They have a way of making it look easy, it's not. He's a craftsman in his trade. A joy to watch

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@jeffdemuro4208

6 ай бұрын

@@ChrisWhittaker74 love watchin you

@MikeCarter

5 ай бұрын

...and I was all feeling confident to give it a go after watching this :)

@geradkavanagh8240

2 ай бұрын

Not a plasterer but have made enough patches to understand his technique. Even he had problems with those tiny daggy bits in the mix.

@5400bowen

2 ай бұрын

It’s a hell of a lot easier to get this good if you pay close attention to his every move. But yes, he has mastered this art with endless reputations of his trade. ❤

Wow, that's not how i do my repairs, which is why yours looks incredible and mine needs 3 days of sanding to get it semi ok, great work

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@leeedwards8323

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 He made it look like butter

@jayhari1713

6 ай бұрын

LoL at least you're honest 😂

@lplacido61

6 ай бұрын

You and me both! 🤦

@deanevangelista6359

5 ай бұрын

Professional drywall finishers have skills that we mere mortals cannot acquire. Sand sand sand!

that 2nd piece of wood going in like magic😂

@scottsmith5908

5 ай бұрын

He should have ran them both horizontal across upper and lower

@steeevo0136

4 ай бұрын

​@@scottsmith5908 I agree, much more support to the wall

@sandymilne224

3 ай бұрын

@@scottsmith5908: nah, he had full coverage of wood behind there and ya can’t get any better than that. Often to get the wood in place, put a 3” screw into the board to hold the wood while placing the wallboard screws in place. Then remove it when the wood is in place securely.

@tcbtcb

3 ай бұрын

Lol

@timtim4603

2 ай бұрын

That’s professional I can’t plaster hopeless

The first swipe with the trowel and you can tell this guy's got it. Layin' that on pretty sweet. 😎👍

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Retired painter here. Need more plasterers like you in Australia. More often than not, they won't turn up to do patches in time for the builder and painter to move on, and the job is often delegated to the painter to do the job ( often for free ). I used to go 100% bezerker mode whenever I'd hear ''painter will fix it'. Ended up charging them double my rate for non painting related repairs and they soon learned.

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍 a lot of plasterers struggle doing patches , most try to do it with plaster and blend it in , which no matter how good you are on a trowel, the repair shows through when painted. Here in the UK a good patcher can earn as much as a good plasterer . Making repairs invisible is a skill , you are right to charge decent money for it . Good to hear you would do these repairs yourself , I've worked with 100s of painters on site , patching new builds and there's probably only half a dozen who would do the prep work on walls and ceilings, 99% just roller everything whether it's ready or not, for me I tend to notice that the older generation seem to have pride in our work , which seems to be lost on the new people coming into the trade .

@NRVS571

5 ай бұрын

This is very common in the US, painters are the "jack of all trades" cuz you're always cleaning up someone's shitty job 😂

@ErgonBill

5 ай бұрын

@@NRVS571 Then you need to teach the worst offenders how to paint. ie electricians, plumbers and carpenters in that order.

@aussie8114

4 ай бұрын

Painters need to know how to do plaster repairs.

@handlsarelame

3 ай бұрын

All I know, when I circle a hole, write "patch please :)", it seems to disappear.

You make it look easy but that does take practice - always love watching professional plasterers at work!

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@thehpw

6 ай бұрын

Yep. 3 days of sanding. Sheets covering everything. Fan blowing out the window. Me wearing respirator.

That's the same way I do my repairs/fills here in the USA, and I'm an electrician! I charge my standard electrical rate for the time but the customers appreciate when the entire job gets done in one visit so its saves them time, too. But I leave them to do the painting.

