3:30 "Drywall is not flat folks" That's great advice

@willpennington5479

3 жыл бұрын

That's probably the best takeaway for me from this video.

@wumpascott

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment. Customers need to understand this

Just found out about you Ben. You have some of the best content available! You also are great with your delivery and all around presence on camera. Thanks to you, an old tile contractor was able to drywall about 1000 square feet, the ceiling and walls of his garage and tape/finish all drywall. And it turned out great! Using a hawk and trowel worked out great for me because of my experience mudding walls for tile. In California I've only seen tapers use knives and bread pan. I'm looking forward to going through all of your content. Thank you!

After a week of trying to mud, everything you mentioned as being a problem, I was doing, especially pressing too hard to set the tape. I, also, realized that having the right consistency of mud is so important.

"you have to try pretty hard to screw it up..." no... actually, screwing things up is the one thing that I can do really well without even trying.

@kateadams-paquette2414

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@grantpeterson2987

3 жыл бұрын

And feel confident while performing any task and not finding out I screwed up until after the fact

@meangreen7389

3 жыл бұрын

Avery Morgan - I’m in your league (:

@melissadollar6149

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Screwing it up now 😂

@AliciaRenee143XD

Жыл бұрын

Haha me too 😂

I'm a carpenter that paints my installs, on small drywall installs, I've been able to tape perfectly, and that equals happy customers and more references. Thank you for your very informative vids.

@elmerdane

4 жыл бұрын

You are probably even shottier than this noob

I tried not to get my feelings hurt at the, “You’re just applying the mud really poorly.” bit 😂 you’re not wrong

Nope, not watching for blistered tape. Not sure why i watch, but I find it entertaining. Hard to explain to the wife. "What are you watching?" Me "guy showing how to fix blistered tape on drywall." Wife "do you have a drywall project" Me "Nope" Wife

@vancouvercarpenter

5 жыл бұрын

😂 Happy to be of service!!!

@chancebeasley6536

5 жыл бұрын

This had me rolling! I'm in the same boat on most videos. : )

@renovationsandmore7142

5 жыл бұрын

Just finished taping 108 sheets of drywall in a basement today...no chance for blisters...but I'm still watching...lol.

@pby1000

5 жыл бұрын

Women just don't get it.

@FixItYourselfDeb

5 жыл бұрын

@@pby1000 Oh, I not only "get it" I do it. Girls rule at drywall. We can put icing on a cake, we can ice that wall just as easy.🍰🎂

Great info, I'm a Carpenter in Vernon B.C. and do the odd reno and small mudding and taping jobs in almost every reno, your channel has helped me improve every aspect of my mudding sonetimes a little improvement but things like 45 degree walls using a different product was 10x better Thank you

I was told I did a decent job but I know I didn't do well enough and I tend to be a perfectionist. Your videos REALLY help Thank You so much for these tips and guidance 🙏🏽 you're awesome dude

@zacharymaneja1207

Жыл бұрын

Me too

Very helpful for me. I’ve only used mesh tape n the past; and am now doing multiple rooms with paper tape. I noticed several bubbles early on and you helped me understand why. I’m attempting to do a 4 bedroom house and am finding your videos, amongst others, extremely helpful

I'm a Automotive Mechanic but new to Home diy stuff. Your videos are helpful and your delivery gives a kind of confidence to dive into the job...

In my experience (15 years), the reason most people get blisters is due to the Sheetrock not being planned out evenly. Little undulations in the joint cause voids and high spots, which will blister.

@wecomeinpeace5082

Жыл бұрын

This happened to me doing a friends ceiling. How do I avoid it? I tried to build the plain with mud and then lay the tape on but I think during my skim process I pressed it back uneven. About an hour later it was blistered.

The feels when his intentional bad job is still in competition with your best attempt.

Just want to say "thank you" for all your videos. They have helped me a lot and I really appreciate them. You make things look easy! Lol

@user-lf7en6rf8m

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you VC , thank you for your expertise, keep it going

I had an old sheet rock guy suggest quickly dunking your paper tape in a bucket of water before application. I've been using this technique ever since and never have issues with blisters. Of course, I'm usually only taping a room at a time, not a full 2000 sq ft home.

When you're too good and you low key tell people "I don't know how you guys get this wrong, I tried, and got it right" 🤣

@thunderdragonish

3 жыл бұрын

“As you can see, I’m a trained and experienced professional, and had to actively try to fail.”

