As a do-it-myself homeowner, THANK YOU for your video series. I pulled down the old plaster walls, to insulate, rewire and add new plumbing and have hung drywall on half my house, taped and painted the walls/ceiling. So from my limited experience, I wish I had seen your videos earlier...LOL as I sit in my recliner looking at my mistakes😂😂😂
I have been adding a bathroom in and taking on the work that doesn't require a license. You're videos have made me SO MUCH more comfortable doing the drywall. Every pro I know, hates drywall and does everything they can to get out of it. Your video series makes it so approachable. Sure it's just drywall at the end of the day for some people, but you are literally teaching hundreds of thousands of people to do something that betters their everyday life in some way or another. Not many people through history can say they have done the same. Good on you man.
As an instructor in the trades, this brother is hitting on all cylinders. I like the details and pace of instruction. He is indeed a great trainer 😊 keep up the good work!
I find your making mistakes as you go to be one of the most helpful boys of your videos. Learning from mistakes is super helpful. Appreciate all you do
@dcharnas2592, yes I love watching him. I like how he shows a lot of "see what happens, you don't want that" in showing you how NOT to do something as much as the ideal way.
The tip about doing one side of an inside corner first and then coming back to do the other side the next day - this has already saved me hours of frustration. Thank you!
Doing some drywalling for the first time in about ten years (we call it dry-lining in the UK), so thought I'd refresh my techniques by looking at TH-cam. I have to admit, I think that your tutorials are absolutely the best ones I've ever found - very clear, great demonstrations and straight to the point. Thank you!
Kudos for wearing a wireless mike on your shirt. The audio is crystal clear, just like your instructions. Bad audio is the bane of most instructional videos.
This guy just changed everything about my approach to drywall. I wish when I was learning someone would have explained all so well. Gold!!!!! Thank you!!!! This guy knows his stuff!!!
I couldn't be more grateful for your content. I started watching your videos when preparing to re-do ALL the drywall in a house I'm renovating top to bottom by myself (a bit foolish and daunting, but overall very worth the effort). The reno, which is a personal project, is nearly done and in the process I've gone from DIYer to pro. I now work as a general residential sub-contracter, but my specialty and most of my jobs are finish work. It can be tedious, but it's quite rewarding and a very employable skill--nearly all residential jobs end in finish work. Also, it's surprising how many general contractors shy away from finish work... I digress. All this to say that most of what I know about mud work I learned from watching you and following your instructions. Experience truly is the best teacher, but you're a close second in this case. Again, many thanks. We don't live near each other, but if you find yourself in Pennsylvania I'd love to invite you over to see the work you inspired that has since blossomed into so much more. There's a cold beer here for you if you want it, and if that's not your thing you're still invited. Let me know if you're ever in my area!
From experience, it's very difficult to explain something at the same time that you're doing it. You do a great job of it! Your drywall videos are super helpful and have greatly improved my work
After watching countless of your fantastic videos, I started using the trowel for loading the joints and the knife for feathering and finishing. More wash-up when work is done but it's getting the job done in my bathroom. Finally no more messy joints!
Hi, I would like to thank you so much. You gave me confidence to buy all the stuff I need to do mud drywalling without even touching a truel of my entire life. I did all my basement after having a water backflow. I saved so much money and keep up your good work on TH-cam. You help so much ppl. I looked for hours your videos and here I am now. Have a nice day !!😊🎉 Sry bout my bad english im french from Quebec lol
Bought a 14” trowel & a 4” knife last year. Very straight. Did a great job for what I needed. Have to work on getting the mud the right consistency. Gonna take some practice. Just a reminder, scrape down the nubs, lift offs & excess before doing your next coat.
Thanks !! This is really helpful ! My girlfriend and I just purchased our first home which we will be renovating ourselves and will require us to re-plaster a lot of the house due to it needing to be rewired + we are fitting an complete new shower room and kitchen. I have plastered small patches before but never an entire room so this really helps with doing it correctly!
Dang Ben...almost 500k!!! Let's go man! As always, great informative, easy to follow video! I've upped my drywall game because of you and your videos, and can't thank you enough!
