Simple Method to Match Knockdown Texture

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5 жыл бұрын

A very SIMPLE method with SURPRISINGLY GOOD results!!!
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@MimMim-hs2rs 2 жыл бұрын

It's 2:30 am and I'm ready to fix a dang patch that's driving me crazy first thing in the morning, I cannot thank you enough for sharing this video, God bless you.

@c.m.bigler 2 жыл бұрын

So refreshing to come upon a video that delivers fully. I appreciate your method of getting right down to business and not coming off like a robotic psychopath. The video is easy on the eyes, not overproduced and over edited. The title doesn't lie. The thumbnail let's you know it's not a spray method. It's perfect. Not selling, not bloviating. Perfect.

@vancouvercarpenter 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@ThePianoMan1953 4 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed with this simple method. I've got a "finished" area of 18"X18" to do (among others) fixing up my home. It looks like "less splatter is better" so when you knock it down, you don't get too much flat surface. (You can always add more splatter later if more plateau is needed)

@drewpurvis4195 8 ай бұрын

Excellent technique and an even better video! Awesome. Thank you for getting right down to the business and then following the video all the way through painting so we could see the final result. I've got a 5"x5" patch in my ceiling I am going to fix up tonight. Thanks again!

@edover50 5 жыл бұрын

Laughed out loud watching this video Ben, hilarious and I know I’ll end up using this technique sometime. Of course in western Canada we generally only need to do this on ceilings, but what a great trick.

@kregchapman6981 4 жыл бұрын

that is amazing!! the last time i repaired a 5" by 5" hole in the wall it took me about 45 minutes to dig out the hopper, power up the air compressor and lay down plastic for only about 4 seconds of spraying with the hopper gun. I will certainly try this next time.

@SounDiZLife 5 ай бұрын

Hey boss, just wanted to take a second to say thank you, I actually can’t count the amount of times your videos have helped me when I just needed some friendly reminders and a refresher how to do stuff, so keep it up man you rock, no pun intended, lol

@awideman5981 3 жыл бұрын

I dig all of your videos, man. You inspired me to just grin and bare it and get some annoying nail pops done around the home. I appreciate your toolkit its very versatile and effective

@aysegulike1410 4 ай бұрын

best result back by visuals, cheap, quick to get to, no left over cans and sprays wasted. thank you.

@andreasshizas5977 5 жыл бұрын

1st... I just want to say I always enjoy your videos, especially the texturing ones, I've never had the match it, but now I have an idea how to go about doing it and come pretty damn close forever have to do any drywall repair so I want to say thank you for that

@briangoss8594 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! You're a true craftsman in your field, sure appreciate you sharing your knowledge!!

@musicwhiz711 4 жыл бұрын

Been watching your skate channel for years but this one is a hidden gem as well!

@klmbuilders5385 5 жыл бұрын

We had to match a heavy dash stucco exterior finish one time. We basically did the same thing except we just threw the finish on!

@tetsudo1111 4 жыл бұрын

I tried this exact technique with a flexible metal blade last week, flicking spackle thinned with water on gaps next to can lights that did not cover the sheetrock. Next time I will use a brush! Thanks

@alexanderrain5174 5 жыл бұрын

I like you, man. Friendly and informational! Your videos prove to be most helpful. Thank you for sharing! =)

@Fernan386 5 жыл бұрын

Hats off👍 would've never thought of it or its results

@Nativtexan2 4 жыл бұрын

I can attest that this method does work, did it just this past weekend and it matched great! Trick is to get the mud thin so it splatters well.

@CandelarioSanchez-ji1qq 7 ай бұрын

I really think it’s a great idea will keep this in mind instead of setting up the hopper for such a small area thanks 👍

@jamescrinnion8240 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I'm through with the dribbling wasteful mess of using those texture spray cans.

@saulpaul4240 5 жыл бұрын

I love your genius/simplicity dude!! Thanks for sharing pieces of your brain with the world. And Take that homax you crappy over priced sprayer people 😁

@JonnyDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is great, would've never thought of it. Usually just use a wadded up bag 💕👍

@wonkarope 4 жыл бұрын

Just tried it out and was pleasantly surprised with the results.

@samh7608 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I needed! Awesome!

@bernardfitzsimons4275 5 жыл бұрын

I learned to Texture 30 years ago similar to this I use a brush that’s shaped like an iron dip in Texture use a 1 or 2 inch knife to flick Texture on wall the harder you flick it the finer the texture I can do knockdown or orange peel but this method is messy you can also use a broom. Or maybe like he said just buy the can😁

@elsoya8153 5 жыл бұрын

Vancouver I have learned a lot from you thank you very much and keep up the good job!

@desviz 3 жыл бұрын

I love this guy and he lives just above me in BC! Go Canucks!

