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I have watched about 6 of your videos . I am a woman (retired nurse) over 60 and own rental property. I have trouble finding dependable contractors, so am learning how to do things myself. Your demos and instructions are clear. The pictures further clarify and compare. Thank you!!
Hi Peg Shively, thank you for commenting! I truly appreciate you taking the time to say hi, thanks or ask questions. I hope to hear from you again! 😎🦶🏼
I did drywall for 15 years. Now I just watch videos about it, occasionally, for fun. I've watched probable 8 or 9 drywall channels, and, frankly, this is the only one I would recommend. All the other channels I watched I would end up yelling at the screen that they were wrong about something and it was going to make some beginners life harder! This guy knows his sht, more than me, listen to him!
I purchased a new home Sept 2016 it was built in 1965 I LOVE MY NEW HOME but i hated the wall paper that was everywhere! currently i have removed all the living room wall paper but now its time to skim coat all off my walls *They are a slight mess from wallpaper removal* I am so excited to try this, thank you for taking the time to do the videos!
I actually SELDOM skim coat everything. Unless there's minor damage everywhere, I just fix each spot as it's much faster. I have videos on that such as this one- ruclips.net/video/J7zSqZhBHJo/видео.html Good luck and I'm glad I could help.
Thank you, you are literally a life saver!! I’m a carpenter and run my own small biz in wood working and other repairs. I have been shying away from drywall because of my knife skills. I have no problem hanging it but finishing is another story. So I bit the bullet and decided to go head first by taking a drywall job. Started watching your vids and my skill has improved ten fold. Get to feeling better soon, and can’t wait to see you on the next one! Many thanks friend👊🏻
Hi! I love your content. My first mud project was filling in wood grain and grooves on old 70s wood paneling and wow was my arm and finger sore after the first day. After the room was done, and I had about a week to adjust to using those muscles, it's not bad. Thanks for all the tips and instruction. As a single woman, if you want something done,, you learn to do it yourself but it can be a little frustrating at times to ask for advice from the old timers (pros) because often they talk to me like I know nothing and will laugh at the idea that I do my own home improvements and tell me I need to just hire someone that knows what they're doing. But watching your videos has given me a lot of confidence to just try it and practice to get better at it. Thank you! Ease keep putting out videos, they're very much appreciated! And thank you for your service sir.
I have only watched 4 of your videos now and feel like I have a higher confidence to drywall mudding. My mudding has been crap compared to this but I was just going by what little I knew. Apply mud and spread. Your texturing videos are great and I had no idea how important texturing was.
Thank you for making this so easy to understand! As a single, female homeowner, I’m often on RUclips learning how to DIY fix some of the poor cosmetic work done by the newbie flippers who I bought the house from. I feel confident in attempting to fix the bulging mud/drywall work they did on various spots of a wall.
When I started trying to do drywall I used the mud straight from bucket with only mixing. Adding water, to bring it to the correct consistency, was one of the biggest improvements I made to my methodology. It was easier to apply, easier to knife out, much faster per square foot and required less sanding.
Holy Cow! I just had an An Ha moment. Just ordered the right tools for the job. Thank you for making these videos. We live 60 miles north of Houston in the Sam Houston Forest and it is virtually impossible to get qualified folks to come to our location to hang, mud or fix drywall. Today, I learned what I was doing wrong but no more.
I’ve read books on drywall finishing and watched skilled contractors (including my brother) for many, many years. This is the first time that I’ve clearly seen how to feather the larger knives. I’ve done repairs before but it takes forever and I’ve always hated it. I’ve been binging you’re videos ,and now I’m finally going to tackle all the holes in my house from five boys, electricians and water leaks. Thank you!!
Your videos are the best! Before the internet, I attempted diy drywall in remodeling only to be really disappointed in my mudding results. I am working on a house now and your videos gave me the confidence to try it again. What a difference. Now i’m going around looking for drywall to fix. Thank you again.
I'm in the middle or a bedroom reno and wish I'd seen this before I put my coat of drywall mud on yesterday- I have so much sanding to do! Great channel. I'm learning lots and the next coat will be a lot better thanks to you.
I was just telling a plumber friend today that one reason I'm so good, is because i've screwed up so many times, and learned. Sometimes I had to mess up multiple times to figure out what was going wrong, but I'm self taught on repairs, and have made MANY mistakes I've had to redo or that I wasn't overly proud of, so yes, experience is the best teacher, which is why I'm passing on my knowledge, to save others from having to make the same mistakes and learn faster.
Thanks for the tips. Your teaching skills are excellent. I'm a certified armature and enjoy home projects for the fun of learning new skills and the joy of knowing I built something, no matter how many mistakes I made in the process. I've watched a lot of videos on drywall mud and this is first one that explains exactly how to feather. None of the other videos ever mentioned bending the knife edge. They all appeared to simply angle the knife as they quickly skimmed over the mud, implying there was some kind of fancy wrist trick I needed to master.
Thank you i was having trouble with the angle of the knife and feathering it out i watched a ton of videos and none explained what FEATHERING IS!!!! I appreciate it.
Thank you! This is the first video I have seen that discusses how much pressure to use on the knife. I now understand the cause of at least one of my application problems.
I have just retired and I'm starting to do handyman work on the side in a job coming up in about one day or so is repairing a large hole in the ceiling in a garage. I have hung sheetrock before but I never have taped and floated. Your video is going to save me a lot of hard work and aggravation. Thank you from an old contractor.
