Repairing a Heavily Textured Ceiling (Hand Applied Swirl Texture)

Рет қаралды 20,590

Күн бұрын

Пікірлер: 101

@rhkips Ай бұрын

I held the trowel flat so it stuck to the wall, and this donation fell out! Thank you for all you do, and Merry Christmas!

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

😂 thank you soooo much!!! I really appreciate it. You just bought me a couple lunches and coffees!!!

@abecks8093 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the mud slap tip to keep it from falling! I’m doing some ceiling work moving all around trying to catch the excess. This will work great!

@markovichglass Ай бұрын

Looks like most older homes in Florida. Plastered texture walls and ceilings. Great video and work. Thank you

@gabefloyd172 Ай бұрын

Phew! About lost my coffee there from the camera jolt 😂 I'm slowly working my way around the ceilings of a customer's upstairs rooms and all your videos are a treasure trove of insight. Cheers from the USA!

@Corkboard753 Ай бұрын

I love the look of it. Hides imperfections and gives it some character. Nice work.

@jasonwatzka702 Ай бұрын

you did a great job. I had an old timer plasterer tell me years ago that plastering techniques are as individual as a thumb print. No two plasterers techniques are exactly the same. Told me they never had 2 guys texture in the same room, or at least on the same wall or ceiling

@oltedders Ай бұрын

Even two guys using the same equipment on the same day(orange peel or knockdown) can very rarely match the other guy's work. Someone who can come in and convincingly match a repair to the original finish is truly an artist.

@SeattlePaulie 26 күн бұрын

We did a lot of this in Florida in the 80's using Type-F over mesh tape...no mixing of different products like you did. It was called a skip trowel texture. The typical pattern was not a dragon, but overlapping arcs from various directions. The pros could load an 8th-inch skim over a big section, then go back to the starting point and skip trowel the finish into it after the type-f started to set a little during the skim.

@dendaerbushi Ай бұрын

Dude I just love your videos. You got such a natural talent in front of the camera. I'm not a drywaller or working with mud that often but when I do, or somebody else does and want some tips I'll send them right here. Merry Christmas from Sweden!

@tcoiler Ай бұрын

With practice you can write your name in the texture without it being obvious. I have spray texture in my house. I used a wet rag at the edges of my patches to feather the edges below the bumps of the texture. Then I applied texture over the new, smooth parts and painted. This ended up blending better.

@OblivionNoMore 29 күн бұрын

It's intriguing that you posted the video pertaining to the job I'm on....2 days after I just rocked over it

@FrancoDFernando 16 күн бұрын

haha it's the exact opposite for me. I've been around HEAVILY textured walls my entire life, so using your help, I skim coated my entire house because I wanted flat walls lol

@IamBlueDragon_ Ай бұрын

Another awesome video, Ben. In regard to textured walls and ceiling, they are nightmares to keep the mould off as there are more nooks and crannies for them to hide and grow.

@dhollm Ай бұрын

And on walls, dirt and dust accumulates too!

@mrrepurpose9596 Ай бұрын

Looking good. Just the motivation video I need before embarking upon my own mud job.

@edattfield5146 Ай бұрын

I watch these videos while I'm procrastinating.

@Kumar_6791 Ай бұрын

Skim coating my basement ceiling now. I didn’t realize how much work it is. Now I see why people just put drywall over popcorn instead of removing and skim coating. 😬

@als1023 Ай бұрын

Or you can skim coat the popcorn, and save the removal process. Renting a proper drywall sander and vacuum, to cut down the popcorn a bit, can save a lot of work too.

@yvonnesmith2578 Ай бұрын

Always great content! Appreciate your level of expertise & instruction!😊

@Aepek Ай бұрын

3:04 @vancouver carpenter Yes, the image is crisp, being up close isn’t blowing anything out and able to see texture in ceiling along w/ you and everything doing. Might be old camera, but she’s still great at what does…..filming fantastic videos👍🏻

@electricianron_New_Jersey Ай бұрын

these videos are all so entertaining. Happy Holidays!!!

@adamnorthville5636 Ай бұрын

Good work. Thank you for sharing your experience!

@nicknick2730 Ай бұрын

He’s right about not priming before texture. I work for a custom home builder on the west coast. They have all the drywall finished, doors and closet shelving hung before priming. That texture looks okay on the ceilings, but horrible on the walls. I use that same drywall knife. Just dry it off after cleaning it or you will be sanding the rust off haha

@RC-Heli835 Ай бұрын

The more I watch your video's the better and faster I get man! The over head work is more tiring definitely! Hey is there anything wrong with spraying down my mud ever so often with a water spray bottle to keep it soft and pliable? Even all purpose light starts drying out quickly once in the tray.

