HOW TO FIX SCREW POPS IN DRYWALL

One of drywalls most OBNOXIOUS DEFECTS!! Here is a solid LONG TERM FIX for screw pops!
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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)

[justmike]

I have a LOT of these in this house I own now. My dad owned it and he should have never done any remodeling. He used Roofing Nails, lol

[nil]

I just bought a house and a lot of screws have popped on the drywall this has helped hugely.
Also I'm 35 picking up skateboarding after a long gap. Your basically my life coach now.

[g-ray]

This guy knows his stuff. Thanks for the videos. I’ve done drywall for25 years and agree with him on almost everything

[mtaylormt]

Vancouver Carpenter needs to do a video series on how he gets his hair looking so good always, and with no drywall dust in it ever.

[imherehello]

I have been a handyman for a few years and I’ve flipped some properties and hung some drywall although it’s not my trade. I’ve watched dozens and dozens of videos on hanging drywall and I just learned more now than I did and all those videos put together. Subscribed.

[lucarvian]

Great vid. Just a note though, don't always have to remove the screw if it hasn't broken through the paper. Sometimes wood shrinks because it is a bit wet when house is framed and finished, and all you need to do is give it a quarter turn to tighten it up. I never cut the drywall. I simply use the round end of a screw driver and push it in the hole to round the edges into the screw hole so no drywall paper will stick out from the mud once applied. Same idea, but no cutting, less mud and smaller patch. Either way has same results.

[robinknudson]

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[rscpeace]

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[Grizzleback]

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[segrafix]

Your videos are excellent! Good technique, straightforward teaching. I work at Home Depot’s paint department and I recommend your channel to many of my DIY customers. Thank you!

[Trevor_Austin]

You’d never get a job in Britain. You know what your doing, you use the correct materials, you do the job correctly and are have patience. It’s good to see real professionals at work. Thank you.

[ericfloyd]

A problem that has plagued me for decades and finally a solution. Thank you!

[SOGT]

Where have you been all my life? You have wonderful informative videos and you are well spoken and quite positively clear - and really pleasant in your lecture.

[Brockthedog]

I learned multiple things and I have dry walled on my own diy projects over the years. Great instruction. Thank you.

[Lenzo]

You are the bomb! I own a very busy remodeling company and I am suggesting your videos for all my workers. Thanks for being so thorough.

[johnnyo]

Great video. Very easy to understand for everyone to know how to do the fix correctly. There is a few other ways that screw pops occur . A more common reason is when you have studs that are not level with one another, meaning one is sticking out farther or one is in farther than the others which causes the dw not to lay flat again the framing its self .
That a whole separate fix that this fix will not work . Best way I found out is to avoid this stud completely and move to the next stud in line that is framed correctly . If there is a bunch studs with this issue a framer will need to return and fix the issue for the dw guy 👍before you can move on with your dw work .

[gar]

This guy is one of the BEST on You Tube for tips and home home repair videos!

[bweiter]

First time watching your channel. I really like your delivery. The little nuggets of information though out are really helpful.

[retiredammo]

Thank you! I’ve noticed this problem on my walls. I wasn’t sure why this was happening. Our home was built in the late 70’s so this explains why we’re having that problem.

[tomtalley]

As a painting contractor for 35+ years, most pops I come across is from the dry wallers missing studs.