How To Repair a Drywall Patch

[@GarrettFoster]

Like the animations that re-show what your are doing.

[@scirxscigal3539]

Our kids sponsored basement band bashes for several years....yes, you can imagine the results. I had been very reluctant to tackle fixing all of the holes, including holes made for gas line (earthquake), electrical (kitchen reno), and sundry other causes. HUGE SAVE...weeks of work boiled into just a few days...AWESOME JEFF!!!

[@hullzy24]

These videos are magic. I'm attempting all kinds of DIY stuff I never had the nerve to try before but Jeff's wealth of knowledge is invaluable. He still makes it look so much easier than it is but we are really stretching our renovation budget so much further doing the work ourselves!

[@TheLiebigs]

Ok my man, I have been binge watching all of your videos and you make this sh*t look way to easy. I can definitely tell that you have many years of experience. Thanks for all of the knowledge sir. Keep up the good work.

[@a.dejesus792]

Leaving the paper attached is a great way to do this. This is the best technique. And I've been patching drywall off and on for years. Thanks for the tip.

[@Badenhawk]

Just did my first California patch yesterday that I learned from your last drywall tips video. Turned out great, and it was fun doing it for a friend that also didn't know how to do it. Paying the knowledge forward.

[@gergemall]

I’m a subscriber with you and after a Raccoon crashes through our bathroom I was able from memory (watching your channel) instantly know what to do. Not perfect but pretty darn good. Thank you. We are going to rehab our hundred plus year old house . THANK YOU

[@christaylor8337]

I can't believe that I just found your channel. I am 46, have been painting since the 80's off and on, have a solid 15 years as a pro, but am blown away at your knowledge. I will use your help to make money this coming week. Thank you.

[@commoncentstx]

I just wanted to say that I'm psyched for you guys because of the popularity this channel has gotten. Y'all deserve it, I know it took a lot of work and commitment to make videos while still trying to get the job done in a reasonable time frame. Congrats on the success!

[@Dreymasmith]

Glad I saw this before I went and bought a roll of gyprock tape. This has completely changed how I'm going to approach the task of fixing the hole in the garage wall. Thank you so much!

[@matildawhittington7132]

I do enjoy these videos- it’s a nice change to hear measurements in inches & feet (people in England look at me funnily when I don’t use metric), to hear such an adorable accent, and to be encouraged seeing how to do so many things that I wish I could do myself may be possible for me to do!

[@sarahm2312]

This is exactly what I needed to learn to repair the drywall hole in my bathroom ceiling! The California trick is a priceless elegant solution.

[@kishdh]

Just suggested your whole channel to a very new homeowner. Thanks for all your terrific videos!!!!!

[@HomeRenoVisionDIY]

Glad you like them!

[@danbrown5840]

Perfect timing! I was needing to do this in my garage ceiling this weekend

[@yankee1nyylc]

How bad is yours? Mines on the drywall connected to the garage door rails

[@chrisregpick]

10/10. Thanks. Been painting and plastering for 40 years. Learnt so much. Professional Chimney/Roofer. You is so clear, and make me proud. I know, I'm good at this but nothing like you. We fix Roofing and Chimney leaks a little. California Repair. Teach this. So good, I always went from Stud to Stud. Teach the world, you is helping. Trust me.

[@Zeelacubana]

Thank you! I have been able to do some DIY around the house thanks to your videos. You explain and demonstrate things very clearly and have made the impossible, possible for me.

[@rockysomethin1016]

This channel is my new favourite thing on youtube! New homeowner here an this is all so incredibly helpful - this is the 10th video of yours I've watched today

[@kdcraft89]

Another great drywall video. I have a bad area that needs to be repaired. Watching a number of these videos gives me confidence that I can do it. I won't know how bad until I open the wall. It's plaster, getting a drywall patch. I was advised to make sure to wet the plaster so it doesn't suck all the moisture out of the mud. If it doesn't work, I can try to plaster it instead. Thanks for all your vids. Genius!

