That's what made me learn. I had to run wire and figured I better be ready to patch some holes. Thanks for watching!

Glad to help and thanks for watching!

I have no idea what chuffed is

@@AlanCleggYouDoAV It means "so pleased"

I used to think the same thing. Thanks for watching!!

I find it much easier to make a square cut and use a "California patch."

why?

@@BigKeithDogwhat’s a California patch?

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I hope it turns out awesome!

You got it!

Sweet!!! I love hearing these comments. Thanks for watching!

YOU are hilarious! Thanks for watching!

Glad to help!

Wow! What a great compliment. Thank you very much!

I've seen worse. Thanks for watching

Well you’re awesome!

Awesome! I'm glad to help. Good luck!

If u put 5mm packers between the ceiling and the support battens and fix the battens as shown then fix the cut out as shown you should be left with a 5mm difference between the existing ceiling and the patch fill it in as shown in the video and finish as shown to a level finish then there is no need to put the tape around ( in England this is called scrim)

I wish using the wood backing had been my idea, but it wasn't. I was lucky to have a few skilled guys show me some great tips. Thanks for watching!

Sweet! You’re gonna do great! Then charge your buddies dinner to do theirs.

Here’s a little more advice for doing lighting. Get a rough idea of where your lighting will go and find all the studs in the area. Then adjust the lighting locations if necessary. After you locate the studs you may find some locations to be brutally difficult to pull off. Knowing what you’re up against ahead of time is a big help. Good luck!

Good job but next time dont put the screw at your mouth and talking.

Thank you! As a matter of fact, I’ll be back in that room today patching new holes from a kitchen flood. Best of luck! You’ll do great!

Probably the best KZfaq comment I have ever seen. Spot on!

Best news I heard all day! Glad to help and thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching. I'm glad these videos are helping people get their projects done

I like how you blessings the people's with GOD

Alan Clegg Doesn't anybody know the blowout patch? Let me see if I can make this simple Say you cut a Hole 12in x 12in like he has up there in his ceiling. Cut a sheetrock patch 2" bigger than the hole you you are repairing. Turn the patch material over, face down and on the back measure 1" along the outside edge on all four sides, scoring only the back paper and the gypsum but leaving the front paper intact. Then snap the gypsum and peel it from the front paper. So in effect what you made is a drywall patch that is a 12 x 12 gypsum plug with 1 inch tape all around all in one piece. Butter up the paper edges, carry some on to the edges of the gypsum, press the patch into place, trowel smooth the compound from under the paper edges then finish taping as you would any other drywall repair. What I like to do is make sure the gypsum remaining on my patch is slightly bigger than my hole repaired, that way the patch holds itself up without sagging and allows to push the patch slightly further-in, past the surface leaving a slight indent which then can be filled as you tape to assure there is no high spot in your surface. A high-end Builder I worked for when I first broke in in the 80s had bought a house on a property he was to subdivide and a complete renovation of that house was the first order of business. In the kitchen the cabinet floor plan was changed therefore the 20-odd high hat lights were to be repositioned with the existing locations patched and repaired but otherwise the ceiling was left intact. His tapers always gave him the best price so part of the deal was the carpenters would patch all the holes and they follow and tape. The old guys threw me in there because nobody wanted to hassle with 20+ down light patches. But with this blow-out patch I had learned from a remodeler I worked under one year, I made quick work of it I used a drywall Circle cutter and made patches 2 inches larger in diameter than the hole, flipped the patch over, set my circle cutter to the hole size plus 1/8" and scored that Circle. Scoring the gypsum around a circle required a little more hand work than a straight line, though if your patch material is fresh drywall the gypsum is easily released from the paper making sure the back of your paper "tape" is completely clean of any bits The tapers appreciated my efforts to make their job easy by eliminating the need for them to run any tape themselves, and I did not have to set the patches. I put them in a box on top of the Rolling Baker and they came by on their stilts and affected all the repairs. So it's no bits of wood, no screw gun, no sheetrock screws ripping old paper or cracking old gypsum near the edge your hole, no fiddling around up above the ceiling or behind the wall. It even works on a plaster repair in a pinch . So there you have it... a blowout patch... a plug and paper tape all in one go and a couple of coats of compound and voilà you're finished Everything I ever learned in the trades and almost everything that I finally know now has been handed down to me or picked up by me as I walked through buildings under construction noticing the details of how things are put togethet There's no course to take and not found in any books this knowledge has been passed along for generations, over hundreds maybe even thousands of years. This above anything else is what I loved about my life working in the Building Trades

I think that this method is called the "California" patch. It is quite effective, if you can plaster it nicely.

That’s an appropriate name! I learned it while living in California. Thanks for watching.

Glad to help! If you're like me, you'll use those tools a couple times a year to fix minor patches around the house. (I have rough kids that break things). Good luck and thanks for watching!

How did it turn out?

Glad to help! Thanks for watching!

Awesome. You'll do great! Thanks for watching!

I love hearing these stories! Thanks for letting me know!

Cool! I wish I could take credit for making it up, but someone taught it to me years ago.

Awesome! With even a little practice, you'll be shocked at how good you get and how easy it is

You’re going to do a great job!

You’re going to do great!

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Wow!! Great feedback. I really appreciate it. You’re the best!

