Rookie INSTALLS and FINISHES Drywall for the FIRST TIME - EP 66

[@tommyeddie5599]

Love your enthusiasm.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks

[@BS.-.-]

With pre mixed mud you want to add some water to it. It goes on way smoother and you wont get all the air bubbles in the coat. Also WEN sells a powered DA sander that uses a vacuum to suck it to the wall..and it's only $80. You get good at drywall after you have finished the last room in the house. Lol

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Great tips! Will remember for next time

[@polygaryd]

Been plastering and level 5 joint compounding for 25 years. Add about 16 ounces of distilled water(so it wont mold), to the premixed mud. You will always have lift marks with joint compound. It will take multple coats and patching to get it nice. I use 150 grit for the first sand and then 220 for finish sanding.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks for the tips

[@polygaryd]

@@TheDIYCabinGuydont try to make it perfect on the first coat, youll never get it is what I meant to say. You'll end up ruining it if you try to get it on the first coat. Dont work the joint compound to much or it will lose its stickiness. On final coats use a water spray bottle to thin out the mud more in the areas you are patching if you are patching that is. It takes a lot of practice to know how to work with joint compund effectively. Like when to leave it alone before it deglues from the wall or it starts to drag, how much spray bottle water to use and when, I'm currently remodeling my bathroom rn, I watched this video after doing some final sanding and patching on my joint compounded walls.

[@SBecktacular]

You can make a T out of 2x4’s Get a corner up there then use the T to push up the other end and wedge it against the floor to hold it- Also- run your wall sheets horizontally not vertically( same with the ceiling-across the ceiling framing ) I was a painter for 25+ years and have done my share of drywall, mud tape and texture 😉 Not bad for a noober 😎👌 You WILL want to do another coat cuz you’ll see the joints when you paint. Use pva primer to prime.👍 Then sand with a 360 sander to knock off any crap or boogers before you paint 👌

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks! I didn’t even think twice about the sheet rock orientation, it just made more sense to do it the way I did which offered less joints to cover which is all I was after lol What’s the reasoning between running sheet rock one way vs the other ?

[@heribertocandelaria2140]

Exactly. Good work for someone who never has done this before. Wanted to add, in the future try and use a hole sheet around entryways, headers and door framing. Using small pcs of drywall and small tape joints will eventually start cracking. Good job man

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

@@heribertocandelaria2140 thanks!

[@Barret_Radtke]

you can get a drywall screw bit that prevents you from driving the screws in too far.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Nice, never heard of that

[@Barret_Radtke]

@TheDIYCabinGuy yeah ive seen them used in some youtube videos and would think you could get them at the hardware store.

[@cindyyeager8627]

I have been watching the process of this cabin build. Wish I could hire you to do a project. Great work ethic and such attention to every detail.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@Frusty]

i would love to have captions to know what french curse words you are saying lol! love your work, im building my forever home based on your project. thanks man!

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Ahah maybe I should start including that. Thanks! Where are you building?

[@rogerthegray]

The first step to cabin building is to learn the correct curse words. 😂

[@Frusty]

@@TheDIYCabinGuy In the Appalachian mountains in Tennessee! Funny enough, i was looking for any youtuber that didnt just use a fence post as a foundation, landed on you, and fell in love with that cathedral porch of yours. Thank you for being so educational and real man!

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

@@Frusty that’s awesome, we might not be that far from each other as I’m in western NC. Fence post and precast concrete footing bought at lowes 😂 what could go wrong?

[@monztermovies]

Great work man! 😎

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thank you

[@GregHallArt]

While I am NOT a drywall expert, I will say that I don't sand, I knock down the roughest spots with a sharp putty knife and use a rung out damp sponge to rub it lightly making it smooth.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Probably much faster than all the sanding I had to do, interesting technique

[@GregHallArt]

@@TheDIYCabinGuy it takes a little longer to do, but no dust 🙂

[@DZKO-BZKT]

Add water to the mud to thin it down for taping. You'll be able to work faster and save your shoulders. The mud is too thick straight out of the bucket. I use very thin mud for taping, it's messy FYI. A little thicker for the following coats. If you drop mud on the floor or carpet, let it dry. It's far easier to clean once it's dry. Especially on carpet! I never sand between coats. Knock down the tool marks with a knife, and add another coat.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks for the tips!