GM, thanks for your tips! I was able to fix my mistakes without having to redo it all. This helped me very much. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this simple but yet to the point video!!!

When I was trying taping for the first time I ended up having to tear out a few sections of tape and remove the plaster to redo it. I found the best way to remove was to first use a spray bottle on the tape, let it soften up for a minute then peel the tape off. Spray again to soften up the plaster and then scrape it off with your taping knife. It comes off in big flakes and is dust free and easy to clean up too.

gladly ive had this guy to watch over the past couple of years ive never had a single paper joint blister or anything i take alot longer than he does but i end up getting it done and done right

You're the one who said in the other video to go over tape and get all the mud out from underneath! Now you got me watching this blister video... genious!

Thanks for sharing, I really enjoy your videos. I am paper taping challenged, I have always used mesh tape, never experienced cracking, and never knew about it being a second choice until I started watching KZread videos. Anyway, before watching this video, I tried paper taping again, and, despite my best efforts, I found that i am still useless at it. I wound up ripping out the paper tape and replacing it with fibafuse tape. I found fibafuse tape, really quick and easy to install. I tend to use around 48 drywall screws per sheet, and always put wood behind edges that are not supported by framing lumber, perhaps this is why I have not experienced cracking in my DIY drywall projects.

I’ve watched all your videos, and I just wanna say thank you. I did my entire house and only had four bubbles in the whole job. Your videos are highly informative and enjoyable to watch. Thank you ten million times over!

The impulsive "shut up, mom!" got me, I'm in tears

I have been drywalling for 27 years in Canada. I have had trouble with Synko taping mud letting go. Loose tape all over the place. Finally did my own experiment with heat. The result of my test was that with this brand, if it dries too fast, there is a good chance that the tape will come loose. This reason is that the tape does not get a chance to absorb any of the glue in the mud.

9:30 Brilliant idea pre-sand all your joints and nails spots outside. Saves so much cleanup. ;)

@Hey_me

5 жыл бұрын

:)

"I had to work pretty hard to create these blisters" *looks at my basement ceiling that the previous home owner installed DIY. He must have worked his ass off for at least a month!

@aleks-33

8 ай бұрын

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This is the best drywall channel I have been to.

I realized how simple this is. I made both mistakes too thick and too thin. I finally figured out the level between. What i understand now is get a good level of mud and make sure the edge is clean. Simple as that.

3:32 "drywall is not flat folks..." always a good reminder 👍

@SupraRyu

4 жыл бұрын

comment of the week!

Ok I just finished corners while on a sketchy scaffold for 16 ft walls. Let's see how I do after watching this informative video. Crossing fingers!! :o

The reason I watch these videos…. Where I work I have a saying: “they won’t teach you anything, but you can learn everything.” Attentively watching others work and asking questions teaches me a LOT.

Got bored baking bread during this pandemic so decided we needed to remodel the bedroom! (70 year old coop with tons of joint compound on top of plaster ceiling and loads of cracks--scrapped it all off-aaggghh whatta job!!). Hubby was thrilled (not). Watching Vancouver Carpenter & a few others I skimmed a 10x12 room ceiling and had 1 blister--only used a 6" plastic spackling knife as I found using the longer equipment I lost control of the flow. Only weekends to work-but 3 weekends in----it's looking awesome. Thanks so much. p.s. Told sweetie next time I get a 'great idea to fix' something to tell me 'Ahh, I don't think so!' hahaha. (He won't though, we love a good redo challenge).

A good son always put mom first, LOL. I’m repainting the interior of every room in my house, being a complete obsessive person, I must fix every little tiny defect. You have helped tremendously. Enjoy your videos.

@mrroche8295

5 жыл бұрын

I went back and listened again. He said shut up phone.

@georgetaylor1063

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrroche8295 - darn, need to dial up the hearing aid....

Thanks! I am drywalling our bedroom and it's the most successful attempt so far. No having to peel off and retape blistered tape

Ben, you’re like the Bob Ross of Dry Wall.

"You have to try hard to screw this up" Don't worry, I am a natural.

Hahaha the phone calls when you're trying to do something... thanks for all the helpful videos I like watching them. I've just hung my drywall and about to tape and mud for first time

In older construction and having to repair drywall before tape and float it's best to dust off the drywall. I've discovered through the years if your drywall is dirty that can also cause bubbles. Bubbles is what I call blisters, but always dust clean your work area.

