Not a good patch for ceilings unless you make it fit tighter. If it can hold itself up by friction before you add the mud it can be done but only for very small patches.
I’ve done this exact thing on ceilings. Works fine. Probably leave the mud thicker than normal. If worried about sagging you could leave the first coat of mud very thin and screw in a wood brace while the first coat of mud dries.
@Pseudify if you worry about sag, put a piece of wood woth one screw on the back of the patch to sit on top of the drywall. Once the mud drys it takes over for gravity
As an electrician, this is how I fix holes: Step one - get a pencil, Step two: draw a big circle around said hole, step three: scribble "Please Patch" somewhere close to circle. Works everytime, flawless finish
I’ve been a drywall finisher for the last 21 years and that is exactly the way I do hot patches or California patches. Good job on putting a little mud on the patch itself so it doesn’t blister.
I'm from Alabama. I grew up spending my summers helping my dad who is a Sheetrock finisher. We called this a hot patch. Great way to save time and spare having a random piece of wood in the wall.
You magnificent bastard! Where the hell were you last fall? I was wadding newspaper to stuff into the hole, so I could mud over something. This is genius and simple. Thank you!!!!
😂😂😂That's how my Dad instructed me on how to patch a a hole in the corner where a door hits it ,he told I wasting all his plaster 😂,I told him that I didn't think that was the right way ,but hey what can you do lolIt a long time ago 😎😸
Actually, this is a really smart and quick idea. My brother taught me this technique years ago when I was in my 20s and I’m almost 60 now. Thank you so much for sharing it publicly with others because it is a very easy easy way to fix drywall.❤❤❤
No no, the Landlord Special is a piece of cardstock and a thick spray on coat of high gloss latex paint in a different shade of white than the rest of the wall.
Used this in an apartment many years ago to get my deposit back. Drunk nights were the best but resulted in a hole. I just repainted the whole room to a close enough white that they never noticed. 1200 dollar deposit was worth it, lease had a clause any holes bigger than an inch was automatic lose of total deposit. Spent maybe 100 bucks on materials and got back 1000 on my deposit so it was well worth it.
I almost cried when you popped up in my feed! I relearned the CA patch and 50 other savvy and frugal tips from you 3 years ago in lockdown. I did a one-woman remodel on the worst rooms in my parents’ 1901 house-I’m talking 100 years of wallpaper down to the clayboard! Today, they have two ample offers on it! Never would’ve been possible without your channel! You’re making a difference, even if you do clean your pans and brushes in the clients’ kitchen sink! 😉
"Sand, you're done" is such an understatement. I've done a California patch once. Sanding is the most crucial part if you don't want the patch to be visible, and there's a lot of it, because you need to blend over 15+ cm. Much quicker to just add a piece of wood.
Thanks, that's what I wanted to write. That California patch will always be visible, and over time more so, especially if there's light coming from the side.
I did this once and hated it. So much prefer doing it the correct way. Never heard called a California patch though. Kind of an insult to the state of my birth.
I did this. When finished, I told my wife you said I was done. She wants it painted. I said I was done. She disagrees. Let the games begin!!! Great video!!
Im in commercial construction, we call those “hot patches”, they are fine above ceiling where it would ever be seen or messed with. Here, just put a backer piece in and do it right
@@valdo0o2 his name is Ben Degros, and he has a good following on skating too. I also didn’t know he had a second channel for his carpentry, watched his skate vids for years.
As someone who’s never set foot in america at all i gotta be honest California has to be the worst place i’ve never been. According to other people that have also never been there
I am born and raised. It's not that it's outright terrible, just that it's one-sided politically so it's polarizing. If the problems of California don't bother you, then it's great. If they do bother you, then it sucks because you have to pay extra for the hassle to live there.
don't worry we will but let's not forgett what a mess they leave for painters and all the silicone they smear on the walls... it's easier to scrape the mud off the ground than removing silicone from already finnished walls and fix it
Brother, I've followed you for over a year. I've seen and learned some cool tricks from you. I"m a roofer and often get drywall repairs from leak damage. My brother is an electrician and he's always busting holes in walls, too. This little trick is slick as snail snot. Why hadn't I seen this one before? Thanks.
It's such a pleasure to watch an obvious master of any craft do beautiful work. As with any outstanding skill, you make it look easy. And just for fun, you show how to juggle trolls and increase engagement with a single, witty sentence. Bravo!
Thanks man, watch your videos a bunch as I'm completely remodeling my house, all diy. And i used this patch today for a sheetrock repair... mistake. Worked great
I'm not a drywaller but every hole I've patched for myself I need to put a piece of wood into the wall before I put the drywall in. It's 10x more work for probably the same result but I like the feeling of it being more secure.
mud isnt meant to hold weight in any capacity, its supposed to make the wall look smooth. after a sanding youll definitely see the paper, and if you sand too much the patch will probably fall into the wall. so youre right for putting a board behind the patch of drywall
Have done 1000s of them. I do one more thing and that’s nip off all 4 corners about an inch at a 45 . I’ve found that small change makes them much easier to fully conceal.