Chris, cheers mate! You’re saving my bacon with the missus. We can’t get a plasterer to do jobs around the house for love or money, whist you make it look easy, it gives me the confidence to try it myself, thanks very much for sharing the wealth.👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍 anything that saves us from our better halves is a bonus. I know I can make it look easy finishing without sanding but I always had to sand for years and if you can eliminate most of the work with the trowel then light sand after. That should keep the Mrs happy 👍

@integr8er66

6 ай бұрын

LOL when you say the missus it makes me think of Andy Capp and her chasing him with a rolling pin 🤣🤣

Top job my friend. I’m a decorator and as you’ll know I’ve got to literally fill walls where plasterers have ‘supposedly’ skimmed and finished walls! Wish they were all like you! 🙄

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes you decorators are ultimately the ones left to put poor work right 👍

Another "trick" to avoid sanding: Wait for the mud to harden most of the way then feather the edges and knock down high spots with a wet Sponge. No dust and no elbow grease required. If you wait TOO long it won't work and you will need to sand,

No nonsense, nice clear instructions, thanks!

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Very neat job - thank you for the demo!

I have watched all the KZread videos on patch repairs and yours is the best! Great job! Thank you!

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Great video, never tried a sponge float but will give it a go next time as I hate all the sanding dust. Thanks

a good electrician will cut a single clean hole and leave the cut piece for the patcher. also, on a textured finish wall, a rubber window cleaning squeegee is a great secret tool.

I am still learning how to use a hawk and trowel. Great job on the repair.

That was a fine job. Clear instructions without any BS. Love it. :o)

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Nice to watch an expert craftsman do his work!

Great video 👍🏻

First class. Thanks for posting.

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Great skills and knowledge.

Makes it look so easy. Good tooling undoubtedly helps!

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Great work - MVP

Everything looks fine on camera from straight on. Until you see a patch painted and illuminated from the side you can't tell how good it is.

After watching this I’m convinced I need to get a pro to patch my walls. 😄

Genius at work 👌

Great, ! I like that work 👌 thanks

Like a true professional, he makes it look easy - awesome!

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

This was amazing work. Thanks for the lessons and tutorials!

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Your welcome buddy 👍

Beautiful job. A pleasure to watch!

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Nice job !

Epic Trowel control🎉

That was awesome!👍🏻🇺🇸

@ChrisWhittaker74

Ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

I always use a california wall patch for the wall board piece. Works great and covers absolutely blind. You can't tell it's there. Never had one fail. Brilliant trowel work! You're a true artist.

@JDB61698

6 ай бұрын

Inferior technique. Use this video as a learning opportunity

@Maxid1

6 ай бұрын

@@JDB61698 I used to do it this way. Cutting the edges back a half inch on the edges of the replacement sheetrock piece and keeping the paper (california patch) works way better for me than using tape and has a far lower profile using way less mud.

@murrayhill9000

5 ай бұрын

@@Maxid1 This repair is way too much. Scrap wall board pieces work as a doubler with construction adhesive. The insert panel also should just be glued in place. The gentleman never showed how he installed the R/H 1x4 doubler. Sheer magic.

@Maxid1

5 ай бұрын

@@murrayhill9000 I've done much larger sections than this. If the patch piece is cut to fit tightly and the patch edges dressed with wallboard compound, the patch is structually as sound as new. I've done it too many times to not know it works. His is a good way to do it, I did it that way before I learned to patch it the way I do it now. His trowel work is sheer genious.

Top job mate

Lovely work

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Everything makes sense and it all looks so easy. Next time I have a hole like this to patch, I will now be perfectly confident to watch if the patcher I hire to do the job is doing it properly. Because I suck at patching and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. I gave up trying to master that skill long ago in order to keep my sanity.

Sparky ⚡️ here. Excellent job. Excellent tutorial.

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

You make it look easy, obviously you're very skilled at this. Nice tidy job you did there.

@ChrisWhittaker74

2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Nicely done

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Great job! Impressive finish.

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

This gentleman is an artist

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

I was shown to use a grout sponge instead of the sponge float. But this guy has been doing this for years, probably decades. But by using his method you can master this in a year, instead of 3-5 with trial and error. Nice work!

@ChrisWhittaker74

2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

That’s a sweet finish

Brilliant!

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Top job pal!

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Good. Thanks.

