We Tried Mudding Drywall For the first time... (Very Messy)

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[@ge2719]

make sure to paint some test patches of your paint by the brick sections so you can tell if it goes well with the colour of the bricks.

[@Timootius]

Also, judge the color in the light you'll see it in. Your lamps for building are probably much cooler than the ones you will install in the room

[@NASTYcraftX]

#1 rule of drywall: pay absolutely whatever the drywall contractor bids lol

[@fjalls]

Yea, I dont know many times people said I was too expensive and the call me back a few weeks later

[@travelfoodbusinessbestheyyono]

22:00 the right solution for ur brick drywall transition is to route a grove in the stone using diamond bit!

[@TheOGCaffeineJunkie]

Take a flashlight and lay it flat against the wall or ceiling, you'll see any imperfections. LED lights tend to work better

[@jaypatterson9995]

A trouble light on a cord works too.

[@frankierzucekjr]

Also a quick tip, when you go to test your colors. Paint them onto something other than the wall, become it's a pain to cover and the edges will show through the next coats. I use either cardboard, big pieces of white paper, or anything that you can hold up to or tape to the wall temporarily to see what colors are best. I also highly recommend any kind of greyish colors because they match everything. Appliances, furniture, ect, etc. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I love to help. Good luck guys. Oh and PS.... ALWAYS prime the sheetrock first. Use flat paints on the ceiling and use eggshell or satin on the walls. Never use any glass, it shows every imperfections. Also you can rent a hopper and do a texture on the walls to help solve that issue. But you did work your butts off getting it super smooth. But for future reference, maybe? Lol And just incase you didn't see my other comment, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND spraying the piant. Do the walls first, tape the edges, let the plastic cover the first 5 or 6 feet of the walls for over spray and then you're good to spray the ceilings. Best of luck guys, be safe and take pride knowing that you've already accomplished what 75% of the people in the world wouldn't even attempt. So well done 👏 👏 👏 👏 Bravo and hats off to you 2. God bless

[@daveawb]

I was thinking this watching, those test areas on the wall are going to be a real pain in the ass when it comes to painting over them. And yeah, primer is an absolute must, I'm sure he will do it.

[@stuartmynard]

Great update! It's been such a pleasure to watch this and I hang on for each update. I'm curious whether you considered cutting a small channel into the bricks so you could then slot a piece of dry wall corner into the channel. I guess there might be some structural risk to cutting into the bricks but i'd have thought a shallow groove might have worked.

[@jurgen951]

If I could recommend anything from my failures, it would be to make a clear material- and color palett to have a clear strategy on floor material, wall color, cabinet surface and wood choices. Certain wood complements certain colors and materials and helps bring everything together.

[@jerrylittle7797]

Supporting companies couldn't have found a better ambassador to show case their products! I check daily to see when the next AC video is posted. Great work!

[@AlienTaskForce]

May have been messy using the drywall tape tool, but believe me, it is sooo much neater than doing it completely manually. I recently finished completely redoing a room in my house and I wish I had something like that.

[@olivier2553]

You don't use primer paint? That would also have the advantage to reveal possible defects that you could correct before applying the more expensive final coat.

[@dragade101]

I'm a fan for neutral white or an 'eggshell' off white. On camera, with my colour display, per YT compression, Soft still looks too yellow for me but never living in Northern Europe, you may value a cheery yellow and like yellow as a colour. Choose the colour that works best for your needs.

[@monkeysausageclub]

Both of you have done an amazing job. The hard work is paying off big time already. And thank God for sponsorships, saving you 50k in materials ☺️

[@loopinnerthe]

Plastering and dry wall is usually only done by people with special superhuman powers. You two know no fear and have an infinite supply of energy and enthusiasm. Inspirational video. Thank you so much for sharing your journey

[@jrdnhsnbrg]

HUGE props to you for taking on the drywall work on your own. I self-taught how to do it while refinishing my attic this summer and man is it a hassle!