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Great videos! I'm guilty of using the 6 inch stiff blade but now I understand how using the 10-12 inch flexible blade is the way to go to get the proper finish. Thanks!
Greetings! Not sure how the kilt came into play but being of Scottish decent myself i can relate. Hey, I’m a remodeling guy myself for over 35 years and really appreciate a guy who knows how and teaches how to do things the “right way”. I enjoy watching your videos and you have taught me a trick or two.
Hey, Guy! Thanks for another great vid. My buddy and I are retired and have started painting and stuff. Just things we all know how to do. We rocked a small 12 x 12 shed last week that was going to become a workshop and my arms were killing me. Don’t do it often enough. Came out pretty good. Wish you could’ve seen it.
If you do something that I help you with, take pictures and send them to me. My email is in the about section of my channel. And I will feature them somewhere. Thanks for commenting.
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Hi, and Thank You! I purchased an older home and the previous owner had two levels of wallpaper over a latex and a flat paint. Needless to say, in some areas the wall was down to the brown paper level. I got the Rx-35, 999 for the guys to seal/prime the wall before mudding. Thank You so much!
Not related to this video but in regards to hot mud splain why I'm wrong. I'm not a drywall technical, as mi not an electrician nor plumber; however I've been a CGC for nearly 50 years n as one I aveta know what mi subs r doing, n ave de ability to perform certain tasks miself. Which brings mi to da point, I ave never used tape with 90,45,20 or 5. I also ave never ad a crack develope. So why den does everyone insist on tapering ?
Bought a home and been taking on the drywall repairs they left me in the garage. Not thinking there was a difference i bought a 6” knife. Can’t wait to get home and try a 10-12” knife.
Thank you thank you! You are so right when you say you have to have the right tool for the job. There is nothing more true when it comes to work and tools.
I pick up a 12" knife a year ago when I had a huge area to fix in the bathroom. It did make the project a lot easier. Thanks for the great video, I will be watching more of them to learn texture.
Informative and yes alot of ppl think its just some drywall i can do that then it comes out looking horrible. I like to use a 6 10 then a 14 really can get it smoothed out hardley any sanding. Also maybe show people how to wet sand to keep down on the dust
Thanks, and I do show the wet sanding sometimes, but I have tried to use it hundreds of times, and feel that most of the time only dry sanding can properly shape the surface. But for thin edges, it's great.
I also have 40 + years as a hanger /finisher and #1 rule is Tight is Right . This man knows what he is talking about. But after 30 years it's hard to make it look crappy when the only way you know is the right way...lol. Nice Job young man 🙂
Joel, you get it. It's really hard to figure out how to make the mistakes others make. I've tried many times and it always just comes out good, lol. It's muscle memory now. Thanks
From SE Michigan, watched several of your videos before taking on repairing dry wall after removing wallpaper. I am a DIY guy, and thank goodness I watched your teachings because it helped me very much. Primers, tools, mud... Going to look good when its done and the wife is happy. Thank you again for taking the time to do all that work/editing and uploading. Good job ! Mark
Trying to repair the drywall issues my son messed up like in this video. This helped because I was using the smaller knife to patch and then painted over stuff, saw the "giant bubbles" then bought a sander to sand and figured I was doing something wrong.
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Well the first coat is not as important, and you can have minor scratches and defects and not worry about it, but the better quality you do on the first coat the better it comes out in the end
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY I just never understood that mind set. I think you should worry about doing it correctly first and then you get faster at doing it correctly instead of just doing it fast.
I worked with my dad and uncle for many years before going out on my own, and they were the fastest guys I EVER worked around, so I learned a LOT about speed, and improved on that. I can do super fast, AND super good quality by knowing where to avoid wasting my time for example. And one way is to know what the next coat will cover, and what it won't. And it will cover minor scratches just fine, or minor edges since you extend the width of each coat. And in the end, there's almost NO sanding when I do it, and it comes out top notch quality. I don't do 2nd best, but I'm still faster than 99% of guys out there. You can do both with a lot of determination and analyzing what matters.
I've noticed several spots in our new house in need of repair. The woman we bought it from hired a Handyman who I don't think he knew what he was doing. This will be a first for me, never did Drywall repairs my entire life but you make it seem simple and easy. Thank you! By the way I like the hat, Duty, Honor, Country! USAF!
Thanks, and I do miss my Air Force days. I will be honest and tell you that I make it look a lot easier than it is. Some people figure it out easier than others but pretty much 100% of everybody needs practice to get very good at all, although the smaller repairs are the easiest. Let me know how it goes and if you need any further help.
your first example.. TOTALY ME before RUclips... ha ha ah....Looking how to avoid mistakes while mudding.. got told to go to a gym!!!! thank you for the informations.. It look soooooo easy when you do it!
Thank you! It took me 3 weeks to do my bathroom because I couldn't get that smooth draw from any size knife. I have an entire house to do, and that is exactly how I am going to save days worth of work!
4. I watched and enjoyed your work trailer video. When i was in middle school i worked for a Alcoa licensed Contractor name of John Murry. We worked out of a refurbished breadworks truck. With a 10' Metal break inside. The old school trades men loved organization. I try to teach my apprentices organization
I think organization can make you a lot faster, with less stress and even result in better quality, so it's important to me. But if you take it too far, you cost yourself time and that's not good. So it's a balancing act.
