That's how I did it for many years. I love hot mud. If your new you can start with 20 minute mud instead, it just takes longer. I found them all, 45 minute included to be the same hardness.
Great technique! I’ve always ended making the hole big enough to install some sort of backing. I’ll definitely be doing this next time. It looks plenty durable and will save a lot of time. Thanks for sharing.
Now I want to see how you patch the back wall! That’ll be fun,w with wallpaper on it. 😄 You did a great job, but in the long run, it’s probably better to just grab another sheet of drywall and start again! This is weird, but as I type this, I can smell mud! 🤔 must be an omen!
Great story about you first drywall experience at school. As a lifelong carpenter I tell everyone that the best apprenticeship for carpentry I had was the year I spent before I chose carpentry, hanging and taping drywall. Spending day after day measuring and fitting drywall sheets with or without cutouts for boxes, was the best way to learn the relationships involved in fitting to irregular shapes. We both know, houses are not square and closets are the worst. I got really good at referencing off one side only and by the end of that year, when it was time to tape a job, I had very little gap filling to do. All carpenters should start by fitting drywall. Anyhoo- another good video but I see I'm a bit behind the curve time-wise. ;-)
