Would it not make sense to just re-drywall? Seems like more work than it’s worth.

I run a company entirely on knowledge I’ve acquired from this channel and not ones in 2 years have I had to warranty any work. You’re literally the God of drywall.

My wife thinks I am crazy when I get excited because there is a new drywall video. My favorite channel! Thanks for sharing your hard earned expertise with us.

Because of this guy I was confident enough to mud and tape a whole 950 sq ft basement. I totally under bid the job and lost money at the end of the basement development.. this guy and others help me to off set that lost.. thanks for your videos

Thanks for taking the time and extra effort to educate us - about not jus how and what, but why. I hope you had an excellent weekend and the homeowner gave you a bonus for doing such an excellent job!

Wow, that skimming with the big tool was beautiful! I understand how much the filming impacts the actual work, so I'm even more grateful that you make these videos!

I’m completely self taught when it comes to drywall. And I’m really grateful for this channel. Thanks!

It's great that you also show the little errors (and corrections) you make so we know that's normal. Thanks!

So glad to see there is a patch alternative. Digging into the wall can be such a problem, with debris falling down, matching drywall thickness, sistering 2x2 nailers. And those are just the problems I ran into fixing a small section not knowing any better! Great repair option!

"Why not feather out some of these edges while we're here?" Tbh this is a new life philosophy after watching this channel. 11:10 absolutely brilliant using the 2x4 to flatten out the concrete fill!

Thanks for the mud drywall advice, from New Zealand! Did my first go on an uneven wall - first time ever and took a while to get a handle of it, especially the mess lol. More confident handling mud now, thanks to your vids :-) Much appreciated.

I've been working for a a real estate company and I just realized how much these guys don't know about drywall so on my own jobs I've been watching your videos and thank you so much for your help cuz they're really turning out nice

@Vancouver Carpenter. Wow Ben! That mug of coffee @18:13 was really the pick you up you needed. Thanks for taking us along. Picking up great tips along your journey. As always, I feathered that like button. Hope you and your family stay safe and well.

Love the videos, just learning new skills and tricks of the trade bring new appreciation for the work you "tradesmen" do each and every day! Also, bravo on keeping with normal units of measure, I just love hearing, inches, feet and yards!

Great work. A couple years ago I skimmed out a 2k square foot house of sand texture ceiling, that was over plaster. After watching you videos for a few years it wasn’t as much guess work, I knew exactly what I wanted to do and exactly why I was doing it. I’ve never had any instruction and have had to learn taping and skimming as I’ve gone. I got and used a Darby like yours on that job for the last wipe and swipe on the ceiling, almost no sanding. It’s was so flat. Thank you for all your efforts. Your helping a lot of us.

Love it when you get a new tool love the new tomahawk, getting ready to finish 100 homeowner hung sheets, Im going to remember how much energy you have doing your job.

Been watching your channel for about a year. Learned quite a bit from you. Very impressive work!!!!

It's coming beautiful. You're literally making those walls to be new. Again thanks for filming. I've seen all your videos and I love what you do, and the way you explain. By the way, I see you from the East Cost of Canada. Montreal Quebec.

I had a potential client ask me about skimming an entire room that was textured, noped out of that pretty fast. I admire the ability of a pro taper to come in to a job like this thats so multi faceted and make it look meant to be when its done

I have done some repairs for a friend with a time & budget concerns by coating small areas with missing paper and exposed gypsum with 1-2-3 primer then patching with 45 minute lite weight mud. The results were great/undetectable after primer & paint and has held up really well over time,, even on a bathroom ceiling. Admittedly it was an experiment but it worked.

I'm an apprentice drywall finisher at my hotel and all your videos are very educational I've learned so much by just watching your videos. I plain on skimming my bathroom ceiling this weekend (wish me luck) 🤪

I like all the videos that you've posted. I'm pretty talented at DYI and your vids are a great resource for brushing up on rusty skills and learning new techniques. Thanks a lot.

Thanks for sharing, it's really great to see people do real work and learn going along.

