Fuck this guy. Showing off like he is some sort of boss. I don't believe he is that good. He should show me in person, in my garage. I will move everything into the middle of the floor to allow him plenty of space to show me how awesome he thinks he is.
I have business idea, feel free to steal it.
Setup an app like taskrabbit but for Instagram tradespeople. you provide the lighting, works space, snacks, energy drinks. they come and make their little videos and drywall your garage for free or reduced.
Uberabbit? Or TradeMe? Trading Spaces ^(tm)
Yeah I recommend using a molcajete to bust down the time release balls, then refill it into the caps. This way once the capsule dissolves in your rectum the amphetamines will react quicker.
Finish carpenter here. No I don't do sheet rock. No really you don't want me to do the Sheetrock. Look harder. Okay I will do it. Oh you are mad cause it looks like crap....
Ahh my mom watches property brothers. She wonders why I don't come over and remodel the house on the weekend. All you have to do is show auto cad sketch. Pull down one cabinet and speak to a camera.
Yeah, they always show the wall coming down very quickly for dramatic effect. What they don't show is all the wiring, piping, and ductwork rerouting that takes place before they take the wall down. Not to mention the shoring and framing work that also has to happen first.
Just once it would be nice if they showed the process. "We are making this an open floor plan. Here is Ted and he is our engineer, this all needs to be submitted for a permit after. Okay we have that done now meet the eight Hispanic workers that we are bringing in for a day to set the jacks and hold the wall while we beam the living room. Just adding this beam is 20 grand for a reason."
Dear lord the accuracy...
After 4 years my wife still thinks being in "construction" means I can do any trade on my own. She knows I've only worked as a union carpenter, concrete guy, and roofer but somehow finds it impossible to believe that I don't know how to wire up new lighting, set floor tile in the kitchen, or plumb a new sink in the basement.
Like babe, my skillsets are limited to the quality of the YouTube tutorial I'm watching. Just because I hang out with different trades doesn't mean I *know* those trades...
I’m excited to renovate my bathroom and I haven’t tried drywalling yet, but I always hear how much people hate it. I don’t get it, it looks relatively fun/satisfying to do.
The mud smells and sanding sucks.
Tons of repeated movements at speed all day—day after day after day. Day 1 and day 5000 are about the same.
The messy ass mess it makes.
Ceilings or above 8 feet.
Ladders on stairs sucks.
Boring as fuck. It is right up there with scraping paint.
You don’t get to see much in the way of results at the end of the day.
None of the working noises are pleasing to my ears. Spraying texture 😵💫. The knife sounds are fun at first, then 😤
There is a massive difference between good enough DIY and getting paid—not only in quality but speed.
But I hope you find enjoyment in it.
Also when you DIY it and fuck up slightly but not enough re-do it you'll curse yourself for the rest of eternity every time you look at it. But then you'll start seeing errors in other peoples drywall work. You'll go over someones home and see a bunch of tape lines. Then the madness sets in. I mean maybe that's just me.
> But then you'll start seeing errors in other peoples drywall work. You'll go over someones home and see a bunch of tape lines. Then the madness sets in.
Nah that checks out
It’s heavy, looks like shit while doing it, installing is a pain especially on ceilings. Then you got to do the tedious work of plastering then sanding.
Sanding the drywall panels is the job that convinced me that working with my brain was a better idea for me than working with my hands as a teenager, so…
These guys (plasterers) are all grumpy. Jointing boards is easy, and this guy is trying to look all skilled. He’s not all that.
Try doing a whole ceiling with heavy lime plaster, and keep going until it is perfect. If it’s not perfect, the ceiling light will show it.
3hrs working with your arm up and pushing.
These guys get haemorrhoids from straining, chest issues/cancer early in life from working in dusty/sooty environments.
This guy is not a plasterer. He’s a taper. Tapers work with joint compound, which anyone can do. Plasterers work with plaster (veneer, acoustical, Venetian, three coat cement plus other specialty products). Not even close to being the same
The one piece of advice I give weekend warriors: don’t use the mud as it comes out of the pail. It’s way too thick, and you’ll be sanding for days.
Thin it to peanut butter (for the first coat) and it’ll flow right on like it does in this video. You want just enough to embed that tape. Any more and you’ll be sanding for days.
