This shows the tools but which dry wall putty do I buy?

Your videos are very detailed. I appreciate you showing the various angles to draw the mud across the patch in real time. It is a slow process but not the "magic" other videos focus on. Like your channel very much.

Overall excellent job. Very nice cutting of the sheetrock- nice and square. Notice how he correctly left a 1/8" gap around the border. This allows for expansion without cracking. He also correctly predrilled the drywall and went in about one inch (minimum) from each corner. It was good that he allowed ample drying times for each layer. If not, it can crack over time. Do NOT rush it with a hair dryer. If it is a day with high humidity, drying can take much longer. Thin coats are always better than heavy coats. He did many things right, that most "experts" fail to do. A few minor suggestions to make the repair even better would be... 1. Use TAPE (better/stronger), not mesh. And never mesh in corners. Tape you have to do a mud layer first to seat it. Not sure why he used both here- maybe just to show the techniques. For the rest of us, just use one or the other and usually TAPE. Do not overlap the tape like he did. It raises the repaired area and it can become noticable. On the final coat, use TOPPING COMPOUND vs. the regular joint compound used in the first 2 steps. So that final coat will be a thinner, easier to work with and more sandable "SKIM COAT." Of course, they sell a specialized product but many people will simply add a "little" bit of water to their joint compound. 2. Never drive the screws in quite as deep. By doing so you break through the drywall/paper. This always reduces the strength of the hold (screw holding power.) Just go very slightly deeper than flush. A trick is to set the drill to a very weak setting and adjust as you go one click at a time. better yet, get close with the drill, then finish manually the old fashioned wasy (manual screwdriver.) Just take your time and be careful to not go too deep. When in doubt, you can always add an extra screw or two for added strength. Just keep them at least 2" away from each other when possible. 3. Learn how to feather and use a larger drywall knife. When using that knife and also when sanding, it is very important to apply more pressure and angle it to the outside. This will limit or eliminate a hard line on the inside area. when sanding, avoid straight lines. Some circular sanding motions may help too. Do not go hard- let the paper do the work.

The trick apparently is, to, instead of drawing your desired square up on the ceiling and cutting that out 'first....just cut your 'piece of new drywall first'...then place it up on the ceiling and draw around that. i'll be doing one here soon myself.

Love the suggestion to insert screws prior to installing the drywall patch! You do very good work. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Your instructions were very simple and clear. I was able to fix a hole in my ceiling all on my own! Thank you for the video

One of the best explanations I have seen, thanks

Love your technique. Nice and calm and thorough. And thank you for the mesh tape vs tape with joint compound. I detest fiba tape, always pokes through. But I appreciate the comparison and the cutting tips. Nice work. Quality care.

I had a 20"x30" spot in my downstairs ceiling I needed to repair (thanks to a small plumbing leak upstairs) and your video was so helpful! I've never attempted drywall repair before and was able to fix this myself with your help. Appreciate it!

We'll be following your steps this weekend - such great instructions - but HOW do we match the texture? Thanks for your help!!

Great job and very simple instructions to follow

I like your teaching style thanks for helping us!

I’ve learned a lot from this guy!!! Great content creator!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Excellent job done. Weldon.keep it up in every clip. Thanks

I'm glad I found your video! I will be giving this a try instead of paying someone to patch the ceiling around my ac duct (:

Super helpful! Thank you!

Thanks for the video, very well done. I’m new to the DIY and trying patch a hole in my ceiling, just was wanted to know exactly what you used for the repair. You mentioned the tools, is there just one type of “joint compound” to use, and if all three coatings were the same compound, just applied three times? Thanks again very informational and I like the way you made it look very simple. You inspired me to do it instead of hiring someone….lol

That was beautiful, I absolutely loved it, I learned plenty, and you are definitely a true saint

Really good and informative!

I've followed this video (and similar ones) and used 2 planks to attach the patch to the ceiling/existing drywall. It causes a small problem: screws force drywall patch to be at a certain angle. Are there tips on how to have them hold the new drywall piece in place but not dictate angle of the patch? Thanks!