Excellent video, really starting to see the advantage of the new sander, thanks for the Tomahawk tip too !Hope you are having a great weekend with the family !

I'm thrilled to see you using a smoothing blade! I bought the Marshalltown set about 2 weeks ago and I absolutely love them. Your reaction to it was priceless! Thank you for all of your videos!

Little tip from an Aussie plasterer. You can use fly screen ,you can buy it in rolls and it is reasonably inexpensive they do different grades of strength as well to suit whatever you are trying to reinforce. I find the mud penetrates through the holes a lot easier than the other forms of fibreglass mesh

Good job Ben...I use fibafuse all the time, particularly over plaster cracks and damage.

Nice job. I'm impressed you can hold that sander up for so long. Thanks for the video.

Dude - YOU SAVED ME SO MUCH HEARTACHE.

This is crazy! I watch your skate videos all the time and had no idea you had a carpenter/renovation channel! I just bought my first house and stumbled across this channel in the middle of my own home repairs. Now you’re giving me content that applies to a whole new area of my life 😂 Thanks man!

Suggestion... Use fiberglass window screen. I use it a lot for plaster repairs, and run a 48" wide roll through a miter saw to get rolls of varying widths (ex. 4", 8" 12").

Love how you (own) your mistakes. Great learning channel. Thanks.

I bought a skimming blade and my drywall has never looked so good. It is incredibly useful for patches and butt joints!

Love your channel. Little tip for you, when I use the fiber tape, I'll soak it in water. Keeps the airborne fibers to a minimum if not eliminates them all together. Keep up the good work bud

Hey Ben, I love the rambling at the end after the good video!! Very humorous..Keep up the good work!

Not sure if someone already mentioned this but if you lower the suction level on the vac it should keep it from bogging down into the material. At least that's the case when sanding wood. Most people leave their vac on full blast and it pulls the sander into the wood which leaves swirl marks on the material and also wears out the bearing in the sander faster.

Your channel is truly inspirational. Thank you for all you do!

You do fine work 💪and you have great teaching skills, it's a pleasure watching your videos, keep up the good work.

I just got me a 36" Marshalltown knife and I love it too! I just also did a ceiling job amd I was covered from head to toe as per usuall. I need a festool

Since I started watching your chanel, My work on drywall really improved and I really enjoy doing it now....thank you man!!

Love your reaction to a new tool! 😮

Ghad dude, you're such an artist.

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing the ceiling work with the smoothing blade.

I'm 100% positive, if by the grace of God, I was able to do a spot that big with quick set 20. Then realized I missed a spot and pulled the tape like he did, that would be the moment it would all flashed and go to shit 😆

That is NICE!!! I love your enthusiasm, Ben.

I do a lot of these jobs, crappy old house stuff, good video, refreshing…can’t wait to see your texture techniques…

Ben keep filming your jobs, it's soooo interesting to watch. I hope KZfaq is paying you and making it worth your while.

Dude! You are awesome! Way to love your work and make it your passion! Thank you for being such a great teacher!

I honestly appreciate your videos man

Awesome video! I refinished the walls in our living room on our fixer upper that had this horrible swirl texture the previous owner applied with a sea sponge. I just used a flat piece of aluminum to trowel the wall as it were and it worked amazingly well! I was shocked at how well it did! Anyways I was actually thinking of just replacing the drywall that's how bad it was. But I was able to smooth the walls and I saved a huge amount of money and time.

You are simply amazing and * appreciate what I have learned from watching your videos. Thank you!!!

That sander is CRAZY....love it...the Columbia tools are also sweet. Hopefully you get out for a skate this weekend and recharge.

Generally, "carpenters" love festool. I've actually always wondered why you just used sandpaper on a stick. I love the dust collection on power tools, and I'm happy to pay premium, even as a non professional.

First time seeing someone using a 2x4 to do drywall repair. That’s epic.

Love the large smoothing blade. I need that for my remodel

Hey Ben! Really enjoyed watching the video thank you. I’ve learnt so much from your videos. I like your enthusiasm too. The platform over the stairwell is a brilliant idea too. Kind Regards from Perth WA 🦘🇦🇺

Your explanation is clear .keep it up!

