The 3 BEST ways to TAPE DRYWALL!!!

Three VERY EFFECTIVE ways to tape drywall!

[blakesweeney]

I've probably watched at least 50 of your videos throughout the last 5 years. Every time I have drywall patching work to do in my house, I come back to your videos to refresh my memory. I love that your videos are straight to the point. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[RabidFace]

"I'm just going to leave it. No I'm not." 🤣 Story of my life 😊

[jhmyersii]

When mixing hot mud, I use an egg beater on the end of my cordless drill. It's very fast to mix in the pan and it does an amazing job of thoroughly mixing the compound. To this day, my wife has no idea why she only has one egg beater instead of two.

[helion]

I spent a day recently patching drywall ceilings in a house that was gutted following a hurricane. With the general understanding of the materials and process that I learned from you I was able to be one of the more proficient volunteers. Even better I was able to pull out some of the tips and tricks you've shared to solve a few problems.

Thanks for what you do. The folks who's house is being restored are going to have a little bit better of a home than if you weren't making these videos.

[JimmerJoMoore]

I use mesh tape for all except corners... super thin, can fill the voids thru it without prefilling, and with hot mud i can mud and tape and skim in one step for a quick patch, and then texture it and be done...

[TheJakeJarrell]

you made all the videos to teach me how to tape and finish and now youre making videos i can use to teach my helpers a LITTLE bit faster and i love it thank you

[mobobb]

I enjoy watching your videos because you are THOROUGH when explaining why you choose the products and techniques that you choose. Keep up the fine work and videos.

[russellstephan]

I love to drywall as a DIY'er. It's a rather relaxing and Zen-like activity. And since I don't bang it out day in and day out, I've found a trick which helps with paper tape. Use a water spray bottle to moisten the tape slightly before applying it on top of the mud. It helps with placement. It keeps the tape from sucking all the wetness out of the underneath mud. In addition, it allows for the slower methodical fumblings of someone that doesn't do the activity every single day.

The spray bottle also works to help adhesion of skim coats when applying to dusty surfaces.

[seattlebeard]

When I finally got my courage up to use paper tape, I was surprised by how much better I liked it. The results seemed much better to me.

[joeyoungs]

I’ve never used mesh tape mainly because it has rules of engagement. I’ve always used paper tape. And ever since you posted the video about mud consistency taping became way easier. Especially the corners.

[sinbolasdemon]

Your an excellent coach! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

[santa]

I was told by a 30 year drywall pro that you should wet your paper tape before applying it. That helps from not forming bubbles because the wet tape does absorb all the moisture out of the mud. Have you ever heard that before? Also, I have been doing this for years and it seems to work well.

[Pixeltrainer]

I must be pretty lame. After watching your previous videos on taping several times, I patched a 3'x4' hole in my garage ceiling caused by my stepping through it while repairing earthquake damage in my attic. You make it look so easy. My taping job was a mess and ended up looking pretty bad. But, as my wife said, it's only the garage! When I saw this new video I had to watch it even though I've already completed the job. Thanks to this video I should be able to do a better if there's a next time! :-)

[stargateproductions]

I think prep is key to a good drywall patch outcome. I like to cut the existing drywall back on a 45 ish degree angle and prefill with hot-mud before applying tape.

[leeglee]

I love your videos. Since I have been watching you, my dry wall work has gotten so much better. Much quicker as well.
TY for sharing your craft!!

[tomlymer]

The fact that Youtube hasn't made you a multi-millionaire for putting together this glorious channel is, in my opinion, criminal.

[terrencewalsh]

I do a lot of repairs on cracks in plaster and 95% of the time there's mesh tape underneath and the reason being there is either no plaster in the crack or the drywall is too tight to get plaster in it! Never in 40 years have I heard of the other stuff! Might try a bounce sheet for my next small repair! lol! Love your videos, never too old to learn!

[dUsTysCaTmAn]

I have used fibafuse that had a center crease. I liked it. Apparently the crease was a weak spot, and was prone to tearing, which I experienced(until I sanded the sharp corners of my knife thanks to you). They have since discontinued it. I think I still have part of a roll. lol

When I use fibafuse, I wear light duty work gloves that are only about twice as thick as sweat factory gloves(latex, nitrile). If I forget to wear them and get the itchy hands, pantyhose works best at getting it out of the skin. You are the man btw.

[naubaucat]

Thanks everyone for helping me, and I have a better understanding. I will be drywalling two gutted rooms myself, because it is too expensive to hire someone. I really appreciate the help.

[carlesriberaberenguer]

you are now my new drywall teacher thank you