How to REPAIR DRYWALL the EASIEST way for DIY!!!
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- Опубликовано: 27 янв 2020
- I'm giving away ALL MY TRADE SECRETS in this one!!! In this video I show EVERY STEP from a hole in the wall to a PERFECT PATCH!!
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I love how you call out your own flaws in the work. "Whoops, there's a crumb, oh there's another one," "my blade has a ding that's causing a line in the mud," "ahh, it was looking good until I did THAT." Because it's exactly what we're gonna run into when trying to do it ourselves. You just seem so real, unlike other RUclipsrs that seem to do things perfectly and our work is usually anything but. Keep up the great work, I've learned so much from you!
I liked the fact that when he had to go over with more mud, it messed up the mud he had before. Just like I do!
Same here
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@Tate Jeremias i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Watched many of your videos, but it was only after studying your hand and finger positions in this video that I was finally able to do an "acceptable" job applying drywall mud. Have you already made a video that talks about your 5 hand/finger positions? What a tremendous difference using those positions make! For others wanting to see the positions, look at this video at the following times:
1) 9:21 - 2 fingers in the center to load the mud.
2) 9:43 - index finger in the center to smooth the mud.
3) 10:15 - index finger on the left of center to feather the left side.
4) 10:21 - index finger on the right of center to feather the right side.
5) 16:04 - thumb on top to smooth final skim coat.
Once again, thank you soo much for making these videos!
Yeah the way you hold the tools are super important, I had to learn the hard way over time. This could help people ALOT who are into it for the weekend or one job etc....take care
As a new homeowner tackling some little projects here and there, your videos have been incredibly helpful. I appreciate your attention to detail and producing a good finished product, while also emphasizing when it is important to be meticulous and when it doesn't matter (e.g., the initial coats).
I saved hundreds of dollars watching your videos and patching my own walls. I do appreciate your honesty at the end, talking about supporting a family and thanking us for continuing to watch what you post. Thank you!
I've been watching your videos ever since learning drywall when I started working residential maintenance. It has helped so much. I've got really good results using your methods. I recommend your videos to anyone thats doing drywall patch or carpenter work. I hope everything goes well for your family! Best of luck
My go to guy for anything and everything drywall. Your channel deserves 1 million plus subscribers and hope it gets there. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Very much appreciated.
Best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery. Hang in there, and things will be back to normal soon. Many thanks for your efforts. Much appreciated.
I wish your wife a speedy recovery! Thank you for everything you do :)
We recently had a burst pipe at my mother in laws house. Insurance covered most of the repairs but my wife decided this was the perfect time to do some additional updates and renovations. I had picked up quite a few tips from your videos that came in handy, not only in the areas we worked on, but also to go behind the “professional” crews and make those places look much better. Even we “older” folks benefit and learn from your videos. Thank you for making them and sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.
I did it!!! Thank you so much! I had a 6x9 inch hole and it looks amazing now! I show everyone who comes over, my perfect wall where a hole once was 🤣
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Ben is a top class guy and an expert in his field. From the tips about bedding paper tapes to cutting in painting help and build confidence massively. Thank you.
I am watching this video for the 4th time in July 2023 and live watching it every single time. I learn from all of your videos.
You're the one that showed me the "California Patch". The "leave the paper larger than the hole" technique is a life saver for me. I've never looked back after you showing me that.
I love the California patch
Also seen it called a hot patch, or hillbilly patch
@@F-Bomb313 Whatever you call it, it is a great way to go!
I use the California patches FREQUENTLY.
I'm a Maintenance guy at a rehab. Lots of walls to patch. 😂👍👍
California patch is is only good for smaller patch jobs. The smaller the pacth the more effective, the larger the less effective it is.
Your the first guy that post a video from beginning to the end! For this I salute you. Many guys start of good but then skip the process of showing how something is done. It drives me crazy! Lol
Thank u for being detailed including your errors! You have a new subscriber!