[@stouttravis]

Perfect timing. I am fixing a hole related to small leak tonight.

[@HomeRenoVisionDIY]

Perfect!

[@Sumthingintheh20]

Been following this exact repair method for years now 👍🏻 it works wonderfully! Great tips as always 👌🏻

[@freddoflintstono9321]

I like the explanatory animated drawings you add on the left in addition to the live view.

[@Dawnp42]

I’m learning so much from these videos. I would never have thought about making paper wings on the patch. Thanks!

[@Loganstillman]

Man your videos are great. They've help me get better at my job and I've really needed it since I'm only about one year into a carpentry apprenticeship program with limited knowledge. Keep up the great work.

[@jimm3370]

Wow, I never thought about making wings on a patch. That cuts down the install time by a lot!

[@BradKaboord]

I have only seen videos of people drilling the drywall hole round to patch it. Thanks for the tip.

[@borys444]

U certainly do make it look easy. Drywall is such an art, been at it for years and there r times where I tear out all of my work just to redo it again because to me it just ain’t right. The wife says she can never tell the difference and neither can anyone else but to me I can tell the difference. Cheers!!

[@michaelherriage7376]

I saw a video with this method a while back. I decided to try it to see if it actually would work. It did. So easy!

[@navtejsingh9621]

Thanks to you i have started doing some DIY work for my home otherwise contractors asking too much money, and also it create my interest doing myself. Keep up good work, cover all areas of home construction.

[@Licec8486]

Working with drywall for the first time tomorrow! Wish I could do this simple patch but it's backed up to the tub so I'll have to do the larger hole fix. Super happy to have your videos as reference !

[@TheLuckykid88]

Wow that’s the most satisfying patching I’ve ever seen!

[@afringedweller]

Jeff, I do it basically the same way, but without the extra 'paper tape' and without the special dust control mud. Love your vids!

[@mbrianriley1]

That is a great tip. I've cut to fill the hole without the paper margin and had to use tape... This is so much smarter.

[@mcpotsie26]

I love your videos, I am a DIY ‘er and you make things seem so easy....keep up the good work!

[@pichael64]

My God. Your made that look so easy. Amazing advice. You should see the state of my first attempts of making patches.

[@yrbams]

thanks. watched it as a reminder just as I was starting a few patches that I had been putting off.

[@sarapawsonherrington2595]

I wish my husband had seen this before he repaired the half a ceiling he took down from a water leak... Thank you! My daughter got to take advantage of it for drywall repairs where she was painting.

[@rexrexford5249]

Your videos are always worth my time. Looking forward to using all your tips and trips. Thanks for the infromation.

[@KilaByte33]

Awesome! I recently got a bigger TV and had to move the TV mount higher....right where the outlet and pass-through were, now I know how to fix those little holes behind the TV a little better than I did. Also like the short and to the point vid, I like watching your long informative videos but sometimes a quick lesson is all I have time for.

[@jimmccall7017]

Great video! Almost makes me wish I had a hole in my ceiling!

[@freelifeproductions]

start installing some lightfixtures :-)

[@fudmucker1000]

Punch one!

[@JD_-_]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@jackielockhart9564]

I got so must from the video, now I know where I went wrong. Thank you so much!!

[@jimwallace9348]

So glad I found your channel. I had stepped thru my ceiling in the hall when I was in the attic. My hole is around 18-20 inches square so I will be using this technique to fix it.

[@Fatherof5-Dadventures]

Wow great trick with the paper on the drywall

[@elizabethgoltiao6507]

I am so excited to buy a house so I can try out all that I've learned on this channel!!

[@parrisboyd6359]

I wish I would have watched this before my last drywall job but glad I watched this before my next!

[@sherrylarson4298]

THIS IS THE ONE THAT I NEEDED TO WATCH....THANK YOU...

[@TediBare]

This is the video I've been looking for patching that old light hole in the ceiling, in the kitchen over my sink!!!!thank you so much thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you OK I subscribed!!!

