How to Do A Skip Trowel, Mud Trowel Knockdown, Santa Fe, Spanish Knockdown Texture
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Leah from See Jane Drill demonstrates how to create a skip trowel texture on a wall or ceiling. Also called mud trowel knockdown, santa fe, and spanish knockdown texture.
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After watching numerous skip trowel videos and instructions, this is the most informative and best demonstration of how to I’ve seen. Thanks Leah!
I’ve seen a comment like this one maybe 3 other videos lol
I do a lot of texture for a living and this is BY FAR THE BEST video for someone who’s never done this before to learn how. There’s obviously other ways to do this but for a complete beginner or even someone who dabbles in DIY here and there this is the best way you could possibly get a good profesional looking finish without being an actual profesional.
Agreed. Anyone who’s worked with drywall compound has probably applied this finish by accident. Extremely simple.
lol
Leah, I'm now 70 years old. I started doing Drywall when I was 18 years old. I was helping my cousin for the summer and my father who sold drywall mud and materials to contractors. At that time I (we) never did the Santa Fe type texture out in central Texas and Oklahoma. Did a lot of knockdown though.
Anyway, I never did drywall as a profession. I ended up managing resort hotels in the islands. ;-) However, from time-to-time I've built several houses with my own hands and made repairs to others I've owned. Each time I've learned something from the Pro's on the job and used their instruction(s) to make my work better.
Now at 70 you've taught me the Santa Fe or Spanish knockdown texture and I sincerely appreciate it. I'm doing drywall texturing tomorrow for my son and his wife in their new home and this is the type of texture they want. Thanks to you... this is what they'll get!
Leah, I've watched many of your other video's and I sincerely appreciate you and your deep knowledge in everything you present. You are an excellent teacher/tutor. You make things clear, succinct, and comprehensive in a highly intelligent and meaningful way. Thank you for increasing the knowledge of us all... whether we are young and just starting out or oldie's (but goodie's) like me.
Hi Kolin, thanks for writing and for your kind compliments. I really appreciate it, coming from someone of your experience. I'm glad the video was helpful, and I hope the walls in your son's home turn out great! Regards, Leah
I'm a DIY guy and woodworker, but I really like watching your short how-to videos simply because you're an awesome presenter Leah. Keep up the good work dear!
+cajun812 thanks very much! :)
You should be a college teacher, or instructor as they call it. You are so clear and concise. Best video on CZcams.
I have done a few of Leah's project, this one we did upstairs on a built-in fireplace that we put and it came out wonderful. I love her techniques
This is the fourth video of yours I've watched spread out over a couple years, and I wanted to stop and say "thanks" for giving such good instructions. Not only are your instructions clear and concise, you have a calm, reassuring voice. You're a born teacher.
you're welcome, and thanks! I really appreciate your comments.
Seriously, I have watched you for years and you always explain and show how to do things the best. You are awesome! Thank you! 😇
By far the best video I've seen! Thank you so much for the tutorial! Please continue the good work, it is greatly appreciated. Very professional, very exact, and very good camera work. Thank you so much!
Mark Henry Cooney You're very welcome, Mark, and thanks so much for the compliment! I (and my camera person, for sure) I appreciate it.
After watching this video I textured a new wall and have had many positive comments. We are now remodeling another room and came back to review this terrific video before working on another wall. Leah is a great teacher!
I know I'm watching construction videos but you put a smile on my face every time I watch yours. Thank you for the education and good energy!
you're welcome, Seth, and thanks, you comment made me smile!
This is the best explanation of skip trowel. All other videos I viewed to learn this method, don't even explain how much or how to hold the trowel. Thank you for putting time into your video.
Terrific Skip Trowel tutorial with all the necessary elements. Thanks, Leah!
What an awesome teacher!
+Brandon Gchachu thanks!
I concurs ...awesome teacher!
When I'm looking for a specific DIY project, my search has ended many times on one of your videos. It's great to have DIY videos that don't assume that you already know "X,Y,Z" about the subject matter and break down the process into a very logical series of steps. Your videos are always very informative and concise and tend not to waste a lot of time with unnecessary amounts of information. Just the right amount of knowledge to get you started confidently. Great series! Keep posting!
+Zach Kibbey Thanks, Zach, I really appreciate your comments, as you have pinpointed exactly what we are trying to do with our videos. Glad you like them!
awsome... one thing i like about you that you always keep it simple and dont act like you know it all or say you been doing it for years like some other people. thanks
Hurray, I''ve just found what I needed for my walls. Thank you, Leah!
Awesome video!! Been in the construction biz for 20 years and have watched many videos on how to do unfamiliar projects, have to say that this is the best ever on any subject. No BS, no crap, no extra talking. Just straight how to advice with just the right attitude. Thanks so much for posting this
my pleasure
I have rental property and some of the walls have been abused, patched, uneven and this technique made my job much easier. Looks amazing!