Thanks for this. I've been doing some DIY fixes and driving myself nuts trying to smooth things out with a 6" knife. Next thing I buy will be a 12" knife like you recommend.
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share your knowledge. Getting ready to try my first patch using hot mud and I feel better equipped after watching your tutorials and tips
I also do handyman work. You are spot on. I consider myself a novice even after almost 30 years. Never to old to learn something new. Another tip I use to help with the sanding problem especially if the homeowner tried it themselves first and left a mess. Or you have created the mess and are trying to fix it. Use the 6 inch knife to scrape down the worst hunks on your project. Then use a damp scrub pad from the kitchen(the kind with the green scrubber on one side and the sponge on the other. This will remove material without creating a huge amount of dust. The wet dust will fall straight down. You will have to rinse the scrubber occasionally. Key word is DAMP. This can be useful in very clean environments where making dust is a No. It will even work on mud that has been dried for years.
Great channel Brother. Just found you and am one of the new subs tonight. Outstanding information brother!!! I already knew what you were presenting since I’ve been in construction or over 30 years but folks, his info is spot-on!! You present the info in a very simple, understandable way. You my friend are going to do very well with your channel. Take care my friend!!!!
Don, thank you so much. That means the world to me as I've poured my heart and soul into this with well over 1,000 hours of time into it so far. But I'm committed and I appreciate hearing this. Take care, and see you on the next one.
Thanks so much, I will certainly shorten the time on my repairs and renovations to our house. My 6 inch knife will be put in the tool box used as a scrapper. Learning lots from your youtubes.
Thanks, and that's the truth. There's many small tips that can help people a lot and I'll be putting our more videos like this to help address those tips and tricks.
Thank you so much. My son and I are drywalling my kitchen and a few other rooms because of a water leak. He cant spend a lot of time on it because he works and is helping me on what few days off he has. I cant afford to hire someone so I have to help him. I am learning being this is my first time but what I did not know is how much pressure to apply and how to feather the edge. So far it is coming out great but there are a lot of things I have seen you do that helps me do it right the first time and now I make less mistakes. I recently watched your video on the correct way to fix drywall paper when it tears. I had this problem with one area in my kitchen ceiling where I had to redo it several times it took me a couple of days ( I have a neck injury and it is hard to look up for very long) and multiple tries but I finally got it and now, because of your videos I know how to do it the right way the first time. I do have a question though. When you have two pieces of drywall that do not have the beveled edge ( like if the drywall was not tall enough and you had to add to the top of it) how is that done? Do you have a video on that?
Thank you very much for sharing how to put texture on drywall with hurricane I had several I needed to fix didn't have money to hire someone your a huge Blessing
I came on here to see how to patch a hole in the living room wall, where a cable installer gouged out a hole in the drywall with a screwdriver. It looks terrible, so I cut the cable and am going to try my first drywall patch job. This video really helps! Thanks!
Laura, Im glad to hear that I am helping others with these projects. But here’s another video you should check out that will help with fixing a hole like that. 30 MINUTE DRYWALL REPAIR! Patch a small hole FAST in Drywall, & DO IT RIGHT ruclips.net/video/eYo0Q4NggJ4/видео.html Let me know if that helps as well, #DoItRight
That Kilted Guy DIY Home Improvement Thanks to your channel and expertise my bathroom ceiling looks great! I scraped off the popcorn, did skim coat, sanded then painted. Now ready to tackle the big job!
Great vid! Can't stress enough that doing something twice can easily be avoided , proper preparation, & also doing things with love. If your cussing & fussing while doing a job the outcome will clearly be bad
Hi! I'm Andi. Ima girl. This video was GREAT!!! You told what me I was doing wrong and how to fix it. Its like you were talking directly to me.. Out of all the videos that came up on my search results I chose you because of your name lol. I'm so glad I did. I look forward to going thru all of your videos when I get off work. Thanks again Sir.
It’s so funny because I was thinking the same thing! Guy is too damn talented to make it look bad for the example 😅 - I saw him lay down the mud how a “novice” would and I thought to myself that doesn’t look half bad actually. He’s going to make it BETTER?! Hahaha
I really like your tip in this vid. I've done many small repairs but never got my quality to improve significantly. I thumbed up this one! And am going to explore your vid library for more tips. I've shared this one above to 2 friends for whom I've encouraged to try and learn basic drywall repair, and also so they can stop calling me. It's really a confidence booster when you do your first drywall repair and end up satisfied that you did it yourself....its not prefect, but at least you tackled it and will be more confident for the next one. Good work!!!
