Coating a butt joint with hawk and trowel - Drywall Instruction

How to use a hawk and trowel to coat a butt joint. See more how-to drywall videos @ Drywallinstruct... !

[@lakeheadmitch3438]

Mitch, your drywall instruction videos are far superior to anyone else's. You speak clearly and demonstrate very well. I hope other youtube D-I-Y-ers find your videos before wasting time watching countless other mediocre videos like I have!

[@drywallinstruction1766]

+LakeheadMitch Thanks for the feedback! The site's a work in progress but those are exactly my goals.

[@ERMAV]

Thanks for all of your videos! Really helped me out in my home improvement projects:) now I know how to do a “button joint” 🤣

[@drywallinstruction1766]

I'm glad you found them helpful!

[@robertvargas4293]

Hi Mitch awesome video but I was just wondering what is the final 1% is it just a skim coat?

[@drywallinstruction1766]

Hi Robert, It's almost inevitable that the mud will shrink and sometimes leave small divots in the sanded product. Yes, this is simply remedied by doing a quick skim coat, putting the mud on and wiping it tight. Check out our progress @ Drywallinstruction.com!

[@robertvargas4293]

And can I use the topping compound to touch it up at the end after sanding?

[@drywallinstruction1766]

Robert Vargas You'll absolutely use topping. Remember that after applying the tape everything is Topping until the texture phase.

[@robertvargas4293]

thanks for the information mitch, if you could just answer one more question. what is the texture phase?

[@robertvargas4293]

I'm just trying to do one wall just flat

[@drywallinstruction1766]

What you're trying to accomplish is "smooth wall". In many areas it's common to add texture once you get your walls smooth. You can see examples of texture @ my website - Drywallinstruction.com.

[@rdg515]

was that a straight trowel or curved?

[@drywallinstruction1766]

It's a straight edge trowel.