I can't remember if you mentioned it in the video but why not rip that half of the ceiling down, drywall it and then plaster. Id imagine you would have been able to do that in the same time frame no? I know you were paid to do the plaster only but just wondering. I know you mentioned in other videos why you decided to plaster instead of just restarted but what was the reason for this? Great video btw
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
Because there is no such thing as “just rip it out” It seems so fast in your head but it’s a huge messy job that requires triple the prep, triple the cleanup and disposal at least. Once you are halfway through “just ripping it out” you begin to understand that you could literally be finished the job already.
@Trytec965 ай бұрын
@vancouvercarpenter oh I definitely know how a job can get increasingly longer once you open things up. Haha. Been there.
@smartbuildengineering3 ай бұрын
If there are no lights etc. in the ceiling over-boarding with 9mm drywall could have been another solution. The additional weight wouldn't worry me.
@EnginerdNate2 ай бұрын
@@smartbuildengineering we had all of our second floor ceilings over boarded with 1/2" lightweight drywall because a previous owner tried to cover cracks with painted wallpaper and it looked godawful, and tearing an entire floor of plaster ceilings out in an occupied house with who knows how much lead paint buried in there was not happening. So far so good. Couple of spots where the seam at the wall didn't get enough mud under the tape but no cracks or obvious sagging. We redid all the electrical after and the boxes are flush to the new ceiling level.
@robertficek75865 ай бұрын
The Land Lord Special Edition of the Vancouver Carpenter
@uncledon21285 ай бұрын
"Hack job" "Just OK" "Good enough"... If I did work that good, I'd call everyone I know over to come and admire my artistic skill.
@bodinian2 ай бұрын
I can confirm he makes it look much easier than it is for everyone else. There really is a technique to it that it takes practice to master.
@trxtech30105 ай бұрын
whoever gets to demo that ceiling in the future is going to love the screws haha
@jmi9675 ай бұрын
I have done tons of free repairs simply because I had hot mud and didn't want to throw it out. It's just as easy to quick fill as it is to dump in in the trash.
@nailbanger25 ай бұрын
Wait until you run into the homeowner that wants you to repair the wall, including paint, because you started it. And they don't have any touch up paint. And if you don't think anyone would be like that, you are naive.
@killerlobstermoth5 ай бұрын
@@nailbanger2 lol I seriously doubt he's doing this for strangers
@jmi9675 ай бұрын
@@nailbanger2 Usually the wall is getting painted but the repair work on it wasn't charged for. Other times, I either gauge them beforehand or say something after the fact like ‘hey, I fixed that hole in the wall over here for you’ or ‘this may not hold, but I filled that crack you were pointing out’. Hasn’t backfired in 10 years. Has generated more money and happiness though
@bhami5 ай бұрын
Thanks for teaching me that "plaster washers" are a thing. Previously I had used fender washers in similar situations. I'm a 70-y-o DIYer and it's amazing all the simple tools and parts that I'm not familiar with. Just a few weeks ago I learned that a "drill block/ drill guide" is a very useful $7 tool.
@alexboswell4405 ай бұрын
Having just spent the last few weeks fixing the damage done to our plaster walls during knob and tube replacement, your plaster repair videos have been a life saver. I feel lucky to live in a place where Concrete Fill is available, it really is the perfect tool for this kind of thing and I never would have thought to use it without your videos.
@arthritisfree5 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen fibre fuse sheets and plaster washers before… Very cool! Being a drywaller/carpenter/skateboarder in Wagga Wagga Australia your videos always make me smile 😊
@rhkips5 ай бұрын
Woo, landlord special!! Plus this (presumably) being in Vancouver, that tiny little 5'x7' room likely rents for $10,000/month! LOL This is absolutely a "real-world" fix, though! People will get angry over it, but if the repair lasts to the customer's needs and expectations, it looks acceptable, and is within the budget, then it's a good repair. I absolutely love your extra-wide little two-step ladder!
@CorneliusRex5 ай бұрын
Love the longer form video here. Really great to see the full thing from start to finish with very few cuts. I recently did a similar plaster repair but for about 50 wall cracks and fibafuse and confill were an absolute lifesaver
@DrGreen-wl2ry4 ай бұрын
“Lets just do a few more and were good” Next camera shot theres 50 more lmao. Love it! Keep up the good work man, love the repair videos!