Yes. To be honest I don't 45 them, I cut the corners of the paper into rounded curves. Even with the 45 you get small points that like to curl and lift. The curve leaves no corners.
THANK YOU!!!! I have two holes in my drywall from 15 years ago (children practicing their spin-kicks too close to walls). I have never known how to patch them and have just hung pictures over the holes. NOW, I can make those children (currently in their 20's) repair my walls!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
And yet it still isn't, just a lazy man's way of patching drywall. California Patch is the correct term for it. Even once it's sanded down, it'll still be raised by an eighth of an inch, you'll see a bump where it's at. I've seen these in person when finished, and it's horrendous.
@@zayortiz153yeah when renters kick holes in your walls now one cares get a life bud and cry somewhere else acting like it’s the world famous painting.
I screw plywood behind the sheetrock, a strip across the top and bottom of the hole. I then screw my 'patch-piece' of sheetrock on to the two strips of plywood. Recess the screw heads slightly into the sheetrock, and it's way easier to mud and finish.
Same here. Can't imagine the technique shown here would be able to hold up to any pressure being applied to it; putty isn't exactly the strongest material. And how often do you need to patch a hole in a wall somewhere that doesn't have a decent likelihood of getting bumped at some point. After all, a hard bump is very often the cause of a hole to begin with.
California grown. Love it!!! Not offended!Thankful because it would be impossible to move here these day’s unfortunately due to gov. Who cares though so many beautiful places to live on this gorgeous planet. Anyhoo thanks for tip!!
Being autodidact is the single most important skill you would want if you would have to pick only one. The most important : Search for the answer whenever you ask yourself how to do anything. It leads to more questions, and more answers. At some point you know enough to consider yourself amateur, in any subject.
I’ve I used this little trick on many a rental home. Both when I did contractor work and when I lived in them. Dad showed me this trick. Doesn’t always look seamless but if hole magically appears in your drywall. It’s the easiest way to make the hole go away.
Finally, someone doing this the right way. I call it a "Hot Patch", and I've been doing that for decades. It works great anywhere, and on ant size hole. If there is enough room to add blocking, 100% add blocking, but this works great for larger holes too.
I worked construction and restoration for a couple of years and that’s all we ever called it was a “hot patch” as well! When I first saw this I was like wtf is a California patch? lol!
Quick set mud tends to push the patch out when drying. I use all purpose joint compound which will pull the patch in then use quick set 20 follow up with plus 3. 🤷🏽♂️
I found the pro 👍 I usually stick a bunch of news paper inside and patch then hope it doesnt fall when Im sanding but I dont do construction 😂 I just do my owm cheap repairs.
We hate that your lame ass contaminated our state for 3 months,...haters are always gonna hate...California remains #1, and it's not our fault your Podunk states don't amount to NOTHIN...If I was a hater and lived where y'all lived, I'd hate California too!
I just moved to Arkansas from Los Angeles. Alls I hear is “ don’t California up my Arkansas “😂 I’m like “ don’t worry I’m not going to clean your yard or paint your house “!
@@brianwilson8268lets say a new owner does not know about the patch and decides to mount something there. A little base, a speaker, a dog bed, anything that can be mounted at that height.
The "and how offended you are if I said that" while straight-faced, was priceless 😂. As I Michael Knowles follower, I get to hear all about how much California is not the place to be.
Challenge accepted! The best thing about Commifornia is it will eventually fall into the sea. Hopefully sooner rather than later! Good video, good tip and good humor, you must be a conservitive. lol
Man, the only reason the wall I put up turned out right was because of you. If i got stuck at any point, i went and watched one of your videos on it. Great work
Uk patch: Insert piece of wood that is wider than the hole. screw either side of hole to pull wood flush with rear side of hole. Cut a peice of plasterboard the same size of hole and screw it to wood for secure fixing. Put a bit of filler in the gaps and minimal sanding once dry. No time wasting. Not relying on plaster to secure the bond. No second layer of plaster. No double the amount of drying time. No plastering skills needed. No sanding and excessive plastering needed to 'Fade in' the extra layer of paper around the edges. 👍
As a drywaller in a state of reason, do not do this type of patch. Builders, supers, and homeowners will hate you😂. ALWAYS SECURE YOUR PATCHES AND TAPE THEM then add the coats.
I'm just a homeowner (my mom dated a drywaller). I've patched holes similar to what this guy did, but I tore the edges off (something like paper mache) so the edges blended better, people noticed straight lines.
Exactly. This may look good, but it's just floating there by the paper and isn't secured. One tiny accidental kick and that patch would reveal itself and look like shit.
