As an instructor in the trades, this brother is hitting on all cylinders. I like the details and pace of instruction. He is indeed a great trainer 😊 keep up the good work!
From experience, it's very difficult to explain something at the same time that you're doing it. You do a great job of it! Your drywall videos are super helpful and have greatly improved my work
The tip about doing one side of an inside corner first and then coming back to do the other side the next day - this has already saved me hours of frustration. Thank you!
@dcharnas2592, yes I love watching him. I like how he shows a lot of "see what happens, you don't want that" in showing you how NOT to do something as much as the ideal way.
As a do-it-myself homeowner, THANK YOU for your video series. I pulled down the old plaster walls, to insulate, rewire and add new plumbing and have hung drywall on half my house, taped and painted the walls/ceiling. So from my limited experience, I wish I had seen your videos earlier...LOL as I sit in my recliner looking at my mistakes😂😂😂
I have been adding a bathroom in and taking on the work that doesn't require a license. You're videos have made me SO MUCH more comfortable doing the drywall. Every pro I know, hates drywall and does everything they can to get out of it. Your video series makes it so approachable. Sure it's just drywall at the end of the day for some people, but you are literally teaching hundreds of thousands of people to do something that betters their everyday life in some way or another. Not many people through history can say they have done the same. Good on you man.
Doing some drywalling for the first time in about ten years (we call it dry-lining in the UK), so thought I'd refresh my techniques by looking at RUclips. I have to admit, I think that your tutorials are absolutely the best ones I've ever found - very clear, great demonstrations and straight to the point. Thank you!
After watching countless of your fantastic videos, I started using the trowel for loading the joints and the knife for feathering and finishing. More wash-up when work is done but it's getting the job done in my bathroom. Finally no more messy joints!
This guy just changed everything about my approach to drywall. I wish when I was learning someone would have explained all so well. Gold!!!!! Thank you!!!! This guy knows his stuff!!!
Hi, I would like to thank you so much. You gave me confidence to buy all the stuff I need to do mud drywalling without even touching a truel of my entire life. I did all my basement after having a water backflow. I saved so much money and keep up your good work on RUclips. You help so much ppl. I looked for hours your videos and here I am now. Have a nice day !!😊🎉 Sry bout my bad english im french from Quebec lol
Kudos for wearing a wireless mike on your shirt. The audio is crystal clear, just like your instructions. Bad audio is the bane of most instructional videos.
I couldn't be more grateful for your content. I started watching your videos when preparing to re-do ALL the drywall in a house I'm renovating top to bottom by myself (a bit foolish and daunting, but overall very worth the effort). The reno, which is a personal project, is nearly done and in the process I've gone from DIYer to pro. I now work as a general residential sub-contracter, but my specialty and most of my jobs are finish work. It can be tedious, but it's quite rewarding and a very employable skill--nearly all residential jobs end in finish work. Also, it's surprising how many general contractors shy away from finish work... I digress. All this to say that most of what I know about mud work I learned from watching you and following your instructions. Experience truly is the best teacher, but you're a close second in this case. Again, many thanks. We don't live near each other, but if you find yourself in Pennsylvania I'd love to invite you over to see the work you inspired that has since blossomed into so much more. There's a cold beer here for you if you want it, and if that's not your thing you're still invited. Let me know if you're ever in my area!
Dang Ben...almost 500k!!! Let's go man! As always, great informative, easy to follow video! I've upped my drywall game because of you and your videos, and can't thank you enough!
I watch these videos for extra tips and tricks and am never disappointed. Also, this man could teach a monkey to finish drywall and make 30+ an hour. You are an absolute boss and hero to the community keep doing what you do.
Bought a 14” trowel & a 4” knife last year. Very straight. Did a great job for what I needed. Have to work on getting the mud the right consistency. Gonna take some practice. Just a reminder, scrape down the nubs, lift offs & excess before doing your next coat.
Thanks !! This is really helpful ! My girlfriend and I just purchased our first home which we will be renovating ourselves and will require us to re-plaster a lot of the house due to it needing to be rewired + we are fitting an complete new shower room and kitchen. I have plastered small patches before but never an entire room so this really helps with doing it correctly!