[@cleanedbykyle]

Hes backkkkkkk

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

😃

[@SBecktacular]

The caption heard your accent and changed it to shitrock 😅 Ha! Someone wanted to hear the curse words so there go 😂

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Ahaha that’s hilarious, when I listened to the video, that’s definitely what I was hearing myself say 😂

[@ljracer711]

You’re not alone! Drywall is the WORST task of building & remodeling. I added a metal roof to my bathroom, and T&G boards to the walls.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

I’m just glad that all I had to do was a small bathroom

[@ljracer711]

@ I just finished an expansion and remodel of my little one’s room, about 10’x14’. Only had to do half the room in new drywall. I HATE it. Great job on your cabin btw!! It’s gorgeous. I felt so bad watching the shower liner video and knowing you didn’t know about notching the boards in the corners to make room for the folds. I saw that in a video a while ago. You’re a braver man than me, attempting such an install; and it came out awesome! I’m not a professional at all. I’m a DIYer like yourself, and your videos are fantastic for guys like us!

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

@ thanks a lot for the kind words, it means a lot so thank you for your support! Yeah the liner mistake kind of hurt but just another lesson learned the hard way 😂

[@sl66ggehrubt]

should have a grommet on the fan wire

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Yeah agreed, curious why the fan didn’t come with one

[@constructdestruct360]

​@@TheDIYCabinGuy Can you cut an access hole from the top crawl space to add the grommet to the fan housing to protect the wire? With the fan vibrations it may wear through the wire insulation with time.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

@@constructdestruct360 yes I can still have access that way if needed.

[@viuno7097]

I actually like finishing drywall.It's kind of therapeutic until you get to sanding. I found it helpful to wear a headlamp to help find those last imperfections. Yours looks great.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

I think I probably would start enjoying it if I did enough of it to become halfway decent at it. Thanks !

[@DZKO-BZKT]

I love drywall. I am lucky enough to have a job that I truly enjoy. You're right, though. Sanding sucks. Instead of a head lamp, I use an extremely bright work light. Keeping it close to the wall will show imperfections while you stand back and look for shadows.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

@@DZKO-BZKT thanks ! How long would you think it’d take to get good at it?

[@polygaryd]

@@TheDIYCabinGuy I plastered for years and then moved to an area where you cant even buy veneer plaster, so I switched to joint compound. Was a 6 month learning curve for me. The thing is it may have been harder for me because I already knew how to do something similar but with a different product (plaster) and muscle memory had me trying to work the joint compound in the same manor when they act completely different from one another. I had to basically unlearn how to plaster and how to joint compound instead. So maybe your learning curve will be faster than mine. Definitely use a work light and shine it at the opposite wall youre trying to finish patch, the shadows will show the imperfections. If you shine the light directly at the wall youre workin on its very hard to discern whats good and whats not if its not blatently apparent already without light, because its all bright white and like sun spots or sun washes your eyes (like looking at the sun quick or a bright light and then looking away quickly, you can see anything).

[@caseyandteresadolph1905]

You could have just added some water to your all purpose joint compound and would have gotten the same results and just find it easier to use the mesh joint tape rather than the paper tape

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Didn’t realize I could have done that, though the premix was already good the way it was

[@caseyandteresadolph1905]

@@TheDIYCabinGuy yeah, when doing drywall you have a bed coat which is what bridges the 2 panels together then a skim coat which is just a thinner coating that fills in all the small scratches and pin holes.

[@cleanedbykyle]

what if i just dont sand it

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

lol I mean I’m sure enough texture could hide all that