[@Dragonited]

I hope you're not going to just paint the walls without putting on primer. You will have to use so much more paint if you do. It's also easier to see where you might need to even out some mud after the primer.

[@Snaffer01]

Not putting on primer is just not an option. Im sure he will prime everything ;)

[@NickFajardo]

Even if you're getting the "primer+paint" combo, it's usually worth it to put a separate primer coat on before.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

@@NickFajardo I worked as a manager for a paint department for a couple years. Straight from the brand reps mouth: Paint and primer is just marketing, there's no real primer in the "paint + primer" combos.

[@mr_voron]

I’m looking forward to the entirety of 2023 where you’re just building custom furniture for this place non-stop.

[@rinamurphy9125]

Who knew you could make taping and mudding 'plug 'n play'? 🎶 This is "f*****g awesome!!!! 🎶

[@cmgrgl]

Keep it white. White makes good contrast with your brick walls and look more nortic. Love your videos, greetings from Istanbul.

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Those taping and mudding tools are amazing!

[@chris24hdez]

21:00 you can find (or create) a large round tracing washer with a hole in it, so the outer diameter will "soften" the profile detail as much as you need it to, and the inner diameter is the distance you need from the wall to make the trim piece fit flush with the finished wall. Just use a pencil and hold the washer against the trim while you roll the washer to trace the softened profile.

[@iamb2348]

I like the "Soft" paint colour the most!

[@sebastianliebender9864]

Respect! This is the most precisely renovated flat i‘ve seen so far! My „vote“ colourwise would be soft (first you pointed at). Imagine you‘re happy to move in real soon.

[@Baerenbruder87]

Did you improve the insulation with additional insulation material? Did you use a moisture barrier under the drywall? I would like to know the layers of the wall.

[@the-cad-desinger2074]

as a former woodworking student and now interior architect student I can sometimes really relate to the problems in your project :) love watching the vids

[@stevejohnson1685]

You guys are so brave. I've done drywall in one (1) 5 meter x 5 meter room, and will never go near that ever again. It took us about a week, too. We hired expert drywallers to do a stairwell and another 5m x 5m room, which they finished altogether in about 10 hours total. We're contemplating drywalling over the insulated walls and ceiling of our garage to increase light there. We wouldn't even consider doing it ourselves.

[@aitor.online]

just want to let you know you have 1 video in the apartment renovation playlist that i dont think is supposed to be there!

[@tdimccullough]

on the transition between the bricks and drywall get an angle grinder with a diamond cutting blade and cut a track deep enough to push the drywall trim into the track

[@tartorus9729]

I cant believe you can do a seamless door. That is a wonderful idea

[@WhackyCast]

I've DIY drywalled+ mudded a small room before and I hate it haha. Imagine doing all this with nothing but a spatula and a bucket... Glad you got some tools to help you!

[@nexr4i]

Finally more Metabo for you Alexandre! :D i WISH i had those mud tools when i was doing our remodeling.

[@nexr4i]

@AlexandreChappel. if this is true you allready know me personally 🤣

[@louisfkoorts5590]

What a lot of labor and mud. I worked up a sweat, just watching this! 😁 Anyway, we're in it for the long haul. By now we know how the mud flow. Guys, the results are coming in steady and good. Thank you for the Chappel Team.

[@FknSparklez]

Love watching the progress of your renovation

[@stevejohnson1685]

After living in Michigan through overcast dreary weather 300+ days a year, we chose a scrubbable off-white with peachy notes, and used it on walls and ceiling. This really helps in the depths of winter. You do have plenty of windows, great for natural light, as well as recessed lighting. We subsequently chose to live near Los Angeles, where we have 330+ days of sunny weather a year, but also kept using the scrubbable peachy paint, also walls & ceiling..

