Ever tried SKIMMING DRYWALL with one of THESE?

I took off wallpaper and now I’m here

Can this mud be applied over the painted wall and the primer?

I tried rolling and i must have the wrong roller.

Every taper should have a Darby.

But what you use to seal the wall stop mud drying out fast

Little pcs. Of stuff could be plastic from your beater rubbing on the sides/bottom of the pail. Try not to let the beater hit the bucket when your mixing.

Why again would you want to skim the whole wall like that !

Did you add soap to your mudd and how much

THANKS I HAVE WATCHED SEVERAL OF YOUR VIDS. ODD QUESTION; ARE YOU RELATED TO ANY LAST NAME BATT. OR FRENCH.

Ben, Can you use a short skimming blade for 1st coat over tape?

Nice job mate tell something how much they charge per square foot to finish drywall regulars finish on walls not a level 5 finish with materials

I'm missing something here...I don't see what he's trying o cover...it looks good as is to me...

Should've taped the outlet.

For a second I thought he was breaking out a set of golf clubs

I have a job coming up where I will be skimming the walls in a bathroom. I googled skimming walls and came across your video! You covered all my questions and demonstrated so well how it’s used! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!

Hi. What sort of roller did you use here? I assume for semi-smooth surfaces?

Nice Nice Nice

?? This is fantastic! Could this method be used for lead encapsulation?😊

Could this be used to smooth out a textured wall?

I only skimmed coated twice and my biggest problem was rolling enough joint compound on the walls and ceilings. Did you thin it extra or less and what type of roller nap did you use. Any one?

what's going on here?

Thanks for the tutorial. One thing I've learned from all the videos is that I need to get a pair of Stan Smiths.😊

Since I found out about that spatula or trowel I haven't used anything else, it's liquid gold!!

I was expecting to see a very nice rifle in that gun case.
The thinner mud takes less muscle power? lol
For somebody familiar with plastering, or even dry wall work, this guy is a joke.
less learning curve, is the correct answer however.

the fastest effective way would spraying it with a hopper, using commercial industrial silicone between the unions cracks , n screws, two coats on mud , then either use a giant sander with wetting the dry mud with spray gun, pump sprayer or hand water bottle spray smooth , do corners by hand or square rectangular sander ,, then primer paint first coat see the inperfections fill them in with mud resand , primer spots only wait to dry apply first coat of paint clean wiped wall in between or use blower, designs are made with roller or hay broom sponge, or hand brush,,

what size nap do you have on your roller?

excelente profesor muy bien bueno y educativo

I just gave these a go. Not a bad first attempt, but definitely revisiting this video to see how I can improve! First guess is use more mud. 😊. Level5 is the brand I chose.

Used alot of things like that in the years that i did full thick plaster

What nap roller are you using?

Your Videos are so so good! Thank you so much for what you do and how you teach !

Do not ever do this unless you have a powered sander. The walls are not as smooth as they look in the video.

You got the skillz to pay the bills. 👍

How about washing the roller, how many times can it be used again???

Me and my husband moved to Florida, along with both daughters and their families. Well we have all been decorating our homes but we all have the orange peel walls. My daughter and her hubbie had to do a skim coat to put up wallpaper and so did I. I’ve never done it before so I watched your videos first. My daughter came over and said mine looked great and was so much better than what her husband did at their house. Her husband is so competitive with everything haha and she told him ours turned out looking a lot better than theirs. I told my husband I can guarantee my son n law is gonna come look at ours and sure enough, that evening he came by w my daughter. Me and my husband wanted to crack up because we watched our SIL stare at our walls, checking out our skim coat job 😂😂😂😂. It was hilarious. I’d never wanna do this for a job… it was a pain… but thank u for your instructions to make it as efficient as we could👌👌👌

Have you used a sprayer to apply the skim coat after thinned out like you did in the beginning or perhaps just a tad thinner to thick paint consistency?

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.

love your videos you got any vids with spraying mud on............i just got myself a 1040t titan wow i love it

Hola. Qué marca de llana estás usando? Gracias.

Unfortunately I had to stop watching your video because it cased me nausea: you should tell the camera guy not to follow every movement you make. The more the camera is steady, the more the video is enjoyable and avoid to cause dizziness in those who are motion sickness sensitive.

it is correct to keep your buckets clean. Otherwise, you get crud in the mud.

Lol now thats a mixer

the roller is for make texture ?

You make it look so simple when it's totally a finesse job...
It was really informative for me, though, after I've struggled with doing drywall, mudding and taping all my life, well, most of it, anywho...
I already used some of your suggestions, and I really found out about mud consistency is key !

try using a airless with a 32 thou tip, did many 1000 s of feet that way

I have found that putting mud on with a roller for me is slower than just applying it with pan and knife

To be fair you would be far better off learning to plaster, a plaster skim is far quicker, and you have no sanding.

Out of curiosity, because I live in Vancouver, and I need to have it done over the next year, what is a ballpark on a 600 sq ft ceiling to go from popcorn to level 5?

Hey im from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada im a taper i heard about peace workers get paid 28 cents just wondering if its true

You mentioned soap. What soap?