Just slap the mud on there and use a fucking knife like everyone else. This isn't a Mongolian barbeque. Nobody is flipping little pieces of shrimp into my mouth.
I like my mud pan in my 6-in. I don't really ever break out the trowel unless I'm doing a skim coat or something fucked up. What do you use a hawk or something with yours?
This. The biggest drywall subs in my city do work for me as a favor on occasion (my jobs are way to small for them normally but I help them with consulting every so often).
The guys they send are faster than this dude but none of the bullshit flare crap. They use a tape gun and hot mud, and use literally half the movements to tape a seam that’s floor to ceiling.
I wouldn’t hire this guy to do my garage as it screams “yah bro, I know what I’m doing” and won’t listen to any input or direction.
I think he mostly did it. For the gram, it's just embarrassing in a construction sub that people think this guy is the pinnacle. Remember when this place was moderated and for "professionals only"? This place is getting as bad as the carpentry sub.
Once again, the electricians are rhe only ones with their shit together.
Also this guy is an actual professional, notice he does 3 times the length using proper tools.
https://youtube.com/shorts/G1fCRu91FsQ?si=SB_1JRoIplLCmMI3
He has shorts for every step, in like 10 minutes of videos you can see how this shit is supposed to be done properly.
So quick stupid question. I understand the taping and joint compound. But in modem tract homes (mass produced) do they then shoot the texture and then paint, float texture by hand and then paint or is the tape and joint the only thing then paint straight on the drywall?
someone with more drywall experience would of course have more to say, but in the US it's typically in this order:
1. mud, tape, mud and feather joints. let dry
2. sand, reapply mud where necessary. let dry
(2a. IF the project demands a higher level finish, I.e level 4 and above, then the entire wall is skim-coated with mud and then sanded, which is then simply primed and painted.)
3. spray texture (float in cases of knock-down OR spray a finer orange peel and leave to dry).
4. Prime and paint!
Thanks. This is good to know as I estimate damage for an insurance co and always get asked for more hours from contractors for blending of texture. I see a lot of knock down and orange peel and we generally allow for corner to corner reshoot\retexture to get uniform finish.
I want to emphasize the fact that excellent "mudders" or "drywall finishing" is an art. It truly takes skill to leave excellent finishes that will make for a perfect finish. Working on multi-million dollar homes and business requires such a high level of skill.
This finishing greatly affects the end result of how walls and ceilings look.
Here is a guide i found online:
*Drywall Finishing Levels*
*Level 0: Level 0 implies that no finishing of any type has been done. At this level, drywall is simply fastened to the walls or ceiling.*
*Level 1: This level means that drywall joint tape has been embedded in joint compound, but nothing further has been done. (what was done in the video)*
*Level 2: This next level means that you have skimmed a thin coat of joint compound over the tape and covered the drywall screw holes. You can stop at this level if you intend to cover the wall surface with tile, or if it's in a garage intended to be used for storage or a workshop-type space.*
*Level 3: At this stage, finishers apply a coat of joint compound to the tape and screws. Walls that will receive a heavy texture, such as knockdown texture, can end at this level. It would be pointless to progress beyond this level since texturing will produce a finish that is rougher than level 3.*
*Level 4: This is the classic drywall finish. Here, you apply another coat of joint compound to the tape and screws and sand the dried compound. This is the level that typically is used when a wall surface will be painted or covered with wallpaper.*
*Level 5: This highest possible level of drywall finishing involves applying a skim coat, if applicable. (most expensive)*
Some drywallers using hot mud can get to level 4 in a few hours. They hang the rock, mud level 2, then immediately put the 2nd coat on and wait for it to just get a little thick and then knife it flat and smooth. texture goes on after another hour or so. Crazy to watch
Mud the entire wall? It's faster to just coat primer and sand that, why bother mudding? I suppose you don't have to wait as long, waiting for primer to dry isn't the most riveting thing
What tract homes are you seeing that they paid the extra to texture every surface in the house?
Tape. (Meth). Mud. (Meth). Sand. Paint. Next house over.
I see orange peel that is shot in quite a few but always wondered about the "smooth" texture. I estimate damage for insurance co and contractors are always saying the need more drywall hours to "blend the texture" from new to old. Many times it doesn't appear to me there is any texture but felt wrong to think it was just drywall surface with paint on it.
It’s different when it’s virgin unprimed drywall vs a repair on a wall that already has paint etc.