[@sebastianmartensson831]

This video has a serious ”Five year old showing you all their toys”-vibe. ❤

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

Never done it using those tools. I've used glasfiber weave over the joints and wide scrapers to mud over it. Don't know that this looks to be all that much easier or faster. Perhaps it's a lot faster with enough training. I guess the same can be said for the old fashioned way of doing it, so... Not really an expert through as I've only done it a few times. I remember the first time to be real messy, but I had people who knew their thing show me the tricks hands on. So that's a leg up on you who had to learn only using videos and some brief advise. The corner though. That was pretty slick! While the large flat areas are easy to work on the corners can be a pain. Anything that helps with those is a blessing...

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[@prebenbj]

We went for Humble Yellow in the ceiling and "Kalk" on the walls. Both Jotun colors. Also we used "natural blue" for contrast, and "natural clay" to match our terracotta brick tiles.

[@tartorus9729]

I cant tell you how much this series makes me happy

[@jamesfarrer5087]

Choice in colours is clear - you go with whichever one Vilda prefers 😁

[@daveawb]

"And the guys on youtube just do this without getting even a little dirty"... Alexandre, I ask myself this same question every time I try and replicate anything you make 😂You are that guy on youtube!

[@janmartens7954]

No fear of try out news techniques! Both of you are great! Women who are all messed up of working are always the most beautiful ones 😊

[@edwardholmes91]

Looking great! Before you mentioned your two favourite colours, the one I was drawn to was to was the 2nd from the left.

[@jonmayer]

That's a lot of different tools to drywall. A couple different sized putty knives should be more than enough. That trim is really cool for modern looking setups.

[@brynyard]

Paint: Vantablack would be perfect :)

[@mackjeez]

Great job Alex, you're like a pro at this, Level5 products are freaking amazing, I own their hand tool set.

[@DS-qm3bs]

for the paint: I would choose one of the browner colours for the walls and the colour between the brown ones as ceiling colour or for colourful accents on the wall. The lighter colour for the ceiling would make the room look higher as you probably already know. Maybe even consider a stripe of ceiling colour on the walls. If the stripe is connected to the ceiling the effect of room height is increased that way.

[@Coolbreeze6132]

Unless the paint tech in Europe is more advanced than what we have in the Southern Hemisphere, I highly recommend that you use a Primer/Sealer on that bare Plasterboard first. It's designed for that purpose, otherwise you may find that your beautiful work is ruined when the paint starts to peel. Nice work on the plastering guys!

[@EnsignLovell]

No wall or ceiling is 100% straight, it's looking great, much better than the room I'm currently in as I'm starting to notice where they cut corners now... Fun project for me over holidays I guess. I dread to look too close at the rest of my house 😅.

[@jumpfok]

Modular has some great lights. Also worth the check out: TAL, Orbit, Wever and Ducre. All based in Belgium.

[@StuckoTu]

I like the brightest color. I have a home in the beige tone and it looks great.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

When you tape joints, always smooth starting in the middle working both directions. You'll have a much easier time with the tape not shifting around or folding over on itself. When mudding, the general rule is to remove almost all of the mud you put on the wall. It's much easier to apply one more coat of mud than it is to sand off excess mud. Also, when wiping excess mud off of a surface, always wipe in the direction of the tape (parallel). Wiping the mud sideways (perpendicular) runs the risk of shifting the tape or tearing the paper. Edit: Also, smooth finish walls are the hardest to achieve. You see literally every imperfection. Typically, a light orange peel or knockdown texture are much more forgiving for misc. imperfections in the joints.

[@airplane312]

If you started from the brick the second one a nice light color.

[@jeffheinzman1612]

Even though you are new to drywall - completely filling the electrical box with mud was a pro drywaller move lol

[@111smd]

you should run the putty knife in one direction down the tape, from one end to the other with out flexing the knife to much then feather it your mud is to thin, if it is pre-mixed mud dont change it, if you are mixing it mix it according to directions

[@adb1950]

Soft! I actually think white would look amazing. Like a chantilly white.

[@joakimdahlstrom2532]

I was going to write that, this is gonna be the video were a lot of people tells your what you should do :) Then I read the comments! ;) Good job, always enjoy watching your videos!

