I have watched quite a few videos about mud and taping drywall, and I must say the ones with Chad are by far the best ones.
@youmakeyourname6 жыл бұрын
Watched the whole series on drywall and Chad, you are a hero. “Pressure on the toe, nice and tight, no sanding”. LOVE this guy. Thanks so much for the video.
@uptokode6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Chad is amazing.
@williamtaylor85897 жыл бұрын
The skill is in the details you provided. After watching a couple of times the difference in my efforts are night & day. My wife thinks I hired somebody else to tape & mud while she was out. Thanks so much Chad!
@jeffmeagher78097 жыл бұрын
So awesome to see a man take so much pride in his mud and tape work. A level of pride that is absent by most these days.
@paulchristensen67222 жыл бұрын
Best video series on drywall muddying and taping. Just did my first big project and followed all your steps in the correct order. All is going flawlessly. A real confidence builder
@uptokode2 жыл бұрын
I’m really glad you shared that ! Thank you
@SR-rp7hh7 жыл бұрын
Awesome job. I like these videos the best because you describe "how to do it" briefly but focus more on the application. You spend a lot of time on doing the actual work and its nice to see that. A lot of other videos talk a lot about how to do it but don't spend enough time showing us how to do it.
@gsxrgirl6007 жыл бұрын
This is an EXCELLENT series of videos I have learned a lot from! I would still hire a professional to finish my basement but I can see me attempting these techniques to a small application like minor drywall patching in my laundry room. These videos have made me realize so many things I have not thought about before. Thanks!
@tlumaczy15076 жыл бұрын
I do this work about 25 years. I can testify that Chad is very good and knows how to explain. There is meny workers who don't know "what and how" but simply doing. I use to work this old fashion way, but going to buy fatboy box to speed up a little. So, in conclusion: Chad is the guy I would like to work with. Greetings guys and keep going! Good job!
@manjimenez977 жыл бұрын
you are an artist, I've watched a lot of these videos trying to pick-up some tips for my home project and yours are the best. Thanks for sharing.
@mastersmoosh94966 жыл бұрын
"There you have it" A masterpiece.
@indycustommade35687 жыл бұрын
Great explanation. I use you as a refresher when I do my stuff. Thanks and happy mudding.
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
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@joevillaverde41246 жыл бұрын
Amazing instructional video and very nice muddling process.
@1keykneedeep7 жыл бұрын
Highly skilled craftsman. Fun and interesting to watch you at your craft.
@justingillihan25967 жыл бұрын
enjoy watching u take pride in your work
@torkdork697 жыл бұрын
If your a beginner don't be afraid to put it on thin and apply many coats. 5+ in many cases for me and I sort of know what I'm doing. This guy is amazing. Even circles some very good Mexicanos.
@lynndobson547 жыл бұрын
Artistry. A pleasure to watch.
@ireallyambiggiesmallsinatr86617 жыл бұрын
I’ve been doing commercial framing, drywall, and finishing for about 10 years now. I like Chad, you can tell he’s been doing this for a long time. For entertainment I watch these videos sometimes. It trips me out how on other instructional videos they have some guy that doesn’t do finishing at all explaining the proper way to do finishing, yet he is clearly a novice at best who went to school to learn the trade. It’s actually rather pathetic. Good vids man
@robshandl36 жыл бұрын
He's absolutely amazing. I hope Chad is making 40 dollars an hour or more or bids high by the job. I have worked with union drywall "professionals" that put more mud on the floor and take twice the time as Chad. Truly a master at your craft.
@cohehcoheh957 жыл бұрын
I love watching you do this.
@chetlangford21447 жыл бұрын
LOL Chad Is the bob ross of drywall lol
@TundraBoy6 жыл бұрын
2 hairs and some air
@americanstonecrusher31697 жыл бұрын
Very nice work... Or should I say nice Art work The man is an artist !!
@michelelanni92057 жыл бұрын
the mud jedi is back with the force
@CoolEditz7 жыл бұрын
Probably should have watched this before I did my mudding tonight!
@edkoga73216 жыл бұрын
Hey guy you have one of the most informative vids yet, very well done and to the point. I m glad I watched this one. Keep up the good work "That's the way you do it"!
@fatenhappy16 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for taking the time ....
@erikcable17557 жыл бұрын
Not use to using the hawk and trowel so much,but I gave it a try yesterday,I had my mud to thin seems,cause when I scraped the mix onto my trowel my knuckles got a lot of mud on them. So I went back to the old mud pan and 14" knife.This day I am watching you get the mud onto the hawk more closely ....PS...I mud like my Ex-wife has to do the sanding...
@williecox45336 жыл бұрын
Erik Cable d
@konorjonasson81557 жыл бұрын
The Bob Ross of drywall.
