This simplified everything…. I’ve seen others try to flick it, and or knock it down too early and even in your video knocking it down later you get to choose how flat it goes and you can do that slowly… very nice
Thank you so very much for this video. I did a ceiling patch this weekend. I was very hesitant, but with your video I felt confident. It turned out great. Saved me a lot of money.
I have a vaccum sander. When you use it on a big job you have to keep emptying the vaccum. The vaccum sander instructions say the company is not responsible for damage to your vaccum. The instructions also say a contractors vaccum (shop vac) is recommended. I had to keep emptying the shop vac, and kept having to shake the drywall mud off the filter to keep the suction at the maximum. The drywall dust clogs the filter, and you loose suction so you have to keep cleaning the dust off the filter and emptying the canister. The drywall sander does keep the dust created from sanding to a minimum.
I agree with what you said. I just think on small jobs it hasn’t been an issue and on bigger jobs I’d rather stop to empty and bang the dust off my filter into my trash can is way less work and mess that have to completely clean the room and adjoining rooms.😊
Not bad if youre looking for an "average handyman" result. You need to wipe down the edges with a damp cloth or sponge to keep them tighter before you stomp your pattern to be knocked down to the existing ceiling or that edge will be noticeable by everyone except 100 year old aunt Mary with 20/200 vision after a couple shots of NyQuil.
This video was to give an average homeowner a way to do a repair without having to hire a contractor or to buy a texture hopper. Thanks for your comments.
Thank you for your comments, the negative comments weren’t all negative, but more constructive and some I agree with if I were doing a larger area. My whole idea on my RUclips channel is to be a help to DIYers, to give maybe an easier way to do a repair or save time and money. Thanks again for your comment
Thank you Sir! This was exactly what I've been looking for, for ages! I'm a newbie at creating ceiling finishes, and I have a 20" x 40" section of ceiling in my GF's house that I've patched but now have to match the finish/skim coat. It's some variation of a knockdown finish but I couldn't find any YT videos that clearly showed any knockdown that is very similar to what I have, until I found yours. Your end result is very close to what I have, and no fancy hopper equipment required! (Love the scrunched plastic applicator! 😄) I will be doing this tomorrow, thanks again, much appreciated. Will check out your channel further, all the best 🙏🏻 PS: Checked your channel, subscribed!
I re did the lights in my bathroom and have a huge part to match the texture. I like the plastic water bottle application it got just the right amount of mud on the drywall. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do so well with the trowel but thank you for the video. I may just but up textured wall paper or tiles if I mess it up. Perfect explanation.
That’s a good idea, especially on the walls, but I wasn’t as concerned with the ceiling since you can really look down the flat surface like on a wall.
I watched the video and I am impressed. I don't understand the criticism, maybe they didn't listen to the entire video and the video is not about how to spell lol. I'd like to know what kind of paint you use afterwards to match the rest of the ceiling. Thanks!
Very helpful, i have the same situation in a kitchen where we changed out some lighting. Thank you for the good content and taking the time to share your knowledge.
I just moved a light in my popcorn ceiling. I wound up with a hole where the old light was. I used the piece I cut out from the new hole that had popcorn on it to fill in the hole. I filled the crack around that piece with patch mud I had from a hole patch kit I had laying around. It was smooth so I was like how can I make this texture match? I took another scrap piece of ceiling that had popcorn on it and I just pressed it into the mud and kept moving around pressing and releasing it till it looked as good as I could get it to look. Not great but better than a hole. Most don't even notice it.
Thanks David. My flex duct developed a leak onto the ceiling. I’m going to have to cut 2’x12’ to replace. I’ll give this a go. Do they have a dab brush for this?
there are some other options, this is a free option if you have a small area, but for a 2' x 12' area I suggest using a texture hopper if you have access to an air compressor, you'll get a much closer match to your current ceiling because of the combination of the larger splatter and smaller splatter that won't get knocked down. if you look at your current ceiling you'll see small splatter between the knocked down splatter. If you have access to an air compressor, Here's a link to a hopper: amzn.to/3OZfvXk Tip: get some Painters plastic on a roll and tape off a couple feet away from the area your going to spray and place a drop cloth on the floor. they sell 99" rolls of the dispencer painters plastic at Home Depot. Tape to the ceiling and let it hang down and make sure the drop clothe extends past the plastic. when you use the texture gun the plastic will suck in so tape off as far away as you can so less chance of it being sucked towards the area you're spraying. If you have any questions before this Saturday send me a message and I'll try to answer any questions. I leave for a two week mission trip to Nairobi ,Kenya next week. Or if you're not doing the repair before then of course you can message me after I get back September 19th.
