How to repair a hole in drywall (california patch)

This is my SUPER EASY and effective patch for holes up to 8 inches. No tape, wood or screws needed.
Tools I use often:
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Drywall knives:
Mud Pan with Grip!! (This is the BOMB! You will thank me!)

Hawk and Trowels
13 inch hawk:
13 inch trowels:
12 inch trowels:
14 inch trowels:

Auto tools
Mud tubes and applicator:
Flushers
Handle adjustable
Corner roller (head only, you may need another handle)

[gonsaledcrownmolding]

My Way is Florida style
$1 picture frame from Dollar tree with unknown people photos.

[mytriggertime]

That easy? I guess I'll make more holes.
Yours truly,
The electrician

[calvinstanley]

Impressive! You were able to patch the hole in 6 minutes. I would still be in the garage looking for my trowel.

[saviorofnoobs]

I attempted this procedure and ended up with a flooded home and several leaks in the gas piping. The concrete slab cracked, exactly down the middle of the house. Trees on my property were uprooted and fell on the neighbors home. The video was very instructional and I would be willing to attempt this, again.

[Cinderkin]

Yeah Google is clearing listening to my conversations. I just had an electrician out two weeks ago and he left holes in my house. I've been talking to people about getting a contractor out to fix the drywall and BOOM this video is in my feed.

[paulhughes]

38 years painting and 30 of those as a contractor. Born and raised in California. I have used this method many times but as a painter I keep screws, saws and scrap wood in my vans. In certain areas that patch is acceptable but in other places like where a door knob may hit the wall it's better and a lot stronger if a wood backer is out in first.

[coachjm]

never done a drywall repair before !! scared to leave an uneven mess. I followed your instruction to the letter and patched an 11 3/4" X 6 3/4" hole where once was an intercom box. Thank you for your guidance, best finish I have ever done even my wife looked at me in shock, and said thats Amazing are you sure you did it?
once again your methods are THE BEST ON THIS DRYWALL SUBJECT

[rockon]

As a Painting Contractor, I have done many drywall repairs prior to painting. Even though I was familiar with the California patch, your method of quickly measuring and getting the mud on the edge of the patch as well is genius.
Thank you for sharing!

As easy as that because he has done a thousand of them. If I do it I will be doing my first one and it will look like I did it blindfolded and with my feet.

[ProtectiveDadPranks]

I’m not even doing a hole repair, but I found this video was great to watch!

[mc]

You have made a huge difference to my confidence and the finished quality on projects around the house. Thank-you!

[gustavoaguilar]

If you guys want to see any drywall patches this guy does the best work Respect to the him and I’m a painter and I still watch all his videos !!!!

[SouthBaySteelers]

If it were a true California patch you would had to pay for a draft environmental impact report fee, permit application fee, a permit fee, inspection fees, post application environmental impact fees, disposal fees, re-inspection fees, and an air quality impact fee. A true California patch takes a $2 job and turn it into a $3.5 million dollar bill and taken approx 7 years to complete.


In all seriousness though - I'm learning a lot. Thanks!

[trapezoidspangle]

Clear, concise, correct and no crapping-on. Thank you. This is when the internet is truly valuable.

[colinread]

After watching several of your videos, I can't stop my brain from saying, "feather the edge" as I am doing it. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[ivysgacha]

we've used the same procedure in australia for over 20 yrs never thought to call it a California patch, with plaster always give a longer dry time between coats it helps to keep it flat 👍

[billymeek]

First time I've seen it done this way and I love it, can't wait to punch a hole in my drywall to try it

[bernardfitzsimons]

In California we call it a Canadian patch

[robertm]

My dad taught me to patch drywall this way, except he would measure each cut and leave no gap between the patch and wall. I love how this speeds up the process by not having to make exact measurements and hone down the edges on the patch.

One thing which made it easier for me and is more DIY friendly is using a straight drywall scrap or piece of wood to make the cuts on the patch straight. I can't seem to make straight razor knife cuts freehand so it helped a lot.

[Rowgue]

I'm not a professional drywaller. But I've done about a hundred patches like this over the years. Never knew there was a name for it and it was something pros actually use too. I was just asked to do a rough patch one day when I had almost no tools and no materials with me. It just seemed like a reasonable way to go about it when you have no materials to do any sort of backing support and no tape. Turned out so well it pretty much became my go to method for small patches.