@valdirdeaguiarlima72414 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your experience, this helped me improve my work a lot, but I have to ask you to use a microphone instead of the camera one. The room echo distorts the sound and make it harder to understand. Great job from one of the best professionals I've ever seen!
@caroljohnson88176 жыл бұрын
Nice touch to manually set those Proud screws deeper. Never thought of just a screw driver. That drill is too easy to grab. But the hand tool is easier to control on the back side. I’ll do that from now on’.
@uptokode6 жыл бұрын
They are called “sturdy” and yes they are very handy. They are made in Canada
@caroljohnson88176 жыл бұрын
Kody Horvey The screw driver is STURDY brand? A specialized screw driver. Ok I’ll look for that kind. I also like how you manage that tape roller on your belt and cut/tear tape with putty knife. Cut down on too many tools to manage. 😁
@hamidmakhmour37032 жыл бұрын
you both are the best. your videos are awesome.
@uptokode2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the feedback !
@robbob48726 жыл бұрын
here's a little tip for the Harry homeowners that think they can do their own drywall after watching a few of this guys videos - You won't be able to - it takes years of practice to get that good.
@nerdskeeskee3 жыл бұрын
You sir are a bad ass! Wished I was a quarter of how good you are at this lol!
@stephenrison30127 жыл бұрын
Thanks for an awesome video. Chad is amazing, makes it look so easy, poetry in motion. One comment, to improve audio if possible. The echo in an empty room makes some of the conversation hard for me to catch. Maybe throw an old piece of carpet or rug on the floor nearby while recording?
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Rison Have to try some tricks like that for the next videos. Bought a good mic but those don't fix all the audio issues.
@donnaspear84947 жыл бұрын
This guy has mad skills. He makes this look too easy. Dear camera guy...please get closer.
@grenaud9116 жыл бұрын
Wow, you are so good at your job and also by the way you teach! You know, sir, you should start again those videos with good light, good sound and in 4K. I'm a retired photographer, it's just too bad you are not close to my home, because I will offer you to do this for free. Merci!
@uptokode6 жыл бұрын
One day I’ll have a Mack daddy set up. I would be open to some info on good camera, lights, mic’s and other goodies to do a pro video job.
@michaele19757 жыл бұрын
Ur like the Bob Ross of Mudding... somebody beer this guy!
@paulkolloch40033 жыл бұрын
Ah the old hack and shovel routine welcome back to the stone age
@luisg.4427 жыл бұрын
It was very helpful thank you for the video 👍🏿
@zamirchandler79456 жыл бұрын
Good Recap at the end👍👷
@tjinnes7 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thanks.
@mikemacdowell67187 жыл бұрын
this man is real good knows his shit
@jerryhoare81985 жыл бұрын
The Beast is the best!
@josegomez65497 жыл бұрын
Trust him. You do not want to sand. Do your absolute best to minimize sanding
@chasermcchaser16687 жыл бұрын
IM doing this now. I left so much mud on and figured i would come back and sand out all the imperfections. Im planning on burning my house down instead now.
@F-Bomb3135 жыл бұрын
Not bad, Chad seems to know his stuff, I'm amazed he didn't teach people to back wipe the first coat on the screws, it removes that pesky air pocket that may leave a hole when you rough sand between coats. Back wiping is, apply mud & wipe off as shown, then back wipe the opposite direction.
@manny45047 жыл бұрын
OF THE 40,000 PLUS VEIWS. I THINK ABOUT 50 WAS ME. LOL
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
+manny strong Hope the video helps ya!
@gabrielcarrizo48806 жыл бұрын
Jajjajajaja me too
@southerngal22457 жыл бұрын
Very informative but audio is horrible with that empty room echo.
@kevinwolfe42736 жыл бұрын
Too much echo in an empty room! Microphone is positioned too far away!
@jaybefaulky49026 жыл бұрын
...'a self taught Mudda' the Mudda's and da Pappa's..lol
@drmorb7 жыл бұрын
Chad, and I say this without trace of gayness, you are my hero. Watching you float mud is an honor sir! You must have the altruism gene. Regardless, thanks for sharing man.
@louishollandjr7 жыл бұрын
drmorb Gifts in the wrist lol
@TheBlueCollarPreacher7 жыл бұрын
Not to many folks still use trawls and hawks. that Hawk has seen better days. I still like using hawks and trawls as well
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
+The Blue Collar Preacher Chad's hawk is formed perfectly for his technique. When he tries a new one he can't wipe his trowel clean. Kind of funny
@jasoncrider91997 жыл бұрын
Great videos! Turn on a work light. Will improve for us viewers a lot.
@jman60307 жыл бұрын
I'm just learning too.good lines man..just wonder if you guys use a box sometimes?