[@sebianoti]

That mudding tool is an answer to a problem no one has. Sure it saves time, but not that much, really unnecessary especially for someone like you who'll use it once and never again. Those other tools for corners tho, I'd have those

[@GlennPierce]

The cost of the taper tool alone would be the cost of get the room skim coated by a plasterer in a day. (A diy plastering video also would have been more useful to viewers as well)

[@Joe-bm4wx]

Maybe things are different in Europe, but in the US we use hot mud / quick set on corner bead because it sets hard. All purpose taping mud will crack out easy.

[@djredrover]

You definitely should go with the darkest colour! I just did and it looks amazing! Specially the contrast with white doors!

[@jaypatterson9995]

Avoid low dust drywall mud, it does not feather well at all. Tape with taping compound and finish with finishing compound, it feathers beautifully and makes life better. A corner sanding sponge and a ~ 4" x 8" sanding sponge for finishing also help a great deal.

[@barry99705]

Man, I hated following the mudders and painters only to find my network boxes full of hardened mud and paint. The plaster wasn't too bad, except the one time they completely filled a box, but 99% of the time, the paint completely covered the network cable's id numbers.

[@gundpiltb]

First I hope you use primer, as it will save you in the long run. Second, the yellowy colour will brighten up the room nicely and make it seem cosier, BUT the white will make better contrast with the brick, so think about what you'd prefer. Oh, also, the yellow will seem even more yellow with artificial lights turned on, so be prepared for that. Lastly, I love your videos and I've really enjoyed watching the progress on the apartment. Thank you for giving us hours of entertainment and information!

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

That part about the yellow looking even more yellow under incandescent light I knew was a thing, but I thought it was less of an issue with LED lighting. Is there any truth to this or have general LED lighting a color spectrum similar enough to incandescent now that you can treat it the same? Wide spectrum LED bulbs used to be pretty darned expensive a few years back.

[@jiucki]

OMG such amount of work... You're going to enjoy it a lot when you finish it. Only a few months more!

[@Tomd8002]

Who else watching this instead of the football? 😂

[@ggzilong07]

True mate

[@Jimunu]

Alot less humans being abused to say it kindly. And regressiveness whitewashing.

[@traveltonshl]

I'm kinda watching both, but this is because I share a house with 2 football loving persons. So after a little bit of game I decided to watch couple of my favourite channels, all of them released new videos in the same hour!!! :)

[@k.Newbbie]

In and out 😏😏

[@portlyoldman]

What’s football?

[@Sfaxx]

I just love this suspenders 😄❤️

[@artemnikitin2806]

Haha, You guys reminded me my wife and me when the COVID hit :) I was sent home so decided to spend all that time on renovating our first floor which needed tlc after 10years and 2 kids. Drywall/mud/sand/mud/sand repeat! Oh.. 2 weeks is too :)

[@neuroticjester4173]

"Soft" on walls then a more eggshell white on the ceiling. But thats just my thought on it. Anything you do, I'm sure will look great!

[@mildlemon7866]

This is such an interesting project, I like how you learn and show new techniques and tools every time! Thumbs up! 👍

[@rodneysmith1750]

Finally a new video, so I can get my fix!

[@chibs3666]

The soft white one looks the best.

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

The real hero is Vilde 😁

[@lesd40]

You could use a "Baker Scaffold" that is about 2 1/2' x 6' and has wheels. You should be able to rent one. It would get you closer to your work.

[@marcg2233]

for the paint pics, take some pics at different times of the day and post a poll then we can give you our opinions as a group :) which you can promptly ignor, cause it's your house. although i liked the soft

[@_CJ_]

Drywall looks a lot more complicated than I was thinking... Well done! Thanks for video :)

[@twarit24]

you could have cut a thick line into the wall and inserted the plastic thingy into that it would have covered everything and give a very clean look

[@bsmith1381]

Use tear away bead from the drywall to brick transition, it's meant for stuff like that

[@ManOfTrades]

So exciting that it is coming together! Go with the soft paint! Dont want to go too dark or cool, it will work great!

