I have no experience and followed your video on cutting the drywall by butterfly method. And I DID IT. Or next I am going to glue it down. Just wanted to thank you.
Scott, I’m loving these videos. I do all smooth wall repairs. I like the idea of using your plaster or Paris / mud mixture for the first coat and then the inside skim for the second coat. What would you do after those two steps if you are finishing on a smooth wall with no texture? Thank you!!
If I’m doing smooth finish, I’m gonna do an outside skim actually cover the entire patch and just give 5 to 10 minutes time so you can sponge the edges of the regular mud once it tacks up a little bit. I hope this helps.
Absolutely just make sure you mud around the hole and put mud on the back of the tape. Don’t try to fill the hole gravity will mess with it depending on how big the hole is you can use two pieces
Hi Scott, thanks for the GREAT video’s! Question: Do you use the same Plaster / mud mix for the inside skim that you used for your first float? I’m repairing cracks to Lath and Plaster from the 1930’s (perhaps it’s like Guaging Plaster but there’s no screen, just lath.) I’m planning to use your Hot-Mud tip (thanks for that video too)… but I need to know how to mix the skim coat for my second step/float! If you have any other tips for lath & plaster repair I’d greatly appreciate them for my specific task. Thanks again for your helpful video’s.
Yeah so in the skim coat you wanna use just a regular mud I do like the +3 USG ,magnum makes a really good mud but it’s hard to find and I actually mix about 70% +3 and 30% soquetta , it’s a thicker mud, to make it a little bit more meaty so to speak. +3 is a lightweight mud but it’s really good you don’t have to do an inside skim you can cover the entire surface let it dry and sand it with some 150 or real lightly with some 120 grit unless you’re trying to get in and get out so to speak hope this helps
Best California/butterfly patch video I have found. Simple, clear and concise. Thank you.
Scott just found your channel wow love it so professional and no Bull great info thank you
Damn, you're a master at your trade. Thank you for the help.
Wow! Thanks for the great tip. I will definitely start using this technique for patching holes.
I have no experience and followed your video on cutting the drywall by butterfly method. And I DID IT. Or next I am going to glue it down. Just wanted to thank you.
Glad it helped!!
Scott, I’m loving these videos. I do all smooth wall repairs. I like the idea of using your plaster or Paris / mud mixture for the first coat and then the inside skim for the second coat. What would you do after those two steps if you are finishing on a smooth wall with no texture? Thank you!!
If I’m doing smooth finish, I’m gonna do an outside skim actually cover the entire patch and just give 5 to 10 minutes time so you can sponge the edges of the regular mud once it tacks up a little bit. I hope this helps.
Excellent. Thank you.
Thanks Scott
you're like the Bob Ross of wall repair
Thanks! … does this work on ceilings?
I have small electrical hole on the ceiling above my kitchen island.
Absolutely just make sure you mud around the hole and put mud on the back of the tape. Don’t try to fill the hole gravity will mess with it depending on how big the hole is you can use two pieces
Hi Scott, thanks for the GREAT video’s! Question: Do you use the same Plaster / mud mix for the inside skim that you used for your first float? I’m repairing cracks to Lath and Plaster from the 1930’s (perhaps it’s like Guaging Plaster but there’s no screen, just lath.) I’m planning to use your Hot-Mud tip (thanks for that video too)… but I need to know how to mix the skim coat for my second step/float! If you have any other tips for lath & plaster repair I’d greatly appreciate them for my specific task. Thanks again for your helpful video’s.
Yeah so in the skim coat you wanna use just a regular mud I do like the +3 USG ,magnum makes a really good mud but it’s hard to find and I actually mix about 70% +3 and 30% soquetta , it’s a thicker mud, to make it a little bit more meaty so to speak. +3 is a lightweight mud but it’s really good you don’t have to do an inside skim you can cover the entire surface let it dry and sand it with some 150 or real lightly with some 120 grit unless you’re trying to get in and get out so to speak hope this helps
Wow that is very helpful!
Good video ❤