Your videos are excellent. You have helped countless people save time, do a better job, and feel a bit more confident in doing drywall mud work and repairs. Excellent training session. Great detail, with explanations as well. I have a great deal of respect for all the time you took to make this video for thousands of people. Thank you.

Nice video. Thanks for the input, effort and upload!! Although I'm a carpenter and not a drywaller enjoy learning a bit more everyday. 👍

Every minute was a gold mine for me. Thanks so much!

So I'm a finish carpenter, and I find myself finding SO many times doing drywall. And I have the words "suspiciously drywall-ey carpenter" go through my head multiples times a day while I'm drywalling :) Although I don't drywall for clients, I find it insane the eye-rolling stigma that's thrown at drywallers. The process is so satisfying and it has an undeniable craft.

I am currently working on my lake house.your videos have come in handy. I have dyi the whole house top to bottom. All new everthing.

You are super cool! Every homeowner that's redoing their home needs to subscribe to your channel!

Man, even with all the precautions I still get blisters... This is an artform!

Imagine being so good at taping that it's actually a challenge to try and do a bad job

@rustygear9370

3 жыл бұрын

I don't have his experience, but while taping I noticed that it's practically a no brain task, unless you have two left hands and in this case you should probably leave it to more competent people.

The the Captain Spackle moves at the end 🤣

I've been installing drywall for years now and although I concider myself pretty good I still struggle with mudding and tapping joints. Don't care what anyone says there is as art to it.

Like your videos. I'm doing a 30x40 garage with 10 foot walls right now. I'm a carpenter but have dabbled in drywall a little bit. I wish you would have been around 25 years ago. I'm doing pretty good on my project. I think anyway. I have learned a lot from your videos. Thank you

Thank you we just found this issue all over our new house. I was thing it was wallpaper, but it looks exactly like what you are showing! Thanks for info….

Paper swells when wet and shrinks smaller as it drys, the blisters are patches of the paper that didn't get wet enough and so are 'baggy' compared to the surrounding paper that has properly shrunk. Artists wet and stretch paper prior to doing water colour paintings and blisters can happen there too if parts of the paper aren't wet through enough.

I always keep a mister bottle in my plaster kit to freshen up the mud on my hawk. I find the excess scraped off the wall is already too dry to apply the next tape reliably.

@petersmith3639

5 жыл бұрын

I like that idea

Does it so well he can't do it wrong when trying... Kinda like Larry Bird trying to miss a 20 foot jump shot. He just couldn't do it!

@kimmywimmy7305

4 жыл бұрын

9and7 or like trying to purposely crash your bike. I found ways to entertain myself in my childhood lol.

Yes, it just takes the right method and the right tools and accept the tried and true method. Also do the verticals before your horizontal. The horizontal mark studs if you missed any. Carry your 🪛. Awesome video..really helped

Very helpful stuff. Just getting started in drywall etc.and these videos are probably the most practical and helpful on the youtubes.

great content, great education, and your not annoying. This is rare. New Subscriber, thanks for the good info!

Great video man thanks for the tips master electrician here learning the ins-and-outs of drywall

Great vids always very informative. A method I have used to fix blisters is after the second coat I usually see the odd one. I take a 4 inch knife which I usually use for applying the mud a tape. I slide the knife blade under the tape accessing the void. The second coat of wet mud allows me to access the bubble. The access point has to be bigger than the blister. Then I apply mud sliding it under in a fashion where it is filled with enough mud to caused adhesion. You can almost see the bubble vanish before eyes. Then I continue with second coat. I totally agree with all of your other comments as I have experienced most of them good and bad. Thx

Wish I found this video first! All others had convinced me they were actually practicing dark magic and witchcraft. Because they made it look so easy. I go to do it and it’s like everything goes so, so wrong! Thank you Sir!

Super helpful. So glad I'm watching these BEFORE we finish our drywall!

A common scenario happens for the restoration guys where 2” ft of wet drywall has been to removed from the bottom of the wall. When you mount the new 2” ft replacement piece and choose to bud the factory divot edge up to the old edge. This can cause the new drywall side to get tones of mud and the other gets starved add to that an uneven cut from the tear out crew so your mud disappears out the back and now you have the perfect drywall tape bubble maker. One solution is realizing you need to do a run of non watered down mud or thick quick set to fill the uneven gap. Once dry then start the taping process. Anyone else have a trick for this?