I watch these videos for extra tips and tricks and am never disappointed. Also, this man could teach a monkey to finish drywall and make 30+ an hour. You are an absolute boss and hero to the community keep doing what you do.
Great stuff man! You are a great instructor! I loved how thorough you are not only with your work but in the way you deliver the material. Made re conceder my career! I picked it up pretty fast. I’m 41 and grew up without a dad so doing stuff like this has always been intimidating. Thanks for the knowledge!
These videos have been great! I can't thank-you enough! As someone who is helping to build their own home (in BC Canada 🇨🇦) and having only done drywall a little in the past - I wanted to learn the "proper" way so my new home looks good and lasts! ;)
At first I was crying inside because I thought a Day 2 teaching didn't exist. Then I found it and realized it just didn't make it into the playlist! Ben is a real human that actually isn't perfect, except at everything carpentry and drywalling! Seriously though, your videos are amazing. I wish I could afford to fly to your neck of the woods for an apprenticeship.
Y'know, this is the first time I've heard anyone mention that ready-to-use mud in a pail isn't ready to use. This may have addressed a significant portion of my struggles over the past couple years. Thank you! :D I bought a corner trowel a while back, used it once, and threw it in the garbage. Maybe it was just me, but more mud ended up everywhere BUT the corner trying to use that goofy thing. I typically only have a few hours to devote to these things, rather than day one, day two, day three. I've gotten half-decent at "damp-sculpting" my inside corners in one go with a 6" knife, an 8" fan, and a portable A/C. No clue how it will affect longevity, but I'm only working for myself, so I can deal with it if it fails.
Thanks man for all the tips ! Worst case my wife has a lot of pictures to hang on the wall..... Still working on my plaster repair.... Getting there slowly but surely
Could you PLEASE do a video on mudding obscure projects or drywall projects that are from home repairs/remodel? I've been watching your stuff and it is the BEST I've seen anywhere. I would learn a ton from you doing jobs that aren't new construction
Great video! For butt joints I lay a strip of tape over it then trace the edges with a light pencil mark. Then I cut the paper on the drywall and peel it off. Done right and the recess that's left is slightly deeper than the thickness of the paper tape. Then when you mud it you can get a flat joint. You're kind of creating a flat joint. And for corners, do you not recommend corner trowels? It's faster for me and leaves a great result.
Thank you for your great instructions! I'm delivering baby #5 in a week and full on nesting mode has made me impatient for hubby (he's fixing radon, carbonmonixide, etc that we didn't know of when we bought a fixer-uper) to do drywall projects. I'm actually doing it... and a good job via my husband and father-in-law. Thank you! ❤️ down side, I'm now the "expert" for drywall for the rest of the house. 😅
Ben , you’re an awesome individual! So happy to have found your videos for my home projects. I especially appreciate your product recommendations translated into US😂. Saves me hours trying to find mud that doesn’t exist in the states. Thanks again.
I just seen you're: I'm done video , I really enjoyed you're videos. I wanted to mention to you about stem sells I'm probably considering it . One of my favorite BMX Riders got treated with stem cells and had great results. Stem cell treatment is legal in certain countries.Hope you're knee gets better.
I have a hawk and a pan. I only use the pan for patches now. The hawk feels lighter, safer, more accessible in hand. It pops in the hammer hole on my step ladders (I’m 5-8 and can’t do wall tops or above windows without). 10x easier to clean over a pan. I spent 13 years as a concrete mason, so I feel equally comfortable with a knife or a trowel. For “almost skimming” I can fly with a big trowel. Almost skimming = actual skim coating for those who don’t (yet) own actual skim coating skim blades.
The trowel also has more control and can carry more mud to cover more area faster. I was trained first with a knife then graduated to the hawk and trowel. And the trowel is a superior tool.