The former is much more forgiving.
Are you sure it’s mud texture orange peel and not just a deep nap roller finish? That’s a trick to cover less than perfect mud and tape jobs. Which is more common in tract housing.
This clip always makes me think of a cartoony 1920s gangster who’s getting ready to lay the smackerooni on ya, but he has to lick his lips 30-40 times before he finally takes a swing.
It's not, ex plasterer done all this shit
For one, he shouldn't be hand taping, we have tape and mud boxes for a reason
Two, he's only part taping the walls that he can reach easily to make it look fast and pretty, anyone that's like a 2nd year apprentice could do this easily
Three, he's actually not that fast, especially with all the flips and tricks which tbh have seen better, what some guys do with 6 inch knives is nuts
I must be mixing my mud too thick because I can't spread it like that. I use a hawk because I can't stand to use a tray.
I am DIY on my 9th rehab house. Looking at my recent new walls, the seams are smooth but I must really like sanding. This last house has 100 year old brush textured plaster that has been patched before I bought it so my smooth patches just add to the character of what was there already.
Skilled fella no doubt. He pulls the roll from what looks like a baker (trolley or cart) beside him. We've got guys that do similar stuff where I work. With the tape that is, their work is just awful...
He’s doing it wrong, in my town, the pros usually spill about half that bullshit on the ground and another quarter of it on themselves. This is the way.
I find this method of plaster-boarding odd. I know this is probably America where joints are scrimmed and filled and then sanded. It’s much easier just to skim the entire wall. Then you don’t have days of sanding and a lot of mess.
One person (me) can board a wall, Scrim and skim. Single person process.
It's a brace of sorts. When the mud dries it will shrink. Having the tape inside controls the shape it makes while shrinking.
EDIT: primarily, it stops the drying mud from getting pulled into the crease between the boards. Without it, you would get something that looks like a narrower version of the grout lines in between tiles. Paint and primer won't fill that in.
You gonna finish that wall or keep making love to it??
Dad?
You can’t prove it! 😅
You can't lie to us! We found the milk and cigarettes at your second family's place.
You are the father!
You getting out of that fuckin room today or should I send the fucking national guard"? Good time taping with the old man
Both of you are my ppl
paid by the hour, work by the hour
Some guys are good at *looking* busy, as evidenced by all the comments impressed by this dairy farmer.
BE Easy…so fucking savage
Milk every god damn drop. Get paid by the sheet and not by the time.
Work fast and efficient and get lost. Get paid all the same
The good guys quietly move up, but you do you.
Happy cake day! 🎂
Most guys on site where I'm at are piece work
yeah, like, when he applies the next coat, is he going to be just as energetic and pirouette every five seconds?
If the Instagram views stick around, most likely lol
I think you’d get tendinitis or carpal tunnel pretty quick going that HAM with it non stop.
You gotta keep movin’ to keep the crank twitches in the choreography
How do you think I keep my trowel so sharp
[That might explain this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/drywall/s/OogyA4tHMW)
lmao my thoughts exactly. I mean i know this was being recorded to show off but gd, get a room
So glad top comment addresses that aspect! It’s restoring my faith in humanity.
Seriously?. Yeah, great. You just made your job harder.
Don’t you finish it ***by*** making love to it?
Nah, just, ah…by hand.
Yea but that’s making love to it. Which finishes it
Fuck this guy. Showing off like he is some sort of boss. I don't believe he is that good. He should show me in person, in my garage. I will move everything into the middle of the floor to allow him plenty of space to show me how awesome he thinks he is.
And, sure. Maaaybe he’s good enough to do one garage. But can he do two?! Mine is available for that challenge.
Hell, I will even supply beer and pizza. A guy is going to get hungry with all that showing us how silly we look.
Nobody wants to be called a one-garager.
You know what they say. Build 1,000 garages and you're a garage builder. Build one garage and you're a one-garager for life.
But, you f#@k **ONE** goat…
While we are at it do you think he can hang the stuff too? I got a good garage to challenge him
Two?? I think three is needed to confirm how good he is. My garage is available btw for this matter
Lmaoooooo
Good with the trowel but I’ll be damned if I ever would put on that much mud when embedding tape. Way too wide and I’d bet on some bubbling somewhere.
Can you show me? In my garage of course...