Drywall Mudding 101. Those butt joins are where hump meets flat and the artist brings out the illusion. Great teacher, course and attentive students sitting in the class.
Y'know, this is the first time I've heard anyone mention that ready-to-use mud in a pail isn't ready to use. This may have addressed a significant portion of my struggles over the past couple years. Thank you! :D I bought a corner trowel a while back, used it once, and threw it in the garbage. Maybe it was just me, but more mud ended up everywhere BUT the corner trying to use that goofy thing. I typically only have a few hours to devote to these things, rather than day one, day two, day three. I've gotten half-decent at "damp-sculpting" my inside corners in one go with a 6" knife, an 8" fan, and a portable A/C. No clue how it will affect longevity, but I'm only working for myself, so I can deal with it if it fails.
Ben , you’re an awesome individual! So happy to have found your videos for my home projects. I especially appreciate your product recommendations translated into US😂. Saves me hours trying to find mud that doesn’t exist in the states. Thanks again.
At first I was crying inside because I thought a Day 2 teaching didn't exist. Then I found it and realized it just didn't make it into the playlist! Ben is a real human that actually isn't perfect, except at everything carpentry and drywalling! Seriously though, your videos are amazing. I wish I could afford to fly to your neck of the woods for an apprenticeship.
Thanks man for all the tips ! Worst case my wife has a lot of pictures to hang on the wall..... Still working on my plaster repair.... Getting there slowly but surely
I have a hawk and a pan. I only use the pan for patches now. The hawk feels lighter, safer, more accessible in hand. It pops in the hammer hole on my step ladders (I’m 5-8 and can’t do wall tops or above windows without). 10x easier to clean over a pan. I spent 13 years as a concrete mason, so I feel equally comfortable with a knife or a trowel. For “almost skimming” I can fly with a big trowel. Almost skimming = actual skim coating for those who don’t (yet) own actual skim coating skim blades.
I just seen you're: I'm done video , I really enjoyed you're videos. I wanted to mention to you about stem sells I'm probably considering it . One of my favorite BMX Riders got treated with stem cells and had great results. Stem cell treatment is legal in certain countries.Hope you're knee gets better.
Could you PLEASE do a video on mudding obscure projects or drywall projects that are from home repairs/remodel? I've been watching your stuff and it is the BEST I've seen anywhere. I would learn a ton from you doing jobs that aren't new construction
I definately didn’t pay enough attention to how much mud I was applying, nor how far to float out the mud, especially on butt joints. Just completed my first project in my own house, and I did enjoy it a lot! And your videos helped a ton, but after priming and painting, I can see all my joints 😢😅. Aka too much mud, which didn’t feel like I was doing too much when I was applying it. Anyhow, next time, I need to stress more about bringing the mud out further away from the joint, checking the light through the knife, and how much is being applied. 😅
Great video! For butt joints I lay a strip of tape over it then trace the edges with a light pencil mark. Then I cut the paper on the drywall and peel it off. Done right and the recess that's left is slightly deeper than the thickness of the paper tape. Then when you mud it you can get a flat joint. You're kind of creating a flat joint. And for corners, do you not recommend corner trowels? It's faster for me and leaves a great result.
Love your videos! Thank you! Been watching them for a long time and they have enabled me to do most of the drywall work in my own home all by myself. Your super talented at what you do and you are a great teacher. Thank you again! I do have a question though… do you feather your edges when you butter your bread? 😂 Cuz I found myself doing that the other day. I blame you! Hahaha!
Can you please tell me where to buy the magic hawk that just automatically has fresh mud on it every time you empty it? I’ve asked for one of these at all the big stores and they look at me like I’m crazy. 😀
I have a mudman working on my house. I have 30 years experience working with contractors, so even though I can't do the work I know what it should look like. He is putting the mud on so thick it has cracks and bubbles everywhere. There are many other issues. He has not sanded in between adding mud and there are very thick rough edges and rouges everywhere. My gc says it all looks good, and no one sands in between mud coats. The only time I have seen no need for sanding in between coats is when they are super good at feathering. Wish I could post some photos.
working with a a trowel and hawk is so much more challenging then working with a knife and pan. Ive been trying to practise with the hawk and trowel but man. it is challenging.!