Love this. This is art to me. 👌🏽

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thank you buddy 👍

When we had our house replumbed, there were multiple holes in the wall where they ran the pipes. The dry wall repair guys were a different crew and showed up the next day. I had to go out for a couple of hours and when I came back all the holes were filled, dried and re textured. I missed the whole thing. It was like magic. I wish I'd seen how it was done because they were beautiful patches and you'd never know they were there. Oh yea, that second piece of wood magically appearing was funny. I'd have loved to see how you did that. I put a drywall screw in the wood and use it as a handle while I screw the board in.

Nice work, Chris.

@ChrisWhittaker74

4 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Nice job

Nice job, Chris.

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

That's fine if it's behind a door or in a corner. If you don't sand a patch in the middle of the wall, you will feel the edges even if you cant see it... but once you prime and paint, it's very noticeable to people with good vision... 😅

@Gee-bx3zh

3 ай бұрын

Honestly I don't see the aversion to sanding .. most times it takes less than 2 mins for a patch this size to lightly sand away the edges and small lines .. then I don't even clean it very thoroughly since the dust mixes with the primer and coats the patch and fills in any minor imperfections.. mostly my concern is the patch looking better than the surrounding instead of the other way round

Brilliant

Well filmed, adeptly cut, good description and excellent plastering and repair skills.

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

I would have done everything you did except glue in the upper & lower section behind the wall using two pieces of Gyprock, using screws to support the pieces in place while the glue cured a day later, then apply a plaster between the square gap ending up sanding it back to level and removing the screws then fill in the gap with plaster. That way, there are no nasty surprises with metal in the wall. I know you can use a stud finder, but that's the way I do things. If this was done in the bathroom, then I would have painted everything before putting into place because water destroys everything as well as attracting termites etc.

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thanks that's a great explanation buddy 👍

@aussie8114

4 ай бұрын

Timber back blocks are just as good and more expedient than using plasterboard as the back block.

thnx this is a great how-to. flawless and easy. no coming back, once you do all this. by all this i mean screw timbers to the wall and then the patch to the timber... putting mesh over the joins and then using 3 coats and a med- course sponge at the end. it is all very easy to do, but only done with finesse by someone such as yourself.

@evajanekelly7067

3 ай бұрын

you worked within tolerances, not to unreasonable tolerances.

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Top man! Very helpful video! Top tier skills 💪

@ChrisWhittaker74

2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Awesome work and video man. Cheers from the States.

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

That’s one thorough geezer

Your never too old to learn. Great video.

Here's a trick... Cut the drywall out with inward facing 45 degree cuts. That way you can reuse the drywall and don't need a backer or screws. Just add joint compound to the edges and apply🎉🎉🎉

Fun to watch a craftsman work..

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Superb! Cheers m8

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy 👍

I don't even have a hole in my wall. It's just satisfying to see someone good at what they do

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

You make it look easy buddy.

These pros make that look easy... I'd have a serious mess of it.

Nice work OP

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Thank you

A true pro.

@ChrisWhittaker74

3 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

BRILLIANT

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

My California patch method works just fine

You just have to have that gift to mud walls. I have seen guys take a 6 inch mud knife with the results with little to no sanding. He made it look to easy, like spreading butter on toast.

Never before have I seen anyone grab a sponge float for drywall mud….. but I think it’s a good idea man and now I gotta try it sometime

I remember watching a 1990's TV Ontario program where they were promoting 'Grrrl Power' home repairs that had this woman repairing a hole by "scrunching up newspaper" and sticking it in the hole ...twenty minutes later, after many surprised expressions as the newspaper continued to fall away on her, and the ex and I laughing our arses off, she finally filled the wall cavity up with two weeks worth of scrunched up newspaper and proceeded to apply a whole lot of poorly backed mud to "repair" the hole...later when it eventually came time for me to repair a hole, I went on to use this backer board method, which seemed intuitive to me. Hint: I affixed a drywall screw to the center of the board to make it easier to hold and maneuver into place, which I removed once the top and bottom screws were installed to permanently secure it.

an absolute mastercraft here

Question: how did you get the second backer board in and so tightly fit against the first?

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Haha everyone keeps asking, I put a screw part way into the face of the 2nd piece of timber to hold onto whilst I got a fixing, if that makes sense?