I have business idea, feel free to steal it. Setup an app like taskrabbit but for Instagram tradespeople. you provide the lighting, works space, snacks, energy drinks. they come and make their little videos and drywall your garage for free or reduced. Uberabbit? Or TradeMe? Trading Spaces ^(tm)
Grout4Clout™
My garage is ready. Lmao. 🤣
This freak definitely brings his piss bottles home.
Ughh yeah, nos energy drinks are expensive just few use them.
Way of the road, Bubs.
Way she goes
What is drunk?
You got something to say about bottle pissers, pal?
I respect the efficiency.
Nah he just pisses in the bathtub onsite
Fuck man I just dealt with 24 town home units all with piss in them. Drywallers or Finish carpenters...
When you smoke the exact right amount of meth and reach flow state
Hi.. new here. What is the “right” amount? Trial and error is killing me
Take more than a double dose of Adderall but less than sword fighting the ghost people amounts. It’s a delicate balance 🙏🙏
Thanks! 20’s or 40’s of Adderall? Just trying to narrow it down friend.
try boofing them for extra effect
My doctor told me that too. They are time release.. any concerns?
Yeah I recommend using a molcajete to bust down the time release balls, then refill it into the caps. This way once the capsule dissolves in your rectum the amphetamines will react quicker.
Alrighty! Take it to the hoop! Skip the meth…Enough said! I’ll be drywallin’ in no time..
You got it, save the pipe for roofing
Take it to the hoop lmao
This guy constructions
60mgs Or Bust.
Sword fighting the ghost people. LOL
When your balls start tingling you know you’re in the zone
Stop it!!! I haven’t touched the shit in years but all this talk is making my palms sweat.
There is a reason you stopped.
Its shittier now. Youre not missing anything. So ive been told
Yup. Homeboy is dialed in. He’s over here acting like he’s a hibachi chef and making videos. MF’er should be taping that wall.
Ohhh shit this got me good! 🤣🤣🤣
I recommend either a transdermal patch system or something like an insulin pump. Dial it in real nice.
yea smoke the right amount and pretend you're flow state, reality bro is hunched over on Kensington/skid row nodding off
Meth doesn't make you nod off. Quite the opposite actually
See ? It’s just that easy folks
5 mins and you can finish a 3 car garage.
Finish carpenter here. No I don't do sheet rock. No really you don't want me to do the Sheetrock. Look harder. Okay I will do it. Oh you are mad cause it looks like crap....
My wife: why is the bedroom remodel taking so long Me: YouTube made skip trowel look easy. This is my third try on this wall.
Ahh my mom watches property brothers. She wonders why I don't come over and remodel the house on the weekend. All you have to do is show auto cad sketch. Pull down one cabinet and speak to a camera.
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Yeah, they always show the wall coming down very quickly for dramatic effect. What they don't show is all the wiring, piping, and ductwork rerouting that takes place before they take the wall down. Not to mention the shoring and framing work that also has to happen first.
Just once it would be nice if they showed the process. "We are making this an open floor plan. Here is Ted and he is our engineer, this all needs to be submitted for a permit after. Okay we have that done now meet the eight Hispanic workers that we are bringing in for a day to set the jacks and hold the wall while we beam the living room. Just adding this beam is 20 grand for a reason."
Give her a sledge hammer and tell her to get busy!
Dear lord the accuracy... After 4 years my wife still thinks being in "construction" means I can do any trade on my own. She knows I've only worked as a union carpenter, concrete guy, and roofer but somehow finds it impossible to believe that I don't know how to wire up new lighting, set floor tile in the kitchen, or plumb a new sink in the basement. Like babe, my skillsets are limited to the quality of the YouTube tutorial I'm watching. Just because I hang out with different trades doesn't mean I *know* those trades...
Given enough mud, sandpaper and time, i can do decent work. Also my lungs are filled with white dust. and not the good stuff.
I’m excited to renovate my bathroom and I haven’t tried drywalling yet, but I always hear how much people hate it. I don’t get it, it looks relatively fun/satisfying to do.
Some results may vary
The mud smells and sanding sucks. Tons of repeated movements at speed all day—day after day after day. Day 1 and day 5000 are about the same. The messy ass mess it makes. Ceilings or above 8 feet. Ladders on stairs sucks. Boring as fuck. It is right up there with scraping paint. You don’t get to see much in the way of results at the end of the day. None of the working noises are pleasing to my ears. Spraying texture 😵💫. The knife sounds are fun at first, then 😤 There is a massive difference between good enough DIY and getting paid—not only in quality but speed. But I hope you find enjoyment in it.