@TheOfficialDjProduct

Жыл бұрын

If it's near 2ft exact or under. After you cut your sheet, flip it upside so the cut end of your rip is at the top. Bevel that top end (to bevel if you're right handed go on the right side of your cut sheet with the cut side facing the ceiling. Hold you knife at a 45 degree angle to the edge angled with the tip of your blade facing up and away from you and your knuckles facing the floor. Cut like that on the paper side on the top edge. Walk backwards and cut off a very very small amount to "bevel" the edge of the rock. That gives something really solid and good for the hot mud to grab to. Bevel the existing rock at the bottom of the wall (the rock that stayed 2ft up). Install beveled cut side to the beveled side of the existing rock. Buy some 45 or faster minute drying quickset (aka hotmud). Mix it up either in a pan if you don't have a lot to fill, or a bucket if you have a lot of joint. You can add glue if you want but I don't usually. Pre-fill the joint. Tape. That should do it. You're already gonna have to build it out a bunch so trying to use the factory tapered end doesn't matter. If the demo guys really cut that unevenly or cut above 2 ft off, you'll have to cut it yourself to get it straight enough to install. If it's above 2 ft then you were gonna need more rock anyways, buy taller sheets.

I learned a lot from your videos, I guess a lot of people getting blisters under tape, I never got one ,I use heavy mud most of the time for imbedding tape, it’s bucket mud , it’s sets in 15 min , where I live pre mixed bucket muds sets in 15 min , can you believe that , at the beginning I had a problem with leaving to much mud under the tape , that was my biggest problem, thanks you for everything

Best drywall & skateboarding videos out there

Thanks. Been using all your tips to do a small drywall project in my home. Make us rookies look bad when a couple little blisters pop up.

ohhhhhh how I appreciate you and your clear instruction...... Thanks so much for your time and humor!!

Needed this, thank you! And you made me laugh a couple of times. Needed that too. Thanks and blessings to you guys

You make it look really simple. I have a couple bubbles under my tape. Thank you for taking your time to help us diyers

Everytime he reiterates how hard it is to mess this stuff up it reinforces how terrible I am at this lol

Blisters under the tape caused by poor application. Blisters on the hands caused by poor coating and over sanding.

I got blisters quite a bit when I started. I think it's because I was using all-purpose and it was too dry. I saw a video of another guy who was talking about adding some water to the mud right from the start and then again every time you closed your bucket up and that made a WORLD of difference. Just a handful or two of water and the mud stays pliable for a long time, even with just the hawk on it or the lig coving it without being sealed. It's a little frustrating that you didn't talk about that in this video. You mentioned using mud "right out of the bucket or box", but didn't say anything about what to do to correct it. For everyone who caught that, I hope this comment helps.

I wish I found your videos before starting my ceiling. Not looking too bad so far but have things to go back and correct.

I'm about to go out and blister the F out of my new garage!! Woo Hoo!! Great video, thanks. Thought I should watch this one just incase!!

This is a pretty good vid from a chippy. All purpose joint compound is not nearly as strong as base coat plaster. 11:30 you will never rip a tape out if installed well using base coat plaster. All purpose is ok for small jobs but definitely inferior in many ways like takes a long time to dry, shrinks back more and is weaker in strength compared to base coat plaster. Another reason you will get blisters in tape is wind drying mud out. Dry (very low humidity) hot and very windy weather will dry out mud fast. Close all windows and doors to stop drafts whilst tapping. U can fairly easily do long joins over 2 meters or 6 feet under the right conditions with practice almost never getting blisters. The contrary is also true under the wrong conditions it's difficult to even do short tapes without getting blisters.

I don’t know if its right or wrong, but i have always wet down my paper tape before applying it onto the mud, then immediately bury it with another skim coat. No bubbles, ever. Then wet sand when it has nearly hardened. I’m 65 and don’t do any huge projects so it’s probably not fast enough for most folks but that’s why i bring a thermos of coffee with me.

dude ur the best drywall guy ever!!!!

Taping and mudding is a real art. It looks easy but not so much. My problem has been that when mudding over screw heads the mud "humps" I have use premix before. Today I am going to try hot mud.....

😩I’ve had to do the blister cutout repair you describe, but at least I now know why.

Great technique to practice. Hanging and taping are two different skills. Thanks for doing this

Using a notched spreader is one way to get a uniform coat before placing the tape onto the joint or inside corner. Taping with Durabond 90 is asking for trouble if you mix too much of it. Do you know that you can make it dry faster by using the same small amount of water that you used for cleaning your tools? Remember, just be accurate in how much of this you will need.

