How to Repair a Crack in Drywall

[@DanEmCarter]

I watched this video before fixing the cracks in my wall for the first time. This is a great video and helped me get them done!! Thank you!!

[@dorenah]

Great, easy to follow, and short video without skipping out on the steps. Thank you for the primer reminder. I just patched a hole in my drywall and was going to get into your paint matched, but now I know I need to grab some primer!

[@beefmaster_james]

Thanks for watching, Dorena.

[@abdulazizalnamlah319]

Thank you so much! I'm currently preparing to drill my wall to hang some painting and was worried about creating cracks. This majorly reassured me!

[@SusanMcKee-b3q]

I have cracks to repair thanks to my interior foundation repair. They were small until the house was lifted. Thanks for the helpful hints.

[@Reve_Hyrulier]

Thanks so much I moved into recently renovated home and we have about 2 cracks like that and now i can fix them with thanks

[@monie227]

great video! To the point and no fluff! Thank you so much!

[@johng9562]

Really nice repair ~ if I were doing it, I would have used quickset and mesh tape for the initial repair, than regular mudd for the finish coats as the repair would have been far stronger and less likely to ever separate in the future.

[@beefmaster_james]

Good tips

[@ridingblues]

Mesh tape makes sense. Is quickset pre-mixed and lighter than drywall mud? Thx! Super great vid!

[@donlimoncelli6108]

I have found that StepSaver Stress Crack Tape is better than paper or mesh tape. Paper tears unless you are extremely careful sanding. Also it is a millimeter or so thick so it's not easy to make the fix smooth unless you use a lot of mud. Also, it is not flexible, so if your wall shifts later, the crack will reappear. Mesh tape is strong and flexible but it has more thickness than paper tape so the checkerboard pattern shows through when you sand unless you use a LOT of mud. Stress Crack Tape is thinner than onion skin. It is also flexible like mesh tape and is just as strong. Your local Lowe's and Home Depot might carry it but my stores don't. However, Sherwin-Williams stores do. It is about $4.00 for a package which has 12 strips of varying widths, all about 6" long. You can use the size width you need and it can be cut easily with a pocket knife, scissors or putty knife.

[@beefmaster_james]

Excellent tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@JayTurner-lg1wh]

Only thing I would add is on the second or what we call bed coat of joint compound (where you use wider knife), you should offset the knife at least 3/4 of the knife width. In other words, don’t align the center of the knife with the center of the tape. You will have to make 2 passes, one on each side of the tape.

[@APPLIANCEGUY62]

Excellent information, and video.

[@johnmyers833]

Very informative. All worked for me. Thank you very much.

[@howicit4551]

Great video!

[@jeffreykoczela7091]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@jalan6473]

Apply mud in thinner flatter layers....makes final sand easier.

[@beefmaster_james]

Excellent tip. Had to go through the school of hard knocks for that lesson.

[@MandiiHeartsKookie]

question, how do you do this for smooth wall homes and not see it was repaired..

[@AmandaFriedmanMascio]

Great video,thanks!

[@WisamHalabi]

Thanks buddy help a lot😃😃

[@indaychangtexas1046]

great tips thanks.

[@beefmaster_james]

Yessir. Thanks for watching.

[@SylvesterSaunders-iu6yz]

Great job

[@pisolo86]

what to do if there is no stud to secure a screw?

[@Joshua.Carrasco]

Thank you!

[@christinathao8305]

Good job

[@Tbone.357]

*always good to wet the paper tape before installing or it could bubble.

[@ericknoblauch9195]

Instead of using the paper tape, there is a product called Crack Tape. Crack Tape is a very strong drywall tape that you have to cut with scissors, and has holes in it that the drywall mud goes through. Crack Tape is very strong and flexible. You also cannot rip Crack Tape with your hands or try to rip with a dryewall knife. I ordered it online.

[@SargentD4]

Crack tape ? You mean meshtape? Yeah no. It’s fiberglass tape and it cracks. Mesh tape is great for a bathroom being more mold resistant then paper tape but Paper tape breaths and moves with the wall, where meshtape will crack overtime

[@JayTurner-lg1wh]

Mesh tape is designed for use with fast dry joint compound. Paper tape is best for premixed joint compound like he used.

[@ericknoblauch9195]

@@SargentD4 Crack Tape is not mesh tape. It is thick, and the holes are small ones. It works where there are always drywall cracks. In my house there was always a crack that went up the wall where there were two pieces of drywall joined together by the fireplace. Those cracks were filled with Spackle every time the place was painted and always came back. The Crack Tape took care of that, and the crack that always came back is now gone for good.

[@Toni_Snark]

Did you fix your foundation, too?

[@herbie759]

Not too shabby good buddy

[@beefmaster_james]

Thank you my friend

[@SylvesterSaunders-iu6yz]

Great job clear and concise

[@taronjeroneharris1313]

This was a magnificent video.

[@beefmaster_james]

Thank you sir. You are a magnificent viewer.

[@taronjeroneharris1313]

@@beefmaster_james I certainly appreciate it.😊

[@CelticShadows88]

Why isn't it recommended to use the paint and primer? Sorry trying to learn.

[@beefmaster_james]

Paint and primer is fine to use over a finished wall or existing paint. A true primer will bond and seal over mud much better than a paint and primer mix. Primer usually takes less than an hour to dry, so would definitely recommend just using that.

[@CelticShadows88]

@beefmaster_james Ok, thank you. I used to take painting and remodeling as a trade at a vocational school, and I've forgotten the majority of it and am trying to learn everything again. Thank you for your help.

[@davidnee6157]

Now, 1 Years later, Has the crack come back?

[@beefmaster_james]

No sign of any crack or repair one year later.

[@davidnee6157]

@@beefmaster_james NICE!! Thanks for extra quick reply. I didn't expect that. I got several cracks that really need repaired..... Lot of work, BUT hey, beats the hell out of paying someone!! Thanks for sharing, Good infor!! 👍( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛ )

[@jroche26]

Great job. But that all purpose joint compound is too hard to sand. Use 45 min and mix your own.

[@beefmaster_james]

Good tip. Saves time and money that way.

[@chunhchan]

I’m just going to paint over my crack

[@Shinnyuu2]

I can do this!

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[@SargentD4]

With how many movements this guy made with his 6, the plastic lil kid pan and the cringe pushing all the mud from under the tape this guy doesn’t know what he’s doing

[@wojtek-33]

But it worked. That's all that matters.

[@N1withaskillet]

Without a structural remedy the crack will return. Get an estimate from foundation specialists and fix the problem before doing so the drywall work.

[@NoLiesToldTV]

Lol

[@arunmagesh]

you're a hero sir. 🫡🫡

[@AbsolutelyJason]

Thank you!