[@experimental_av]

Could cut a grove into the brick wall with a guide and diamond blade and sink your corner pieces into them. Should be as clean as it gets.

[@trasher2848]

I'd go with an off-white so my pick would be the lightest color you displayed. As always great work!

[@TECsta76]

Omg you had a Metal Detector like instrument as well and still no air move???

[@billofalltrades2633]

Nicely done 😃 I used to work for a realtor, remodeling homes.

[@pitsnipe5559]

Prime your drywall with a shellac based primer to seal the drywall surface.

[@CrinosAD]

Duuuuude..... Decosystems, I wish I knew about that earlier! :) Nice work! I absolutely hate working with drywalls.

[@frankierzucekjr]

Now you see why I recommend you hire a sheetrock crew for at least this part lol. They make it look so easy lol. It's defamation worth it, but good for you guys giving it a go. It looks great and I'm excited to see what color you spray this. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SPRAYING the paint. lol It's soooo much faster, prettier and cleaner. Good luck with everything you two are doing great. Congrats on all your success. Now you can stand back and say you guys did 95% of everything yourselves. Minus electric and plumbing, even tho you did a lot of the running of the wires and boxes yourselves. Well done guys

[@raredavid98]

Great job! I'm loving thus video series, can't wait to see more!

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Incredible tools I did not know existed. Your work skills are amazing, as is your commitment to your projects. This has been a HUGE and VERY educational project, Thank You.

[@jonatanfogelquist]

Alex spent so much time drywalling that he wants to paint the walls in the same colour as the original drywall boards

[@raymitchell9736]

Looks great... just WOW... yes, it is messy... but the end results will be fabulous! It is really nice you got those tools to do make the work go easier. As for the paint, check it at different times of the day/night, next to the bricks, etc. Also consider if you want something bright or want something relaxing and less stimulating... what about the furniture? Neutral colors help with décor you might want modern furniture since you like the frameless clean lines... I'm not a interior designer, but my process for my home, I too like the clean lines and I painted my walls a "Linen White" that's an off-white, kind of tinted a yellow cream color... not sure you have it there, I got mine at Home Depot in the U.S.... Maybe it's the same color as what you have on the walls now? but check it out, maybe you'll like that?

[@bekahmarie489]

She just shakes her head and keeps sanding. Right on girl! And the guys on youtube that demonstrate how easy to use the tool is are professionals, whereas you are not, but you still make it look like fun. :) Personally though, I like none of the color options. I'm more of some soft blues and greens and some dark earth tones.

[@niabhinghy]

mix the two paint colours together and you will have the perfect colour x

[@ronnydisterhoft5144]

Definitely use soft, if you use yellow it might look outdated. I would even go for a whiter paint!

[@Produkt_R]

I think the color at the side of the windows looks neat, its more warm

[@gulogulovorax]

Deco Systems seem to have trim pieces that I could use. Is there a similar company in Canada or the US?

[@GlennPierce]

Are the joints mostly tapered? Are there not raised parts (to the touch) over the tape ? I can help thinking it would have been cheaper and quicker to skim coat plaster the room in a day. Admittedly it adds drying time, but no annoying sanding

[@kristiangoransson6104]

Waiting for the mad dash video that gets you guys moved in before Christmas

[@ajducey1868]

I want to see the lights you used on your walls.

[@Zack-lt4fl]

love this series!

[@reecec626]

The yellow closest to the window, was it humble yellow? Just looks a little warmer, IMHO x

[@Daanstoorvogel]

I am not a professional but why not use a very shallow tracksaw on the brick next to the door Just the depht of the brick to grout, then the trim can go in for a perfect line! :D it wil have its problems but you Will manager good luck

[@Aleinux]

before the paint do you have to spread some mud in all the wall? In my house we made something like that

[@tdimccullough]

that's the sort of job that you are just about getting good at it just as you finish doing it😂