How to Remove a Drywall Ceiling Easy

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6 жыл бұрын

This is the method i have been using to remove a drywall ceiling before having to replace it with new drywall.
First I go around the perimeter and cut through the cornice with my new Hilti Drywall Cut Out Tool . That way when I pull the ceiling down the entire top half of the cornice comes with it.
Next i release the drywall from around any cables or anything that can pull or disturb anything i dont want to damage.
Next i create a space for myself in the corner once i remove a bit of the drywall thats above and around me in case the whole ceiling collapses,
and I'm laying under a pile of rubble until the end of the day till its cleaned up and im found.
then just pull it down taking extra care of windows and walls.
Its best to pull it down in large peices as although heavey they are much quicker to dispose of in one go.
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@1mcrypto147 2 жыл бұрын

Nice that there was no blown in insulation sitting on the drywall. I have about 18" of that coming down with the drywall.

@elp.1742 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Just went through Hurricane Laura and I think I can take the ceiling down myself, after watching you!

@tylerm8128 5 жыл бұрын

I see he is wearing his safety squints

@bguiles1 4 жыл бұрын

OHShit-approved.

@l1tseddo331 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@dimitriosdaskalakis6127 2 жыл бұрын

I would have liked to see the ceiling go permanently, to give height to the room and so the room has a vaulted ceiling look - I'd love to have it done in my house.

@johnharrison5656 Жыл бұрын

That would look good

@miguelsantosalexandre8278 6 жыл бұрын

Nice and easy...and fast👍 Greetings from Portugal.

@sarahpena816 2 жыл бұрын

Can you remove thr lowered boards and raise the ceiling?

@harrygirgin6075 6 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, my technique is to get into the roof space and walk on the trusses and slowly pop all the screw fixings with applying pressure with my foot force down. I find this way is faster an easier and ceiling comes down in nearly one piece and dust free falling on me.... sssshhhhhh my top secret.

@Maxkil 6 жыл бұрын

Lol. Yeah, I've never done it like that but I'm sure it's very effective, you could even add that you can do it with no hands.. I might try that one day. Most of the time the roof space can be really narrow so could get difficult

@AlanWatts33 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t work in a basement

@arcticheroh 2 жыл бұрын

Started a job as a mold technician while attending college. Removing ceilings suck especially in old houses where it's a concrete like material versus drywall. The ceiling has wiring connecting to hold the pieces together. Just watching this video to see if there were tools to use that are better than having to try and bust through the wall with strength. This looks a bit easier than the material we're currently dealing with.

@DiffEQ 2 жыл бұрын

You were a "mold technician" but don't know what lathe or plaster is called? Really?

@arcticheroh 2 жыл бұрын

@@DiffEQ i mean eight months ago I had just started. "Started a job as a mold technician" but talk your shit over the Internet. Lol

@stacieskelley 2 жыл бұрын

@@DiffEQ what part of when he was in college did you not understand and therefore young and inexperienced but you just had to be an a****** to him, right?

@fabioGeraci Жыл бұрын

I am getting in DIY, and looking in tiring down the old, very old plaster ceiling, what is the cutting tool you are using?

@Aviation2016 3 жыл бұрын

So you had no insulation? Removed prior to doing this?

@losmoore3358 2 жыл бұрын

When placing plastic for a vacuum seal before demolition of the ceiling , do u place plastic over the return on the vents for the heating and cooling as well cause of the dust going into the A/C ?

@drdez Жыл бұрын

You turn of the ac

@RainbowReigns 2 жыл бұрын

That was great to watch thanks

@Maxkil 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@jackiekennedy7713 4 жыл бұрын

I notice there is no insulation. I did just a small area in the bedroom and got that loose stuff everywhere! Where do you live that you don't need insulation either due to heat or the cold?

@amydidonato2838 4 жыл бұрын

Jackie Kennedy Australia lol

@joaoquiroz 2 жыл бұрын

Can i leave exposed my roof? I like this look... like wood exposed

@casabeladrywallmaxkilbrasi2606 6 жыл бұрын

Está trabalhando muito. Não vi mais seus vídeos

@Lextragon Ай бұрын

Hello, I was told my ceiling has mineral wood, but doesn't have antivibration holders so I keep hearing footsteps. I need to remove the drywall, apply VCL membrane, the antivibration holders and then apply the mineral wool and dry wall again. My question is, do I need to remove all furniture from the house or can it be done while covering everything from dust and other remains?

