How To Fill Gaps Between Baseboard And Drywall | Fix It Or Caulk It? DIY Tutorial For Beginners!

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On This episode I'll be showing you how to fix gaps between baseboard and Drywall. Should you fix it or caulk it? You decide which one for you is best and which one looks better! This is an easy DIY tutorial perfect for beginners!

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[AN-eopf]

I'm impressed and just learned something new. Seems to the simplest way to do it, outside of cutting that area out and replacing the drywall. Yeah, I like your way. Keep that good content coming.

[lcsw]

Those that comment that he spent too much time and effort on this small repair do not fully understand the mindset. It's like working on art. Will not be satisfied until is completed to the artist's satisfaction.

[paulaoyedele]

Man, this is the kind of guy I would want to fix my house. Very precise and particular. If you could see what the builder did to our house, you would shake your head in disbelief.

[J-dizzle]

Thanks for sharing. I've been a builder for 30 plus years and I enjoy watching everyone's different technics, etc. It looks great. One thing I would mention to you viewers is to MAKE SURE you are using a vacuum with a HEPA filter so you won't have drywall dust everywhere. That's a mistake you only want to make once. Lol. You should be able to put different tips in you hopper also to make different size texture for that or knockdown, etc. Just a few ideas and don't want anyone having to wipe down every surface in the house almost. Thanks again for a great video and I really enjoy watching people that take pride in their work. 👍

[xHMProductionx]

~5:23 mark, always clean off the excess mud with each pass, this will help prevent those lines being created at the end of your spatula/knife, requiring another pass and losing more mud. It also will help cut down on the sanding. Great video, keep ‘‘em coming!

[Debbyiamme]

I love it; I actually used this technique in my home years ago and men told me it was wrong. I said that it looks better so I'm going to finish it this way. One thing that I did wrong because I had never done construction work before was I waited for it to dry before taking the tape off and it did pull some of my work off so I just filled that in with joint compound and finished my job. My job was done before home computers were out and common place. But even the construction worker who saw me doing this job and then saw my final result told me how nice it looked and that he was going to use it, as well.
Thank you so much for your video; it gives me confidence as I'm fixing up our new place. I'm in my 60's now and will need help but they've got to follow my lead. Anyway, my help isn't experienced that much. Mainly need the help for the muscle work. I will call in professionals for things that I'm not confident with, though. I'm not that confident. LOL, Thanks again.

[xzilicpython]

I caulked my gaps. Winter rolled around and the humidity changed caused the caulk to crack. Not using caulk again and going with this method instead. I don't have textured walls so it will be much easier. Thanks for the tip!

[petek]

Nice technique. By the way, instead of sanding the compound you can use a moist sponge, I found that it works well without all the dust.

[Bauer]

Personally, I just take the trim off and get it out of the way. Mud the entire void including behind where the trim goes, and then texture it. Depending on the size of the wall, i’d either just overlap it onto the previous texture about two feet or just re-texture the entire wall. Also, after the mud and texture dry, I like to throw a little rx-35 to seal and prime it for paint, otherwise that mud will just absorb your fresh paint and will look different then the rest of the wall. The trim too could end up sucking up some of the moisture from the mud and become ruined.

IMO, if you just put mud above the trim and whatever falls behind it, you’re just creating another problem to fix later on down the road if you ever decide to change the look or size of your baseboard trim.

[rachelepitropakis]

Thank you for sharing. My dad wouldn't let me use any tools growing up. Now as a grown women I am so thankful for YouTube as it helps me become more independent.

[TheMcChesneys]

I understand your idea. My initial thoughts are the touch up sprayed wall sticks out like a soar thumb even though you did a close up shot it really sticks outs to my eyes. Maybe an untextured wall and you could get by. Another issue is if you ever need to remove/replace that piece of trim. you will have completely repair the wall again and your stuck with using the same height or taller trim piece in the future. I would have removed the trim piece and repaired the wall lower to the floor. I prefer 2 other options. The reason the caulked results looked bad is because it was caulked up the wall a little. maybe used a finger to push it the void and it ended up cupping the caulk job. Try removing the caulk and use painters tape to the the fill in that small gab. You may need to reapply if it shrinks to much. I prefer cut to the back of the trim piece every quarter inch in the area that has the void to allow the trim piece to conform the that slight gap. These issues arise because the sheetrock/plasterboard contractors should have feathered the outside corners a minimum of 24 inches.

[heathermontville]

As a diy homeowner I always enjoy seeing techniques that expand my skill set. ...I also am a bit of a perfectionist so gaps like that (which I have currently) bother me and filling with caulk is not the answer~Thank you!

[kevinconrad]

You just turned a 30 sec paint touch up into an hours long drywall repair requiring hard messy sanding, texturing and repainting. Just mask off the trim and paint the excess caulk to match the wall color it will keep the sight lines for both the wall and the trim looking great. We only have a finite amount of time on this earth, don’t waste it.

[grride]

I have some larger gaps between the baseboards and floor tile. Your videos are great!! Keep the content going, easy to understand. Thanks!👍🏽 Just found your other video explaining this. 👍🏽

[A_Dying_Breed]

I was looking for a quick fix and I found a two day project in this video. This might be a good fix if it's the only section in your entire house that's messed up, and you're really good with mud. I can tell more of a difference with patch job as i could the caulk lol

[FartTruster]

For texture patches. Try spraying some test spots on some extra masking/plastic. Getting the mix right is the most important for blending patches then just play with your orifice size and air pressure. For patches alot of times I'll do two coats. One to just initially fill the patch and a second to cover the entire wall/ceiling to blend everything together. Definitely takes some practice 👍

[garethbarnes]

Good fix!😁👍
I deal with this alot also.
As another alternative l generally check the other side of the wall as this is a framing issue, if the other side is open you can shim out between the stud and the back of the drywall & that will bring the drywall & baseboards together nicely.
If it's not open on the back side l will pop the piece off and loosen the bottom drywall screws and lever and shim from the bottom keeping all my work below the baseboard level as to not be seen after reinstalling the piece.This method has not failed me in over 20 years of renos & restorations.
Hope this helps & that l explained that well enough.
Happy New years @Everyone 😁

[leearnold]

Unfortunately most customers don't want to pay for additional work when they're already paying a 10-15k flooring remodel throughout the whole house. Sometimes you just have to shove some cardboard in the crack and caulk it 🤷🏼‍♂️ I wish customers had unlimited budgets to things the right way, but I've found more often than not, they don't.

[-agent--]

My answer to your video question... caulk it and paint it to look like it's level... very easy

[cuocsongocanadien]

i am a new owners, thanks for showing us DIY projects, you the best