[@CFC007]

Great tip BIG THUMBS UP 👍 from London England

[@ManWander]

nicely done -- thanks (from Virginia USA)!

[@MakeitTryitDIYit]

You should consider a handyman online school. You are great at explaining and simplifying what you do. I would definitely subscribe.

[@jeb762006]

Why don’t I watch your videos before I do I project?! Another great technique Jeff!

[@CuddaBrown]

Once again.... Renoninja supreme

[@boop7313]

You make it look so easy.

[@patriciamcneil1781]

Wow! This was great to watch. I am learning so much from watching your videos. I am a new home owner. I am learning to do so much by myself. I have a hole in a closet that needs repair and a another hole related to a leak in one area of my ceiling as well.

[@tommyharris2848]

You make it look so easy! What about a bathroom ceiling repair when your knee or foot slides off in the attic and dimples and slightly cracks the ceiling?

[@Ruthlessbone]

You can repeat videos and I'll never get bored watching them

[@timdaly8057]

Love the videos. Great learning techniques and you have improved your overall presentations. Keep up the good work and let us Benifit and become fantastic DIY enthusiasts.

[@wilmotcraig2921]

Very simple explanation fir everyone to understand 👏

[@Hubjeep]

Thanks for the video, I never knew the drywall paper was thinner than drywall tape! In the last year I found "setting" drywall compound powder that requires mixing (why would I want to do that?!?!).... Turns out that setting compound doesn't shrink (you can fill huge gaps), is stronger and dries in 20/45/90 minutes! I now only use the "bucket" stuff for the final (sanding) coat.

[@razielvi-rosencroide1279]

It would be great if you could do a video on how to texture walls and ceilings!

[@chop100]

This video came in so handy! We are planning to repair a whole dry wall so this was helpful!

[@davehastings9485]

I learn a lot watching your videos

[@wildmanjeff42]

you make it look a lot easier than when I try to do it--- thanks for the video

[@austingranger8017]

This is perfect timing for my ceiling patch. Thanks!!

[@KaioStryker]

Love the new intro!

[@KaioStryker]

...and the blue overlay that shows what you're doing. Kudos to you Jeff and your video editor.

[@Hamoski314]

Awesome patch work, but what about the primer? Is it not needed in this scenario b/c of the mud used (i.e., can you paint directly over that special mud used in this project)?

[@iwayned]

wish I had saw this before my kitchen ceiling need the repair it did. Good job looks easier than I hound it.

[@RD-sl8yl]

Always fantastic helpful videos!

[@obloj]

Great presentation graphics and great content. Every video gets only better and better

[@jackiestrom1607]

Great video but I have hole on a seam in the ceiling from a water leak. It is dry but not sure how to creat a patch on the seam. Just cut it all out and repleace with a solid patch? About 6"wide and 12 to 14" long.

[@chriskroebig2370]

love the new animations!!!

[@justinherman9443]

Damn he is far more chill. Love it.

[@HomeRenoVisionDIY]

Cheers Justin!

[@justinherman9443]

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY cheers!

[@phillipherman4443]

I've been trouble fixing it over at 12 x 12 patch in my kitchen wall under a cabinet

[@michaelbuono9826]

Love the paper flange trick... Built-in tape!! What do you do about an irregular shaped hole? Make it “regular”?

[@omeedsoltani8687]

you made it super simple. thanks

[@godislove5124]

Perfect, thank you

[@benhaze1010]

Great video that will be so helpful! Got myself a new project to do after watching this :) Thanks.

[@joeolejar]

I've got a patch to do and this seems to take a lot of my guess work out of it. I'll come back later and comment on how it went.

[@MR-ir3rl]

I love your channel it is super informative! Now, being from California, I'm offended it's called a "California patch" I'll admit, I'm hella lazy and always looking for creative ways to do things doesn't mean everyone else is!

[@sarahwhyde7954]

Thanks for the wonderful explanation!