@KE8OMK7 жыл бұрын
Master Drywaller
@Ocanadakiter5 жыл бұрын
Great video thxs
@goddehell7 жыл бұрын
any of your joints, even sometimes corner you should be using a set mud first....then the blue use green all purpose joint compound on inside corner if not bag 5-210. Where do you get your hand trawls, I cant find and curved or flat lately
@andrewtron16 жыл бұрын
Chadddddd! Lol u better go beast mode on tom brady this weekend
@uptokode6 жыл бұрын
Haha. I’ll pass that on!
@crandhan757 жыл бұрын
I do love the videos
@theVonThompsons7 жыл бұрын
is that trowel perfectly flat or does it have a slight bow to it? thanks for the videos i have progressed a ton since watching them!👌
@SteveBiley7 жыл бұрын
GREAT STUFF!!!!
@jasonpixley37177 жыл бұрын
Excellent work I do my butts exactly as you do.
@ceeqeur6 жыл бұрын
your good bro, but what's with doing the screws individually?
@Maxkil7 жыл бұрын
Chad is a good setter, Where you at Kode?
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
+Maxkil I'm camera man, director and producer! Haha. Chad is the pro and I'm a general contractor and journeyman carpenter. Self taught taper so not nearly as good as Chad.
@kirkdunn13796 жыл бұрын
Such a trip see tapers with hawk and trowel....east coast thing....west coast is all done with knives and mud pan....either way doenst matter Chad is a taping machine
@meyer097able7 жыл бұрын
dudes so good kinda makes ya mad..hate muddin.... lol
@AlergicToSnow7 жыл бұрын
david meyer lots of practice makes it easy
@gianthills2 жыл бұрын
great vid. is there a way to get taping experience without going through an apprenticeship?
@uptokode2 жыл бұрын
Yes of course. At least I don’t see why not. I’m assuming most companies don’t really care if you have a ticket as long as you are good and reliable
@gianthills2 жыл бұрын
@@uptokode i have about 1500 hours of hawk and trowel experience but very little experience taping joints. I understand the process but i would probably be slower with the taping and have never used banjos or other contraptions.
@GrifFungin7 жыл бұрын
Can u do some close up shots of hanging, prefilling, taping and finishing a long horizontal joint where a tapered edge meets a cut edge? For example when a house floods and u cut the Sheetrock at 24" above the floor.
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
Good idea! It will take me some time to mock that up but thank you for the suggestion.
@aaronvittum1896 жыл бұрын
Residential builder here done a fair amount of mudding myself are your trowels curved or flat ?
@Christopherjamesmurphy216 жыл бұрын
You fellas sounds very canadian.
@tanador76 жыл бұрын
For flats you should use the FULL size of the trowel. His but joints are correct.
@crawdiggity6 жыл бұрын
You guys are masters of drywall. You could sell dvds if your audio was better and you talked slower...remember it like youre teaching me chinese.
@uptokode6 жыл бұрын
My intent was a DVD but the audio didn’t turn out . Next time.
@morokeiboethia67492 жыл бұрын
If you wanted to use the best type of mud for the situation what kind of mud do you use under the tape and what type of mud do you use over the tape?
@uptokode Жыл бұрын
I use a taping compound to set tapes and beads (synko yellow) and a coating mud after that (synko green).
@bertdasilva38656 жыл бұрын
Never seen a professional do one screw at a time, fill the side of your six inch and drag it up a row of screws and come back down removing all the compound except what stay behind in the screw hole. It eve much butter for when u have to sand
@Aerobic7776 жыл бұрын
Please add titles because it is hard to hear. Thanks and God bless!
@TrentMathewsTSM7 жыл бұрын
this is great.
@Chris-oz5md6 жыл бұрын
I still don’t understand why too much mud on one joint.. I still think you’re great and all but I think it’s over kill?
@MaksymZeliuk6 жыл бұрын
Kody Horvey Good job! What trowels do you use? Size, make. Thanks
@uptokode6 жыл бұрын
I know Chad likes using a 12” for almost everything. He does have a 16” or 18” to really flatten out his butt joints. The bigger trowels are great for renovation work as you typically need to flatten out some ugly humps. As for brand i know Marshalltown is well know and I have my fair share of those. Just check your local drywall supplier or wholesaler and they know what the pro’s like and use.
@Dgraboski11767 жыл бұрын
"beast" shirt...🤘🤘
@yerovi867 жыл бұрын
Why do you put the drywall horizontally and. Not vertically? Does it make a difference? Thanks
@jk08977 жыл бұрын
yerovi86 I saw another video where the contractor said it's stronger horizontally
@dansitterly63612 жыл бұрын
Horizontal is stronger. 1 piece of drywall screwed to more studs. And easier to tape going Horizontal rather than vertical on all but joints. Horizontal you can Stand up the whole time . And way less butt joints
@uptokode2 жыл бұрын
Good response!