I wish i had hired YOU! instead of this other "handyman" who had "drywall repair" on his business card -- he did such a bad job ... that i wouldn't let him come back to my home to 'finish' ... so i did the rest myself
Thanks for the video! I didn't quite catch what you did with the plastic from a bottle as you went a bit too fast there. Also can you do this technique of blending textures with a popcor ceiling too? Thanks!
This is a knock down texture technique only and won’t work for popcorn ceilings. I do have a video showing how to easily remove a popcorn ceiling though. I also have another video showing the same technique using bubble wrap which I feel is actually easier than the water bottle plastic wrapper technique. Got the water bottle plastic wrapper technique I just made it in the shape of a mushroom with the stem portion being wrapped with tape as the handle. Hope this helps and thanks for the comments.
No, I’d probably use a hopper or Wagner makes an electric power Tex gun, sells on Amazon for $109 and then if you don’t think you’ll ever use it again then just resale it. If you choose to get the power Tex use the white tip and thin your mud with clear water to pancake consistency. Hold it at a 45 degree angle and no farther than 2 feet from the ceiling. Be sure to tarp your floor and I suggest to hang painters plastic around the area you going to spray to avoid all the over spray. Let the mud sit for about 15-2.0 minutes after you spray and then use a large sheet rock knife and lightly drag it over what you sprayed to get the knock down texture look. Hope this helps. I’ll be uploading a new video with this method in the next week.
@@bigldiesel you can use any joint compound, but be sure to thin it down to pancake batter consistency for spraying texture and creamy peanut butter for troweling.
It was already primed because I used the same piece of sheet rock that I removed. But you’re right for new sheet rock it should be primed. Thanks for your comment.
Because it was water stained, but wasn’t soft an since I knew I was going to texture over it it didn’t make since to replace it. Thanks for your comments.
Just saw this question, it’s premixed and I showed it in the video and can be purchased at Home Depot. Sorry for not responding when you posted your question.
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu Any concerns with using 45 fast set mud for the knockdown texture? I bought a bag but am thinking to use something that gives me more time?
@@MrJking1962 it will be much harder to sand. I suggest the Hamilton Super lite in a box at Home Depot and thin it down just a little with clear water.
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu probably because you never bedded the tape.. well u did a little with your fingers.. lol.. also way too heavy on mud. If done right there should very little sanding on any job.
I agree that I should have used the trowel instead of my hand, but when you wet the tape and press it into the mud it’s not critical to use the trowel and the end result still turned out very good. Thanks for your comments.
This guy has no clue what he's doing and by the way those are not Rafters there joist why did you use the same piece of sheetrock this does not make any sense
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This simplified everything…. I’ve seen others try to flick it, and or knock it down too early and even in your video knocking it down later you get to choose how flat it goes and you can do that slowly… very nice
Glad it helped!
This is the best video I’ve seen on how to do this!
Glad to be of help! Have a great day.
Dang RUclips back at it again with the usefulness
Just trying to be a help to others!
Thank you so very much for this video. I did a ceiling patch this weekend. I was very hesitant, but with your video I felt confident. It turned out great. Saved me a lot of money.
My goal in doing these videos is to help others, so glad it helped! Thanks for your comment.
I have a vaccum sander. When you use it on a big job you have to keep emptying the vaccum. The vaccum sander instructions say the company is not responsible for damage to your vaccum. The instructions also say a contractors vaccum (shop vac) is recommended. I had to keep emptying the shop vac, and kept having to shake the drywall mud off the filter to keep the suction at the maximum. The drywall dust clogs the filter, and you loose suction so you have to keep cleaning the dust off the filter and emptying the canister. The drywall sander does keep the dust created from sanding to a minimum.
I agree with what you said. I just think on small jobs it hasn’t been an issue and on bigger jobs I’d rather stop to empty and bang the dust off my filter into my trash can is way less work and mess that have to completely clean the room and adjoining rooms.😊
Not bad if youre looking for an "average handyman" result. You need to wipe down the edges with a damp cloth or sponge to keep them tighter before you stomp your pattern to be knocked down to the existing ceiling or that edge will be noticeable by everyone except 100 year old aunt Mary with 20/200 vision after a couple shots of NyQuil.
This video was to give an average homeowner a way to do a repair without having to hire a contractor or to buy a texture hopper. Thanks for your comments.
Quite a few negative comments but your outcome turned out well. Thanks again for the video!
Thank you for your comments, the negative comments weren’t all negative, but more constructive and some I agree with if I were doing a larger area. My whole idea on my RUclips channel is to be a help to DIYers, to give maybe an easier way to do a repair or save time and money. Thanks again for your comment
Very helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!