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

It’s worth a try

@b.powell3480 Ай бұрын

I don't know if you're going to keep the skip trowel ceiling look or not, but if so you can just blend in the the skip trowel look with your finish layer of mud, I did that to a ceiling years ago, it matched up pretty well

@rhkips Ай бұрын

Regarding the camera, I actually like this one! Granted I'm visually impaired, so take this with a grain of salt, but most of your videos I usually find myself guessing as to what's going on, as all the walls and ceiling are just one consistent white surface to me, which like when I try to mud in real life. That one little tip near the end about holding the trowel flat to the wall so it's stuck seems to have unlocked something in my head. Thank you! :D

@peep39 Ай бұрын

So much pan and knife action. Who is this imposter 😁

@garrett892 29 күн бұрын

Seeing you use a regular drywall knife instead of a trowel makes me wonder if you've ever used one of the offset style knives. Kind of a hybrid. I rather like them, especially if I'm doing a lot of drywall work at once.

@marcl2213 Ай бұрын

I do painting in apartments (between tenants leaving and new tenants are coming). I sometimes have to do repairs on ceilings... it gets me nervous because I don’t know how to make those textures. It seems every drywall guy has his style but I never got to see one in action, and finding YT videos about the technique is even harder (I thought it was sort of secret very very well kept! 😅) Thanks for showing us how the texture is done (by end of video). Ah, the secret is in the rounded trowel ! 👍 At 9:57 - You are not mentionning what is that dark mud you’re putting on the ceiling... darn, another secret ! 😉

@lestalkmorebasss Ай бұрын

That dark gray looks like Durabond quickset to me…. But then he says it’s just joint compound mixed with mortar to have some aggregate

@marcl2213 Ай бұрын

@@lestalkmorebasss Ok, thanks. I missed that part.

@yatzy84 Ай бұрын

I love watching people work while I'm in bed drinking wine

@alabasterfantasia1762 Ай бұрын

Another good video. Early on, should the paper exposed on the drywall have been sealed? With Zinsser Bin or something similar? I thought it was a no-no to put drywall mud directly on the ripped paper behind the drywall.

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

It depends how badly torn it is and how much mud you are applying. A blister can’t come through 1/4” of mud.

@markdemi2164 Ай бұрын

Slap trick added to the memory bank .. nothing more frustrating than mud squeezing off the knife edges😢

@bobwhelk2118 Ай бұрын

Very nice approach- thanks 🙏

@CJGilliam Ай бұрын

Sanding drywall over flat black shower fixtures. So brave.

@xmassan20906 Ай бұрын

So basically it's a knock down texture? Trowel on. Brush/ knife/ plastic widget. Knock down with trowel. What's really cool is when people use drywall mud/ concrete/ plaster to make moldings, appliqué or relief art. That's what I want to try. Sad, lopsided dragon coming someday. 😞😫

@brianchung298 6 күн бұрын

Ben, Will very minor (1/32”) drywall patch bump be covered in flat if I decide to skim coats the whole wall for smooth texture?

@jmi967 Ай бұрын

I want to see a whole ceiling in a texture like you made at 2:00

@Aepek Ай бұрын

Yes, b/c out went popcorn ceilings for covering up ceiling issues and than enters skip trowel and knockdown as the most popular types of ceilings in USA, and orange peel on walls. Me, I enjoy and like a level 5 finish; which only get to do in very high end custom homes. So, it’s funny how your interested in this and bored with flat, and I’m bored with this and love doing flat😂 (Saying holds true about grass and being greener huh😉) Cheers✌🏻

@oltedders Ай бұрын

I specialize in level 5 finishes. In our own 1970s home remodel, we've kept as many of the "acoustic" ceilings as possible to give some contrast to the flat walls and sharp corners. About half of the ceilings were trashed from leaks that the former owners neglected to address until they were beyond saving. We have cathedral ceilings, and a level 5 finish therr would turn those rooms into echo chambers if not for leaving the "popcorn" in place.

@Saltivasaltiva 8 күн бұрын

so what muds are you using? all purpose to fill taping mud/light weight next to prevent bubbles finishing with a heavy mud?

@OldWorldHandyman Ай бұрын

Hi there, hope you are having a great end of year. I was curious if can I invite you for a coffee in Vancouver, we are planning to visit Vancouver in the beginning of January. Thanks and happy holidays. I was working with stucco on the exterior walls in Romania, which is pretty similar with that texture, I believe.

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

You can find me on instagram @vancouver_carpenter or if you go to the “about” section of the channel there is an email address

@Matt-my7pz Ай бұрын

Ben im blown away how im not familiar with your texture coat you mixed up. I did not expect it to be grey. I assume your gonna show wgat you mixed but did you use cement with agragate mixed in?