Your a wasted talent doing these jobs. You need to be in a training school teaching young guys how to do this. I just did all the coating and finishing in my standalone garage solely based on your video's. It turned out great, if i didnt tell people I did it myself they would never know. Much thanks to you from Australia.
Would you make a video on how to load a wide knife/trowel? I've noticed your loaded trowel never has any mud near the edges. Meaning, when you spread it on the wall, no mud drips from the outer edges. I started knocking the mud off the edges before application because I was tired of it dropping on me and other things. I'm sure there is a technique that you could share. Thanks.
Excellent video, you're a great teacher. However I'm so confused about different types of mud. I'm in central canada so at one store my options are: lite joint which is yellow and has glue, I usually just use hot mud for prefill and corner beads so no big deal with that one. Next is green which they call lite finish, and CGCs website says not recommended for embedding tape. Then blue which is lite line, which CGC recommendeds for everything. So my blue and green are mixed up compared to yours? I would use blue for tape embedding? Thanks for the help!
one thing you didn't mention with using a knife, pay attention to the curve of the blade. they are designed to have a slight curve, when finishing flats the curve should be away from the surface of the wall to keep from removing too much mud from the center of the flat joint.
Great video! Listen, I was at Disneyland with my family. Me and my little girl were waiting in line over an hour and half to take pictures with Elsa. Then this good looking guy and his beautiful wife and two little girls were kind of cutting in front of me. I stepped out of the way to let this family cut in front of me. Why? Cause this guy bears an uncanny resemblance to the Vancouver Carpenter. I was thinking, Hey, man, you can cut in front of me ANY time! You don't happen to have two darling little girls, do you? =D
I want to install about 2 ft of drywall (previously removed due to a flooding and mold) to the existing wall that’s painted surface. Please let me know how to do that… especially kidding and taping.., would it stick to the painted surface on joints with existing wall
As an instructor in the trades, this brother is hitting on all cylinders. I like the details and pace of instruction. He is indeed a great trainer 😊 keep up the good work!
From experience, it's very difficult to explain something at the same time that you're doing it. You do a great job of it! Your drywall videos are super helpful and have greatly improved my work
The tip about doing one side of an inside corner first and then coming back to do the other side the next day - this has already saved me hours of frustration. Thank you!
Ben, you are natural teacher and have great skills. Thank you for taking time to make such detailed videos.
@dcharnas2592, yes I love watching him. I like how he shows a lot of "see what happens, you don't want that" in showing you how NOT to do something as much as the ideal way.
He can also teach you how to kick-flip.
As a do-it-myself homeowner, THANK YOU for your video series. I pulled down the old plaster walls, to insulate, rewire and add new plumbing and have hung drywall on half my house, taped and painted the walls/ceiling. So from my limited experience, I wish I had seen your videos earlier...LOL as I sit in my recliner looking at my mistakes😂😂😂
Been doing drywall for over 30 years. You really do a great job explaining the fundamentals on your videos. Awesome job!!
I have been adding a bathroom in and taking on the work that doesn't require a license. You're videos have made me SO MUCH more comfortable doing the drywall. Every pro I know, hates drywall and does everything they can to get out of it. Your video series makes it so approachable. Sure it's just drywall at the end of the day for some people, but you are literally teaching hundreds of thousands of people to do something that betters their everyday life in some way or another. Not many people through history can say they have done the same. Good on you man.
Doing some drywalling for the first time in about ten years (we call it dry-lining in the UK), so thought I'd refresh my techniques by looking at RUclips. I have to admit, I think that your tutorials are absolutely the best ones I've ever found - very clear, great demonstrations and straight to the point. Thank you!
LOL, when you say, "It's looking pretty good".........No brother, IT'S LOOKING EXCELLENT!
After watching countless of your fantastic videos, I started using the trowel for loading the joints and the knife for feathering and finishing. More wash-up when work is done but it's getting the job done in my bathroom. Finally no more messy joints!
This guy just changed everything about my approach to drywall. I wish when I was learning someone would have explained all so well. Gold!!!!! Thank you!!!! This guy knows his stuff!!!