You’re welcome, I’m always glad to help others. Thanks for your comments
Thank you Sir! This was exactly what I've been looking for, for ages! I'm a newbie at creating ceiling finishes, and I have a 20" x 40" section of ceiling in my GF's house that I've patched but now have to match the finish/skim coat. It's some variation of a knockdown finish but I couldn't find any YT videos that clearly showed any knockdown that is very similar to what I have, until I found yours. Your end result is very close to what I have, and no fancy hopper equipment required! (Love the scrunched plastic applicator! 😄) I will be doing this tomorrow, thanks again, much appreciated. Will check out your channel further, all the best 🙏🏻
PS: Checked your channel, subscribed!
Thanks for your comments and for subscribing. I’m glad to help others do things easier and cheaper!
Thanks for your comments and for subscribing. I’m glad to help others do things easier and cheaper!
I re did the lights in my bathroom and have a huge part to match the texture. I like the plastic water bottle application it got just the right amount of mud on the drywall. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do so well with the trowel but thank you for the video. I may just but up textured wall paper or tiles if I mess it up. Perfect explanation.
If it doesn’t come out quite like you want, just sand it down and try again.
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu great idea! I forget how easy it sands before it cures
very nice work ! Thank you for your sharing.
You’re welcome, glad to be of help
This video was so pragmatic and exactly what I needed. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing. I need to patch a hole in my ceiling from when I installed ceiling speakers.
You’re welcome, thanks for your comment
David, outstanding instructional video. Thanks
You’re welcome I’m always glad to help others!
Little tip before applying mud and tape:
Sand those areas some, so when you apply mud and tape, it won't create a hump.
That’s a good idea, especially on the walls, but I wasn’t as concerned with the ceiling since you can really look down the flat surface like on a wall.
I watched the video and I am impressed. I don't understand the criticism, maybe they didn't listen to the entire video and the video is not about how to spell lol. I'd like to know what kind of paint you use afterwards to match the rest of the ceiling. Thanks!
I actually used Kilz primer to block the stain and was going to then put ceiling paint over that, but the Kilz blended in so good I just left it.
Very helpful, i have the same situation in a kitchen where we changed out some lighting. Thank you for the good content and taking the time to share your knowledge.
You’re welcome, always glad to be of help. Thanks for your comments.
Thank you for your comments, I’m glad to help.
I just moved a light in my popcorn ceiling. I wound up with a hole where the old light was. I used the piece I cut out from the new hole that had popcorn on it to fill in the hole. I filled the crack around that piece with patch mud I had from a hole patch kit I had laying around. It was smooth so I was like how can I make this texture match? I took another scrap piece of ceiling that had popcorn on it and I just pressed it into the mud and kept moving around pressing and releasing it till it looked as good as I could get it to look. Not great but better than a hole. Most don't even notice it.
Sometimes you have to do with what you have
Thank you very much!!!
You’re very welcome, always glad to help others
Very good job David, thanks.
You’re always welcome
Great information 👍thank you
Always glad to help others!
Why did you cut out the patch instead of just repair it without cutting? Thanks
Because there was a leak in my shower upstairs and that was the only way to get to it without completely tearing out the tile shower.
Plastic bag, dude you are a genius.
Thank you Omar, hope this will help others!
Freaking ayy brother! Looks really good!
Thanks David. My flex duct developed a leak onto the ceiling. I’m going to have to cut 2’x12’ to replace. I’ll give this a go. Do they have a dab brush for this?
there are some other options, this is a free option if you have a small area, but for a 2' x 12' area I suggest using a texture hopper if you have access to an air compressor, you'll get a much closer match to your current ceiling because of the combination of the larger splatter and smaller splatter that won't get knocked down. if you look at your current ceiling you'll see small splatter between the knocked down splatter. If you have access to an air compressor, Here's a link to a hopper: amzn.to/3OZfvXk
Tip: get some Painters plastic on a roll and tape off a couple feet away from the area your going to spray and place a drop cloth on the floor. they sell 99" rolls of the dispencer painters plastic at Home Depot. Tape to the ceiling and let it hang down and make sure the drop clothe extends past the plastic. when you use the texture gun the plastic will suck in so tape off as far away as you can so less chance of it being sucked towards the area you're spraying. If you have any questions before this Saturday send me a message and I'll try to answer any questions. I leave for a two week mission trip to Nairobi ,Kenya next week. Or if you're not doing the repair before then of course you can message me after I get back September 19th.
Great information
Glad to help
I wish i had hired YOU! instead of this other "handyman" who had "drywall repair" on his business card -- he did such a bad job ... that i wouldn't let him come back to my home to 'finish' ... so i did the rest myself
I hope my video helped you?
Great info.
Glad to be of help!
Thanks for the video! I didn't quite catch what you did with the plastic from a bottle as you went a bit too fast there. Also can you do this technique of blending textures with a popcor ceiling too? Thanks!
