Great knife work. However that seems like an awful lot of mud to repair such a thin crack. Does that not create a large high spot on the wall? Or can you not see it when it is done?
Butt Joint is the 4 foot side of sheet rock does not have a recessed edge it has to be busted out… But to answer your question no you can’t see it when it’s done
Great video... How about showing a house that is 30 years old with Paper Taped Corners that are all cracked and Peeling.... Only the taped Corners throughout the entire house or cracking and delaminating.... This would be a great video!... Many elderly homeowners I talk to have this problem... Thanks!
Don’t want to put a grinder on it you’ll tear it up. Just start the sharpening process with sandpaper. Knock your corners down a little bit and then let the wall do the sharpening!
I have no experience and followed your video on cutting the drywall by butterfly method. And I DID IT. Or next I am going to glue it down. Just wanted to thank you.
What if you have both sides of corner like this showing metal on each side. Is it better to put tape the corner and fold in the middle or use 2 diff pieces of tape?
That rubber is a great tip! I am doing knockdown right now, and using a wide metal knife. The corner of the knife leaves lines if you’re not super carful. I totally fucked up the closet, so I’m heading to Lowes or HD for some rubber! Need to get this dialed in before I get to the main area where it’s more noticeable! Great video! Thanks Guys!👊
Great video...always. What do you recommend for concealing grey sanding sponge stain on newly double-primed and double-paint-coated drywall ceiling (used Sherwin-Williams multi-purpose latex based primer and S-W Cashmere latex based paint on the ceiling)? Thanx
Pressure is very low when you’re spraying a heavy knockdown because you want the biggest blobs that you can so to speak. Press is really just determined on what you’re trying to match or what you’re trying to accomplish. As far as knock down, blade I like the rubber because it’s easier to leave lines with metal or plastic knock down blades but each to their own in that regard. As far as length of the blade, I buy 8 foot pieces so you can cut them any size you want we cut them 2 foot and put them on a pole if we do a whole room.
@scottssheetrockservices, I saw your other video where you used the stamp you made, but I like the speed and flexibility with the single brush. Our home was built in 2003 and I've stared at the ceiling many times wondering how this pattern was done. Would have been easier if it was sprayed and knocked down or crows foot. Thanks for the video.
@scottssheetrockservices thanks for this video. I'm doing a remodel in my Houston home and have this texture on the ceiling. I think I'll build my own like you did. Which brush did you use?
@@scottssheetrockservices Thanks for the quick reply. I found a 3" x 8" brush, DQB #11643 on sale at Zorro. Five brushes shipped was $25! I'll let you know how it goes.
Ju st a couple of helpful observations - wear a lapel mic, so that no matter which way you face, we'll hear you. Prevent others from making working noises while you're recording.
Definitely, if I get in a place with time to be more aggressive with videos I’ll sure take note of that suggestion but I’m normally working to pay the bills and don’t have time for videos very often thanks
Float coat and skim coat two different colors of mud skim coats real tight. All you can see is color difference between the two coats of mud not a ridge ,painted eggshell on it next day it was beautiful!
The type of tape used is determined by the type of mud used. Mesh tape was designed to be used with quicksetting mud. Also, the type of crack an reason for crack should also determine the type of mud an tape used. This type of cracking looks like faulty taping an finishing from original finishing. I agree with some of the comments about creating a v groove for mud to bond.
It’s actually not a plastic. It’s a laminate paper faced, and as you saw in the video we glue it on with mud and it has a lifetime guarantee it. I’ll never crack and has no metal in it so it can’t rust. Really bad ass product! Been using it for 17 years in my business and I’ve never fixed a single crack corner bead behind it. Just saying…
mesh tape works if you know how to use it you have fill it with sheetrock 90 then it wont crack and a pan and knife no no no trowel and hawk when drywall taping and at the end lets see a light on the side of the repair because you can still see the hump on the joint this is not the way to repair this.
Everybody has a difference of opinion, but if anybody wants to get side-by-side with me with a hawk and trial and my pan and knife, I’ll take that challenge any day! The only hump you see there is a variation of color between the skim coat and the float coat and when we painted two coats of eggshell. The following day it was beautiful just saying…
Always use mesh tape. If the job requires paper tape then pay someone who knows what they are doing. Mesh tape sticks on and is easy to fill, any homeowner can do it. Paper tape will make you wish you had never tried.
This guy doesn’t have a clue…the reason it cracked on new construction is it probably wasn’t screwed off properly, code is max of 8” O.C. on butts. He should have re screwed before mudding, that was his first of many mistakes
That particular house was roughly 25 years old, and that crack happened after a very hot summer with that wall being adjacent to the garage. primed and painted egg shell the following day, and it was absolutely beautiful! Have a great night!