Hi, I would like to thank you so much. You gave me confidence to buy all the stuff I need to do mud drywalling without even touching a truel of my entire life. I did all my basement after having a water backflow. I saved so much money and keep up your good work on RUclips. You help so much ppl. I looked for hours your videos and here I am now. Have a nice day !!😊🎉 Sry bout my bad english im french from Quebec lol
Excellent teaching skills and a talented videographer who is a pro at following the action. Thank you!
Kudos for wearing a wireless mike on your shirt. The audio is crystal clear, just like your instructions. Bad audio is the bane of most instructional videos.
I couldn't be more grateful for your content. I started watching your videos when preparing to re-do ALL the drywall in a house I'm renovating top to bottom by myself (a bit foolish and daunting, but overall very worth the effort). The reno, which is a personal project, is nearly done and in the process I've gone from DIYer to pro. I now work as a general residential sub-contracter, but my specialty and most of my jobs are finish work. It can be tedious, but it's quite rewarding and a very employable skill--nearly all residential jobs end in finish work. Also, it's surprising how many general contractors shy away from finish work...
I digress.
All this to say that most of what I know about mud work I learned from watching you and following your instructions. Experience truly is the best teacher, but you're a close second in this case. Again, many thanks.
We don't live near each other, but if you find yourself in Pennsylvania I'd love to invite you over to see the work you inspired that has since blossomed into so much more. There's a cold beer here for you if you want it, and if that's not your thing you're still invited. Let me know if you're ever in my area!
I love your work Ben! I need more videos finishing drywall 🤩 I love seeing the progress of mudding
Ben thanks for the videos. You are a natural in teaching your skills. I’ve learned a lot from your videos keep them coming.
I like that you are explicit about creating an illusion--honest!
Dang Ben...almost 500k!!! Let's go man! As always, great informative, easy to follow video! I've upped my drywall game because of you and your videos, and can't thank you enough!
My pleasure!
Ben you make it look so easy. Thank you for taking the time to help all those of us that aren’t tape And floaters. Keep the videos coming. 👍
I watch these videos for extra tips and tricks and am never disappointed. Also, this man could teach a monkey to finish drywall and make 30+ an hour. You are an absolute boss and hero to the community keep doing what you do.
Bought a 14” trowel & a 4” knife last year. Very straight. Did a great job for what I needed. Have to work on getting the mud the right consistency. Gonna take some practice.
Just a reminder, scrape down the nubs, lift offs & excess before doing your next coat.
Thanks !! This is really helpful ! My girlfriend and I just purchased our first home which we will be renovating ourselves and will require us to re-plaster a lot of the house due to it needing to be rewired + we are fitting an complete new shower room and kitchen. I have plastered small patches before but never an entire room so this really helps with doing it correctly!
Part 2 of the watch me drywall in 2023 series lol. Perhaps, discuss hanging drywall? Excellent video again. Hava like
I followed your instructions. My bathroom remodel drywall is the best muddyng I ever did. Professional looking results. Thank you!
I did my entire basement drywall too after water damage. Your videos are awesome. You are an artist!
Thanks for all your great videos. Really helped me to do
a pretty decent job on a walk in closet for my daughter
Drywall Mudding 101. Those butt joins are where hump meets flat and the artist brings out the illusion. Great teacher, course and attentive students sitting in the class.
Y'know, this is the first time I've heard anyone mention that ready-to-use mud in a pail isn't ready to use. This may have addressed a significant portion of my struggles over the past couple years. Thank you! :D
I bought a corner trowel a while back, used it once, and threw it in the garbage. Maybe it was just me, but more mud ended up everywhere BUT the corner trying to use that goofy thing.
I typically only have a few hours to devote to these things, rather than day one, day two, day three. I've gotten half-decent at "damp-sculpting" my inside corners in one go with a 6" knife, an 8" fan, and a portable A/C. No clue how it will affect longevity, but I'm only working for myself, so I can deal with it if it fails.
I've done some mudding in my time, but these are fabulous tips. Thank you.
He is the best at showing how excellent mud should be great training
Only one I trust or watch
Ben , you’re an awesome individual! So happy to have found your videos for my home projects. I especially appreciate your product recommendations translated into US😂. Saves me hours trying to find mud that doesn’t exist in the states. Thanks again.