Thank you! I appreciate hearing comments like yours and look forward to chatting with you on other videos. Hoosier fan, you're on my fan list now, and thanks. 😀😎👍
Mallorie, glad I could help. Be patient, it may be difficult at first, but just a little practice will go a long ways. Good luck, and feel free to send before and after pics if you would like us to show them off. Thanks, Guy
Thanks for the tips! I have recently started a bathroom remodel and was having some small issues. I was already using a 12 in some spot this has helped. Liked and subbed
I started hanging Sheet Rock in junior high, and have spotted thousands of nails and eventually moved onto Screws. But I never actually did any of the Tapping, so last night was it in the last 49 years ;)
Yeah, I was hanging in Junior high as well and damn those sheets were heavy back then. Now I'm 59 and Damn those sheets are heavy, lol. I've got a whole playlist on taping and finishing at ruclips.net/p/PLCrazHylAOEkqkbjAITcmwrWanh0u9b0d
I wanted to learn how to do this stuff for myself so when I renovated my basement I offered to help my contractors with an extra hand in exchange for teaching me how to drywall and mud, etc, ...well, it wasn’t until about the 3rd day where I actually had the confidence and know how to work effectively and efficiently on my own. Hanging drywall I found easy, I was on my own almost immediately, but tapping & mudding was another story entirely. I learned from my contractors but I also watched as many videos on the subject as I could. I went to Lowe’s and purchased my own tools as well. Then, after about the 3rd day when I felt more confident about my newly acquired skills, I noticed that on some videos the guys who seemed to know how to work mud the most professionally they weren’t using a pan and blades, they were using a trowel and hog! So I went back to Lowe’s and purchased these different tools used for the same stuff. At first I made an incredible mess but after another day or two I began to form my own opinions about which tools work the best for me. I ended up preferring using blades with a hog (a flat platter that you hold by a handle balanced as if you were holding a pizza from the center with one hand leaving the other hand free to work) I find the large flat surface area of a hog more useful than using a pan. The major differences in using blades compared to using trowels is that you PUSH trowels, while you PULL blades. This is a huge difference because most people have far greater endurance for those long jobs pushing. Pulling is more fatiguing and better for detailed and accurate smaller jobs. Just my two cents
Thanks for sharing your story. Yes, everyone has to decide what works best for them. But if you are only doing an occasional small repair I would recommend a pan and knife for simplicity.
As a longtime handyman who has had to learn many trades over the years I must say this technique took me several years to figure out. I sure had to do waaaayyyy too much sanding over the years! I recently trained a youngster/ newbie how to tape and fill, even explained how to do it to minimize sanding, he still over filled the joints... lol guess it just takes experience to finally figure it out...
David, I would say experience for sure, but training can speed things up a lot. I literally grew up doing this, actually walking on stilts at the age of 8, so I have a hard time knowing what it's like to Not know how to do it, but I see it enough, even on RUclips, so I knew I needed to put this video out. Just mastering this can help a novice out A LOT. But learning to run the knife with comfort, just takes time. Thanks for the comment, and good luck with the youngster. Guy
The only thing you missed is the knife has only one side that should ever tuch the wall there is an ark to the blade if it is not with the belly of the ark to the wall it will not come out right
I think some people use their knives the other way around, but I agree, as I like a very slight bend in my blade with the high points out on the sides. I even have all of my knives marked with things like a screw in the back of the handle, etc. so I can position it quickly by feel without looking. Thanks for pointing that out to everyone.
Very grateful for your videos. Wow, what a game changer this is. I as mostly doing it right, but your demo of the angle you pull explains my problems. ready to tackle it again! Thank you!
Thank you! I hate knock down texture or whatever it’s called. I’m planning on smoothing my walls with my boyfriends help (unbeknownst to him yet). I’m gonna start doing those arm curls!
As the compound drys it shrinks. So an experienced finisher will leave the center a little high with feathered edges. I also bow my knifes slightly and make sure the same side of the knife is always to the wall.
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I have watched about 6 of your videos . I am a woman (retired nurse) over 60 and own rental property. I have trouble finding dependable contractors, so am learning how to do things myself. Your demos and instructions are clear. The pictures further clarify and compare. Thank you!!
Hi Peg Shively, thank you for commenting! I truly appreciate you taking the time to say hi, thanks or ask questions. I hope to hear from you again! 😎🦶🏼
I did drywall for 15 years. Now I just watch videos about it, occasionally, for fun.
I've watched probable 8 or 9 drywall channels, and, frankly, this is the only one I would recommend. All the other channels I watched I would end up yelling at the screen that they were wrong about something and it was going to make some beginners life harder!
This guy knows his sht, more than me, listen to him!
Thanks I appreciate that.
I'm also a veteran finisher, and I agree. Guy is the real deal.
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I agree you can tell whose knows their craft by how they can teach it to novices like myself
I purchased a new home Sept 2016 it was built in 1965 I LOVE MY NEW HOME but i hated the wall paper that was everywhere! currently i have removed all the living room wall paper but now its time to skim coat all off my walls *They are a slight mess from wallpaper removal* I am so excited to try this, thank you for taking the time to do the videos!
I actually SELDOM skim coat everything. Unless there's minor damage everywhere, I just fix each spot as it's much faster. I have videos on that such as this one- ruclips.net/video/J7zSqZhBHJo/видео.html
Good luck and I'm glad I could help.
Thank you, you are literally a life saver!! I’m a carpenter and run my own small biz in wood working and other repairs. I have been shying away from drywall because of my knife skills. I have no problem hanging it but finishing is another story. So I bit the bullet and decided to go head first by taking a drywall job. Started watching your vids and my skill has improved ten fold. Get to feeling better soon, and can’t wait to see you on the next one! Many thanks friend👊🏻
I love hanging it to making the compound angles, electric sockets, and plumbing pipe holes. But I HATE mudding it. I don’t mind sanding it either.