@ryanodonnell18925 ай бұрын
I love how you half assing it still turns out pretty damn decent, haha! If they painted the ceilings it would be a vast improvement.
@dr650jeff75 ай бұрын
I've been watching you for years and you have helped me so much.
@craigestey4895 ай бұрын
I’ve done lots of this. You need to use glue(no more nails, PL) with the plaster washers. Where the plaster lost its key, you drill a 1/4” hole through, fill with glue, then screw the plaster washers up until the glue oozes out. Work from solid to weakest area. Should a large chunk fall out I have 1/4” rock on hand and patch it into the lathe. Then skim it all with 90 and it works! The glue re- key’s it. 😀
@galvanizedgnome5 ай бұрын
Make a video or do a 360 flip.
@Nermoh5 ай бұрын
Just wanted to thank you for your videos. Just repaired a hole today that I have been holding off for awhile and as a 33 year old dad, I just bought my first complete skateboard at a local skateshop since 2008. Your videos have inspired me to learn drywall and get back into skateboarding
@bay98765 ай бұрын
Well done under a timer challenge video. It shows a real challenge for all those years of drywall knowledge.
@number1pappy5 ай бұрын
Great job as usual! I started watching over 4 years ago, and to this day, every time I do any drywall job, I say to myself ,"Feather, the edge!" Lol!!
@tay136665 ай бұрын
Same!
@ukaszz.78413 ай бұрын
Feather the edge!😀
@neomacchio46923 ай бұрын
Indeed. It’s fascinating that he feathers the edge before smoothing! I’ve always done it the opposite but I was wrong! It’s a better finish if I do it Ben’s way!
@april20575 ай бұрын
31:48 this. It can be so difficult sometimes to just do what a client wants, even if we don’t agree with it, or know it can be done better. But you’re so right that setting our own ego aside to just do what is asked is an important skill, too
@albertm85765 ай бұрын
Looks a heckuva lot better than it did before. Excellent job given the time constraints. 👏👏👏
@willkeith49445 ай бұрын
I started taping in late ‘70’s , I gotta say , you are damn good on that trowel well done kid
@thomasnn5 ай бұрын
he is over 40, I believe
@willkeith49445 ай бұрын
For me, that’s very young , @@thomasnn
@lolabear67885 ай бұрын
Your serious levels of expertise in knowing exactly which little tweaks in materials and techniques are important is what makes the success of the project. Thanks for sharing!
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@andreakeeling92175 ай бұрын
Very inspiring techniques. I never would have thought to use a roller for the “underlayment” before the fiber mesh.
@SteveCohenPhilly5 ай бұрын
Ben, Thank you for another great video. I bought a house that someone glued paneling over plaster (1950's construction) on the walls and ceiling and into the sky light. When I removed the paneling, I pulled big chunks of the pearl coat off all the walls and ceiling. I used a few drywall buttons where the wall was moving. I used plaster of paris to patch the walls where the pearl coat came off. Then I gave it a coat of an oil base stain sealer primer before I started resurfacing the walls. I find that sometimes, if you don't use primer the moisture from the joint compound and paint will blister loose paint that you missed when scraping. Then I used the three foot wide fiberglass sheets (same product as the fiber glass tape) to coat all the surfaces, just staying shy of the corner beads. (I only learned of fiberfuse from you after this project) Then I used two coats of 45 minute mud. Then I finished it with all purpose joint compound. When I finished it was restored to the look of the original 1950's plaster. (Maybe better) It has been over two years and it is showing no signs of deterioration. by the way, this was my home so I didn't have to rush the drying times.
@badchips105 ай бұрын
This is a very good video. I take care of several rentals with plaster walls and ceilings. Especially when you have to do a repair with tenants living there, it can be very messy to take down the ceiling and put a new plaster or drywall. It does not have to be perfect. I just wish we had concrete fill or something similar in USA.
@dhollm5 ай бұрын
I've screwed drywall right to concrete block by using tapcons through plaster washers. They pulled in enough to mud over them OK. The reason for the washer was partly that drilling through the drywall into the block made too large of a hole for the screw to hold otherwise. This sped it up enormously and has held up well for years. Perfectly happy with my hack job 😁
@SGDrummer75 ай бұрын
If you ever have to do it again, what I’ve seen guys do is put liquid nails on the side adhering to the concrete and then tapcon through 2x4 strips on the front to hold in place until the adhesive cures, then pull the tapcons and wood strips and you’re good to go.