Well done Vancouver Carpenter! I live in Saskatchewan and enjoy completing my own DIY renovations. I have watched many of your videos and find them informative and realistic. I also like your level of patience when completing your work. As an educator, I would feel comfortable showing my students these informative, learning videos. I also enjoyed hearing the personal story at the end of this video. My wife and I also have four children and are doing the best job we can in raising them with our very busy lifestyle. I look forward to more videos.
Thank you for sharing and wishing your wife quick and complete recovery. Best
I've watched most of your videos on drywall/gyprocing and have found them immensely helpful! In the past, I've asked my younger son to do the mudding and taping. But since watching your videos, I took a stab at it myself and found I can do it....if I follow your instructions to the T! So thank you, thank you, thank you for the excellent instructions and videos! Patience is a virtue and you, young fellow, seem have that in bucketfuls! But then again, you've got 4 kids. ;) I'm sorry to hear about your wife's broken arm. I do hope it's better now and that you are both back working despite the social distancing. Stay safe, well and keep the awesome videos coming!
Best guy out there on DIY videos.
Very good to see a pro that does not hide his/her mistakes This is honesty at it's best just how it should be Well done and thank you yet again for that !!!!!!!!!!!
The best videos are where the person points out the mistakes or imperfections so that we know what to look for. Thanks for this. Great reference.
We are in the process of doing a lot of drywall repairs. It's been really hard trying to understand just how smooth I should be expecting my work to be for the first two coats. This video and it's camera angles helped with this tremendously! Thanks a ton!
Absolutely crucial to my sanity was videos like this. Seeing the “crappy” quality on the in between coats
Watching this in November 2023 and as a new homeowner, I think your channel is a master degree on how to do DYI projects, dude you’re a fantastic professional and a better teacher. Thank you!
Thank you very much for your videos, you have given this finish carpenter more patience with his sheetrock hangers and tapers, as well as teaching him how difficult a nice drywall job is; and how to fix it. Cheers from Oregon.
Thanks! I just did three patches of various sizes today for the first time ever using your method. I can't say they look as good as yours, but like I said, it was my first time. I had been needing to fix these holes for so long and really dreaded doing it. Finally having them done really is a huge load off my mind, and I wouldn't have had such an easy time with it if it hadn't been for your clear instruction.
From January 2020 to April 2020... just WOW! With so many of us quarantined I imagine home projects have become part of our passing the time! I have never attempted any type of drywall repair in my life. Unfortunately a plumbing issue left one of our bedrooms with 4 decent sized holes ranging in size from 5 x 8 to 20 x 14. My first attempt was my learning lesson. After which I knew I needed to do a little research. After scanning, selecting and then discarding multiple others videos I was fortunate enough to come across yours. You explain yourself in a way I find easy and natural to understand. Added to that you are not redundant with mundane detail that causes a long video. THANK YOU! I now have the confidence to try again tomorrow and tackle it with an optimistic outlook rather than dread of another horrible waste of time and materials. I hope if I have any questions to be able to bring them back here and to you. That being said...hope the wife's arm is healing well and that your family of six is staying safe and healthy during these times!
I’ve done this and it works really well, I had problems doing patches prior to this. It’s a really handy method when you’re adding outlets or high hats.
I have done drywall over 15 years but still enjoy listening tp your vids as i work. Something about hearing a knife and hawk or trowell is soothing!!!
You are awesome! You by far are the best teacher, I know you made this video a year ago, but the basics never change & are invaluable! PLEASE keep doing there great informative video’s!☺️
Glad to help support ya! You've taught me several things n I've played with finishing some drywall a couple times. Thank you, Ben.
"July 2021..." 😂 I'm late to the party, it's now September 2021. But you're still as relevant. Thanks for your down to earth videos, I'm learning a lot... Quick!
You seem like a very good man and with your calm demeanor I guessing a good father as well. Keep teaching men to fish, they will remember you for years to come.
The detailed explanation is great. So many issues were coming up doing this and you answered them, especially feathering. Cheers.