Can you please tell me where to buy the magic hawk that just automatically has fresh mud on it every time you empty it? I’ve asked for one of these at all the big stores and they look at me like I’m crazy. 😀
I definately didn’t pay enough attention to how much mud I was applying, nor how far to float out the mud, especially on butt joints. Just completed my first project in my own house, and I did enjoy it a lot! And your videos helped a ton, but after priming and painting, I can see all my joints 😢😅. Aka too much mud, which didn’t feel like I was doing too much when I was applying it. Anyhow, next time, I need to stress more about bringing the mud out further away from the joint, checking the light through the knife, and how much is being applied. 😅
Love your videos! Thank you! Been watching them for a long time and they have enabled me to do most of the drywall work in my own home all by myself. Your super talented at what you do and you are a great teacher. Thank you again! I do have a question though… do you feather your edges when you butter your bread? 😂 Cuz I found myself doing that the other day. I blame you! Hahaha!
Excellent video, you're a great teacher. However I'm so confused about different types of mud. I'm in central canada so at one store my options are: lite joint which is yellow and has glue, I usually just use hot mud for prefill and corner beads so no big deal with that one. Next is green which they call lite finish, and CGCs website says not recommended for embedding tape. Then blue which is lite line, which CGC recommendeds for everything. So my blue and green are mixed up compared to yours? I would use blue for tape embedding? Thanks for the help!
I have a mudman working on my house. I have 30 years experience working with contractors, so even though I can't do the work I know what it should look like. He is putting the mud on so thick it has cracks and bubbles everywhere. There are many other issues. He has not sanded in between adding mud and there are very thick rough edges and rouges everywhere. My gc says it all looks good, and no one sands in between mud coats. The only time I have seen no need for sanding in between coats is when they are super good at feathering. Wish I could post some photos.
Drywall Mudding 101. Those butt joins are where hump meets flat and the artist brings out the illusion. Great teacher, course and attentive students sitting in the class.
Today was my day 1, I put too much mud under the tape. The flat joins don't have a gap and are more like the butt joins. On day 2 should I threat the flat joins like butt joins?
Hi Ben, It has been said many many times before.....your educational DIY videos are exceptional. Well done and thank you. QUESTION: For a DYI'er is it or would it be better to purchase/use CGC Synco Lite Line as you recommend in this video and thin it with water or purchase/use CGC Synco Lite Finish for the top coat? I ask because I tired CGC Ultra Lite and thinned it for a final skim coat. I suspect I thinned it too much or I did not remove the dust before I primed because 3-4 years later I was able to pull/peel off most of the paint. Primer: Benjamin Moore Ultra-Spec. Paint: Benjamin Moore Natura. So I am a bit wary of thinning the mud too much. I am assuming thinning changes the percentage of the glues which not only affects shrinkage but also adhesion. Or perhaps you can explain the difference between Lite Line and Lite Finish? It is not clear to me when I read the CGC specification documents what the differences actually mean from a user practical perspective. Your reply if you have a moment will be most appreciated. Thank you. -Randy
Would you make a video on how to load a wide knife/trowel? I've noticed your loaded trowel never has any mud near the edges. Meaning, when you spread it on the wall, no mud drips from the outer edges. I started knocking the mud off the edges before application because I was tired of it dropping on me and other things. I'm sure there is a technique that you could share. Thanks.
I want to install about 2 ft of drywall (previously removed due to a flooding and mold) to the existing wall that’s painted surface. Please let me know how to do that… especially kidding and taping.., would it stick to the painted surface on joints with existing wall
I love your content and about to go back to my parents house and refresh the drywall by sanding it down.. and skim coating it. I noticed I never u sed ANY tape.. and it looks fine but.. is this bad?? since I am not removing tape but just skim coating.. I should be fine to not add more tape if for instance while sanding some tape comes off? just cutting it and moving on. The first room I did 7 years back still looks fine so.. I figure just ignore taping and move on?
If you found an incredibly soft and powdery surface coat (just touching it with my nail leaves a mark) under a horribly failed layer of paint where the peak of the corner bead isn't covered and the mesh tape is peeling off the metal corner bead, I assume you would remove any questionable material instead of mudding over it as is? I don't know what this material I've found is (it's also yellow and left yellow powder on the stretchy sheets of paint I was pulling off) but I'm thinking it's failed as much as the paint that was on it and throwing compound over it will just lead to failure down the road.