@@tonyd4346 For the complainers, if you already know better, why are you watching? I'm a painting contractor and I know I can always learn.

That English Bloke With MS Yes , there are a ton of terrible videos. I’m appreciative of them all for taking the time to make them for whatever their reason. He did do a great job. The winded complaining somehow nudged me. We all have our moments. Cheers!

Bullshite

Thanks for watching!

Glad to help!

You’ll do great! Thanks for watching.

Sweet!! Glad to help

YES!!!!! I love a good victory story.

So cut the drywall at an angle, butter the edges of the patch and insert again. Trowel off the excess that squeezes out, then smooth over with a sponge while still wet mud. No need to sand after dry now? Then just paint?

@@Purifiedinfire yes you got it. Good luck.

Haha! That's great! Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching!

Sweet! Glad to help

I love YOUR energy! You’re the Rachel Ray of KZfaq commenters.

Alan Clegg Oh my heart! Thank you for being a day-maker. :)

Nice work! Glad to help

Nice

You got it! I’m glad it helped and good luck on your patch.

Thanks for watching and let us know how it went.

It went perfect I wish I took a picture to share with you but it looks really good the only person that can see it is me. thanks again.

Awesome! Glad to hear of your success!

Sweet! I'm glad to help. I hope your patches turned out well.

Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!

Thanks! Glad you like the video!

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Thanks!

Great video with plenty of demonstration. That's the same way I do it when I have to cut out a wall job well done you'd be surprised at how many people do not know how to do that

Thanks! Best of luck on your project

Thanks for watching!

Thanks Alan, it's great to watch a skilled tradesman at work and helps us ordinary folk to make a better job.David Barber

We're all ordinary folk! I was just lucky to have an expert drywaller share his knowledge with me.

Thanks. I wish it was my idea but I was taught by an old time drywaller.

Awesome use if the word "quid." Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

Thanks for watching!

I hate to separate a family.

Awesome! A follow up post would be great to know how it goes. As a side note, you can get a small, thin (1/2"), round box for ceiling fans instead of using fan brackets. They are called "pancake boxes" and since they are only 1/2" thick and your drywall is 1/2" thick, you just cut a round hole right below your joist and attach the box to the joist directly. Since the box is as thick as the drywall, it will sit flush. It's a faster, easier, and stronger way to do ceiling fans. The box is wider than the joist, so it will overlap the joist by an inch or two allowing you to run the romex (electric cable) into the box without issue.

Alan Clegg. Thanks so much for that tip. I ran into one of those pancake boxes for the first time a month ago, and I can see the labor saving benefits it provided to the contractor. Unfortunately, my customer had purchased remote control fans - there was no room to squeeze the receiver and all the extra wires into a 1/2” box, or so it seemed. That was when I learned the benefits of push-in wire connectors. They require much less space than the usual wire nuts and made the impossible possible. Thanks for a really great video on patching holes - I can now undertake projects that scared me off in the past. CML

Thanks! You’re the best.

Awesome. Let me know how it goes.

YOU are the best. Good luck!

Awesome! I'm sure it will turn out great and you'll find that it's easier than you think. Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe!

Awesome! It’s a relief when it comes out well. Thanks for watching.

GOOD LUCK! You don't need luck though- it's easy! Thanks for watching!

Did as you had shown and really pleased with the result. Saved £££'s, thank you.

That’s good advice! Thank you for that

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

pick up old decent boards and suitable putty and practice in your garage and slowly try to do it faster and better each time. Sit a short course and pick up certificates.

when your finished with the practise boards, throw it back into the construction site you took it from. Thrown out boards only. do no steal.

Will do! Thanks for watching!

Thanks fir watching. Getting paint to match is the worst. I always clearly stated painting was not part of the project when I was bidding jobs. If you’re not careful, you’ll end up painting the whole house.

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@@AlanCleggYouDoAV You're right. And I have.

Thanks!

Glad to help and thanks for watching!

Thanks! I like your positive attitude too.

Is this the patch you’re talking about? How to patch drywall or lathe and plaster kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i691hpeT0-DJc30.html

20 min mud is a life changer.

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That’s a good idea!

What kind of texture is on the ceiling? Good luck!

Thanks. Planning to do it this weekend. The texture is like your ceiling.

Thanks to your video, it turned out great. It only took me two coats of mud, and the worst part was the waiting as it dried. I let my wife do the texture and she did a pro job. Just need to paint it tomorrow. Thanks again, Alan.

Awesome! I love hearing of successful repairs!

Sweet! I'm glad to help and thanks for watching

Thanks! I picked up most of this advice from drywallers on the jobsite.

Glad to help!

Whoa! Did I just become an international superstar?! Thanks for watching

Glad to help. Let us know how it went and thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

That’s creative. Once the mud dries, it is strong enough to hold up a small patch anyway so that backing will be fine.

Seems to be holding up well. I only applied two coats of mud since the garage is unfinished.

Thanks! Glad to help and good luck on your patch.

Bummer. Hopefully this info helps for future drywall work. Thanks for watching!

Glad to help! Thanks for watching

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

Yes. New batch of mud for every application if you’re using 20 minute mud or any other hot mud.

YOU are awesome. Thanks for watching

That’s good advice. Thanks for watching!