At first I was crying inside because I thought a Day 2 teaching didn't exist. Then I found it and realized it just didn't make it into the playlist! Ben is a real human that actually isn't perfect, except at everything carpentry and drywalling! Seriously though, your videos are amazing. I wish I could afford to fly to your neck of the woods for an apprenticeship.
Thanks man for all the tips ! Worst case my wife has a lot of pictures to hang on the wall..... Still working on my plaster repair.... Getting there slowly but surely
Good luck!
It’s been a pleasure watching you work and listening to your teaching… thank you from Taxachusetts 😎
Thank you, you have been the most resource ive found.❤
You are a very good teacher and very handsome man.
great video as always, thanks
Thanks for this! All of your videos are amazing but i think these are my favourite videos yet! 💯💯
I really enjoy all.ur videos very informative you are a good teacher all useful information no dragging on on useless information
It’s pointless for me to add anything to the comments. Everyone has already said it. You’re awesome Mr. Vancouver. 😊
Feather, Feather, finish. I can't believe this is free
Your first pass on mudding ,snd feathering the butt joints is amazingly smooth 😄
I have a hawk and a pan. I only use the pan for patches now. The hawk feels lighter, safer, more accessible in hand. It pops in the hammer hole on my step ladders (I’m 5-8 and can’t do wall tops or above windows without). 10x easier to clean over a pan. I spent 13 years as a concrete mason, so I feel equally comfortable with a knife or a trowel. For “almost skimming” I can fly with a big trowel. Almost skimming = actual skim coating for those who don’t (yet) own actual skim coating skim blades.
just the pep talk I needed
A video on mudding beginners would be interesting ;)
He already did it
Such a great teacher! Way better than Home Renovision.
Umm… Jeff is amazing too!
Thank you for teaching. God bless u. Learned alot. Thanks
I like the way you explained the jobs
I would have to put you at the very top for instructional videos I have watched. Thank you!
I just seen you're: I'm done video , I really enjoyed you're videos. I wanted to mention to you about stem sells I'm probably considering it . One of my favorite BMX Riders got treated with stem cells and had great results. Stem cell treatment is legal in certain countries.Hope you're knee gets better.
Amazing instructional video
Great video series!!
Appreciate all of your time!
thanks and so nice! but you used three different filler, could you clarify again the rule and products name?
Man. How easy you make it look.
I had zero clue premixed mud needed mixed!!! Holy smokes, thank you from Indiana
excellent training series so far.
Very good instructor
Could you PLEASE do a video on mudding obscure projects or drywall projects that are from home repairs/remodel? I've been watching your stuff and it is the BEST I've seen anywhere. I would learn a ton from you doing jobs that aren't new construction
Just dive into the videos. I have covered sooooooo much. A lot of the less popular videos cover the more obscure subjects.
Thanks so much for all of the great information you provide
I definately didn’t pay enough attention to how much mud I was applying, nor how far to float out the mud, especially on butt joints.
Just completed my first project in my own house, and I did enjoy it a lot! And your videos helped a ton, but after priming and painting, I can see all my joints 😢😅. Aka too much mud, which didn’t feel like I was doing too much when I was applying it.
Anyhow, next time, I need to stress more about bringing the mud out further away from the joint, checking the light through the knife, and how much is being applied. 😅
Great video! For butt joints I lay a strip of tape over it then trace the edges with a light pencil mark. Then I cut the paper on the drywall and peel it off. Done right and the recess that's left is slightly deeper than the thickness of the paper tape. Then when you mud it you can get a flat joint. You're kind of creating a flat joint. And for corners, do you not recommend corner trowels? It's faster for me and leaves a great result.
well done linking to the older videos
Thank you partner.you'er an excellent teacher.
Love your videos! Thank you! Been watching them for a long time and they have enabled me to do most of the drywall work in my own home all by myself. Your super talented at what you do and you are a great teacher. Thank you again! I do have a question though… do you feather your edges when you butter your bread? 😂 Cuz I found myself doing that the other day. I blame you! Hahaha!
Great tutorial dude! Thanks.
I must say that hawk method is a game changer. I don't think I'll ever use a pan again.
Man, you are a good instructor.