@travelsizedlions 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing such a simple trick! Worked like a charm!

@cyberpuddy668 3 жыл бұрын

When using the “USG brush method” to apply mud for texturing, it’s important that the mud be the right consistency. I think mine was too thick. Most of it ended up not being shot forward onto the wall by the brush’s bristles, but adhering to my fingers, then plopping onto the floor. (This was confusing and frustrating, because that’s not what was on the USG video. (I hadn’t yet discovered Vancouver Carpenter.)) However, I did end up with a nice amount of the really small bits of mud (stardust-like sprinkles) hitting the wall. To get the larger blobs of mud on the wall, I went “pre-schooler” on it, dipping my fingertips into the mud and tapping the wall randomly to create bigger blotches of mud of various sizes. I then knocked it all down with the knife. It looked pretty darn good. I was happy and proud of myself for improvising my way to a good result. ;)

@incognitotorpedo42 5 жыл бұрын

This is pretty genius. Glad I watched.

@RD-wy5dj 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@keithhines5482 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. Great Method.

@takeniteasyfriend 4 жыл бұрын

Smart guy. Experimenter extraordinaire. Thanks !

@claudews529 5 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT!!!

@randypowell4799 5 жыл бұрын

good tip. Thanks

@prohandymanhonesto6867 3 жыл бұрын

You areeee awesooome... great job with mud.

@jamesromanoski7292 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I love this channel and was excited to see you using the same USG method. I've used this method a few times for small to medium size patches. I've heard that adding some latex or Floetrol to the mud can help the texture. I haven't tried that yet. I'm not sure how well it will knock down. Have you ever added anything (glue, latex, etc) to the mud when texturing? I have a 3 x 4 foot patch to texture soon. So I'm going to do some practicing on spare sheetrock ahead of time.

@patrickcullen2714 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant! 😮 thank you

@ZussieMakesit Ай бұрын

Looks good! I’m about to do this with a wall hope it works - I wish there was an exact timing in how long it dries before knocking down but I think it’s all ‘a ojo de buen cubero’ or the experience in English

@luislau9338 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tip, it works

@crashakar 4 жыл бұрын

Any advice for matching the texture of a normal painted wall (no knockdown or other intentional texturing)? I fixed some cracks in a ceiling. I was hoping that the texture would look the same after priming the whole ceiling, but the patched areas still look a lot more smooth than the old painted areas.

@texteacher7706 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! It is perfect.

@ivankissi300 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much

@sunreynyc Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@johnrescigno1367 5 жыл бұрын

Your fffing awesome!!!

@emilcasas2707 21 күн бұрын

Whoa! Genius level! 💚👍💯

@SuperJaguar7777 5 жыл бұрын

Good job brother nice 👍

@wetsaw7869 5 жыл бұрын

Great channel

@chrischristensen8516 5 жыл бұрын

very nice tip, thx m8

@tracys2354 5 жыл бұрын

Wonder what the homeowner will say when he finds out you used his kitchen brush!

@djmeatman6664 4 жыл бұрын

Keep it wet in their drinking cups and that shouldn’t be a problem 👍

@asyouknowmesoiam 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully he just washed it

@hamzatallouzi7267 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work

@jasonmccorkle8760 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Timshowtomake 5 жыл бұрын

Damit, this is very good I learned again from you ;-)

@jackww839 2 жыл бұрын

Brooo !!!! So good.😂👍

@HaroldDGlez 2 жыл бұрын

Haha. I'm glad I kept watching. I was just gona comment. That that is not a knockdown texture. Lol. Then you moved to the right patch. Cool

@tearemup7544 Ай бұрын

Wow great video

@dennisrandall9698 4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

@cyssenn6819 2 жыл бұрын

.... Im glad I came across this

@twistedstyles Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, I did my whole house with this method.

@chuckhiniker2691 7 ай бұрын

Back in the day my dad would do the same with a whisk broom. Pretty much same results

@grizzlymartin1 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video of a corner bead crack repair over a metal fireplace to match the existing "orange peel" texture? Thx.

@ManyaP64 5 жыл бұрын

Sooooo Canadian. I love this guy.

@samuelmazack234 5 жыл бұрын

In which order do you like to tape, and then fill. Just curious it seems everyone always disagrees.

@d.o.g.e.6962 3 жыл бұрын

Nice trick

@hassanbazzi3545 5 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@Cindy25Cox 2 жыл бұрын

It looks great. A brush did that? I actually have to do a bigger part on my new wall. It's 48" x 48". Do you recommend I buy the spray since you mentioned the spray was better? And roughly, how long did you wait before knocking the mud down? I watched your other videos but I'm still considering what way to go. There's this powered Wagner texture sprayer that looks promising. Have you ever used it? I mean, we wouldn't need an air compressor.

