Looked like he just took knife full of mud and threw it all over the place haha. Keep him away from drywall and mud lol

Nice work, Ben! Regarding the owner's attempt to do it - I'd give him a credit for trying. I actually like this attitude: try yourself first, if you succeeded - great, otherwise call a contractor. This is pretty much the only way to learn new skills. Unlike every youtuber says "if you don't feel comfortable, leave it to pros" - wrong! You will never feel comfortable with something you do the first time.

By no means did I infer that you were downgrading his work. That was a tricky room and you can only do so much, plus it was not the main house. So it was a good attempt by the homeowner, but that was not a square room.

Just subscribed to him simply because I like your channel. Looking forward to his content.

It doesn’t look like a bad job, it looked like he just got tired of doing it - which I can totally relate to.

yep, that made me subscribe right away

Awwwww that's cute! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

My cat was sitting on my lap watching this video with me and when he saw the bad taping job he started growling and howling and finally he narfed up a hairball on the keyboard. I guess when the video guy said 'remember you're talking to another human' he forgot that his viewers aren't necessarily all humans.

I agree! Videos like this help me understand what I've been doing wrong. I would love more of these 👍

You are 100% right bro. Fixing mistakes is the best way to learn because you can see how bad a bad job looks and always aim to do yours better 👍

why is this guy so handsome?

Definitely - I inherited a dry-wall mess in my house - it was so bad the previous home owner ended up putting wallpaper over the top to hide the disaster - so I had to remove that as well as tidy up the carnage underneath.

That was my project, except I live in Australia, the mud goes off quickly.

:D Thanks

Agreed. I have a ton of empathy for the homeowner and his attempt. Guys like Ben make it look easy, but it is not something that most people can pick up the tools and supplies and just do. I wish I had watched Ben prior to starting my basement. I would have done so many things differently from the start and saved a lot of time and headaches. I'm not overstating anything when I say that, because of these videos and Ben's hard work to educate poor schmucks like me, I know way more about the process than before. Thanks, man.

@@PervertedThang drywall work is definitely not easy. I can tile floors, install showers, just about anything I’ve done, I’m very happy with and it was done right. My drywall mud... um, well, it looked just like this one 😂

I think the guy was not super patient... maybe wifey was on his back.. and got annoyed.. and called Ben

@Paul Knopf 🤣

This isn't a DIY job. This is someone giving up and saying F it I quit.

VC is understated; it's a Canadian/British thing. Even though in his head he's probably screaming "What the (expletive) is this (expletive)?!!" But as VC says the guy who did the original work usually does much better work, maybe the guy had a couple of off days, or was rushing. Hurrying drywall work appears to be an Original Sin; picture the late Orson Welles saying "We will paint no drywall before its time" (line from old TV wine ad).

Lmao it just made me worried about mine 😂😂

Show me someone who has never failed and I will show you someone who never tried anything. Cheers to this homeowner for trying.

Nail, head.

You cant make good BBQ if you haven't made a lot of bad BBQ!!

Only thing it is hard to make mistakes on a budget. Everything counts... it's how I feel doing my basement, stress is high...

@@Dipp182 True. But sometimes when you're over your head, you gotta swallow your pride...and open your wallet.

Vancouver market 🤮

Lmao I was wondering why you called it a garden shed and then he showed what the outside of the "house" looked like. I understand now.

I work on garden offices in vancouver, drywall, lights/plugs, flooring..the whole mile.

That is for sure!!

There is absolutely no better description. Well done.

Over here, we'll put some happy little mud... just like that some happy little mud

Now we just need him to get a 10" perm and put that 80's music in the background... The Joy of Drywall with Ben. But he'd probably get some mud in his hair and brush up all the ceilings with it.

@@ST-cy6we Dang it; you took my comment! 😁

That is why we're all here watching and learning. I'm actually looking forward to my next attempt

@@markgreatrix5511 I’ve been doing it for forty years I’m watching for my amusement. He’s not always right but I think he’s a great source for beginners.

We all have different gifts.. thank God for homeowners efforts and your sensitivity in helping

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Sad keep your head up

@Jas Bris I’ll be fine. Not too worried about it. Thanks for your concern

@@isaactwining5209 that was a bizzare response he gave to what you said lol

Haha I couldn't build a cabinet or drawer to save my life, but I've always enjoyed drywall work. We all have our skills 🤙

Yes it is and it has taken me a long time to master it but I NEVER left a job looking like this guy did..wow! Trying not to be mean but this guy needs his DIY taping/mudding card pulled

Ben knew from the get go that he was going to turn this around and make it better than if he had started it from scratch. No need to bad mouth the failed results of the home owner. It's the difference between making an observation and a leveling a criticism. I'm sure Ben actually had some enthusiasm for starting the job knowing that he was going to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and it ended up even better than he thought it would. A real pro!

Yes exactly cause the worst job is not to try it

@@amilcargodinez597 Agreed. Their are of course exceptions though, not knowing what you shouldn't do is a big problem in the handyman world, i.e. doing things that could cause injuries or major property damage, electrical, structural etc.

We aren’t all that nice, but I’m glad you’ve only met the good ones.

Yea, in my dreams my work looks like VC but in reality it's much closer to the homeowners.

Yeah this looks similar to my work before discovering this channel XD

Same here. Learned a lot and improve my DIY skills

I wish I had been that smart. They say that quitters never win, and winners never quit. But those that never win and never quit are idiots. I think I spent all of February sanding.

So true. People don't realize how much time you add video, editing, and adding the breakdown comments of material. He does great work.

I’m 62 and I’m doing drywall work at my aunts house. If it weren’t for the Vancouver Carpenter and his videos I wouldn’t even attempt to tackle it. And it’s looking pretty darn good!

"A man's got to know his limitations". Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force. This became our learning experience as are all jobs.

I thought exactly the same thing!

Thank you!!!

Hahaha!

Or hire ppl who are good at it

You can do it!

Awesome, thank you!

God Love you! I couldn't have said it better. Failure, is when you don't attempt it at all.

I'm in the electrical game in the UK and the attitude of many professionals here (and particularly those on KZfaq) towards DIYers is poisonous. OK according to the building regs here a DIYer shouldn't be going near it but give people credit when they do and realise they are in above their heads. Besides I've often seen better work from DIYers than some so called professionals.

@@Raysnature Well, I suppose that sloppy drywall or plumbing is one thing, mistakes in electrical work another. At least mistakes there are likely not lethal. I have a background in electronics and robotics machine control and machine safety and am quite aware of the U.S. code NEC70 (now called NFPA70) and especially NFPA79 which addresses machine safety. As well as the CE directives for machines. And know that the U.S. also has specific codes for swimming pools and such. So if I were going to wire up a hot tub, I know to review the code for that sort of thing. So I'm not sure how comfortable I would be with average (which means some are below average) DIYers doing electrical work. It might depend on what they are doing. Adding an outlet or putting more lights in a garage can be pretty modest. Safely and correctly rigging up a standby generator switchover or wiring a hot tub might not be the best idea for the amateur. And professionals are like in any segment. Half are below average. And some of them had to have been at the bottom of their class (or apprenticeship).

I appreciate that!

:D You're welcome

Thank you!!!

"Cabin"? It looks like a garden shed someone's going to rent out for $1k / month. Shed and breakfast!

Your own space, in Vancouver? Probably $1500/mth, parking extra or wherever you can fit

Thank you!

Thank you!!