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

I've just re edited the video where I get the second peice of timber in and uploaded it as a short 👍👍👍👍

@blakeandtim937

6 ай бұрын

@@ChrisWhittaker74 oh my God of course!

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

@@blakeandtim937 😎 I should have kept it in the video to be fair just to show 👍👍

@aussie8114

4 ай бұрын

@@ChrisWhittaker74The old screw as a handle trick. You know you’re not supposed to disclose that trick to anyone that’s not a registered member of the plaster patchers organisation 😂

You made that first pass with the mud and i said out loud "oh my god"

Great job! I’m not a mesh guy but it’s just a matter of preference.

I have had to make several openings to run or remove wires in my house, and use a 'self plugging' method when doing so. I mark the size and shape that I need, generally irregular so it goes back together only one way, and cut it out with a 'multi-tool' cutter, with it tapering inward so the removed part is a plug. When ready to close, I do a light sand of the wall and plug on the top surfaces, to remove ant paper burrs that could be above level. Then I 'butter' the edges of the plug, as a brick layer would do, and carefully insert back into the hole, making sure it is level and flush. Trowel the surface to mostly clean up. When dry, sand and apply a finish skim. When painted, it is completely invisible.

proper job 👍

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Sponge float is a nice idea for blending. I have always asked others when patching if they like sanding…usually they answer no so I ask them why add more filler than needed which requires them to sand? Way better to build up in thin layers vs one thick. Thanks for sharing!

Man knows his way around a trowel.

masterclass

I am absolutely dogshit at that and always end up sanding so much...I guess because as a diver/pile driver I have no finesse and just like smashing things with a hammer! Good job man!

Next level trowelling

Well done, just like an old time plasterer would have done.

I like to do the Ol’ brick layers technique of building up a massive amount of drydex slowly over one week untill the hole is entirely covered and ready for some rigorous sanding 🤣

Great video mate, but could you explain what joint cement you used and why you didn't just use the easyfill for the final coat. Cheers.

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, yes it's a British gypsum joint cement that I use, it's a premix fine filler you can finish with a trowel and water to save on sanding. It's hard to get the same smooth finish with easifill, no matter how good you finish it, I find when it dries it always needs a light sanding 👍

A real proffessional, I can tell. Subbed for more awesome videos like this! 👍👍

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

Great job I'm from nj

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍

That's great, but no mention of how much skill it takes to mud like that. You are not just going to whip up some mud for the first time and lay it out like that. And that fast dry mud is great when you are a pro, but a rookie DIY is going to have a nightmare with it.

I usually cut the wall and the board at approximately 45 degrees so the board will go in but not fall through. This leaves about two mm to fill and no screws.

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Good idea 😎every day is a school day 👍

@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot

6 ай бұрын

If you leave a gap around the board to the existing wall and fill it with expanding foam, there’s no need for scrim. The foam prevents movement which is what causes cracks so you just fill it as necessary and you’re good to go

@kaptaan_original

6 ай бұрын

I like having the board screwed on back to provide strength. All around that piece without a screwed in board and light knock around would push the board in otherwise.

@jeremyr7147

5 ай бұрын

It would be cool if you buttered the edge before placement. Otherwise you only have a surface coat, if theres any movement of the wall it may crack.

Nice job and great video . That trowel looks like it's broke in nice .

@ChrisWhittaker74

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, yes it is well broken In and razor sharp , I've had it a few years now 👍

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@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@Maxid1

5 ай бұрын

@@ChrisWhittaker74 2 weeks later you're well over 1,000 subs!

Ther is more plaster on your drill than the wall. lol nice job mate

A good electrician would only make a small hole and repair it himself

Great vid! I repaired the same type of plasterboard in my house, but used 2 coats of Easifil and then sanding after every coat to a smooth finish, and then painted it. Can't even tell there was even a cutout. What does the joint cement do?

@ChrisWhittaker74

6 ай бұрын

Hi yes you have done it right, I try not to do any sanding if possible, that what the joint cement is for, it's just a pre mixed fine filler that you can finish with a trowel 👍

I usually use a paint stir stick or shim to do the same thing

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