My first thought was cover it in new drywall. i did that in an older plaster home with 1/4 drywall, lot more work that one thinks. Moving electrical outlets so they are flush, baseboard, door trims, ceiling outlets. and that was in bedrooms, you have areas that blend into others - hallway, kitchen, etc Although if I had one of those funky Festool sanding rigs I may have just skimmed it all out. Gotta love those Germans, 'vorsprung durch technik' !!

awesome video has always. keep up the good work. i love watching your videos.

thanks for the motivation boost. i need to stop doubting myself

Fiba comes in 6 learning something new . I love running it in auto taper cuts like a dream

Concrete fill?? New to me. But then I’m a carpenter…

What a super cool ceiling vacuum!!

Sweet channel helps me during my renovation

Nice work....I always learn something from your vids....thank you for the info.

Nicely done. Festool is awesome for dust collection. Can't speak to the drywall sander but with more conventional orbital sanders with dust collection they recommend reducing the speed of the dust extractor to allow the sander to "glide" across the surface.

I bought the big rolls from Abatron for fixing cracked plaster walls. Awesome stuff.

i bought a roll of that 6" Fibrefuse just to have in the bag-nearly all gone now and i only do part time repair work

You finally used that dang tool, the Skimming blade, I keep telling myself I'll get whenever I pass it at HomeDepot (needless to say it/you did a awesome job!).

Entertaining and educational as always. Thank you.

Respect, skimming texture walls/ceilings is a job and a half.

yea it would be tempting to go over it with new drywall, but it looks like a simple quick repair so good call I think save a few bucks.

Great videos - really enjoy them - helpful too.

Great Job, its progressing well!

Any chance you could do some videos about textured ceiling repair? Stopped and the pattern rolled texture. Thanks for all the information in the videos. You've made me a much better drywaller even though I do more carpentry work.

you are a master of the craft!!!

Another great informative video. Thank you!

I have the same tomahawk blade, works very well

I buy the 3’x60’rolls for 50$ (ish) at Ohio valley drywall supply here in Pittsburgh . Fibafuse is awesome it sits so flat but the only problem especially with the 3’ roll is , like you said all the Fibers from the fiberglass make you it’s all day . I always wear gloves mask glasses & long sleeves when I work with it

The time lapse is good i know tapping just a general idea is very helpful thanks

That Tomahawk will let you feather the edge into the next time zone.

That sander is amazing, wow

Try using the mesh sandpaper that Festool supplies. I used to sell Festool and the place I worked at allowed staff to sign it tools out to familiarize ourselves with them. I sanded walls decks by far the mesh lasted longer and was more aggressive.

Although this is my profession but its so satisfying to see other professionals do it and learn new stuff from them.

Don't know if you have any p24 saphire but you should get some if you have a planex. It makes knocking down the high spots on horrible texture a little easier/faster. Don't expect it to sand down super hard texture but like I said, you need p24 saphire if you don't have some. Nice content. Subscribed

You kind of remind of Adam Corolla. Thanks for sharing. I am new subscriber as this moment.

My lord, you're good at coating walls.

You remind me of me in that he plan seems to change a lot while doing a skim coating or for that matter on any project it’s good to be flexible.

Not that it's unpleasant to hear your voice - but I am kinda liking this montage business. Especially with the nice housey, lounge, chillout beats.

Looking good!

lol….. turns out this is “ceiling and wall part 3” I was looking for 😅

Nice Job Ben

We use dryvit mesh to do patches like that. It comes in up to 6 ft wide rolls.

Good job!

They really should outlaw indoor texture walls.

Well done 👍

Ben: I'm going to wear a mask to do the sanding Also Ben: 《proceeds to vacuum sand without a mask》

Festool makes a 24 grit paper disc for the sanders, I bought a box and they will really take down a surface quickly.

Hey Ben, try turning down the vacuum on dial, it should be adjustable, should stop the sander bogging down 👍

They also make a 6" wide stick on fiba tape that goes for around $9 a roll, I've never used the stuff you are using