This is a knock down texture technique only and won’t work for popcorn ceilings. I do have a video showing how to easily remove a popcorn ceiling though. I also have another video showing the same technique using bubble wrap which I feel is actually easier than the water bottle plastic wrapper technique. Got the water bottle plastic wrapper technique I just made it in the shape of a mushroom with the stem portion being wrapped with tape as the handle. Hope this helps and thanks for the comments.
Amazing
Thank you, hope it helps others.
If you're doing a whole 4x8 sheet would you still use this texture application method or invest in a hopper gun? Thanks for the video.
No, I’d probably use a hopper or Wagner makes an electric power Tex gun, sells on Amazon for $109 and then if you don’t think you’ll ever use it again then just resale it. If you choose to get the power Tex use the white tip and thin your mud with clear water to pancake consistency. Hold it at a 45 degree angle and no farther than 2 feet from the ceiling. Be sure to tarp your floor and I suggest to hang painters plastic around the area you going to spray to avoid all the over spray. Let the mud sit for about 15-2.0 minutes after you spray and then use a large sheet rock knife and lightly drag it over what you sprayed to get the knock down texture look. Hope this helps. I’ll be uploading a new video with this method in the next week.
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu thanks! I'll be doing an 8x12 area of ceiling soon.
Great Video! For the texture, were you still using Hamilton mud, or was that Kilz All-purpose compound?
sorry for the slow response, but yes, still using Hamilton mud, but I did thin it down a little more. Like pancake batter thickness.
@@TheWoodPens Can't find Hamilton instock. Any other recommendations for joint compound? Thanks.
@@bigldiesel you can get it at Home Depot
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu not available in my location.
@@bigldiesel you can use any joint compound, but be sure to thin it down to pancake batter consistency for spraying texture and creamy peanut butter for troweling.
Why did you cut out the damaged sheet rock and not replace with good sheet rock? you put the same piece back in the same hole
Then I didn’t have to buy a whole sheet of sheet rock to patch a small whole. Either way would work.
Should have primed it before texture.
It was already primed because I used the same piece of sheet rock that I removed. But you’re right for new sheet rock it should be primed. Thanks for your comment.
You couldnt spray a little water to soften the dry mud? Fail.
No
I fell through this homeowners knock down ceilling. He doesnt have the paint at his house so I'm not sure what kind of white paint to use?
The only thing I can recommend if his ceiling is actually painted is ceiling white. Hope this helps.
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu that wont matter. He needs to know what brand it is besides being ceiling paint flat white.
Why did you put the same piece back in you cut out???
Because it was water stained, but wasn’t soft an since I knew I was going to texture over it it didn’t make since to replace it. Thanks for your comments.
What kind of mud did you use? 5 min? 20 min? Premixed?
Just saw this question, it’s premixed and I showed it in the video and can be purchased at Home Depot. Sorry for not responding when you posted your question.
good vid but you left out the part where you have your mouth open the whole time so you can suck up all the dust as it falls
First off my mouth was closed And second the sanding vacuum tool I used is amazing because it sucks up 99% of any dust.
they are ceiling joists NOT rafters.
You’re right, thanks for the correction.
Don’t you want to take a knife to the tape to squeeze out extra mud between the tape and the wall before you add mud over the tape?
Yes, sorry I actually did that and forgot to film it and then didn’t mention it because I forgot to film it.😬
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu Thanks.
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu Any concerns with using 45 fast set mud for the knockdown texture? I bought a bag but am thinking to use something that gives me more time?
@@MrJking1962 it will be much harder to sand. I suggest the Hamilton Super lite in a box at Home Depot and thin it down just a little with clear water.
@@MrJking1962 you’re very welcome
What did you use as texture????
Thinned slightly joint compound.
hey you should've put a new peice of sheetrock where the water stain was. also that's the sloppyest mud tape job I've ever seen
It actually came out looking pretty good when I was all done. I put Kilz primer over the stain and then ceiling white.
Why didn’t you just paint it with stain blocking primer and paint? Unnecessary to do all that
I had to fix the plumbing leak and that was the only way to access it and then the seam needed to be fixed.
worst tapping job I've ever seen.
I accept criticism, but why do you say it’s bad?
@@davidmartindaletheycallmemacgu probably because you never bedded the tape.. well u did a little with your fingers.. lol.. also way too heavy on mud. If done right there should very little sanding on any job.
I agree that I should have used the trowel instead of my hand, but when you wet the tape and press it into the mud it’s not critical to use the trowel and the end result still turned out very good. Thanks for your comments.
Worst spelling I've ever seen lol
This guy has no clue what he's doing and by the way those are not Rafters there joist why did you use the same piece of sheetrock this does not make any sense