Hi! I love your content. My first mud project was filling in wood grain and grooves on old 70s wood paneling and wow was my arm and finger sore after the first day. After the room was done, and I had about a week to adjust to using those muscles, it's not bad. Thanks for all the tips and instruction. As a single woman, if you want something done,, you learn to do it yourself but it can be a little frustrating at times to ask for advice from the old timers (pros) because often they talk to me like I know nothing and will laugh at the idea that I do my own home improvements and tell me I need to just hire someone that knows what they're doing. But watching your videos has given me a lot of confidence to just try it and practice to get better at it. Thank you! Ease keep putting out videos, they're very much appreciated! And thank you for your service sir.
Awesome videos. If this series had been around 30 years ago, would have saved me a whole lot of heartache over the years as a DIYer.
I have only watched 4 of your videos now and feel like I have a higher confidence to drywall mudding. My mudding has been crap compared to this but I was just going by what little I knew. Apply mud and spread. Your texturing videos are great and I had no idea how important texturing was.
Awesome! I love helping you all.
Hi, thank you for making these videos to teach us beginners so we don't struggle to much when attempting sheetrock repairs.
Thank you for making this so easy to understand! As a single, female homeowner, I’m often on RUclips learning how to DIY fix some of the poor cosmetic work done by the newbie flippers who I bought the house from. I feel confident in attempting to fix the bulging mud/drywall work they did on various spots of a wall.
Glad it was helpful!
You’re a great teacher. I’ve been watching you for a little bit and your tips have saved me tons of heartaches. Keep it going👍
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Thank you for the comments
When I started trying to do drywall I used the mud straight from bucket with only mixing. Adding water, to bring it to the correct consistency, was one of the biggest improvements I made to my methodology. It was easier to apply, easier to knife out, much faster per square foot and required less sanding.
Holy Cow! I just had an An Ha moment. Just ordered the right tools for the job. Thank you for making these videos. We live 60 miles north of Houston in the Sam Houston Forest and it is virtually impossible to get qualified folks to come to our location to hang, mud or fix drywall. Today, I learned what I was doing wrong but no more.
I'm a electrician and try to fix my own drywall cuts and really appreciate you showing me your bag of tricks
Great info. That pressure and knife angel trick is priceless.
Glad I could help. Please share this video is you like.
I’ve read books on drywall finishing and watched skilled contractors (including my brother) for many, many years. This is the first time that I’ve clearly seen how to feather the larger knives. I’ve done repairs before but it takes forever and I’ve always hated it. I’ve been binging you’re videos ,and now I’m finally going to tackle all the holes in my house from five boys, electricians and water leaks.
Thank you!!
Thanks, glad I could help you out 😎. And thanks for subscribing!
Your videos are the best! Before the internet, I attempted diy drywall in remodeling only to be really disappointed in my mudding results. I am working on a house now and your videos gave me the confidence to try it again. What a difference. Now i’m going around looking for drywall to fix. Thank you again.
Thanks, glad I could help you out 😎. And thanks for subscribing!
I appreciate your presentation to teach, not humiliate or one-up.
Thanks that’s my goal. I hope I’ve helped you out. Take care.
I'm in the middle or a bedroom reno and wish I'd seen this before I put my coat of drywall mud on yesterday- I have so much sanding to do! Great channel. I'm learning lots and the next coat will be a lot better thanks to you.
It's the simple things that most people overlook. There's no substitute for experience!
I was just telling a plumber friend today that one reason I'm so good, is because i've screwed up so many times, and learned. Sometimes I had to mess up multiple times to figure out what was going wrong, but I'm self taught on repairs, and have made MANY mistakes I've had to redo or that I wasn't overly proud of, so yes, experience is the best teacher, which is why I'm passing on my knowledge, to save others from having to make the same mistakes and learn faster.
Thanks for the tips. Your teaching skills are excellent. I'm a certified armature and enjoy home projects for the fun of learning new skills and the joy of knowing I built something, no matter how many mistakes I made in the process. I've watched a lot of videos on drywall mud and this is first one that explains exactly how to feather. None of the other videos ever mentioned bending the knife edge. They all appeared to simply angle the knife as they quickly skimmed over the mud, implying there was some kind of fancy wrist trick I needed to master.
Thank you i was having trouble with the angle of the knife and feathering it out i watched a ton of videos and none explained what FEATHERING IS!!!! I appreciate it.
Thank you! This is the first video I have seen that discusses how much pressure to use on the knife. I now understand the cause of at least one of my application problems.
Thank you! I even bought a bigger knife but didn't use it because I felt more comfortable with the smaller one
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This was a great tip. I tried it with a 6 in, but you were spot on. It didn’t float out enough. Thank you for this video!!
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thanks for the video. I've been diying for 30 years and it's great to learn something new from a pro!
Great videos! I'm guilty of using the 6 inch stiff blade but now I understand how using the 10-12 inch flexible blade is the way to go to get the proper finish. Thanks!
Greetings! Not sure how the kilt came into play but being of Scottish decent myself i can relate. Hey, I’m a remodeling guy myself for over 35 years and really appreciate a guy who knows how and teaches how to do things the “right way”. I enjoy watching your videos and you have taught me a trick or two.
Thanks, I appreciate that 😎, & Thanks for subscribing!
Hey, Guy! Thanks for another great vid. My buddy and I are retired and have started painting and stuff. Just things we all know how to do. We rocked a small 12 x 12 shed last week that was going to become a workshop and my arms were killing me. Don’t do it often enough. Came out pretty good. Wish you could’ve seen it.
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I thought I knew what I was doing. I didn't. This is a huge help. There are no small details!