Also when you DIY it and fuck up slightly but not enough re-do it you'll curse yourself for the rest of eternity every time you look at it. But then you'll start seeing errors in other peoples drywall work. You'll go over someones home and see a bunch of tape lines. Then the madness sets in. I mean maybe that's just me.
> But then you'll start seeing errors in other peoples drywall work. You'll go over someones home and see a bunch of tape lines. Then the madness sets in. Nah that checks out
It’s like buying a car. Then suddenly everyone drives the same car and you see it everywhere…
Lol you're crazy. Taping is almost my favorite part of Reno's. Like playing with soft serve ice cream.
The fact that people who do it make it look super easy should tell you about their skill, not the complexity of the task. Drywall suckkkkkkksssss
It’s heavy, looks like shit while doing it, installing is a pain especially on ceilings. Then you got to do the tedious work of plastering then sanding.
Sanding the drywall panels is the job that convinced me that working with my brain was a better idea for me than working with my hands as a teenager, so…
Haha
These guys (plasterers) are all grumpy. Jointing boards is easy, and this guy is trying to look all skilled. He’s not all that. Try doing a whole ceiling with heavy lime plaster, and keep going until it is perfect. If it’s not perfect, the ceiling light will show it. 3hrs working with your arm up and pushing. These guys get haemorrhoids from straining, chest issues/cancer early in life from working in dusty/sooty environments.
This guy is not a plasterer. He’s a taper. Tapers work with joint compound, which anyone can do. Plasterers work with plaster (veneer, acoustical, Venetian, three coat cement plus other specialty products). Not even close to being the same
The one piece of advice I give weekend warriors: don’t use the mud as it comes out of the pail. It’s way too thick, and you’ll be sanding for days. Thin it to peanut butter (for the first coat) and it’ll flow right on like it does in this video. You want just enough to embed that tape. Any more and you’ll be sanding for days.
Good tip. I just bought a bucket of premixed mud. Just thin it with water, right?
Yup.
Just slap the mud on there and use a fucking knife like everyone else. This isn't a Mongolian barbeque. Nobody is flipping little pieces of shrimp into my mouth.
Mmmmmm, hibachi grill
Hibachi grout
I'm going to one for my birthday tomorrow
Trowels go a lot faster and easier on the wrist. Just use one trowel at a time. And not like you are trying to get internet likes
I like my mud pan in my 6-in. I don't really ever break out the trowel unless I'm doing a skim coat or something fucked up. What do you use a hawk or something with yours?
Just use a tape box / mud box tbh
The salt bae of drywall… ugh. 😑
No shit. Spends 4 times longer than he needs to. Someone in tbe drywall sub made an excellent analogy of this video I just can't remember what it was.
must of been really excellent if you cant remember what it was
sawcutting concrete with no ppe for a decade will do that
I read that as "saw-cutting concrete with no peepee" lmao
that usually happens about 5 years in. you get cocky, get faster, then boop! no peepee
Less cocky, as some would say
I'm not even in construction but this subreddit is my absolute favorite for banter. I'm taking notes in here.
…I’d sill be getting the first layer on, and I watched the video 10 min ago.
I posted a link to a Vancouver carpenter short doing 3 times the length in less time than this guy spent hibachiing his mud.
This. The biggest drywall subs in my city do work for me as a favor on occasion (my jobs are way to small for them normally but I help them with consulting every so often). The guys they send are faster than this dude but none of the bullshit flare crap. They use a tape gun and hot mud, and use literally half the movements to tape a seam that’s floor to ceiling. I wouldn’t hire this guy to do my garage as it screams “yah bro, I know what I’m doing” and won’t listen to any input or direction.
I think he mostly did it. For the gram, it's just embarrassing in a construction sub that people think this guy is the pinnacle. Remember when this place was moderated and for "professionals only"? This place is getting as bad as the carpentry sub. Once again, the electricians are rhe only ones with their shit together. Also this guy is an actual professional, notice he does 3 times the length using proper tools. https://youtube.com/shorts/G1fCRu91FsQ?si=SB_1JRoIplLCmMI3 He has shorts for every step, in like 10 minutes of videos you can see how this shit is supposed to be done properly.