@Jamessmith59624 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you checked for wires before cutting around the ceiling

@tinykillers 5 жыл бұрын

I remember standing in front of the windows, and doors to stop a huge sheet of drywall from damaging anything. Worked in emerald isle when Florence hit, and I can say, best job ever. Saying as a temp.

@christophercrawford2736 4 жыл бұрын

alex salsman what’s emerald ieal?

@tinykillers 4 жыл бұрын

@@christophercrawford2736 isle

@tinykillers 4 жыл бұрын

@@christophercrawford2736 took you a year lol

@christophercrawford2736 4 жыл бұрын

alex salsman makes more sense lol

@christophercrawford2736 4 жыл бұрын

alex salsman I wasn’t interested in drywall a year ago 🤷‍♂️ 😂

@cha-ka8671 2 жыл бұрын

No insulation?

@nievewhitexoxo5391 8 ай бұрын

What type of saw is that ?

@trinityestrada9588 2 жыл бұрын

That's way easier than the drywall with chicken wire ceiling I'm dealing with right now.

@Maxkil 2 жыл бұрын

HAHA, SOUNDS LIKE IT... I HAVNT HEARD OF THAT. BUT SOUNDS HEAVY AND HARD TO CUT. tHANKS FOR WATCHING

@louisesochacki2260 6 ай бұрын

Well I guess you've long finished the job now, but that's not drywall, that's a plastering technique. It's like lath-and-plaster except using wire instead of laths. The wire is put up then wet plaster mix is spread over it. Drywall is gets its name because it's pre-manufactured so the installation is dry plastering. I've never had to remove the stuff, but I've heard it's hard work. Also potentially hazardous because it sometimes has asbestos fibre added to the plaster mix.

@jillhughes5212 3 жыл бұрын

We just did this last night and found ourselves knee deep in loose insulation.... Messiest job I've ever been helped with... Never again!

@JamesEid 3 жыл бұрын

Been there. I tacked string across the ceiling studs as I removed the ceiling and left them there when I put drywall back in place. It worked.

@MCAT-yb7mb 7 күн бұрын

Do you have a video on how to install bavk the ceiling sheetrock?

@kindcowboyproductions7810 3 жыл бұрын

I have to do this, except with only a hammer and crowbar, and with 30+year old insulation above the drywall

@offroadbuggy2971 3 жыл бұрын

Haha same lol

@jasonrich4664 2 жыл бұрын

Lol im late but multi tools are great and many uses. Invest in one u won't regret

@claytondelanie 4 жыл бұрын

What tools is that?

@acountryboycansurvive_8036 5 жыл бұрын

Looked like a perfectly good ceiling to me 😅

@DAS-Videos 4 жыл бұрын

No, it had a 6" water spot and some paint peeled.

@ohhansel 3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention all the bodily fluids.

@ianrobinson476 3 жыл бұрын

And not to mention no insulation.

@tonyalston4838 3 жыл бұрын

@@ohhansel bodily fluids?🤔😏

@zulvertho 2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyalston4838 semen.

@MCAT-yb7mb 7 күн бұрын

Tools. What tools did you ude on this project?

@losmoore3358 3 жыл бұрын

Whats the cornice ?

@sirkid8553 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, just curious why not are the 2x4 studs spaced not 16-inches?

@BobbyEVII Жыл бұрын

Sounds like hes in Australia. Different rules out there

@dannyg7921 3 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the song at the end

@bigtimepimpin666 2 жыл бұрын

Just curious, what was the reason for tearing off the ceiling??

@trinityestrada9588 2 жыл бұрын

Water damage from leaks is a big reason.

@Ocanadakiter 5 жыл бұрын

Thxs for the video. .Im trying to figure out what to charge for this? I have drywall company in canada.