Hey, first time of seen a skilled Workman RUclipsr actually talk about the muscles involved. Your ahead of the curve friend!
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Not related to this video but in regards to hot mud splain why I'm wrong. I'm not a drywall technical, as mi not an electrician nor plumber; however I've been a CGC for nearly 50 years n as one I aveta know what mi subs r doing, n ave de ability to perform certain tasks miself. Which brings mi to da point, I ave never used tape with 90,45,20 or 5. I also ave never ad a crack develope. So why den does everyone insist on tapering ?
A man of experience and skill. We can tell how hard you are working attempting to intentionally screw up the job!
Love your vids, very helpful.
Lol, thanks.
Bought a home and been taking on the drywall repairs they left me in the garage. Not thinking there was a difference i bought a 6” knife. Can’t wait to get home and try a 10-12” knife.
This is my second time watching this video in the past year. I used it as a review before I begin some repairs. Thank you!!
Thank you thank you! You are so right when you say you have to have the right tool for the job. There is nothing more true when it comes to work and tools.
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I pick up a 12" knife a year ago when I had a huge area to fix in the bathroom. It did make the project a lot easier. Thanks for the great video, I will be watching more of them to learn texture.
Thanks, glad to hear.
Thanks for the remainders been a long time since I did any dyi drywall work.
Sounds like something I'm going to work with, I kept wondering why a lot of my mudding were either coming to ruff or I would drag most of it away.
Informative and yes alot of ppl think its just some drywall i can do that then it comes out looking horrible. I like to use a 6 10 then a 14 really can get it smoothed out hardley any sanding. Also maybe show people how to wet sand to keep down on the dust
Thanks, and I do show the wet sanding sometimes, but I have tried to use it hundreds of times, and feel that most of the time only dry sanding can properly shape the surface. But for thin edges, it's great.
Thanks for the help I didn’t know how much pressure was needed to get the desired results.
I also have 40 + years as a hanger /finisher and #1 rule is Tight is Right .
This man knows what he is talking about. But after 30 years it's hard to make it look crappy when the only way you know is the right way...lol.
Nice Job young man 🙂
Joel, you get it. It's really hard to figure out how to make the mistakes others make. I've tried many times and it always just comes out good, lol. It's muscle memory now. Thanks
thanks for the example. it almost feels like common sense after i watched the video.
Glad to hear that!
From SE Michigan, watched several of your videos before taking on repairing dry wall after removing wallpaper. I am a DIY guy, and thank goodness I watched your teachings because it helped me very much. Primers, tools, mud... Going to look good when its done and the wife is happy. Thank you again for taking the time to do all that work/editing and uploading. Good job ! Mark
Thanks, glad I could help you out 😎. And thanks for subscribing!
You're a life coach, as well as a labor saver. Great video!!!
Trying to repair the drywall issues my son messed up like in this video. This helped because I was using the smaller knife to patch and then painted over stuff, saw the "giant bubbles" then bought a sander to sand and figured I was doing something wrong.
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When I first started, I was told not to worry about the first coat. It never made sense
Well the first coat is not as important, and you can have minor scratches and defects and not worry about it, but the better quality you do on the first coat the better it comes out in the end
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY I just never understood that mind set. I think you should worry about doing it correctly first and then you get faster at doing it correctly instead of just doing it fast.
I worked with my dad and uncle for many years before going out on my own, and they were the fastest guys I EVER worked around, so I learned a LOT about speed, and improved on that. I can do super fast, AND super good quality by knowing where to avoid wasting my time for example. And one way is to know what the next coat will cover, and what it won't. And it will cover minor scratches just fine, or minor edges since you extend the width of each coat. And in the end, there's almost NO sanding when I do it, and it comes out top notch quality. I don't do 2nd best, but I'm still faster than 99% of guys out there. You can do both with a lot of determination and analyzing what matters.
I've noticed several spots in our new house in need of repair. The woman we bought it from hired a Handyman who I don't think he knew what he was doing. This will be a first for me, never did Drywall repairs my entire life but you make it seem simple and easy. Thank you! By the way I like the hat, Duty, Honor, Country! USAF!
Thanks, and I do miss my Air Force days. I will be honest and tell you that I make it look a lot easier than it is. Some people figure it out easier than others but pretty much 100% of everybody needs practice to get very good at all, although the smaller repairs are the easiest. Let me know how it goes and if you need any further help.
your first example.. TOTALY ME before RUclips... ha ha ah....Looking how to avoid mistakes while mudding.. got told to go to a gym!!!! thank you for the informations.. It look soooooo easy when you do it!
Thank you! It took me 3 weeks to do my bathroom because I couldn't get that smooth draw from any size knife. I have an entire house to do, and that is exactly how I am going to save days worth of work!
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I think organization can make you a lot faster, with less stress and even result in better quality, so it's important to me. But if you take it too far, you cost yourself time and that's not good. So it's a balancing act.
Thanks for this. I've been doing some DIY fixes and driving myself nuts trying to smooth things out with a 6" knife. Next thing I buy will be a 12" knife like you recommend.
Yup, that helped. I was feathering the edges after instead od before. Much better.
Glad I could help. Sometimes it's just the little things that make a difference.
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share your knowledge. Getting ready to try my first patch using hot mud and I feel better equipped after watching your tutorials and tips
Thanks, glad I could help.
I also do handyman work. You are spot on.
I consider myself a novice even after almost 30 years.