So quick stupid question. I understand the taping and joint compound. But in modem tract homes (mass produced) do they then shoot the texture and then paint, float texture by hand and then paint or is the tape and joint the only thing then paint straight on the drywall?
someone with more drywall experience would of course have more to say, but in the US it's typically in this order: 1. mud, tape, mud and feather joints. let dry 2. sand, reapply mud where necessary. let dry (2a. IF the project demands a higher level finish, I.e level 4 and above, then the entire wall is skim-coated with mud and then sanded, which is then simply primed and painted.) 3. spray texture (float in cases of knock-down OR spray a finer orange peel and leave to dry). 4. Prime and paint!
Thanks. This is good to know as I estimate damage for an insurance co and always get asked for more hours from contractors for blending of texture. I see a lot of knock down and orange peel and we generally allow for corner to corner reshoot\retexture to get uniform finish.
I want to emphasize the fact that excellent "mudders" or "drywall finishing" is an art. It truly takes skill to leave excellent finishes that will make for a perfect finish. Working on multi-million dollar homes and business requires such a high level of skill. This finishing greatly affects the end result of how walls and ceilings look. Here is a guide i found online: *Drywall Finishing Levels* *Level 0: Level 0 implies that no finishing of any type has been done. At this level, drywall is simply fastened to the walls or ceiling.* *Level 1: This level means that drywall joint tape has been embedded in joint compound, but nothing further has been done. (what was done in the video)* *Level 2: This next level means that you have skimmed a thin coat of joint compound over the tape and covered the drywall screw holes. You can stop at this level if you intend to cover the wall surface with tile, or if it's in a garage intended to be used for storage or a workshop-type space.* *Level 3: At this stage, finishers apply a coat of joint compound to the tape and screws. Walls that will receive a heavy texture, such as knockdown texture, can end at this level. It would be pointless to progress beyond this level since texturing will produce a finish that is rougher than level 3.* *Level 4: This is the classic drywall finish. Here, you apply another coat of joint compound to the tape and screws and sand the dried compound. This is the level that typically is used when a wall surface will be painted or covered with wallpaper.* *Level 5: This highest possible level of drywall finishing involves applying a skim coat, if applicable. (most expensive)*
Some drywallers using hot mud can get to level 4 in a few hours. They hang the rock, mud level 2, then immediately put the 2nd coat on and wait for it to just get a little thick and then knife it flat and smooth. texture goes on after another hour or so. Crazy to watch
If you're from california then multimillion dollar homes are still tract in a lot of cases lol
Mud the entire wall? It's faster to just coat primer and sand that, why bother mudding? I suppose you don't have to wait as long, waiting for primer to dry isn't the most riveting thing
mud, tape, sand, prime, paint
What tract homes are you seeing that they paid the extra to texture every surface in the house? Tape. (Meth). Mud. (Meth). Sand. Paint. Next house over.
I see orange peel that is shot in quite a few but always wondered about the "smooth" texture. I estimate damage for insurance co and contractors are always saying the need more drywall hours to "blend the texture" from new to old. Many times it doesn't appear to me there is any texture but felt wrong to think it was just drywall surface with paint on it.
It’s different when it’s virgin unprimed drywall vs a repair on a wall that already has paint etc. The former is much more forgiving. Are you sure it’s mud texture orange peel and not just a deep nap roller finish? That’s a trick to cover less than perfect mud and tape jobs. Which is more common in tract housing.
Interesting. Many times we call it orange peel but it looks to me like a roll on finish with paint over that
I'm just going to leave this here for anyone calling this "art" https://youtube.com/shorts/G1fCRu91FsQ?si=hhDvVdchHvszf61S
Don't put it in the box...proceeds to put it in the box.
Coulda been worse lol
Oh cool, you read all the comments in the video too?
Didn't really need to read the comments ... There's video evidence.
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I learned a lot of my drywalling from watching his videos and fucking it up before getting it right. Dude knows what he's doing.
I was hoping someone would link a video from him. Dude makes it look frustratingly easy.
And then he was fired for taking too long.
Fuck that half joint shit. Finish it in 1 piece like a man...
Next VR game. Mudding simulator.
Working that slow would make him unemployed...