@uptokode2 жыл бұрын
I found going vertical, especially on an exterior when you have vapour barrier, if the studs are bowed, it’s a real bugger getting sheets to land half way on the studs. And you can’t move or adjust them. Horizontal is the way.
@fododude6 жыл бұрын
Is there a difference between you and Chad? I think you might be the same person.
@traineespark7 жыл бұрын
why no skimcoat the full wall?
@jbart01307 жыл бұрын
I think you need a new hawk Chad
@timcaldwell87767 жыл бұрын
mesh tape and paper tape both work just fine! u don't gotta use a specific brand or type of mud for either tape, nor do u have to use hot mud. The only exception is u want to use taping mud when taping joints with paper tape. if your paper tape peels off the wall too easily, then u just simply didn't tape the joint properly, not enough mud under the tape or something, if your mesh tape cracks, then then the gap the u mesh taped was probably too big of a gap and it wasn't pre-filled before putting the mesh tape on, or the board wasnt screwed nice and tight
@rareartsconstruction8687 жыл бұрын
Well done Chad, you are a plaster master. I never got the hang of using trowels. Prefer wider knives. Was your Dad a plasterer?
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
+Rare Arts Construction No he wasn't. Thanks for commenting
@naetz6 жыл бұрын
Kody Horvey what was his skill?
@crandhan757 жыл бұрын
When can we see the inside corners done?
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
+Robert Randhan Can't remember off the top of my head. Could be part 3, 4 and/or 5.
@tomkalin44627 жыл бұрын
dam bro wish i could mud with you we could knock shit out i like to mud fresh rock been doing a lot of residential but would like to see your final finish coat video
@gdcat7777 жыл бұрын
It would have proven more effective to edit Chad's narration, made from an acoustic room, in as it was being done or to have presented your own narration outside of that echoing room, which made the instruction vague and unappealing.
@PerryTradesman7 жыл бұрын
Wrinkles are not fine they are really blisters or bubbles caused by not having enough mud under the tape they will screw you up almost every time.
@CantE8tCheese7 жыл бұрын
Why isn't that plaster pink?
@davidlang11256 жыл бұрын
I’m sure it’s hard to avoid but the audio in an empty room is really difficult to understand. Too bad bc there must be some great advise he’s giving.
@joelewis94336 жыл бұрын
Chad is slow he could be tough a few tricks to speed his proses up for sure keep on keeping on guys
@aprilcisneros857 жыл бұрын
The real way is with a pan and knife, The best way is with taping boxes He is using hock and trowel, that is for plaster
@crandhan757 жыл бұрын
Are trowels better than knifes to apply 1st,2nd and 3rd coat of mud?
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
+Robert Randhan trowels have less flex than a knife so in my opinion they are far better for coating and maintaining flat work.
@timcaldwell87767 жыл бұрын
+Kody Horvey (Up To Kode) they make nice stiff blades now for us guys that work pan and knife. We don't use them at all times like one of our regular knives, but if we got really shallow work we have to fill in, we will use them
@randytrujillo92427 жыл бұрын
Kody Horvey can you please let me know what tipe of trowel are you using is it a bevel trowel curve and how many inches it have
@NotYourPalGuy6 жыл бұрын
Kody Horvey just gotta grab some of those nice sheetrock knives and you're good! Lol
@anotherbrickonthewall7 жыл бұрын
Does that trowel have a curved blade or is it a flat blade concrete trowel? And how long is that one?
@uptokode7 жыл бұрын
It's a square concrete trowel. 12" long. If you watch real close Chad sometimes switches to a 14" or 16" when coating butt joints. I will use a 16" in renovation situations where joints aren't always perfect like a new build.
@michelelanni92057 жыл бұрын
i never use bigger than 12 even if the walls are very bad i trained mu self to use only 12 inch and its been 2 or 3 years ive been working only with a 12 inch and i seriously dont know how to use a 14 or 16
@StevenJamesPorter7 жыл бұрын
You guys Canadian?
@TraumaER7 жыл бұрын
I want to eat the mud. Am I the only one thinking this when you watch these types of videos? 🙂
@NotYourPalGuy6 жыл бұрын
TraumaER it's not good. Gritty and chalky
@safemasteryoh27175 жыл бұрын
I see the guy likes to you use the word bevel for those joints that meet. I think the proper term would be tapered
@franciscodeleon10936 жыл бұрын
Can u you just get started please.
@titusdaniel6 жыл бұрын
He keeps talking about sanding. I've never known a pro who had to sand drywall top coat mud, unless there's absolutely no texture.