Never to old to learn something new.
Another tip I use to help with the sanding problem especially if the homeowner tried it themselves first and left a mess. Or you have created the mess and are trying to fix it.
Use the 6 inch knife to scrape down the worst hunks on your project.
Then use a damp scrub pad from the kitchen(the kind with the green scrubber on one side and the sponge on the other.
This will remove material without creating a huge amount of dust.
The wet dust will fall straight down. You will have to rinse the scrubber occasionally. Key word is DAMP.
This can be useful in very clean environments where making dust is a No.
It will even work on mud that has been dried for years.
Thanks for the comment. Wet sanding is a lot less dusty for sure.
I'm going to try your technique, Shawn! A green kitchen scrub pad ( Scotch Brite 3M style) would be equivalent to what grit sand paper?
@@davidlam8611 No clue.
You still might have to light sand for a perfect finish.
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Yes I I do sheetrock repairs for a living and I always use a 12-inch trial
Makes a difference doesn’t it?
You mean trowel?
Love your page, always great info that is easily explained
Thanks so much, I will certainly shorten the time on my repairs and renovations to our house. My 6 inch knife will be put in the tool box used as a scrapper. Learning lots from your youtubes.
The 6 is a great tool, for taping, coating screws etc, just not for floating big repairs. Thanks for commenting!
Everyone needs a 6"!
Thank you so much for this video. Im doing my own drywall. Ive never been good at finishing.
Thanks, glad I could help. I'm putting out a follow up to this video in a few minutes that will help you too.
It really helps us weekend warriors. Thanks a bunch!
Glad to hear!
Great, tip, KG. Just goes to show that the best solutions are often the simplest. Thanks!
Thanks, and that's the truth. There's many small tips that can help people a lot and I'll be putting our more videos like this to help address those tips and tricks.
Wish I'd seen this a month ago. Still waiting to sand the spots I mudded with the smaller knives. Great video!
Thank you so much. My son and I are drywalling my kitchen and a few other rooms because of a water leak. He cant spend a lot of time on it because he works and is helping me on what few days off he has. I cant afford to hire someone so I have to help him. I am learning being this is my first time but what I did not know is how much pressure to apply and how to feather the edge. So far it is coming out great but there are a lot of things I have seen you do that helps me do it right the first time and now I make less mistakes. I recently watched your video on the correct way to fix drywall paper when it tears. I had this problem with one area in my kitchen ceiling where I had to redo it several times it took me a couple of days ( I have a neck injury and it is hard to look up for very long) and multiple tries but I finally got it and now, because of your videos I know how to do it the right way the first time. I do have a question though. When you have two pieces of drywall that do not have the beveled edge ( like if the drywall was not tall enough and you had to add to the top of it) how is that done? Do you have a video on that?
Im shooting a video on that soon. Basically prefill it first then tape after dry like it’s a butt joint
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY Thank you
Thank you very much for sharing how to put texture on drywall with hurricane I had several I needed to fix didn't have money to hire someone your a huge Blessing
I came on here to see how to patch a hole in the living room wall, where a cable installer gouged out a hole in the drywall with a screwdriver. It looks terrible, so I cut the cable and am going to try my first drywall patch job. This video really helps! Thanks!
Laura, Im glad to hear that I am helping others with these projects. But here’s another video you should check out that will help with fixing a hole like that. 30 MINUTE DRYWALL REPAIR! Patch a small hole FAST in Drywall, & DO IT RIGHT ruclips.net/video/eYo0Q4NggJ4/видео.html
Let me know if that helps as well, #DoItRight
Still working on my ceiling. It's slow going but your videos have helped a lot! Thanks.
Thanks. Glad i could help
That Kilted Guy DIY Home Improvement Thanks to your channel and expertise my bathroom ceiling looks great! I scraped off the popcorn, did skim coat, sanded then painted. Now ready to tackle the big job!
Great vid! Can't stress enough that doing something twice can easily be avoided , proper preparation, & also doing things with love. If your cussing & fussing while doing a job the outcome will clearly be bad
You got it. Thanks for commenting
The first time I've understood how to do mud. Thank you.
Hey, I really like hearing I've helped you all understand this as it will help you a lot.
Hi! I'm Andi. Ima girl. This video was GREAT!!! You told what me I was doing wrong and how to fix it. Its like you were talking directly to me.. Out of all the videos that came up on my search results I chose you because of your name lol. I'm so glad I did. I look forward to going thru all of your videos when I get off work. Thanks again Sir.
Thanks, I appreciate hearing that and welcome to my channel
It’s so funny because I was thinking the same thing! Guy is too damn talented to make it look bad for the example 😅 - I saw him lay down the mud how a “novice” would and I thought to myself that doesn’t look half bad actually. He’s going to make it BETTER?! Hahaha
I’ve had to practice doing a lousy job. Over time on this channel, I’ve gotten better at doing a bad job for demonstrating, lol
I really like your tip in this vid. I've done many small repairs but never got my quality to improve significantly. I thumbed up this one!
And am going to explore your vid library for more tips.
I've shared this one above to 2 friends for whom I've encouraged to try and learn basic drywall repair, and also so they can stop calling me. It's really a confidence booster when you do your first drywall repair and end up satisfied that you did it yourself....its not prefect, but at least you tackled it and will be more confident for the next one.
Good work!!!