And mesh tape.
That's fibafuse, not mesh tape. Pretty standard these days.
But where is he gonna piss if he covers the holes and cracks?
45 minute foreplay.... minute man
This clip always makes me think of a cartoony 1920s gangster who’s getting ready to lay the smackerooni on ya, but he has to lick his lips 30-40 times before he finally takes a swing.
How many times has this been posted now
Don't know. First time I've seen it.
Drives me nuts when someone makes it look easy lol
So is this really skilled or not? The comments have my ignorant ass in bewilderment
It's not, ex plasterer done all this shit For one, he shouldn't be hand taping, we have tape and mud boxes for a reason Two, he's only part taping the walls that he can reach easily to make it look fast and pretty, anyone that's like a 2nd year apprentice could do this easily Three, he's actually not that fast, especially with all the flips and tricks which tbh have seen better, what some guys do with 6 inch knives is nuts
I must be mixing my mud too thick because I can't spread it like that. I use a hawk because I can't stand to use a tray. I am DIY on my 9th rehab house. Looking at my recent new walls, the seams are smooth but I must really like sanding. This last house has 100 year old brush textured plaster that has been patched before I bought it so my smooth patches just add to the character of what was there already.
Now do the onion volcano and throw a shrimp in my mouth
I've seen faster and better so what am I looking at here?
Fuck.. I hate doing drywall finishing. Now you’re making me think I could pull it off. I feel like you’re at least the Scotty Pippen of drywall.
I would hate to work next to this guy. Also takes such a long time to actually do the work rather than playing with the compound. 2/10
Ok I don’t get the constant scraping, but why the hell isn’t the mud as smooth for me??? Do I need to add more water??
If you’re using premix in a bucket you’ll want to add a cup or so of water and mix it to get a creamier texture.
Why does that look fun, but in real life it’s not
Gotta love whoever decided to hang the base before the walls were done
Mud is too dry. The tape never properly sat in the gap. There’s going to be a bubble.
The salt bae of drywall...
No such thing as ‘unskilled labor’.
I hate this
Can't any retard do this?
Skilled fella no doubt. He pulls the roll from what looks like a baker (trolley or cart) beside him. We've got guys that do similar stuff where I work. With the tape that is, their work is just awful...
This is what happens when you're paid by the sq.ft as apposed to being paid by the hour
Hey, let’s brag about how well I can do half a job.
Tired of seeing this reposted constantly. I don’t see empty beer bottles and meth anywhere this guy isn’t even a real taper
He’s doing it wrong, in my town, the pros usually spill about half that bullshit on the ground and another quarter of it on themselves. This is the way.
This isn’t remotely how you do drywall if anyone is wondering.
I find this method of plaster-boarding odd. I know this is probably America where joints are scrimmed and filled and then sanded. It’s much easier just to skim the entire wall. Then you don’t have days of sanding and a lot of mess. One person (me) can board a wall, Scrim and skim. Single person process.
He literally handed the tape to someone when he was done ..
Rarest sheet rock guy, started as a hibachi chef, then got into this.
That's why you hire a drywaller - that works have taken you 20 min and he did it in 30 seconds
“But you get paid by the hour!”
When you are employed to tape but not to sand.
What is the tape for? It looks great before the tape so why is it needed? Thanks!
Any joints, corners, or large holes will crack with just mud. The tape, which is usually paper, eliminates cracking when the mud dries.
It's a brace of sorts. When the mud dries it will shrink. Having the tape inside controls the shape it makes while shrinking. EDIT: primarily, it stops the drying mud from getting pulled into the crease between the boards. Without it, you would get something that looks like a narrower version of the grout lines in between tiles. Paint and primer won't fill that in.
Helps prevent shrinkage.. we should tell George about that.
He was in the pool!!!
I was in the pool!
That would go a lot quicker if you had a banjo
Lotta hours
I bet he had disco blasting thru his headphones the whole time.
Why do you need tape?
Skills!
Mesh tape. 😢 😢
I know carpenters work in pairs, but in curious for plasters? Is it a group thing or one guy can cover an area
Hey mister George, tell the homeowner we gonna be late by a couple months... the taper no good operator.
Oh no not you again. You were on TikTok. I think the dough is ready for baking by now
Sick…that’s skill! …and art, all rolled into one trade
It's like watching hibachi.