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

Mortar and AP mud

@TheAxecutioner Ай бұрын

@5:04 We just gotta Hawk Tuah & get some mud on this thing ?

@petevonschondorf4609 Ай бұрын

on the long joint running across the room, did you treat the potion of the ceiling where the paper was pulled off? The video suggests you just slapped mud over it.

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

It’s taped

@bobwhelk2118 28 күн бұрын

What are your thoughts on Muddskip?

@JayJay-sf5nc 28 күн бұрын

So If i did not do it as flat, I have to sand them down before the next coat, is that correct?

@natilyfe Ай бұрын

Textured ceilings and walls are common where i live and I hate them 😂. The texure makes it easier for dirt to accumulate and it looks horrendous.

@Lakanen263 Ай бұрын

Yeah slap that like button. Thanks for the video.

@runningbird501 Ай бұрын

Your old camera seems to have developed a colour issue, it seems to have added some kind of grey speckle to what was once dark and uniform.

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

That’s probably just the camera raising the ISO in adverse lighting. We call that “grainy”. It’s normal.

@caseyfry1740 Ай бұрын

Do you have any advice about nail pops on my ceiling that keep re popping? I’ve pulled the old nail out and used a screw next to it.

@ThePlockets Ай бұрын

He has a full video about screw pops here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH3Qo6Brjpyoa80

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

More screws :(

@Keiuran Ай бұрын

I despise texture walls and ceilings. They're so much more difficult to repair and match. Quick question about undoing knockdown texture when it's already been painted. Would it be better to scrape and sand before applying smooth finish coats or just go right into applying multiple layers of finish coat to fill the gaps and level everything?

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

Just do two coats of lite AP mud and it should cover.

@jaybone4941 Ай бұрын

What type of mud did you use when applying the mesh tape, setting, taping or all purpose?

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

Setting 👍

@The-Bridgewater-Triangle Ай бұрын

Just fix the repaired area. Any extra mud material that succeeds past the repair area wash away with a wet cloth almost like your melting it into the existing texture so there’s no hump. Then texture just the area you repaired feathering it lightly into the existing texture and again washing away just the edges melting it into the existing texture

@billhill3526 Ай бұрын

Is random a pattern? It should be organic. That's the word "organic" Don't think about it too much or it looks a mechanical repeated pattern. I know, it's hard.

@robsoncorrea7431 5 күн бұрын

How much did you charge for this job?

@Yazzie101 Ай бұрын

I need to texture mine but it looks like a roller went over it .. I’m glad you are a mess because i get really messed up … dreading the ceiling .. MY NECK😏

@stevensko9153 Ай бұрын

That texture is what's called skip trowel

@mocarp1 Ай бұрын

Would have liked to have seen your kid try their hand at it !

@_Kory Ай бұрын

Is there a reason you dont use stainless steel knifes?

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

I usually do

@lestalkmorebasss Ай бұрын

With what did you roll the mesh? Just curious cheers

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

As in unroll it from a roll of tape. Not a roller.

@lestalkmorebasss Ай бұрын

@ oh gotcha, thanks

@carpentrylover145 Ай бұрын

Looks like you textured that ceiling with concrete 🤔

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

It was AP mud with mortar mixed in for aggregate

@carpentrylover145 Ай бұрын

Learned something new 👍

@HerbieBancock Ай бұрын

You put a faux beam there and run wire through it.

@mr.wizeguy8995 Ай бұрын

You need to watch few video about texturing from Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. channel.

@Iamthathillbilly Ай бұрын

I have always liked textured ceilings, flat ceilings are for hospitals 😅

@connorlybarger8240 Ай бұрын

Awesome video but am I tripping or is this Ben degros the skater

@vancouvercarpenter Ай бұрын

It is :)

@layZjayZ Ай бұрын

4:20 i can see clearly now

@dolfinwriter5389 Ай бұрын

No, I will NOT get used to textured walls! I had textured walls in my house in El Cajon CA (San Diego area) for 23 years, and it is a BITCH to paint! If I ever had to do THAT house again I'd skim coat them all smooth first! Then when we bought our house in Kansas, the kitchen and both bathrooms had swirly texture they had applied to cover up 1970s velvetized wallpaper. (There's still some of that stuff left on the wall in the back of one bathroom vanity that I'll get rid of one of these days when I pull that solid oak vanity out to refinish it). So I scraped off all the high points and then skim coated all of it until I got them as smooth as virgin sheetrock, primed and painted it.

@yourbrokenoven Ай бұрын

All you youtube guys doing completely flat walls, and I have honestly never seen a home with flat walls in my life, lol. Everything here has mostly orange peel, but sometimes a knockdown or skip trowel on walls, and orange peel, popcorn, or, rarely, a featherduster swirly pattern on the ceiling.