@meskobe 2 жыл бұрын

For small patches, you can also use your fingers for more control and ability to adjust! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8iYdpplvLrSlZc.html

@wat7850 7 ай бұрын

amazing

@frangiew9076 3 жыл бұрын

Vancouver I wish you had explained what was the 'mud' you used how you mixed it such as ratio to water and what kind of dry mix is was

@ricklanders4791 Жыл бұрын

I like your attitude

@normhodgkinson6965 5 жыл бұрын

as i mentioned before, wait about 5 minutes before the knockdown so your final result will be more consistent with the original pattern. too much of the texture runs together when you blade it.

@robert5 3 жыл бұрын

I have a light orange peel texture. Wonder if I thinned out the texture to almost watery consistency it would work.

@dragonflygreen1 4 жыл бұрын

I have sand texture paint and have to do a drywall repair. How would you do the touch up to on the sand texture to make it match?

@trollop4866 3 жыл бұрын

I cut off a group of pieces of my broom in a pinch at a jobsite tape em together you have perfect little tool to flick it on.

@spelunkerd 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I saw this ten years ago.

@craigmorgan3276 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks not bad

@ictguy455 2 жыл бұрын

I did a texture with a course roller on my bathroom ceiling. I think it was too humid in there. I now have a few peel spots and a few where there is more mud than others. Advice?

@FerrisBueller-lj9zj 5 жыл бұрын

Ty =)

@claudiagonzalez1012 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. 🇨🇦 Carpenter

@DGill48 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, VC. Take care of those kids !

@riding2nowhere 3 жыл бұрын

Used a brush back in the 80s, and still do it now if I don't use a sponge.

@vino867 5 жыл бұрын

this dude..... i hope there's not too many homeowner watch this video or i think i will go out of job

@pavelg.5788 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome ))

@Fiftytwouts 10 ай бұрын

How about a video on how to patch or repair sandy textured plaster

@2ddw 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@gildoubrava5998 6 ай бұрын

I wonder could you take a mold of the good wall texture, then make a stamp of sorts with mud as your ink ? I have purchased molding kits for crafting,I'm just curious.

@TheAxecutioner 5 жыл бұрын

It looks better than the original knockdown

@glumGlumm Жыл бұрын

That method is a little tricky on a ceiling. Do you have a video of it?

@mothersson2002 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know why there is tiny pin like holes and craters in textured ceiling. I have just don't it for the second timeto repair cracks on the textured ceilings and it happened both times. I have seen commengo on another site that the mid was not wet but I thought it was supposed to be pretty wet to apply the texture. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

@seephor 5 жыл бұрын

I hope the day comes soon where walls and ceilings and never ever textured again. There's nothing like a perfectly smooth wall with a flat or eggshell paint. It's timeless unlike texture or other wall coverings.

@anthonygriffin1147 5 жыл бұрын

Agree on the walls. Where I'm at there are almost no places with textured walls but a crows foot textured ceiling is easy and looks great and is pretty simple to match a patch.

@HermesBoomin 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. I moved from a place where the only texture you ever seen was a rare knockdown on a ceiling to Texas where everything is textured and all super heavy orange peel and crows foot. Which are both hideous to me. I dream of flat walls and ceilings haha

@bobbyroberrrt579 5 жыл бұрын

Is that dry wall mud?

@sonicth8708 2 ай бұрын

Wow I need that same color for my wall at the place I’m renting what is that color?

@novubrown2780 Ай бұрын

wow. where can I buy that kind of paint or what's the name of that paint that you put in the brush? thanks

@berto316life4 5 жыл бұрын

"Okay I'm reloaded!"

@brandonbdl 6 ай бұрын

Idk , i bought a knockdown can from homax and even on the highest setting, it was still nowhere near thick enough for thr kncokdown i needed to match. Looked way closer to a orange peel, and had some pretty fine size texture. Pretty disappointed. Gonna try the heavy body formula next

@andy-jac 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome man. Q: Why is Walmart's spray texture can better than Lowe's or Home Depot? We all buy our cans from Walmart, but it's an extra side trip. Can you do a review please. Thanks a million.

@vancouvercarpenter 5 жыл бұрын

I can look some day. I never would have thought to look for building products in a walmart.

@deydlin Жыл бұрын

Is knockdown different in Canada compared to other places in the world?

@SticksAandstonesBozo Жыл бұрын

Pros know this method. Well done.

@mk6woods855 Жыл бұрын

Thoughts on the knock down sponge method?

@tammoton9494 2 ай бұрын

Can you use spackle instead of mud?

@shawnr771 4 жыл бұрын

80 percent of the people cannot or do not care enough to pick out spots that have been patched. If it is even close its good. Drywallers, painters, and plasters are far too critical. They tend to point out their mistakes when most of us cant see them or do not care.