and I hope you get more sponsors!. And yes maybe get someone to help you with merch...... Remember to feather that like button would be a cool shirt.
For inside and outside corners you should try perfect 90 it's amazing man definitely a game changer I think you would love it just because the way you prefill the majority of the time it will work and lay absolutely perfect also it works great with the tape buddy
I’m new for the channel and very impressed with your skills. Man thank you for sharing your experience with us and I’m trying to learn to fix few things. Hi from Boston. USA
I Bought this based on your original video of it and I am extremely happy with it though I don't stay nearly as clean as you do. Must Buy for any DIYer
Cool that your son can use this tool. I may try it. Thanks Ben.
bought one based on your previous vids great to know ur still using it - can't wait to try mine. Thanks for all your videos best all around info and presentation. Don't forget to feather that like button!
Hope you enjoy it!
Best tape Buddy of the day🏆 goes to your lil dude...in a few years maybe he too can throw mud like a pro
Great way for your kids to learn a trade, make money for college. And most of all they get to spend time with their dad!
I saw your first tape buddy video and got one. Such an easier way for a diyer to mud. Thank you!
Excellent tips and demonstration. I especially liked your tip about putting a piece of tape where the two pieces of corner bead meet at the top of cased openings, etc.
As a somewhat experienced taper who doesn’t do it often enough to stay proficient, I can see how this would help people of low to medium experience do a great job. And it’s priced very reasonably at under $60 US! That helps with making the plunge.
Thanks for sharing!
Mont Boone
MountainView Improvements
Arden, NC USA
I had an old contractor friend that built his own slop box as he called it and it worked great . I was a banjo player when I did drywall . I am also a plasterer so you use tips from one trade to the next. But being over 70 the work has slowed way down !!
I bought one of these and it’s great. Glad i found these videos
I wanted watch some skate footy, stumbled on this tho. Why is this just as entertaining.. Glad I have something to binge when I'm waiting for uploads on the other channel.
Always enjoy your videos Ben. Think I’ll stick with my banjo and tube....But have used my tube like you suggested and yet you’ve never videoed ...little bastards didn’t know what hit them when I brought “my little friend” to the water fight.
Man, I wish I would have known about this 3 years ago, when I was rebuilding my last house!!!!
great information. Lets me know to hire a professional on my new house build. But for my garage i will do it myself
I am buying a Tape Buddy Now!
6:39 perfect animated windows desktop "wallpaper"
Excellent video! Great job 👍
Just bought one. Amazing ✅
3:01 that's what she said
I'M SORRY 🤣🤣
hard for me to watch these videos been doing drywall for over 45 years, but for a novice whatever makes thing easier I'd say give it a try!
Curious if you use the corner roller after using the tape buddy?
Is there a video on repairing hairline cracks at butt joints? Probably an issue of not enough mud in the joint before tapping... Help?
And just like that I bought another taping tool. Gosh darned Ben!!! Lol
You’re a good dude. ❤️
u could use that to bond up cracks at spots.
Another great video. Thank you 🙏!
My pleasure!
So a homeowner is going to buy that but u might have to rig something up for the tape to work right yea right then u put a coat of mud on wall then run tape threw this how is that easier and would cost more than necessary
Thanks can't wait to try it! I mean your son can so can I! 😅😎
Hello from Belgium you good job
Hey, thanks!
i`m a painter in japan,but i want to work together
4" short?!?! Story of my life.
Seems like a tool for a homeowner.
That is arguably the hardest method of taping. Maybe the cheapest but not the easiest.
The kids you kidnapped? No way Vancouver Carpenter is old enough to have a 12 year old! 🤣
I have one older than that😂
This carpenter sure does a lot of drywall lol
What is your company. I live in Vancouver and would love to hire you.
As soon as I saw this tool I thought poor man's super taper. Just as Ben showed here. Works pretty good but as Ben said way more messy.
This is pretty much the same thing as a banjo just a lot easier to use and you don’t have to carry it around with you
Prefill seams?
I don't know why, but I hate the way the filler gets called MUD stateside (Canada aswell obviously)
When I started taping my kitchen/dining/living room remodel, I watched a bunch of your videos and in one you said something that stuck with me. "This would be good to use with metal corner beads, but then you have to ask yourself, why are you using metal corner beads"
Is there a reason you used them here? Or have you already made a video I can't find about when you should use them vs the paper-faced ones?
The beads were installed before I got there.
@@vancouvercarpenter Oh right. For some reason I hadn't even considered that. Personally, I've always hated installing/finishing metal beads so the paper faced ones are a game changer. Just needed to be sure I shouldn't be using the metal ones for some reason.
I don't like the metal corners as they rust.