Can you please tell me where to buy the magic hawk that just automatically has fresh mud on it every time you empty it? I’ve asked for one of these at all the big stores and they look at me like I’m crazy. 😀
i’m in the porta potty watching this before i get to work 😀😅
man that is awesome! really smooth skills handling the mud and tools ...fine art!
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much.
You need to be a teacher at the apprentice school. ✌️👍
Thanks Ben! Great stuff. I’ve been watching a lot of your content but looking forward to the rest of this series. Cheers from Ontario.
Thanks for watching!
❤😊This guy is a great trainer. His glue has changed my life. I’ve repaired so many peoples homes when they asked for help. 😊😅😂❤
He has the best glue
His glue?
Great instruction, thanks so much!
Puffy Little Clouds
I have a mudman working on my house. I have 30 years experience working with contractors, so even though I can't do the work I know what it should look like. He is putting the mud on so thick it has cracks and bubbles everywhere. There are many other issues. He has not sanded in between adding mud and there are very thick rough edges and rouges everywhere. My gc says it all looks good, and no one sands in between mud coats. The only time I have seen no need for sanding in between coats is when they are super good at feathering. Wish I could post some photos.
I don't know why I watched this, I have 25 years in, but this was a good video to show a beginner what's going on
great video for this beginner! thx
The road analogy for the three way corner meetup just made everything click for me. That was a brilliant explanation!
My wife just exclaimed “Yay! It’s the guy!”
working with a a trowel and hawk is so much more challenging then working with a knife and pan. Ive been trying to practise with the hawk and trowel but man. it is challenging.!
Finishing my #4 flip and moving to SE Asia...never to use drywall again. Happy days.
Very helpful thank you
this video is amazing
❤❤❤ excellent video
Great vid. FYI it’s missing from the beginner playlist
Your a wasted talent doing these jobs. You need to be in a training school teaching young guys how to do this.
I just did all the coating and finishing in my standalone garage solely based on your video's. It turned out great, if i didnt tell people I did it myself they would never know. Much thanks to you from Australia.
Great video
Would you make a video on how to load a wide knife/trowel? I've noticed your loaded trowel never has any mud near the edges. Meaning, when you spread it on the wall, no mud drips from the outer edges. I started knocking the mud off the edges before application because I was tired of it dropping on me and other things. I'm sure there is a technique that you could share. Thanks.
I have a 14” straight trowel. No curve. It works really well.
This is great! Could you please add this video to the Beginners playlist? It currently has days 1, 3 and 4 but not this one.
Have you ever tried offset knives? If like to see a comparison between regular knives, offset, and trowel.
beautiful
Excellent video, you're a great teacher. However I'm so confused about different types of mud. I'm in central canada so at one store my options are: lite joint which is yellow and has glue, I usually just use hot mud for prefill and corner beads so no big deal with that one.
Next is green which they call lite finish, and CGCs website says not recommended for embedding tape.
Then blue which is lite line, which CGC recommendeds for everything.
So my blue and green are mixed up compared to yours? I would use blue for tape embedding?
Thanks for the help!
Your mud's are the same as here. As long as you never tape with green your good.
“Clean bucket clean work!” Throws brush into dirty water bucket and splashes all over lol
one thing you didn't mention with using a knife, pay attention to the curve of the blade. they are designed to have a slight curve, when finishing flats the curve should be away from the surface of the wall to keep from removing too much mud from the center of the flat joint.
Great video!
Listen, I was at Disneyland with my family.
Me and my little girl were waiting in line over an hour and half to take pictures with Elsa.
Then this good looking guy and his beautiful wife and two little girls were kind of cutting in front of me.
I stepped out of the way to let this family cut in front of me.
Why?
Cause this guy bears an uncanny resemblance to the Vancouver Carpenter.
I was thinking, Hey, man, you can cut in front of me ANY time!
You don't happen to have two darling little girls, do you? =D
Learned so much from your channel. I appreciate you. Do you always use Plus3 (or its equivalent) for all your finishing mud?
I’m wondering that right now. As I’m about to do my coats!
I want to install about 2 ft of drywall (previously removed due to a flooding and mold) to the existing wall that’s painted surface. Please let me know how to do that… especially kidding and taping.., would it stick to the painted surface on joints with existing wall