@1mttoolbox5 ай бұрын
I can appreciate what you said about having and hanging on to well "loved" tools. In fact I still use my grandpa's folding ruler from time to time...
@L-A-C-IV5 ай бұрын
Looks just like my house when I moved in after it served as a frat house for 20 years LOL. cathartic to watch as the perfectionist in me struggled with tackling an eerily similar sight
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
This is literally a rental for students😂
@MaverickGaming5 ай бұрын
My house was built in 1906 and right down the street from a university. I've found all sorts of interesting things hiding in inconspicuous places lol
@djstartheartist14 күн бұрын
I know this was a bunch of your worst presentations but I was really happy about this because my boyfriend just fired his handyman for taking 4 months and have nothing done. I'm standing down a lot of bad drywall taping and almost brave enough to do a little on my own. It's an old property and all of the videos I've been seeing are about perfection and it's making me daunted. Yours was about what it takes! It takes guts🤣 and I'm going to make what is horrible a little better and then we're going to paint it so you've given me hope. Thanks!
@ChrisLascari2 ай бұрын
I'm with you on the 6 inch knife for bucket. No silly special tools needed
@BlueBoxInc5 ай бұрын
You should do a video of full length butt joint taping and mud...from floor to ceiling. I'm currently trying to tape and mud a manufactured home that previously had the strips covering the joints. It would be great for some pointers. It's is not easy especially when the framing is not flat. I'm doing my best though.
@jumbicat19293 ай бұрын
I carry a small flash light to check the surface when sanding. I've never seen you use one. It helps me alot to see imperfections. You did use led light at the end to show the high/lows. A tiny key chain flashlight would work. Enjoyed the rush job. Still looked professional to me.
@perriponders2895 ай бұрын
The way I meet an unrealistic deadline is I tell the customer hey look, this is what I can get done and when I can get it done so if that doesn't suit your needs I don't judge, go ahead and get someone else.
@someoneelse77245 ай бұрын
Don’t bring me into this this is your problem
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
😂
@joephillips66345 ай бұрын
watching you do mud work is like asmr
@hightttech5 ай бұрын
As a recovering perfectionist, it took a lot of time & willpower before I stopped trying to turn every bowl of chicken poop into a bowl of chicken soup.
@Stan-mp8zz5 ай бұрын
Brother your work is insane and your a pleasure listen too and a great teacher
@realnotubutme82545 ай бұрын
I have been watching your videos, they are informative. I'm been retited going on 2yrs, I also been really busy working on projects helping my kids who are 32 and 38 years old with their homes. YOUR videos have help me a great deal. THANK YOU .I live I Los Angeles, CA , I wish I could shake your hand.
@ianmurchie15674 ай бұрын
Another great video. You are a true master at the craft Ben 😁🖒👊🍻🇨🇦
@jmoejohnson77622 ай бұрын
Lmao the old mud wrist watch. Every damn time for me😂
@srharris885 ай бұрын
I bet this will hold for a long time, and it looks halfway decent. The tenant will likely not even know, and even if they do they probably wont care. Sometimes the "proper" fix isn't the best fix.
@Phazetic995 ай бұрын
One tip i was taught to do is to mix yellow taping mud with the confil. It spreads way nicer and has the glue in it
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
True. I often do that. Especially when applying multiple coats of confill.
@guybowers90945 ай бұрын
Many years ago, I used to install carpet and vinyl. I installed something similar to that blue rug if not the same thing. I also once installed some pink wool carpet in a cabin that was nearly 2 inches think. You just never know what a person will like
@connorhoffman39865 ай бұрын
Great job and thank you for sharing your experience with us
@jade_clark19175 ай бұрын
Been here with a finished attic, ended up sealing the entire thing with an oil primer, plaster washers, framing/lathe repairs, filling holes, and then a heavy knife texture and paint
@fairman140655 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the old guy tools comments with my wife. Enjoyed this episode.
@hexhex72205 ай бұрын
"Silk purse out of a sow's ear" as my Dad would say, for a "Highfalutin" Vancouver rental.
@billverine7655 ай бұрын
I hope you got payed your double normal rate for this. You did an amazing job with what time and conditions you had to work with.
@BOCraftsman5 ай бұрын
Safety squint engaged 😂
@brentwachtertastic5 ай бұрын
I actually get paid to make rooms look like that, with the cracks and peely paint. When there’s work, movie work, that is. I’ve also stayed in a hotel in Paris, way back in the day, that had burlap stapled to the ceiling which was holding loose plaster. I also plastered over a deeply texted ceiling where I attached my shoes to old cat litter containers to use as sort of stilts.