That roll of mesh has been passed down thru the generations lol
Great work as usual!
Floorlayer for years, swinging a carpet knife every day, sliced myself good at least once a year.
So glad I found your videos, lots of little jobs and a few bigger jobs to do in our house and your tutorials have given me the confidence to try these myself and save a fortune. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge I've been taping for years but I watch your videos and have learned the best one was How to tape electrical boxes without removing them showed my boss and co-workers and they were impressed thanks for sharing your knowledge
Fascinating how a 6"x6" patch turns into an 18"x30" piece of work!
@Mike Girard Same here. I thought the smaller the footprint the better. But it makes sense that in order to blend it in correctly, you need a larger area.
@Mike Girard
If you were to look at the layers of the patch in cross section, by the time the finished and sanded layer is completed, the height of the fill plus the tape beneath might be as much as 1/8" higher than the surface of the wall panel. In order to adequately hide these raised portions of the patch, so as to not leave any noticeable shadows cast across the wall, the filled area needs to be built out that far. The idea being to reduce as much as possible the angle at which light is cast across the hump that is formed by the tape+mud over the seams. To accomplish this, typically, the fill must be built out not less than 18" on either side of the tape for a total span of 36". This makes patches next to corner beads and inside corner angles (as with the skinny wall VC is working on) particularly difficult to hide.
Overnight then overnight again never make a living I would of put angle bead then skimmed both sides 2 hours job finished
I watched another video by Paul Ricalde , he use a hole saw, instead of a utility knife,it’s called a “ butterfly patch, that one looks a lot easier.
I've always taken a slightly damp sponge after sanding to the patch. It removes some of the dust that causes pin holes
Watching this in July of 2021. This guy is a fortune teller besides all else!
I am a DIY kind of guy, so thanks very much! You’re a very good teacher.
Thank you for sharing this, you make it very understandable. I especially appreciated that you showed how to deal with the difficulties that us diy'ers have when things don't go like they do in the perfect videos. And the closeups at various stages helped a lot too. I've often spent too much time on the first layers, making 100 passes to "get it like the video." Now I see that isn't necessary. Priceless!
I really like that you show how to work through little hiccoughs. One of the biggest things I’ve learned here is to be confident. There are always workarounds. I’d have primed the whole wall section so paint wouldn’t show different, but that’s just on a small wall section like this is. If it was in the middle of a large wall I see why you just do the section worked on.
I have found that sanding the surrounding painted area prior to applying mud sometimes help reduce those tiny bubbles.
Awesome thanks for the feedback
Ah. Thanks. I'll try that next time. Thise damn bubbles are an every week issue.
Bubbles happen when mud is applied to dry surface. Sponge with water first to somewhat saturate, never any bubbles. Trust me. This applies to dead flat paint and dry compound. Not any glossed paint, since water doesnt penetrate.
Add a drop of dish detergent to your mud. It breaks the surface tension in the water
@@yoyoitsKerry what a great idea
Thank YOU for all of your videos. I have been watching them every evening for about a month now (since I purchased a flip house). Every day I say Im going to start on the drywall but every day I find other things to do instead. I have done drywall repair before and although I have gotten better I am far from perfect. I have decided to try and do it all myself this time (tired of paying people to jerk me around and/or do a crappy job). Your videos are great to watch and study. I have subscribed (I never did that before), and I am very grateful to you. I hope your wife is feeling better by now, my husband shattered his arm while helping me at the last flip house and we have 4 kids also...it was rough for a while, hang in there :-)
I really wish I had discovered this channel BEFORE I started my home renovation. Thanks for the great information 😀
This was awesome to watch as usual. I especially like the phrase "I can live with that" which I hear you use often. That is pretty much how I inspect my own work in whatever I do practically all the time. My husband and I are looking into buying a house so I've been looking into some DIY. These vids are nice cause they aren't boring =) haha. I hope your wife gets better soon and your famo is okay! Thanks again!