[@Tatman1212]

Great patch demo

[@ehabrabadi120]

Loving the new style

[@presstoplay2314]

I had this done to my ceiling by some contractors. It looks pretty good, but there are minor uneven spots with the plaster. You can't really notice it at all in normal lighting settings, but when I put a flashlight alongside the ceiling, you can really see the bumps and where they plastered. Is this to be expected? I can send you a video if you'd like... Just seeking another opinion!

[@TheRedProject]

Would love to see a video on doing door trim. I think I didn't find much on interior trim.

[@zteaxon7787]

This sharing of your skills is invaluable.. Thank you very much.

[@ESerafini91]

Could you do a video on replacing older electrical boxes in both ceiling and wall. And what to do with out of date/unused ethernet/ cable hook up ports. If I didn’t see it yet on your page sorry in advance!

[@asterixgaul7076]

Holy cow! This is amazing!!!!!! Thanks so much for this!!!! You are awesome

[@dingeva7148]

good job and you are professional! we suggest you our self-adhesive aluminum wall repair patch for the drywall and ceiling holes. it have fiberglass self-adhesive mesh and aluminum board, so it have high tensile strength, and easy to use, what do you think about our recommend?

[@Rita-qf2nr]

you are amazing. You make that look so easy !

[@LanceHanlonOutdoors]

I tried this in my basement, and it works amazing.

[@billm.8220]

California parches are a good choice to use. Since it’s on the ceiling, a screw is definitely called for preventing the patch from falling down.

[@Sublime_37]

I’m so glad that this looks easy to do, bc my father-in-law fell halfway through the ceiling in our master bedroom closet a few months ago. This is a new house out in the middle of nowhere that we just bought last year, and I swear that it’s taking way more damage than our old house that’s being renovated. Bc he fell he got white installation all over our clothes once we pulled him out of the hole, lol. And then I found out home installation is bad for your lungs so I cleaned the area with a broom and took duct tape to pick up all the debris off the carpet, it was a real mess. All to show him where we were installing the Star link in the antic, and he took only two steps in and fell in between our master closet and the attic. And this is only the second time he’s fell, bc he fell clean through his ceiling and unto the laundry room floor of his old house that we’re now renovating lol. And I’m just hoping that we pay our neighbor whose renovating our old house to do it lol. But my father-in-law and his gf are moving into our backyard on a concrete slab for their RV that he will also build, so I’m prayers bc I’ll be worried for our house, lol God bless.

[@billsimon9601]

Can you show how to repair/redo the stucco on the exterior of a "Tudor Style" house. My mothers needs some repairs and I'd like to get a handle on it before attempting it.

[@chrislange6977]

Search Kirk Giordano. 40 years in the business

[@waryinzero]

I have a ceiling hole repair like yours but the size is about 4 to 5x bigger. Would I use the same method?

[@heatherschaffer9406]

Thank y, so much f all y repair knowledge.. My father is not a handy person, but he tries he pushed up a light fixtures and broke our ciel is this how I will fix it?

[@DennisMohr-wc2bq]

Have you got a video on repairing horizontal peaks on the wall?

[@ajg0045]

Hi Jeff and Happy belated Bday. Question...Do you recommend me using this winged patch method if hole is over 12”? I know I will use blocking, but unsure of winged repair method due to your statement “you use the California patch under 12”. Have you made a video of larger ceiling patch without winged method? Thank you for all your videos. They inspire me to attempt repairs I would have never thought of doing before. Alex (Miami)

[@robertmack7947]

Great job as always!!! How about a video on repairing a failed tape joint. Thanks

[@theohmeyegods]

Glad you're making these videos but gotta point out: you can use painters plastic and tape to fully control dust, so you can use the mud you like, make sure wood is flat against back of drywall, 3 screws on either side of hole will ensure it doesn't push through, make sure screws are just below paper face, if it breaks the paper it won't hold, use a bigger knife each time you come back, less mud you leave, less there is to sand. Just some tips and tricks from a pro 😉

[@attila769]

Geez. You make it look so easy...

[@sorrythanks666]

Love the animations in this one!