@dlovern5 ай бұрын
8:23 to 9:27 was totally the Bob Ross moment of your channel. I mean, i generally watch you and Bob Ross for probably the same reasons that haven't anything to do with painting or drywalling. Now you just need to save some little critter and keep it in your pocket.
@jmi9675 ай бұрын
Never seen plaster washers before but you better believe Im going to screw a soup can lid into someone’s ceiling some day 😅
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
😂
@BobelPop5 ай бұрын
I'm currently working on a job where the walls & ceiling is bowed out since the home is old. Mind you my specialty is painting, paver sealing, pressure washing/soft washing, & wallpaper installation/removal. I never really did drywall finishing aside from patching, so I like to watch your videos & learn. Funny thing is I am trying the hawk & trowel & it was quite a frustrating thing. I am getting the hang of it now & the prep work is tough but it's nice to try new things & develop new skills. Admittedly, learning on bowed walls & ceiling isn't the best place to start. Lol
@user-qg3pi3xu6l5 ай бұрын
I totally get what you're saying about it being fun to work on somethong where you can be less particular. I'm a total perfectionist and I love it when I get to go work on someone's house that is sloppy and doesn't care. It's so much fun to just let go sometimes lol. Even so, my work still turns out good, it's just nice to not have that pressure. Glad you get it!
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
I do :)
@JeffWok5 ай бұрын
This going to be Giant Peach part II. 😂😂I watched the whole damn thing again. Ben there's something to your freestyle work and talk method. Excellent video.
@brendanf89695 ай бұрын
As soon as you said no demo, I thought, “fibafuse!” Lol
@andrewpirie92155 ай бұрын
Love your videos Ben! ❤❤❤
@user-bb3ei9yv9c5 ай бұрын
Great job !!❤❤❤❤
@DMUCification5 ай бұрын
There’s something refreshing about a video with real world constraints. Doing a good job, but not losing sleep over minutia you’re not being paid for. Thanks for everything you’ve taught so many people
@debrachase31315 ай бұрын
I bought a former rental mobile home. I want to remove the popcorn ceiling and batten strips on the walls to make it look more like a house. The drywall has that vinyl coating?"wallpaper" that has been painted once. Have you ever worked on a mobile makeover? Any tips for taping seams on that painted vinyl and how to prep the ceiling for painting after getting the popcorn down?
@andreakeeling92175 ай бұрын
This is a fun episode. ❤😂
@ladikmk5 ай бұрын
That was a room for a Hobbit, and no - you couldn't pay me to live there. "That portion" of the ceiling looks a whole lot better than it did.
@williampeters98385 ай бұрын
That thumbnail is top tier. 😂
@jolookstothestars63585 ай бұрын
I think I'm going to be doing my first job at a high school that will require me to add some glue. Appreciate your professionalism. 👍
@johnnygavita4 ай бұрын
Do you remind your hairstylist to "Feather the Edges?" All kidding aside Hoser I love your videos
@jumbicat19293 ай бұрын
I'm not a drywall expert. Work facilities and have to repair walls once in a while. Lot of forklift damage. Use the California patch often.
@marcksavoievoyer64245 ай бұрын
Hello! I just discovered your channel as I have some touch ups and repairs in drywall to do in our new home. I have found some recommendation in some of your videos for a good drywall trowel. I have not found one on a canadian website though... Since you often talk about Canada, I was wondering if you'd maybe be able to recommend me a place where I could buy one in the 12in size? Thanks and keep up the good work!!
@MaverickGaming5 ай бұрын
Looks like you're fixing a ceiling for a slum lord. Same kind of guy we bought our house from lol
@jonesconrad15 ай бұрын
Could have overboarded it. as long as you hit the joists with decent screws you'd be fine especially with the size of that ceiling.
@bradbaker98563 ай бұрын
Beautiful Band-Aid
@robcormier72725 ай бұрын
Your B game looks like my A plus game.
@michaela.53635 ай бұрын
watching your videos is like balsam for the soul
@anthonysmith94105 ай бұрын
Good work…I know it’s difficult to repair crumbling plaster.