Ria From the River's Mouth I like “I can live with that” or the one I use , “Looks good from my house” 😜
Overkill
Cali patch man
He's like the Bob Ross of drywall
Happy little feathering. Don't worry about the crumbs makes it unique lol
LOL! No mistakes...just happy accidents!! :-)
Thank you for the realistic video which showing the imperfections and mistakes usually happens in real life. Thanks and Good bless you all.
You've helped us UP our drywall game by scores! Thank you
keep it up man, learned a lot from you. Hope the wife heals up soon.
Hey, Ben. You didn't mention it, but I think there is a certain amount of importance in dusting the wall off after sanding. Just my experience. Sometimes it can collect into pretty thick areas as it clings to the drywall mud. I keep a microfiber dusting pad with me. I think it leaves a more sound surface that is more easily painted. I know a lot of primers such as bin are formulated for bonding with Dusty services, but I think it just improves things a little bit to remove as much dust as possible before painting. Just my two cents. Great video!
Yes this comment is correct. I did a patch yesterday and when I primed it, the roller was picking up spots of primer. It was like the primer did not bond and dried instantly and then the roller picked it up when I went back over it a few seconds later. I suspect it was from dust on the wall.
All Bin is, is a name... you can use cheap flat paint because of the solids and it will be just as good
Yup, and most of the time it'll uncover some pinholes or scratches that you thought sanding took care of but were just buried in dust
Thank you for this video. Perfect timing for me. I need to patch a hole about the size of the one you demonstrated and will follow your steps. I learn a lot from your videos and appreciate your making them.
Great job, as always! Keep up the good work, Ben!
You have helped me drywall almost my entire basement...so I am going to return the favor and have a Vancouver Carpenter RUclips Marathon tonight instead of watching Hart of Dixie on Netflix :)
Just putting this out there. I've watched your videos. I bought the tools. I started with the confidence of a 20 year experienced drywaller.
You make it look easy... it ain't. After the third five gallon bucket of compound to fix what started as a minor wall repair, the professional comes next week. I buried my hawk, pans, trowels and everything else in a hole with my aspirations of becoming a professional occasional drywall...er. Somewhere the translation of what I see in my head and my hands do gets jumbled into lots of doing, redoing, redoing, redoing and swearing.
4" hole to fix a wall leak is now all the drywall on the southern basement wall... lol.
A California patch is easier in my opinion. Mudding is all about touch and he's probably done this a thousand times. As a landlord myself, I've gotten very good at patching drywall
@@ExcellingEveryday Wow, a landlord that actualy fixes things? thought those didn't exist
I love your videos brother. They are very informative and easy to watch. You are a great teacher and a craftsman.
There is nothing quite like taking something that is broken and making it new and beautiful again! That's what the Lord did with us, and what we do with these home remodels! Keep it up!
I appreciate your videos very much. I had to extend a wall 10 inches to install a door.
I watch your videos for each step in the dry wall. Even though not as good as I would like it’s definitely an 80 % improvement from past projects. Now it’s practice practice practice. So again thank you.
Ive been struggling with trying to sand touchups on walls I've already sanded. I could never get rid of the edges. Now I know why. Thank you!!!
I’m a journeyman maintenance man and I have been doing this for 15+ years and I gotta say you are hands down the best
My God who needs a journeyman maintenance man you're a helper for a few months and then you go off on your own be careful what you put your hands down in
Explains why you're a 15+ year journeyman...
Love the light! You are an excellent instructor, explain everything, such a fast sander!!!
You picked a heck of a time to date a video. I’m watching this on Dec. 23, 2020 and what a year we have had. Hope you are doing well and keep putting out the very informative videos!!
really appreciate all the "I am human just like everyone else" moments, where you keep going back over and over to get it just right. Unlike Informecial like demonstrations.
I agree 100%. Everytime he got burned by a crumb in his mud, I sympathized having been there myself.
Mate, liked, subscribed. I am a russian guy, living in england, rebuilding my first house and having only one child.
Found your video in April, which helped me successfully repair a wall in my bedroom. Came back to refresh my brain and repair a bathroom wall. Thanks for this great tutorial!