This is exactly what I needed to see! Thanks

Great job! 👍🏻💥💥👏🏻

Thank you SO MUCH! My place was gutted and flopped-disaster after disaster. I need more attic insulation, which inspector noted, but before I do that, I need the cheap plastic LED can lights GONE-cheap garbage, falling out, leaking heat and WAY too bright. I never use them.

How do you match the finished ceiling texture after you have repaired the hole? Do you have a follow-up diy youtube video on how to do that?

Learned a lot, thanks !

Great video. Can you also show how you match the texture and paint after the patch is done?

awesome work

Professional finish 👍

Excellent Video!.. I loved it!..

Man that was an awesome video thanks

I am patching around an electrical outlet; the existing drywall is 5/8. When I add the 5/8 drywall it leaves very little gap for the joint compound. Is this okay? Or should I be using 1/2 inch drywall so the gap is greater for the joint compound?

It looked like you were completely removing the can in that location. A video on how you did that would be awesome. This way we don’t need to put up cover plates when removing an unnecessary fixture. That would be amazing! 😃

Great video! What if you have a circular, large light set into the ceiling and the repair has to go all around it? Obviously, you have to drop the light down to work on it, but how do you cut the hole in it exactly where it's supposed to go?

Thank you looks great!

I had this done to my ceiling by some contractors. It's pretty good, but there are minor uneven spots with the plaster. You can't really notice it at all in normal lighting settings and it looks pretty good, but when I put a flashlight alongside the ceiling, you can really see the bumps and where they plastered. Is this to be expected? I can send you a video if you'd like...

Great video! Question concerning light fixture wires… once you cap them, can you leave them be in the attic area or did you remove them entirely later on? Thanks!! 😀

Great video - how do you fill in real small circle holes and retexture the ceiling???

What if I need to replace a bigger section like 24 x 36 inches? It's in a corner where the wall meets the ceiling and steps...

ayos!

good. explain...thanks

Thank you for this. I will be using it. I stepped a hole into a bedroom ceiling from my attic. I'll let you know how it goes!

Thank you i learn something great😂

Done hundreds of these. Same day repair and paint.

Ver y good video ,thanks

Jeez bro that’s soo perfect

Nice 👍

So after the joint compound you primed it then paint?

I'm new to your channel and to all of this. I have a passion to learn of these things you teach the only suggestion I have is do you have a beginners video for how to use a tape measure and how to accurately measure? Sounds a little dumb but I struggled with that for month, measuring how to cut straight lines after measuring I think that would be a great video. Theast thing is thanks for taking the time to show us this.

Can this method work for a water damaged mobile home ceiling?

Hi, I absolutely love your videos. Can you tell me how to remove plywood from the wall? I am having a difficult time removing it. Please help!

How do you make the wet joint compound?

Koooool vid bro 😎. Plain and simple instructions.

This weekend, I shall be carrying out this very procedure on two ceiling holes around light bulb sockets.

How do you add the "knock down" look after done?

You have to put the tape over the mesh tape?

How do you make it look like the rest of the ceiling??

Can you show how to do a corner hole repair, that is flush with the wall

A dewalt man. Nice.

I understand the mesh part but why add another layer of tape? Isn't that enough?

what compound did you use ? did you use the same one for the skim coaat?

Very nice, but which tape do you recommend? But great stuff

great video. I paid someone $400 to patch up a small area. Your video let me know that I could have done it myself. Thanks

I believe your supposed to use hot mud with mesh tape, what I've heard and read.

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Why wait 1 day for it to dry? U could use a heatgun. Also a wet cloth smoothes the finished job nicely😮

I can tell there was a patch there, you just fixed it. :P

What size are the screws???

That knife is to cut tomatoes!!🤣🤣🤣😎🇲🇽🍺👍

If you were to do that for someone how much we would homeowner be charged

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That was patching. Not a repair. A repair requires one to fix the texture as well.

You are definitely a beginner...lol

Good job 👍

Nice 👍