Do you have a video on installing bull nose corner beads? I’m wondering if I need to fill the empty v with mud or just where the paper goes? Also, do I need to nail or staple them on, or just use mud? Thanks! All your videos are helping this ol dozer hand with his drywall adventures! 👍🏼

My son is "The Cajun Ninja" on You Tube and FaceBook. Nothing to do with what you do, but he has about 800,000 total followers. With that being said I know how important it is for you to have supporters. I am doing a bedroom ceiling right now, all new sheetrock. Of course it is not perfect as I had one row with a one inch gap. This problem happened to me so I pulled the tape out. I bought the mesh tape, but I watched your video on that and you prefer paper tape. I am about 75% finished and if it was not for your videos I would have to hire someone. Thank you so much for all your videos. They are a huge help.

You do a great job and are a great communicator. Thanks!

You, are an artist. Thoroughly enjoy your teaching skills and knowledge of the trade. Extremely informative and helpful. If you want to know how to upholster something, let me know!😁

5:03 literally made me laugh out loud despite having blisters under a few inches of tape ps. your videos taught me so well that I only got a few inches over a couple hundred feet. Not too bad for my first time installing drywall!

@Cindy25Cox

3 жыл бұрын

Good job Paul. We have a very skillful "mudder" as a teacher . . . LOL ;)

I have also found that "old" paper tape tends to fail more often... I have been dry-walling for 20 years... I recently got 12 rolls of "old" tape from "a friend" (I found a box I had ordered 4 years ago in my shop) ... Well I decided despite it being a bit "yellow from age" I would use to to finally finish said shop. This was a mistake... I know how to tape... and I had blisters wrinkles, pull offs etc etc... worst $25 I DIDN'T spend... I threw out all my paper tape and went and bought 6 rolls of brand new tape, stripped it all off, BIN'd it and re-tapped.

Helpful insight and knowledge from experience, Vancouver Carpenter educating (on his day off, mind you)! Thanks for the share Ben! 🏂

0:39 “Get it done, looking like it did in that video I watched” You’re… mocking me, aren’t you? 😆

Just did some taping and taking a break, I watch your video, which is very good. But now I’m afraid to go upstairs and see my work😬

I would imagine it is easier to rectify imperfections when you're working on a horizontal surface than when working on a vertical surface ??? To be honest I don't know ! I know nothing about paper tape and mud and drywall etc. but I really enjoy watching these videos and often pick up enough hints to be able to do a little bit of remedial work on my own house when needed. I think these are wonderful skills to have. I congratulate you on your obvious expertise and I thank you for sharing it with us .

Appreciate all your videos. Going to have to tackle a couple of walls with blisters & large clumps of mud. Will be doing a LOT of sanding followed by remudding with a large trowel.

Ben: thank you very much for your drywall videos. They are without a doubt the best resource on the internet for a DIYer to improve their skills. This is especially important in a year in which there's not too much to do but renovate a home and trades people are booked for over a year. On our current project this advice has really revolutionised both our results and speed.

I appreciate the explanation on possible reasons why the paper would blister.

Dude drywall sucks but you helped me make it suck a little less lol thanks for videos

3:20 hehe you know exactly what goes through a beginner's mind. "Less mud must be better" - I've sure done it a few times.

Looks us all in the eyes “you have to try really hard to mess this up..” 😂

I love the idea of a little comedy in your video. I do buy the mud in a bucket to start out with, so I have a good bucket to mix my mud in. I always have to add water to the bucket and mix it up with a Large potato masher to make it smooth and easier to apply. And yes, I know it cost more, but I like it, lol.

So the main thing is having a good and thick even spread all the way across the joint for the tape. Not just dap it on and then roll over the tape expecting it to coat all underneath it

Love the videos, I am a decent carpenter but my drywall is average at best. Better lighting would be great.

What about putting tape quickly in a bucket of water, squeeging excess water off between first and middlefinger, then applying on mudded joint? I tried this for the first time on my last job and it worked great. Don't hear or read about it as a norm.

@jamiedorsey4167

4 жыл бұрын

He has another taping vid, I think on taping with different types of mud, and he uses that method but the tape ends up not bonding very well.

line up a couple bathroom scales with a piece of drywall on it, run a few passes with tape and whatnot so we can see what the pressure is roughly.