@@vancouvercarpenter No signs of water damage from surface or attic side, but looks like the problem area was a room transition that was opened up in the last five years by the previous owner - everything's solid as soon as it's back to original plaster brown coat surrounding it. Couldn't find any signs of primer or sealers or anything and I wonder if they just threw a bunch of water based systems up too quickly and they all destroyed each other. I'll take my small condolences in at least this area has failed so badly I found it before painting and it's coming off the wall with almost no effort. Thanks for the advice.
Any suggestions for modern trim around windows or baseboard? For windows, have you ever done just drywall returns rather than actual trim? If so, how to do it with windows that have built in jamb
I don't understand the sequence of coating butt joints and flats without gouging into the second one. You did the butt joints first, but did you let them dry a bit and come back and do the flats later? Or do you do the butts first and then only do the flats in segments between the buts lifting off as you reach the wet butt joint?
working with a a trowel and hawk is so much more challenging then working with a knife and pan. Ive been trying to practise with the hawk and trowel but man. it is challenging.!
I have a question doesn't seem to be covered in any of your videos. I have drywall patch going in the ceiling. The drywall piece isn't perfectly even around the edges. I pre-mudded but there is still a difference in the level of the surface of the patch compared to the existing ceiling. Should I apply more mud before taping to even it out or tape and even it out after taping.
❤😊This guy is a great trainer. His glue has changed my life. I’ve repaired so many peoples homes when they asked for help. 😊😅😂❤
He has the best glue
His glue?
As a do-it-myself homeowner, THANK YOU for your video series. I pulled down the old plaster walls, to insulate, rewire and add new plumbing and have hung drywall on half my house, taped and painted the walls/ceiling. So from my limited experience, I wish I had seen your videos earlier...LOL as I sit in my recliner looking at my mistakes😂😂😂
I have been adding a bathroom in and taking on the work that doesn't require a license. You're videos have made me SO MUCH more comfortable doing the drywall. Every pro I know, hates drywall and does everything they can to get out of it. Your video series makes it so approachable. Sure it's just drywall at the end of the day for some people, but you are literally teaching hundreds of thousands of people to do something that betters their everyday life in some way or another. Not many people through history can say they have done the same. Good on you man.
As an instructor in the trades, this brother is hitting on all cylinders. I like the details and pace of instruction. He is indeed a great trainer 😊 keep up the good work!
Yes, being able to *DO* is a skill. But being able to *TEACH* is a whole other skill.
I find your making mistakes as you go to be one of the most helpful boys of your videos. Learning from mistakes is super helpful. Appreciate all you do
Ben, you are natural teacher and have great skills. Thank you for taking time to make such detailed videos.
@dcharnas2592, yes I love watching him. I like how he shows a lot of "see what happens, you don't want that" in showing you how NOT to do something as much as the ideal way.
He can also teach you how to kick-flip.
Been doing drywall for over 30 years. You really do a great job explaining the fundamentals on your videos. Awesome job!!
The tip about doing one side of an inside corner first and then coming back to do the other side the next day - this has already saved me hours of frustration. Thank you!
Doing some drywalling for the first time in about ten years (we call it dry-lining in the UK), so thought I'd refresh my techniques by looking at TH-cam. I have to admit, I think that your tutorials are absolutely the best ones I've ever found - very clear, great demonstrations and straight to the point. Thank you!
I'm really enjoying these new shorter format videos as refresher courses as I plan another DIY drywall job. ❤
Kudos for wearing a wireless mike on your shirt. The audio is crystal clear, just like your instructions. Bad audio is the bane of most instructional videos.
This guy just changed everything about my approach to drywall. I wish when I was learning someone would have explained all so well. Gold!!!!! Thank you!!!! This guy knows his stuff!!!