This tutorial saved a ceiling in an upstairs small room that we didn't know what to do with! Someone applied drywall very poorly and it was sagging and not looking good. After this video, I got the courage to try something radical! We used 1x3s over the drywall at the studs to simulate exposed beams, and did this texture between! The 1x3s held up the old drywall pack into place and this compound finish gives the whole area a beautiful French country look! Thank you sooo much for making these videos available! 😀
Nice job 👍👍👍
I see a lot of these tutorials and most of them don't go into this amount of detail, I've been searching forever trying to find how to replicate this texture, thank you so much! Amazing video and great demonstration
I did my skip trowel and my walls look good. Thank you, thank you, thank you. My trowel is not the only thing skipping. I am skipping down the street with a smile on my face thanks to you.
Thank you for the quick and very informative video. I needed this for a ceiling repair I did and couldn’t for the life of me figure out how this texture was made. You’ve taught me a skill for life time, thanks again. Cheers.
You’ve given me the courage to try this!
I have been thinking about this for my bathroom and never had the nerve until this video. Excellent demonstration and directions. I can't thank you enough!
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The video is the best one I’ve seen. You make it look so easy. I finally got the courage to do it.
I am attempting to rejuvenate some plaster walls and my father suggested skip troweling as a way to cover a multitude of sins I watched Ye Olde You Tube for how-to's on how to skip trowel, and this is by far the best and clearest demonstration. Thanks to your easy-to-understand video, I know I can accomplish this project!
Thanks so much for this tutorial. I was nervous at first, so started with an area that would not show (behind a future wardrobe) By the end, I felt like an expert. My wall was made of ugly concrete block and I found it worked better to fill the grout lines first with a firm mud to create a flatish surface. Otherwise, the soft mud just dripped out of the grout lines. I think it would be worth creating a tutorial focusing on concrete block walls ... as so many people have these ugly block walls. This skip-trowel technique is perfect for this kind of wall. I also found it was unnecessary to get it perfect the first time. I ended up patching the bits I didn't like after it was dry ... and that saved me a lot of time as a beginner.
Excellent presentation. Just moved a giant aquarium out of my new home.. All the walls around it were textured in this manner. Now, I can fix this bare spot which can be seen form almost everywhere in the house. Thank you for taking the time to make the video.
You are awesome. Most instructors say nothing about the subtle techniques which are the most critical. You emphasize them. Bravo!
+Ppy1938 thank you very much!
So happy I found your channel. Great tutorial. Your caution about only having one person do the texture is SPOT ON.
My aunt and I skipped troweled my farmhouse. I did the down stairs and she did the upstairs. WOW, noticeable difference in our techniques and in the heaviness of application! She has a very loud, outgoing personality whereas I'm sociable but more conservative and proper-like in my interactions with people. You guessed it. Hers was heavy and big swirls. Mine was softer swirls and lighter texture. ha ha
I love your calm demeanor and concise instructions. I am now going to go texture to the drywall I replaced after Hurricane Ian. After this video, I think I can match up the texture on the new drywall to that which remained on upper portion of walls. We couldn't find any contractors available, so I've been doing the work myself. You've helped boost my confidence to give it a go. Thank you for your content!!!
I am constantly searching for “how to” videos for all sorts of projects, and I have to say your videos are the best! Thanks so much for explaining everything in great detail, camera work is excellent too! Just love the reassurance with your signature “You can do this”
Gonna do my entire interior with this, aside from ceiling, tiled and flat areas (for murals). It’s very attractive when done and provides in my opinion much more interesting walls and homely vibe.
Leah, when I watched a video of yours on skimming a wall with joint compound (smooth 3 step application) I wished I saw it BEFORE I did a skim job on my very beat up drywall that was under wallpaper for decades. Now I can just smugly declare that I was doing a skip trowel finish as an excuse for my not so smooth results. Both styles are good and you teach them very well. Thanks!
Wanda MG LOL, thanks, Wanda!
Thanks. Now I know how to do this texture. I have an 80 year old house with plaster walls and it has this style finish and I have a couple of areas that need some repair work, this will help me get the finish on the repairs as close to the original as possible.
I bought a 70s split-level foreclosure that has this on all the walls and ceiling surfaces. I removed a wall which left an area to patch on the ceiling. Additionally, I replaced drywall in several areas of the house and had no idea how I was going to match the new drywall to the existing textured surfaces until I saw your video. I can't tell you how stressed I was about figuring this out. Thanks for the video. You have helped me tremendously.
*This woman is absolutely great !!! Thanks, Leah...*
This is by far the best video I’ve seen on applying this texture. Thanks!
I came here looking for a wall texture.....not sure what I wanted. I watched this video and THIS is what I want. I wasn't sure I could do it until I watched YOUR video, now I am certain I can!!! YOU are awesome.Thank you. I love your teaching style.
+Tracey Thatcher thanks, Tracey, I appreciate your comments!
Just wanted to drop in and say how much I love what you say at the end of every video!
You have some of the best step by step videos when it comes to mudding! Thank you
😂 I have watched hours of texturing and you clarified it in minutes! Thanks Leah!
Thank you so much. Your videos are so helpful!
This is what my walls look like when I'm trying to do it the right way!
you're welcome, glad to be of help!
A year ago I textured my bathroom walls after watching your video. and it turned out great. thank you so much for help. you really help boost confidence.