Thank you! I appreciate hearing comments like yours and look forward to chatting with you on other videos. Hoosier fan, you're on my fan list now, and thanks. 😀😎👍
Thanks I am redoing the kitchen and have the 6" knife.... back to the store.
Take some time to learn how to use it and you’ll do a much better job. Good luck
Thank you, going to do this real soon for a customer and this video showed up on time. You seem like a really patient teacher!!!
Thanks. I try and teach more details than normal so you understand it better. Let me know how it goes.
This vid really helped me prepare for my (first time!) wall skimming project, thank you & God Bless you!! 🙂
Thanks. I’m sanding way less now. These supposed PROs never showed me this
Glad I could help.
Starting a bathroom reno this coming weekend! This tip video is perfectly timed! Thank you, never knew this, huge help!
Mallorie, glad I could help. Be patient, it may be difficult at first, but just a little practice will go a long ways. Good luck, and feel free to send before and after pics if you would like us to show them off. Thanks, Guy
less than 5 minutes and I learned something I did not know. Thank you.
Thanks for the tips! I have recently started a bathroom remodel and was having some small issues. I was already using a 12 in some spot this has helped. Liked and subbed
Thanks!
I started hanging Sheet Rock in junior high, and have spotted thousands of nails and eventually moved onto Screws. But I never actually did any of the Tapping, so last night was it in the last 49 years ;)
Yeah, I was hanging in Junior high as well and damn those sheets were heavy back then. Now I'm 59 and Damn those sheets are heavy, lol. I've got a whole playlist on taping and finishing at ruclips.net/p/PLCrazHylAOEkqkbjAITcmwrWanh0u9b0d
I wanted to learn how to do this stuff for myself so when I renovated my basement I offered to help my contractors with an extra hand in exchange for teaching me how to drywall and mud, etc, ...well, it wasn’t until about the 3rd day where I actually had the confidence and know how to work effectively and efficiently on my own. Hanging drywall I found easy, I was on my own almost immediately, but tapping & mudding was another story entirely. I learned from my contractors but I also watched as many videos on the subject as I could. I went to Lowe’s and purchased my own tools as well. Then, after about the 3rd day when I felt more confident about my newly acquired skills, I noticed that on some videos the guys who seemed to know how to work mud the most professionally they weren’t using a pan and blades, they were using a trowel and hog! So I went back to Lowe’s and purchased these different tools used for the same stuff. At first I made an incredible mess but after another day or two I began to form my own opinions about which tools work the best for me. I ended up preferring using blades with a hog (a flat platter that you hold by a handle balanced as if you were holding a pizza from the center with one hand leaving the other hand free to work) I find the large flat surface area of a hog more useful than using a pan. The major differences in using blades compared to using trowels is that you PUSH trowels, while you PULL blades. This is a huge difference because most people have far greater endurance for those long jobs pushing. Pulling is more fatiguing and better for detailed and accurate smaller jobs. Just my two cents
Thanks for sharing your story. Yes, everyone has to decide what works best for them. But if you are only doing an occasional small repair I would recommend a pan and knife for simplicity.
Great tip for us weekend DIY’ers.
Thanks. Glad I could help. Let me know if you put this to use.
Hello, enjoyed your video, they are helping me as I try to prep my walls, not easy for a novice but your info really helps.
As a longtime handyman who has had to learn many trades over the years I must say this technique took me several years to figure out. I sure had to do waaaayyyy too much sanding over the years! I recently trained a youngster/ newbie how to tape and fill, even explained how to do it to minimize sanding, he still over filled the joints... lol guess it just takes experience to finally figure it out...
David, I would say experience for sure, but training can speed things up a lot. I literally grew up doing this, actually walking on stilts at the age of 8, so I have a hard time knowing what it's like to Not know how to do it, but I see it enough, even on RUclips, so I knew I needed to put this video out. Just mastering this can help a novice out A LOT. But learning to run the knife with comfort, just takes time. Thanks for the comment, and good luck with the youngster. Guy
I am doing such works in my house without any experience but thanks much with your video, i got the proper way.
Your welcome.
The only thing you missed is the knife has only one side that should ever tuch the wall there is an ark to the blade if it is not with the belly of the ark to the wall it will not come out right
I think some people use their knives the other way around, but I agree, as I like a very slight bend in my blade with the high points out on the sides. I even have all of my knives marked with things like a screw in the back of the handle, etc. so I can position it quickly by feel without looking. Thanks for pointing that out to everyone.
Wow, really needed this training! thank you Kilted Guy!!!
Very grateful for your videos. Wow, what a game changer this is. I as mostly doing it right, but your demo of the angle you pull explains my problems. ready to tackle it again! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I hate knock down texture or whatever it’s called. I’m planning on smoothing my walls with my boyfriends help (unbeknownst to him yet). I’m gonna start doing those arm curls!
As the compound drys it shrinks. So an experienced finisher will leave the center a little high with feathered edges. I also bow my knifes slightly and make sure the same side of the knife is always to the wall.
Thanks for commenting
Thank you - Great tip - just starting to work with drywall and this helps!
Wow, I am so excited to find you. I am a DIY'er out of necessity so I am now a subscriber and looking forward to checking out your videos and feeling better about my home. Thanks.
Judy, welcome to my little community here. I look forward to helping you out with your projects. Keep in touch. Guy
I have learned so much by watching you. You explain everything so well. Thank you so much!
Thank you for your support Sandra
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