I couldn't be more grateful for your content. I started watching your videos when preparing to re-do ALL the drywall in a house I'm renovating top to bottom by myself (a bit foolish and daunting, but overall very worth the effort). The reno, which is a personal project, is nearly done and in the process I've gone from DIYer to pro. I now work as a general residential sub-contracter, but my specialty and most of my jobs are finish work. It can be tedious, but it's quite rewarding and a very employable skill--nearly all residential jobs end in finish work. Also, it's surprising how many general contractors shy away from finish work...
I digress.
All this to say that most of what I know about mud work I learned from watching you and following your instructions. Experience truly is the best teacher, but you're a close second in this case. Again, many thanks.
We don't live near each other, but if you find yourself in Pennsylvania I'd love to invite you over to see the work you inspired that has since blossomed into so much more. There's a cold beer here for you if you want it, and if that's not your thing you're still invited. Let me know if you're ever in my area!
From experience, it's very difficult to explain something at the same time that you're doing it. You do a great job of it! Your drywall videos are super helpful and have greatly improved my work
LOL, when you say, "It's looking pretty good".........No brother, IT'S LOOKING EXCELLENT!
After watching countless of your fantastic videos, I started using the trowel for loading the joints and the knife for feathering and finishing. More wash-up when work is done but it's getting the job done in my bathroom. Finally no more messy joints!
Ben you make it look so easy. Thank you for taking the time to help all those of us that aren’t tape And floaters. Keep the videos coming. 👍
Hi, I would like to thank you so much. You gave me confidence to buy all the stuff I need to do mud drywalling without even touching a truel of my entire life. I did all my basement after having a water backflow. I saved so much money and keep up your good work on TH-cam. You help so much ppl. I looked for hours your videos and here I am now. Have a nice day !!😊🎉 Sry bout my bad english im french from Quebec lol
Ben thanks for the videos. You are a natural in teaching your skills. I’ve learned a lot from your videos keep them coming.
Bought a 14” trowel & a 4” knife last year. Very straight. Did a great job for what I needed. Have to work on getting the mud the right consistency. Gonna take some practice.
Just a reminder, scrape down the nubs, lift offs & excess before doing your next coat.
Thanks !! This is really helpful ! My girlfriend and I just purchased our first home which we will be renovating ourselves and will require us to re-plaster a lot of the house due to it needing to be rewired + we are fitting an complete new shower room and kitchen. I have plastered small patches before but never an entire room so this really helps with doing it correctly!
Dang Ben...almost 500k!!! Let's go man! As always, great informative, easy to follow video! I've upped my drywall game because of you and your videos, and can't thank you enough!
My pleasure!
I watch these videos for extra tips and tricks and am never disappointed. Also, this man could teach a monkey to finish drywall and make 30+ an hour. You are an absolute boss and hero to the community keep doing what you do.
I have found your channel at the right time!!!!! My home remodeling project list has just exploded with growth.
Thank you.
Welcome!
I followed your instructions. My bathroom remodel drywall is the best muddyng I ever did. Professional looking results. Thank you!
Great stuff man! You are a great instructor! I loved how thorough you are not only with your work but in the way you deliver the material. Made re conceder my career! I picked it up pretty fast. I’m 41 and grew up without a dad so doing stuff like this has always been intimidating. Thanks for the knowledge!
These videos have been great! I can't thank-you enough! As someone who is helping to build their own home (in BC Canada 🇨🇦) and having only done drywall a little in the past - I wanted to learn the "proper" way so my new home looks good and lasts! ;)
Part 2 of the watch me drywall in 2023 series lol. Perhaps, discuss hanging drywall? Excellent video again. Hava like
Excellent teaching skills and a talented videographer who is a pro at following the action. Thank you!
I did my entire basement drywall too after water damage. Your videos are awesome. You are an artist!
Thanks for all your great videos. Really helped me to do
a pretty decent job on a walk in closet for my daughter
You are really a great teacher. Simple, direct, no fluff and enjoyable to watch. Thank you!
At first I was crying inside because I thought a Day 2 teaching didn't exist. Then I found it and realized it just didn't make it into the playlist! Ben is a real human that actually isn't perfect, except at everything carpentry and drywalling! Seriously though, your videos are amazing. I wish I could afford to fly to your neck of the woods for an apprenticeship.