That was so helpful! I just got my patch finished and Im so happy with it. Thank you!
You’re the best.
We need "feather my edges" shirts.
I would buy one
"Feather That Edge"
Im in!
Gottta feather it brother
@@ExcellingEveryday FIP
Happy new year and thanks to you and the whole family Vancouver Carpenter, keep up the great work!
Some people have a natural ability at drywalling and repairs. It took me years to learn how to do it perfectly. Good class and good job. Thanks
"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens." - Baha'u'llah Nice quote on the wall hanging leaf upper right. Love your videos.
Good stuff and great info. Your note about screw head depth is a small, but important detail. Well done.
When I had to patch a 4"x4" hole, I used 1 paint stick vertically in the center instead of plywood. It was stable and after painting, you wouldn't know there was ever a hole in the wall.
There's such a thing as a drywall tip that has a collar to keep one from sinking the screw too much. It's a lifesaver for the DIYer
@@monkeygraborange When I was doing my first house, I spent the money to buy a dewalt drywall screwgun. It's been well worth it over the years.
Great video. Appreciate the A to Z instructions and teaching of feathering skills. Thanks for the teaching/learning moment.
Cool video yours are always very informative. People can say what they want but you're obviously a perfectionist and take pride in what you do. Not a bad quality to have. Going over the little details like you do really helps beginners. Keep rocking
Your trade secrets are safe with all 3,072 of us (and counting). Hang in there Ben - hope your wife heals up well and quickly. Thanks for yet another awesome video.
lol, what secret , i already seen one , this is the second video of the same style , lol , too much work if you ask me
My son punched a hole in my wall as a single woman I’m thinking about undertaking the task of fixing it...wish me luck.
You can do it!
You'll be fine. Only has to look OK to the casual observer. The only person who notices my drywall repairs is me. So, again, you'll be OK :-)
If my son punched a hole in his mother's wall.. the next hole in the wall would be from his FUCKING HEAD.
Make the kid do it!!!
Have your son watch this video and follow through with repairing it.
As I was watching you put on the skim coat, I kept thinking why is he not getting that big spot on the patch, then I realized it was a spot on my screen LOL. Keep up the great work, I love you videos, I have gotten alot of tips and tricks from them. My uncle taught me the basics of drywall over 30 years ago and I have only done a handful of DIY jobs for myself over the years and your videos have taught this old dog some new tricks for the toolbox, thanks Ben
I like the way you describe every detail, your a good instructor.
Can you do a patch where the wall has a knockdown texture already on it. I’m having trouble getting a feathered edge when the whole wall is already textured.
Sand off the texture, feather the edge, sand, retexture (spray texture works well) and paint
You can also use a damp rag to feather the edges on top of the knockdown texture.👍🏻
@@PaulPeck you must have some videos about blending textures. I will have to look for them so I can refer people to them. We do very little texture here. I have never had to do texture on any of my new work. I have done about 20 texture repairs over he last 10 years so i have never gotten much experience with it.
Feathering the edge on knockdown will always leave something there as the surface is uneven. You just have to sand or wet sponge the edges a little extra when dry to get rid of it. Also, priming the patch before actual texture helps a lot with knock down as it makes the surface all uniform. Otherwise, the texture will tend to soak into and dry quicker on the fresh mud compared to the existing painted surface, which won't dry as fast. It will cause two different looking textures when knocking down.
I do knockdown repairs professionally and have shot new knockdown on millions of square feet of wall space. The ABSOLUTE BEST way to make a good patch on knockdown is to go corner to corner with the skim. But almost never practical. So when patching a spot, wipe down the edge with wet microfiber cloth as mud sets up on every coat when using quick set mud. For ready mix, feather each coat with a very soft smooth sponge! Then texture after dry or cured! Hope that helps!
If this is the “easy way” than I am screwed!
NM D. Right.
There is a easier way then this
Just wait to explain it to a customer.