@@chuco9xv I did it on outside corners too, where the drywall/sheetrock is most abused and that metal is exposed. I primed the metal, folded the tape (for a crisp corner), tore the edges off, mudded the metal and sheetrock and tada! 😊
Stuff like this makes me want to be a fixed upper or a construction worker. So simple yet effective. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always been fascinated by these stuff 😄 Great vid
Pick a trade! Do not be a handyman (or handywoman as the case may be.) I was a self-employed handyman in the 1990s and when you do that, you are expected to know how to fix everything, but they only want to pay you twenty bucks to do it. The only way I ended up making money was when I started telling people it was $35 an hour for my time (I would recommend you go higher than that today) 2from when I showed up till I left and if they had any complaints, I would pack up and leave and they would owe me up to that point. Believe it or not, that actually worked and I started to make some decent money. But then I got a chance to go back to school for computer programming and ended up in a much higher paying job. As far as what trade, I would recommend trim carpentry. Not a lot of heavy lifting, always indoors and, at least when I was in the business, there was lots of demand for it.
Trades are good, take care of your health, for some people your health catches up with you (for me in my late 20's), there are good mentors out there, if you find the right person, they are kind and happy to teach someone who cares. A lot of trades helpers dont care which is part of why some people wont teach. If you are interested, you will do better than most people with equivalent experience Once you find something you think might be good, start learning about it on your own time too. The best people do what they do for work as a hobby also. Learning off the clock by yourself is very different than having someone who learned the hard way show you everything If you give it an honest effort you will probabld do fine. And if you've stuck with it and dont like it, there are opportunities to try something else
@@kaptnkarl01how do you like computer programming? Is it all just desk work and writing code? Deal w a lot of corporate ass hats or corporate settings usually?
@@Truthandthelight Absolutely not. That repair isn’t even strong enough to hold itself in place. You can see how it bulges out from the wall because nothing is holding it in. People are aware of this method. If it worked better it wouldn’t be the “California patch”, it would just be the normal way to do it.
If you want to go one step further, remove the section of paper from the wall that is surrounding the hole. That way, your patch will sit flush, and you won't need to feather it out as far. It's just something I started doing years ago. It literally only takes two minutes longer. I just feel it helps blend the patch in a little easier. The method in the video works brilliantly. It's the fastest and easiest.
It is called a hot patch and most often leaves small ridges where the drywall gaps around the patch. It's a whole lot easier to use 5-minute mud and tape
Until someone tries to put in a wall anchor dummy, also sags so you have to babysit it, not to mention a waste of mud from being lazy. If you think a hot patch is anything but quick and effortless then you should hire someone to do men's work.
@@jvill5mil not true, how many jobs have you done? Im a drywall finisher for 17 years and you are just an internet doctorate huh lmao go home, you're drunk.
@@jvill5milYeah, don't stick anchors in these patches. If you use one of the 5 or 10 minute muds (like Smooth sand 10) you can smooth it til it sets, then wet sand with a sponge. Keeps the mess to a minimum.
That’s a hot patch and been going on for 50 years even using the same idea for plaster. As long as the mud sets up in the space and behind the paper it will look perfect after a skim coat over the area with light sanding. This is a very good trick to have for small fixes in walls
@@ryanpaul1403"My dad totally owns this company. Don't you know who I am and know why I am better than you." Reminds me of the frat kids I used to have to deal with when I worked as a bouncer.
@ryanpaul1403 I'm a contractor in California and this state is absolutely over regulated and insane. There's a Home Depot in San Jose that burned down 2 years ago and they still haven't even demo'd the building because of red tape. By the time it is rebuilt it will have taken longer than the construction of the Empire State Building
in Virginia we have been doing that for 40 years except to get a better fit we cut the patch first and then hold the patch over the hole , mark it with a pencil , then cut the hole to fit the patch perfectly
As a floor installer it's super easy, Step 1: move the tools away from the scene of the crime Step 2: act like you've never seen drywall in your life. Step 3: profit.
As a plumber,...the first thing I would say is, I would never cut a hole that shitty, probably that F'ing apprentice (I was that apprentice). Got my Lic though
i learned the "california patch" about 25ish years ago here in upstate N.Y. from an older gentlemen who was putting up drywall with a hatchet faster then any of us kids with a hammer and knife. Your missing a couple little details that can help make it disapear with far less mud and work . . . But good job with the reintroduction 👍👍👍Thank You.
I learned how to do that when I accidentally broke a wall when I was 13. No one taught me, I just wigned it and it worked. If a 13 year old with no experience can figure this out, no company should be doing it.
Yup, that's about right. If you want it really secure, you can get a paint stirring stick, slip it behind the wall, drill it against the wall, and use that to secure the patch.
These work great when done well. I did at least a dozen in my house reno and you would never tell the difference and no, they're not going to just fall out.