Y'know, this is the first time I've heard anyone mention that ready-to-use mud in a pail isn't ready to use. This may have addressed a significant portion of my struggles over the past couple years. Thank you! :D
I bought a corner trowel a while back, used it once, and threw it in the garbage. Maybe it was just me, but more mud ended up everywhere BUT the corner trying to use that goofy thing.
I typically only have a few hours to devote to these things, rather than day one, day two, day three. I've gotten half-decent at "damp-sculpting" my inside corners in one go with a 6" knife, an 8" fan, and a portable A/C. No clue how it will affect longevity, but I'm only working for myself, so I can deal with it if it fails.
Thanks man for all the tips ! Worst case my wife has a lot of pictures to hang on the wall..... Still working on my plaster repair.... Getting there slowly but surely
Good luck!
Could you PLEASE do a video on mudding obscure projects or drywall projects that are from home repairs/remodel? I've been watching your stuff and it is the BEST I've seen anywhere. I would learn a ton from you doing jobs that aren't new construction
Just dive into the videos. I have covered sooooooo much. A lot of the less popular videos cover the more obscure subjects.
Great video! For butt joints I lay a strip of tape over it then trace the edges with a light pencil mark. Then I cut the paper on the drywall and peel it off. Done right and the recess that's left is slightly deeper than the thickness of the paper tape. Then when you mud it you can get a flat joint. You're kind of creating a flat joint. And for corners, do you not recommend corner trowels? It's faster for me and leaves a great result.
Thank you for your great instructions! I'm delivering baby #5 in a week and full on nesting mode has made me impatient for hubby (he's fixing radon, carbonmonixide, etc that we didn't know of when we bought a fixer-uper) to do drywall projects. I'm actually doing it... and a good job via my husband and father-in-law. Thank you! ❤️ down side, I'm now the "expert" for drywall for the rest of the house. 😅
Ben , you’re an awesome individual! So happy to have found your videos for my home projects. I especially appreciate your product recommendations translated into US😂. Saves me hours trying to find mud that doesn’t exist in the states. Thanks again.
I've done some mudding in my time, but these are fabulous tips. Thank you.
I just seen you're: I'm done video , I really enjoyed you're videos. I wanted to mention to you about stem sells I'm probably considering it . One of my favorite BMX Riders got treated with stem cells and had great results. Stem cell treatment is legal in certain countries.Hope you're knee gets better.
He is the best at showing how excellent mud should be great training
Only one I trust or watch
It’s pointless for me to add anything to the comments. Everyone has already said it. You’re awesome Mr. Vancouver. 😊
I have a hawk and a pan. I only use the pan for patches now. The hawk feels lighter, safer, more accessible in hand. It pops in the hammer hole on my step ladders (I’m 5-8 and can’t do wall tops or above windows without). 10x easier to clean over a pan. I spent 13 years as a concrete mason, so I feel equally comfortable with a knife or a trowel. For “almost skimming” I can fly with a big trowel. Almost skimming = actual skim coating for those who don’t (yet) own actual skim coating skim blades.
Your videos are super helpful. Thank-you for taking the time to explain how to do this work.
The trowel also has more control and can carry more mud to cover more area faster. I was trained first with a knife then graduated to the hawk and trowel. And the trowel is a superior tool.
It’s been a pleasure watching you work and listening to your teaching… thank you from Taxachusetts 😎
I love your work Ben! I need more videos finishing drywall 🤩 I love seeing the progress of mudding
Can you please tell me where to buy the magic hawk that just automatically has fresh mud on it every time you empty it? I’ve asked for one of these at all the big stores and they look at me like I’m crazy. 😀
I definately didn’t pay enough attention to how much mud I was applying, nor how far to float out the mud, especially on butt joints.
Just completed my first project in my own house, and I did enjoy it a lot! And your videos helped a ton, but after priming and painting, I can see all my joints 😢😅. Aka too much mud, which didn’t feel like I was doing too much when I was applying it.