@healeybomb516 4 жыл бұрын

You'd just charge the going rate for unskilled, paid labor. You could mark it up a bit but anybody could do this work.

@DAS-Videos 4 жыл бұрын

I think $100 to remove ceiling, $1,500 to reinstall ceiling.

@marcoaguiar1131 2 жыл бұрын

Question: Wouldn’t a rolling scaffold work wonders in your demolition? Just a suggestion.

@GY6SCOOTERCHAT Жыл бұрын

How is a question a suggestion? Are you trying to be passive aggressive?

@marcoaguiar1131 Жыл бұрын

Passive aggressive? Never that. But true I should have suggested rather than question it.

@sandypiper9454 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like great therapy for a bad day, ha!

@FarmGirl437 3 жыл бұрын

Can anyone suggest best way to address loose insulation above ceiling before tearing it down?

@foreverkenzie2397 2 жыл бұрын

Id say putting down tarp or something to roll up and throw out or reuse by putting up poly sections and filling it in. New insulation would be easier Id think though in batts

@casabeladrywallmaxkilbrasi2606 6 жыл бұрын

Did this liner work on Max ?? great video.

@MsMalanooris 5 жыл бұрын

Hi max. What tool do you use to cut the drywall corner ?

@Maxkil 5 жыл бұрын

Hey.. Its was a drywall cut out tool theres many types, mine was a hilti, this is a dewalt one amzn.to/2W9xm1S

@melanieinthecity Жыл бұрын

Why are we cutting through the molding.

@alexandrothmusic9718 Жыл бұрын

Once the drywall ceiling is gone I would actually extend my walls all the way up to would actually extend my walls all the way up through the attic. The trusses would be left exposed and sanded and I'd paint the exposed attic black for an industrial look once HVAC and electrical passes inspection

@fucheduck 2 жыл бұрын

Hilti some of the more expensive tools. I just need to cut a bit of extra drywall out of my ceiling where the water pipe leak flooded the hole and square it off so I can put in new drywall panels.

@ccole1711 3 жыл бұрын

What brand and tool are you using to start your removal?

@TheFinanceDaddy 3 жыл бұрын

Hilti cutout tool

@bradleyhodgins6354 2 жыл бұрын

What technique do you use to remove the old stud adhesive?

@Maxkil 2 жыл бұрын

just hammer and chisel / blade mainly

@sarahgarcia3448 11 ай бұрын

Any tips for cleaning up all the dust afterwards? I just had a repair done to my ceiling and the whole room is coated in brown dust along with everything in it 😢

@Lextragon Ай бұрын

Hello, did you have to remove all the furniture or is it possible to do it while keeping everything covered?

@sarahgarcia3448 Ай бұрын

@@Lextragon To be on the safe side I would move everything in the room out just to ensure nothing gets damaged. I learned my lesson the hard way and had to throw some things out

@waitwhat2035 4 жыл бұрын

How did you avoid studs while cutting the perimeter, this unit is littered with studs every 2 feet

@caseyjonas86 4 жыл бұрын

He's just cutting the crown molding.

@ianthompson44 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I want to know. Presumably at a 45 degree angle through the architrave , even if you do hit a stud, it will just camber it anyway.

@johnnyalcala7228 4 жыл бұрын

What did you do with the installation?

@DAS-Videos 4 жыл бұрын

Hired installers.

@devinburks7758 4 жыл бұрын

Slowest way to do it take a Sledge knock a whole in the ceiling take a long time slide it down the the middle pull down ceiling off

@tiffanyb6477 5 жыл бұрын

What is the tool he uses in the first minute to cut around?

@christophercrawford2736 4 жыл бұрын

TIFFANY B drywall cutout tool

@losmoore3358 3 жыл бұрын

U went around the ceiling with that cut out machine, but how did u not hit any beams ?

@Maxkil 3 жыл бұрын

you can adjust the depth to a mm before it hits the timber. and won't hit. occasionally you run into screws but the blades are very strong I've never broke one

@losmoore3358 3 жыл бұрын

@@Maxkil Do u go in an angle or straight vertical when cutting into drywall ? I bought the Ridgid drywall easy cut out tool.