@@ronmorton5353 As a homeowner/landlord/DIY-er I haven't done enough to experience that but it sounds horrible. My frustrations have always come from getting it to lay flat, without any kinks after attaching it with screws or nails. Seems like I always get a piece or section wanting to pop up or kink. Though I'm sure that's installer-error and would be fixed with more experience.
Just a quick question: Why not use gloves to avoid mud on hands? Too hot to wear?
...because you end up with muddy gloves, which makes no sense at all.
@@monkeygraborange Plus it dissolves very quickly with water. Silicone on the other hand...have goo be gone nearby.
Cant you just put mud on the joint add the tape and remove the excess mud? Seems much faster also less messy
What type of mud do you recommend for this?
Banjo .. they use the metal ones all the time
Dammit. I literally just finished dry walling my basement YESTERDAY.
Before fiber tape, I used the paper tape corner bead then even if it was nailed a crimped and when fiber tape came out, I fiber tape also
All drywallers are tall, thin guys hahah I’m an architect/designer and all my mud/drywall guys are skinny dudes that barely need ladders 😅 haha
It looks good for corners not sure I like it for regular butt joints though
Love the tool! One question, do you need to sand after at all ?
no sanding on the taping coat or at least we don't
I love how tape and float looks when done right. Smooth and clean, but when the mud is thick and cracking it’s just awful. It’s not for everyone.. looks easy but it’s almost rocket science.
Banjo is way more convenient in my opinion
Any chance you've tried quickset in this thing? Seems like it would be fine if you premix separately and clean up well afterwards. Thanks for the video :)
I think it could work. Easy to clean out.
You could use quickset but I'd get the 90 minute so you have time to work with it. The issue I have with using this mud is that it doesn't shrink like premixed. When using "normal" mud it dries pulling the paper tighter to the drywall.
Yes, I use 90 minute durabond. The reservoir holds about 4 lbs of mud which can coat about 110ft to 120ft of tape. If you plan ahead you won't waste much mud if you only mix what you need.
You spoiled us with the last video's outro. I'm now disappointed there were no random acts of ninjitsu at the end!
Kidding aside, great video. I may pick one of these up for my bathroom remodel even though there are only 3 small walls to tape.
Awesome!
Thanks!
I've never used one, but I thought the tape would be fed through over top of the mud like in a banjo.
The tape slides under the mud so it gravity falls onto the tape. So easy to work with.
"Feather that Like button"...?
nice tip vc. chur
👍👍👍
do you do carpentry or mainly drywall?
Depends. Been about 50/50 for my career
4'' short, that's what she said?
Are you tall or are the doors short?
A bit of both.
Nollie heelflip
just go on a drywall job and you will learn so much so fast.....never line up the but joints, how to use a knife and pan....how to run out tape and select a corner finishing knife....lol...
👍🏽👍🏽
Lol training kids now
I have a hard time believing he actually uses this tool to tape projects (maybe a small closet). Why not just use a banjo? It's way faster, comes out nicer (not so many breaks in the tape), and allows you to tape and wipe (unlike bazooka).
I have both this and a delko banjo, and often have them both going at the same time. While I'm doing the long seams with the banjo, I have someone else (often the homeowner who is helping me) use this to do the short sections, such as around windows, beside doors, basically anywhere that needs about one or two feet or less of tape.
Whats that called
TapeBuddy
try a banjo!
You haven’t met my kids.
😂
But can a caveman do it?
It's sponsored, i get it, but this is just another gimmick that'll end up contributing to The Nothing or piled in the garage turned storage room. Thumbs down.
Thumbs up and a thank you for your other videos. Cheers.
Buddy, come on.....it's a mud applicator for drywall tape. To imply that the home owner did a good job because of that cheap plastic tool is comical. It's a time saver device for some and that's all. The pros use bazookas. If you really want a time saving method, use FibaTape. I used it for over 15 years without ever having to go back and do any repairs, EVER. How many jobs have you seen where the mud was a little dry and a couple years later paper tape starts to delaminate or a crack forms on the edge...all the time.
Terrible tool.
When stupid jobs are sold as SF.
Why don’t you just use an intex taped or a proper taping machine
what a load of crap mud the joint first then put your paper on the run your knife over it then add more mud over the top, that is soo much stuffing around
That is junk. Lol that's going to make it way to hard for a homeowner to use. There better off using mesh tape. Way easier then the mud buddy
Paper tape is junk use mesh tape.
Bra , screws aren't even coated professionally. But yea , do not teach yer kids this thankless job.
And give him proper tools , this is a mess
My kids coated the screws. They did a good job.
@@vancouvercarpenter Yes, they did! Even if kids can't do something perfectly, they learn that it's okay to not be perfect at something the first time you try it, and they learn that they can improve. And, of course, they have you to look to as an example of skill.
The paper tape onto the corner bead. I said it wrong sorry people.