Anyhow, next time, I need to stress more about bringing the mud out further away from the joint, checking the light through the knife, and how much is being applied. 😅
Thanks for this! All of your videos are amazing but i think these are my favourite videos yet! 💯💯
I really enjoy all.ur videos very informative you are a good teacher all useful information no dragging on on useless information
Love your videos! Thank you! Been watching them for a long time and they have enabled me to do most of the drywall work in my own home all by myself. Your super talented at what you do and you are a great teacher. Thank you again! I do have a question though… do you feather your edges when you butter your bread? 😂 Cuz I found myself doing that the other day. I blame you! Hahaha!
Such a great teacher! Way better than Home Renovision.
Umm… Jeff is amazing too!
I like that you are explicit about creating an illusion--honest!
A video on mudding beginners would be interesting ;)
He already did it
I had zero clue premixed mud needed mixed!!! Holy smokes, thank you from Indiana
Excellent video, you're a great teacher. However I'm so confused about different types of mud. I'm in central canada so at one store my options are: lite joint which is yellow and has glue, I usually just use hot mud for prefill and corner beads so no big deal with that one.
Next is green which they call lite finish, and CGCs website says not recommended for embedding tape.
Then blue which is lite line, which CGC recommendeds for everything.
So my blue and green are mixed up compared to yours? I would use blue for tape embedding?
Thanks for the help!
Your mud's are the same as here. As long as you never tape with green your good.
thanks and so nice! but you used three different filler, could you clarify again the rule and products name?
I have a mudman working on my house. I have 30 years experience working with contractors, so even though I can't do the work I know what it should look like. He is putting the mud on so thick it has cracks and bubbles everywhere. There are many other issues. He has not sanded in between adding mud and there are very thick rough edges and rouges everywhere. My gc says it all looks good, and no one sands in between mud coats. The only time I have seen no need for sanding in between coats is when they are super good at feathering. Wish I could post some photos.
I really want to thank you for your video’s it has really helped me. I love the way you really explain it.
Drywall Mudding 101. Those butt joins are where hump meets flat and the artist brings out the illusion. Great teacher, course and attentive students sitting in the class.
Have you ever tried offset knives? If like to see a comparison between regular knives, offset, and trowel.
I would have to put you at the very top for instructional videos I have watched. Thank you!
I must say that hawk method is a game changer. I don't think I'll ever use a pan again.
Thanks Ben! Great stuff. I’ve been watching a lot of your content but looking forward to the rest of this series. Cheers from Ontario.
Thanks for watching!
Today was my day 1, I put too much mud under the tape. The flat joins don't have a gap and are more like the butt joins. On day 2 should I threat the flat joins like butt joins?
just the pep talk I needed
I like the way you explained the jobs
Thank you for teaching. God bless u. Learned alot. Thanks
Learned so much from your channel. I appreciate you. Do you always use Plus3 (or its equivalent) for all your finishing mud?
I’m wondering that right now. As I’m about to do my coats!
This is great! Could you please add this video to the Beginners playlist? It currently has days 1, 3 and 4 but not this one.
Hi Ben, It has been said many many times before.....your educational DIY videos are exceptional. Well done and thank you. QUESTION: For a DYI'er is it or would it be better to purchase/use CGC Synco Lite Line as you recommend in this video and thin it with water or purchase/use CGC Synco Lite Finish for the top coat? I ask because I tired CGC Ultra Lite and thinned it for a final skim coat. I suspect I thinned it too much or I did not remove the dust before I primed because 3-4 years later I was able to pull/peel off most of the paint. Primer: Benjamin Moore Ultra-Spec. Paint: Benjamin Moore Natura. So I am a bit wary of thinning the mud too much. I am assuming thinning changes the percentage of the glues which not only affects shrinkage but also adhesion. Or perhaps you can explain the difference between Lite Line and Lite Finish? It is not clear to me when I read the CGC specification documents what the differences actually mean from a user practical perspective. Your reply if you have a moment will be most appreciated. Thank you. -Randy
I'm not Ben, however, you definitely need to use the right primer and if it isn't called drywall primer then it's the wrong one.