@xXNadoGaminXx4 ай бұрын
Hey what’s up brotha. I’m down here in Southern California and been watching you for a little while. I for some reason have the hardest time with taping and muddying. I would love to have a training session with you the next time you’re here in the states. Let me know if you would be interested in a paid training demo.
@marymassey71165 ай бұрын
When I see videos like this knowing someone will rent that space, I feel so much better about gutting my rentals and restoring them the right way.
@carlosgalecio40195 ай бұрын
So much lerning, do you have any recomendation for changing a regular 3 way corner(inside) to a curved 3 way corner ?
@jayjudd65185 ай бұрын
Ho Lee Chit. Guy you machine gun it. Good old fiber fuse. I’m thinking you got a chance. Put a lot of white glue in your mix.
@corycase69672 ай бұрын
What is the grip tape on your trough? Looks very helpful in griping it, reducing hand fatigue.
@ryanrowe19755 ай бұрын
Great job!
@lestalkmorebasss4 ай бұрын
“Pigeon farming” 😂🤣😂🤣😅
@user-zs9wh9xr6x5 ай бұрын
Love your videos ben I want to become like you one day
@davidcooper7445 ай бұрын
Hi mate, enjoying your work from Australia! wondering what your thoughts are on taping with cornice cement instead of base coat? Saw a video here in Australia of a bloke using it claiming added strength, didn’t really like what I saw but wondered if you’d done or heard of it? Thanks mate, Dave
@peep395 ай бұрын
It's on the cheap / throw-away / don't care jobs that you learn the most
@fratelliremodel5 ай бұрын
Wow you’re fast! I actually thought you sped up the video, but you didn’t 😂. Fun to watch you not go slow and just go after it!
@sgwsteve16655 ай бұрын
Amazing job
@DrywallSolutions19705 ай бұрын
When you are use to doing nasty repairs, it's not and unrealistic expectation. But like anything, there's more than one way to do a repair and as long as it looks good in the end, that is all that matters.
@fstoll35 ай бұрын
Can you add links to purchase the concrete fill and the plaster washers?
@dhammer56455 ай бұрын
Ahh the old hack and dash special!
@iggyandangus5 ай бұрын
Finally seeing a video of you looking like me doing mud 😂 Dripping all over the place. 😂
@jmi9675 ай бұрын
Doesn’t matter how smooth you put mud on, the tools dragging on it leave a porous surface that looks like crap with anything but flat paint unless it's sanded. I still have yet to try it, but I want to see if the plasterer’s trick with a spray bottle of water works for drywall without damaging it
@todc89865 ай бұрын
Does the fiber fuse sheet tear and rip like the 2" rolls?
@strong_voice_of_truth5 ай бұрын
anyone else hear the lyric "sanding down the ceiling so it ends up in the rug..." playing in your head while watching his videos? (Toad The Wet Sprocket)
@paulmetcalfe37215 ай бұрын
My phone screen is so cracked that the ceiling looks just the same as when we started.
@bobnoble94425 ай бұрын
It looks a lot better at the end than it did at the beginning.
@apt77775 ай бұрын
The real video we've all been waiting for.
@jeffdavis97384 ай бұрын
Ya need to “feather that T-shirt” Ben; don’t think I’ve ever seen you wear that much mud home! Lol
@AdamS-lh2ug5 ай бұрын
Says he’s doing a hack job, then puts on a display of how good he is at this.
@12341234Joao5 ай бұрын
I don't watch the entire video yet, but don't you think use a big skimming blade like 32in could made it faster? Awesome video!
@Toto-is8ci5 ай бұрын
Pretty horrible that place is being rented as it is. I rented a room in a house when I was a student ( 45 years ago) in a college town in the Monterey Bay. Our shower wall was made with formica, with metal edges, and a bunch of sealant on the edges. All the walls were covered with 1/4 inch drywall, to cover up all the damage underneath. The carpet was a dark green outdoor felted carpet that was glued to the floor. What I did when I was young, man oh man...
@zazabuz5 ай бұрын
Could I pls ask what trowel did you use for this one?
@vancouvercarpenter5 ай бұрын
5x12 straight trowell
@lolabear67885 ай бұрын
Yes! we know what you are talking about!!! Good Enough!
@humboldtfamily88354 ай бұрын
u need the level 5 2ft blade. Amazing for skiming cheater code gets it perfect. u should make a vid using one on flats & butts u can almost get away with one coat crazy! I've been watching your videos for awhile great content very humble person # TRADESMAN