Easier than the old way - lath and plaster lol
Easier way would have been to California patch it or buy a patch kit that has the aluminum patch in it. Watch the Ask This Old House episode about drywall patches. Tom Silva makes quick work of the drywall holes.
great videos. you do a awesome job explaining everything. to those who don't know much abt it. keep up the great work
Always love your videos Ben!!!! Keep them coming!
Totally just watched this in July 2021 so the ending was creepy.
Me too!
Yo, was just about to comment the same.
meow too!
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At first I thought your comment was referring to him saying in Jan of 2020 times were tough.
I hope your wife healed OK and you and your family are healthy and covid free...
That is *soo* helpful! Specifically seeing you have to go over and over because of crumbs and seeing how you deal with it. Thank you!
Weird... I *AM* watching this in July 2021! Hoping all is well with you and your family. Your videos have been an incredible help to me as I take on some larger DIY projects in our apartment.
Keep up the excellent work! The videos are so easy to watch, you are clear and easy to understand, you explain things well, and you let us know what products to use so we can go get them ourselves. My work will never be as good as yours, but it's definitely better because of your videos!
Jinxing one’s self is inevitable in the world of construction.
The easiest way we do it in Chicago is let the painter figure it out
💪😎👍
So youre that asshole who doesnt do his job...
As a carpenter who does many home repairs for major real estate companies.. you're the kind of fucktard that causes the profit margin of a home to shrink to nothing... get a life.
😂😂😂 cry baby ass painters
@@foodstamp6952 it's a joke bonehead, the reason for your profit margin turning to shit, it's because the pennies up your ass are wound too tight
Very much appreciated! I learned a few tricks to use next time I am patching! It turned out awesome, and those close ups are a super addition to the viewer experience, imo. Thanks!
Thanks, VC. Great work and instruction. You're appreciated.♥
When do you start your Patreon page?
17:55 This is what has been haunting me-touching up after sanding and pressing too hard, compressing the touch up. When I go to sand I cannot get rid of the edge.
Been watching for 2 years! Haven't missed a video yet. Always try to refresh or pick up a tidbit every time... Or laugh like the stucco video! 😂
I like you and your presentation. For a rookie like me, and retired, this is what I need!
‘Hopefully my wood is wide enough”...said that myself a time or two.
lmao
My wood may be short, but atleast it's skinny.
Nice
I do know an easier way, it is faster, and it's probably not the best way. Hang a picture over it.
Yeah , a California Patch is actually better !
@@lokientertainmentcanada yeah he almost ended floting the whole wall for a 3x3 inches hole
@@thechampion9525 Yes but i think the intention here was to show an easy route for people that have zero experience. Although i will say this way may actually be harder because the average person doesn't know how to feather that out correctly. But still this guy is pretty good. I have seen his videos and he for sure knows what he is doing!
Too funny! I was thinking the same thing prior to watching this video.
@@lokientertainmentcanada I've done almost a full sheet using the California patch method and screws. The face paper is thinner than most joint tapes.
Hello Vancouver Carpenter, Your videos are so very helpful and educational. Thank you and best to you and your family.
Oh man! I hope your wife feels better soon! Keep them videos coming Ben!!!👊😎
Pffft... I've been in the trades a long time and never cut myself with a utility knife. I've also never cut an extension cord with a skil saw, never sanded through veneer, never nailed a pocket door open installing chair rail, never put a screw through a drain pipe, never built a rough opening the wrong size, never cut a piece of crown too short and most certainly have never almost taken my little finger off doing something stupid with a sawzall. 🙄
Really? Wow..
Never nailed your hose to a roof shingling😏
Never wound up the cord on your belt sander.....while belt sanding.
Ahhh...but you will.
3:43 that's what she said lol
Thank you so much for your helpful videos and tips. I'm working on my fixer upper vintage apt and your videos are so spot on.
Thank you for sharing. Keep up those great videos. God bless you!
Watching this video in May and really enjoying your videos and learning stacks! I hope your wife is feeling better by now.