Would you make a video on how to load a wide knife/trowel? I've noticed your loaded trowel never has any mud near the edges. Meaning, when you spread it on the wall, no mud drips from the outer edges. I started knocking the mud off the edges before application because I was tired of it dropping on me and other things. I'm sure there is a technique that you could share. Thanks.
excellent training series so far.
man that is awesome! really smooth skills handling the mud and tools ...fine art!
Thank you very much!
I want to install about 2 ft of drywall (previously removed due to a flooding and mold) to the existing wall that’s painted surface. Please let me know how to do that… especially kidding and taping.., would it stick to the painted surface on joints with existing wall
great video as always, thanks
I think you might be missing this video in your beginner playlist compilation.
Great video series!!
Appreciate all of your time!
Thanks so much for all of the great information you provide
I love your content and about to go back to my parents house and refresh the drywall by sanding it down.. and skim coating it. I noticed I never u sed ANY tape.. and it looks fine but.. is this bad?? since I am not removing tape but just skim coating.. I should be fine to not add more tape if for instance while sanding some tape comes off? just cutting it and moving on.
The first room I did 7 years back still looks fine so.. I figure just ignore taping and move on?
Feather, Feather, finish. I can't believe this is free
If you found an incredibly soft and powdery surface coat (just touching it with my nail leaves a mark) under a horribly failed layer of paint where the peak of the corner bead isn't covered and the mesh tape is peeling off the metal corner bead, I assume you would remove any questionable material instead of mudding over it as is? I don't know what this material I've found is (it's also yellow and left yellow powder on the stretchy sheets of paint I was pulling off) but I'm thinking it's failed as much as the paint that was on it and throwing compound over it will just lead to failure down the road.
Scrape or sand it off. Almost sounds like water damage.
@@vancouvercarpenter No signs of water damage from surface or attic side, but looks like the problem area was a room transition that was opened up in the last five years by the previous owner - everything's solid as soon as it's back to original plaster brown coat surrounding it. Couldn't find any signs of primer or sealers or anything and I wonder if they just threw a bunch of water based systems up too quickly and they all destroyed each other. I'll take my small condolences in at least this area has failed so badly I found it before painting and it's coming off the wall with almost no effort. Thanks for the advice.
Great video Ben, I learned so much from it.
Your first pass on mudding ,snd feathering the butt joints is amazingly smooth 😄
Good tutorial, but why do you actually need to mud the taped joints over if you are going to mud the whole wall latter?
well done linking to the older videos
Why it's always pre-made on that side of the pond? In Europe we mostly buy a bag of 25 kg (roughly 50lbs) of powder, and mix it ourselves with water.
you make it look so easy, thanks always interesting
Any suggestions for modern trim around windows or baseboard? For windows, have you ever done just drywall returns rather than actual trim? If so, how to do it with windows that have built in jamb
I don't understand the sequence of coating butt joints and flats without gouging into the second one. You did the butt joints first, but did you let them dry a bit and come back and do the flats later? Or do you do the butts first and then only do the flats in segments between the buts lifting off as you reach the wet butt joint?
I found an answer in another V.C. video, How to Coat Intersecting Drywall Joints!!!, th-cam.com/video/CANzcgkfvyA/w-d-xo.html
working with a a trowel and hawk is so much more challenging then working with a knife and pan. Ive been trying to practise with the hawk and trowel but man. it is challenging.!
Thank you, you have been the most resource ive found.❤
What size knife did you use when you demonstrated on the flat joint?
10"
I have a question doesn't seem to be covered in any of your videos. I have drywall patch going in the ceiling. The drywall piece isn't perfectly even around the edges. I pre-mudded but there is still a difference in the level of the surface of the patch compared to the existing ceiling. Should I apply more mud before taping to even it out or tape and even it out after taping.
Isn’t it or wouldn’t it be best to install the Sheetrock vertical with the tapered joint vertical?
Man. How easy you make it look.
This is why we stand our drywall up in Sweden so we don’t have any butt joints. I don’t understand why they are installed horizontal in the US?
Thank you so much for this helpful tips