Ever tried SKIMMING DRYWALL with one of THESE?

Skimming blades are all the rage for a reason! This video shows why and how to use them.
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[BenRush]

You are just fantastic at this. It's really a big win for us all to have someone of your ability as a tradesman also have such a gift at teaching. It's genuinely educational and oddly relaxing watching you work. You're kind of the Bob Ross of carpentry.

[recommit]

Had my first level 5 job this week since seeing you apply the mud with a roller & decided to try it out.
Once again, thank you for teaching me yet another little trick that has proven to be a huge time saver. I used less mud, applied it faster, more consistent thickness & the skimmer was done in 2 passes. Best tip in ages. Cheers from Australia.

[robertaylor]

Dip your roller in water and use your hands to work the water in the fibers a little. Give it a gentle spin, then dunk it and spin it again. You want it pretty damp but not dripping. We always called it “priming” the roller. It basically allows you to start applying material right away, without the first several minutes and sections being wasted to saturating the roller. Same thing with a brush.

I have every confidence it would work for preparing a roller to applymud for a skim coat.

[kbfarrell]

I grabbed a Level 5 and it makes a huge difference - I almost looks like I know what I'm doing! After watching your video, now I know I can do a better job rolling it on as well.. that's a huge time saver as well if you ask me. Thank you for your great videos 🙂

[angelwright]

So glad I found this helpful video AFTER skim coating my living and dining rooms. As a cake decorator, I agree that it does feel a bit like frosting a cake.

[JohnSmith-wyji]

23 years ago I worked on a project that wanted 700, 000sqft of drywall level 5! We rolled it all with 18” rollers and used a huge pan of mud to dip the roller into! Three man process. One guy rolling and two guys trialing with 14” knives. And this was with regular mud! They didn’t have lightweight back than! Now we use Graco Mark 5 to spray the mud on the walls! Great videos! Love the inside jokes!! I laugh and than my wife gives me the l don’t get it look! 😆

[kidjetrecon]

I’m pathetic, just got home from spraying knockdown all day, and I’m watching drywall videos.

[BillStreeter]

I'm not a tradesman, but I learned how to do drywall working on my own house. And I find it to be one of the most satisfying home improvement tasks there is. I might be kind of a weirdo, but I love getting that mud smooth on the wall. I have only used long blades in the past, but I might invest in one of these things if I ever do another job on my house.

[congoose]

I love this channel and that almost half a million folks tune in to see you do something we can't really see on camera. But in our imaginations, that wall is silky smooth

[christophermerino]

Amazing how a pro defines "messy". By just standing still and looking at a bucket of mud, I manage to look as though I willfully decided to take a bath in the stuff! It frightened the cats when they saw me and the little woman cracked up and said I looked like I was in a full body cast.

[recommit]

I bought a level 5 set last year. Can't believe how much work it saves & seriously impressive results.

[marvelmusic]

Totally agree with BenRush's comment about you being the Bob Ross of Carpentry. I find I'm watching your videos just because I can relate to the satisfaction aspect of your work. It is very relaxing to watch. Not to discredit how fit you are, the amount of muscle it takes to do the work is not at all lost on me. So glad the blade company sent you those blades. And I would like to add, whoever is filming, did a fabulous job.

[joestallings]

I didn't know about rolling on mud or smoothing blades. I have three bedrooms with painted-over wallpaper. I was going to replace the sheetrock! Thank you for the incredible paradigm shift!

[ds]

I'm getting ready to work on the ceiling and repair walls in a bathroom remodel. This video was timely. But I'll need to revisit your other drywall videos for reminders. Thanks.

[michaelclarkson]

This is the best, most educational skimming video I’ve seen and I’ve searched through a fair amount. Thank you for this. It’s great that it’s in real time rather than the sped up videos that people do these days, where certain important points are not explained. Very much appreciated and hope to see more of your videos. 🙂👍

[philipguy]

I have always skimmed by hand but decided to try this technique on a 100 year old house and man it worked a charm. Beautiful flat walls quickly.

[merchy]

Thank you bro 35 years of drywall but not much smooth wall you have really help me on this job terrible bubbles OMG crazy I'm going do this today after I sand it I'm sure it's going make things better

[MIDEEZEE]

Great Job on these Videos. You do the best at explaining every little nuance. I too have the 18, 24 and 40 in skim blades. I can't believe how fast the job goes. 2 coats and I am done I was impressed at the amount of area one can cover with the 40 in blade. Thanks for explaining the roller, this will help in the future. As a homeowner I have learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work.

[MrWaterbugdesign]

I'm 65, I remodel a house once every 5-7 years. Just finishing up house #4 since I retired 20 years. Planning to move to SE Asia and building a house without any drywall. What a nice feeling to never use drywall again. In this house I did one wall with MDF shiplap...was a pain too, result not super great. But then I decided to cheap out and make my own shiplap using some scrap 3/8 and 1/2 CDX plywood I had. Ripped to 6" widths but I could even very the width if needed to use up scrap. Hand sand the edges rounding them over, 80 grit.

Ripped 2" strips of 1/8 panel to make the lap, Glued the strip to the back of the ply on one side.

Prime, even paint, before installing. Brad nail to install. Wow, I loved the result. Way easier to install than the MDF shiplap I had brought. It's the rough surface of the CDX that I think helped. The perfect edges of the MDF showed any issues. I ended up doing 2 more walls in this pjy shiplap and 2 closets. The closets had AC lines and cables so I screwed the ply, not painting over screws, so I could access in the future. For sure pre-painted is needed for access.

Anywho, next house all teak and/or mahogany. Bye bye drywall. I won't miss you.

[Craig]

Just skim coated walls with roller and 36" blade today for the first time. LOVE IT!