@january2568 4 жыл бұрын

Is that a drill or a nail gun that uses battery?

@Maxkil 4 жыл бұрын

Nail gun with battery

@mitchellsewell275 5 жыл бұрын

What are you standing on?

@Garcia3597 4 жыл бұрын

J.M. Sewell they are called work platforms. They sell them at home depot in the ladder section.

@amunford1 4 жыл бұрын

Check out video around 2:20...you'll see him pick it up

@gavinandrews5567 2 жыл бұрын

By time u messed about with ya multi tool id of had that stripped n cleared

@stuartgreer4676 2 ай бұрын

What tool is that you used to cut the ceiling?

@Maxkil 2 ай бұрын

Makita drywall saw. It's the best invention since sliced bread

@Demonbane41276 5 жыл бұрын

Idk what tool you are using???

@Maxkil 5 жыл бұрын

Hey.. Its was a drywall cut out tool theres many types, mine was a hilti, this is a dewalt one amzn.to/2W9xm1S

@emangroove4566 Жыл бұрын

This guy is cruising for a bruising. No gloves or eye protection. No extra help. He got lucky! Did he cut through the crown moulding?

@SelenaT Жыл бұрын

So, why was this ceiling removed?

@Maxkil Жыл бұрын

water damaged beyond repair

@guidoyana09mdp 6 жыл бұрын

Max, this Hilti is only for drywall use or cut wood too ?

@Maxkil 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Guido Just drywall my friend

@sairlara3243 Жыл бұрын

Good Video, but I don't understand why you wouldn't wear eye protection when ripping out the ceiling, you're literally looking up most of the time, leaving your eyes vulnerable to anything coming down that ceiling.

@razerburn4216 3 жыл бұрын

You lucked out no insulation i have do this tomorrow and deal with wool insulation i hate that stuff

@soundscrazy 3 жыл бұрын

I have liked this video only because Dua Lipa is playing in the background halfway through.

@zacharylowe5253 4 жыл бұрын

No insulation above; lucky you.

@dartymcphee6815 3 жыл бұрын

I bet they didn’t back block the ceiling...lol Anything over 3 sheets needs to be back blocked! Australian standards..

@aron2015 9 ай бұрын

What is back blocked? Any videos?

@rigoorozco4850 6 жыл бұрын

To easy not all lids come down that way

@molliebean 2 жыл бұрын

Some nitwit lowered my 12 foot ceilings to 8. I want to rip out the second ceiling….

@kasthuranthuraiveerasingam 2 жыл бұрын

But you didn't show how to install it back

@alanpilszek-un9no 10 ай бұрын

Not so easy for me. I have all 6mm vapour barrier up there I have to deal with.

@user-um5qd5uv4q 4 ай бұрын

No insulation? Crazy. Should have foam blown in while it's open.

@jamesmcinnis208 5 жыл бұрын

Did I really need to watch the entire process of cutting the perimeter?

@wulfric6895 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@MarlenaPosa 3 жыл бұрын

same 🙂

@dianerousseau4625 3 жыл бұрын

This website is free

@KevinSolem 6 жыл бұрын

Hilti = oyeas!

@jeanettaaguirre5381 5 жыл бұрын

Where are your safety glasses?

@HalfManThirdBiscuit 5 жыл бұрын

They're in his Dumb Arse Cabinet

@HesterMgmtGroup 5 жыл бұрын

He is rocking the safety squints

@mynameisnotimportant2854 3 жыл бұрын

The ceiling joist and trusses look thin asf 😳

@andrewalvarez6634 5 жыл бұрын

No hard hat. No gloves?

@user-um5qd5uv4q 4 ай бұрын

That's the easy way? I don't stand on anything.Any time I can work from the floor it's easier. I use a hoe or a shovel and sometimes a galf hook. That way I'm not near it.Ni need to cut that edge if it's gonna rip the tape off.I know it's fun.44 years of drywall I imagine I have done hundreds of jobs like that. Right now I'm tearing out the ceilings in a big house with 8',10' and 12' ceilings with twice blown insulation on top of it with crown molding so it has to be cut away from the molding. Yeah,lotsa fun.