You can tell Leah has a lot of experience using that trowel. 👌🏼
I usually watch several instructional videos when trying something new. Not this time. Just what I needed to see, right down to not sharing the texturing duties ;) Thanks for the knowledge!!!
My mom and I are so grateful for this education! The demo was great and your instruction was very helpful! We want more!!!
+D Thur glad you liked it!
Great video. I like the way you did close-ups of the texture and the angle of the tool to the wall. Your explanations were great.
This is by far the best tutorial on skip trowel i found 👍
Just got a job fixing cracks and this is the texture that is on the walls. Which I've never done. Fixing and smoothing the cracks was easy, this is going to be the harder part. But after viewing this, I'm hoping to do it, you made it look so easy.
You have a gift of teaching. Thanks for your great videos.
Great information, I told the contractor I wanted a Spanish colonial feel & this is the feel I want for the whole house.
This is a great DIY video. Leah breaks it down and makes it very easy to apply her techniques. I've done exactly what she said and it looks great. Thanks Leah...keep up the good work. She's a great teacher.
@seejanedrill This has to be THE BEST spanish knockdown video I've ever seen. This is exactly what we see down here in southern Florida a lot. You gave a great variety of thickness and which edge to lead on when knocking down. Perfectly done, thank you.
Your "instructor" shows in your videos, Jane. Thanks a lot! You just gave me my best "how to" video...been looking for tips on this texture for too long.
See Jane kill it! Thank you thank you! Superb video and teaching that took the feat and black magic out of skip troweling. I've watched so many other videos and read articles but my textures look like crap and now I know why.
Thank you very much, you saved me time and money. I followed your instructions and did it right the first time.
Great Demo! I have done this a few times by trial and error in the past, if I had watched this video before hand I would have saved myself a lot of aggravation. Thank you for your time, it is very much appreciated.
you're welcome, Rob, glad to be of help!
Thank you! I bought a house with textured walls. I needed to patch some holes and dents in the drywall. I just successfully pulled off my first skip trowel, thanks to the guidance of this video!
Nice!
You know that moment when you think something is hard and you’re not sure if you’ll find out how to do it on CZcams but you end up finding it and it’s just awesome, well this is that moment. I’ve always wanted to know how my wall texture was applied for when I have to fix it and removing wallpaper etc… now I just need the tools and this it easy. Thank you for the great video!
Exceptional video and instruction. I feel completely comfortable trying this whereas with other videos I still felt like I was flying blind. Thanks Leah!
OMGosh Leah, that explains my crappy walls and why they look they were done at different times, probably just two people doing patterns! TY, for being such a great teacher!
My pleasure
As a single women with no Dad or brother to help... this video is such great info.. as previously mentioned, I have a condo with horrible damaged walls.. did the glue removal, patching and sanding.. then priming and sanding.. then painting.. walls still look terrible.. this will be my next project... lesson learned.. never buy a house with wall paper.. Lol!!
Wall paper is a bitch to come off .....but there is a way .....soak the wall paper with dish wash liquid and water and a sponge just so it starts to run. Let sit for 10 minutes ...the wall paper will turn color .......3 inch scraper .....and scrap......fill imperfections and sand ....
@@bigadventur remove any loose wall paper, then apply two coats of this over old wallpaper with a thick brush - you have to order it on Amazon, Lowes or Home Depot for some reason they don't carry it in the stores. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OFHEG2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@dianepalmer4218 probably has a short shelf life.
Thanks . I've got to show this to my boss. He don't believe that my pattern won't match. On a repair. Like always great channel.
I'm completing a remodel in my house that had terrible dry wall work done. After rescrewing all of the surfaces, most of the wall board was loose, I used this texture in most of the house. Using a 1/4 x 5/16 notched thin set trowel to get an even amount of mud on the wall. Then used pool concrete trowel to smooth out the mud, then skip or drag it to get the texture I wanted. The pool trowel has rounded corners which prevents the corners from digging in and leaving marks. I worked from a home made plasterer's board to hold my mud . A piece of smooth plywood screwed to an old piece of broom handle makes a good mud palet.
way to go on getting it done!
Excellent demonstration. You are a great teacher. I hope you are instructing for the drywall finishing trades.
+Dave Cornette Thank you, Dave, I appreciate it.
thanks from the Bahamas 🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸
Very good! One person should do it! Exactly! If 2, it will be different!
And, when “patching” this type of wall, because two different hands will produce to different effects, I tell people let me re-do the whole wall.
I love your videos, keep making them - because I learnt a lot from you.
This is fantastic! My girlfriend wants this texture on the bedroom ceiling, and I'm gonna give it a go. I feel confident about doing it now. Many thanks!
Great, good luck with your project!
Excellent demonstration! Thank you! Leah really understands art! One person! The pattern of one person is different from another! Exactly right!
+BackToConstitution thanks! :)
After looking at your video, I tried to find others who showed the knockdown technique and found nothing, like yours! You are a true artist! Thank you for your kindness and generosity! The world will miss you when you are gone! You really are SPECIAL!
Wow, all those different names were causing me so much confusion when googling. I'm so glad I found your video! Looks just like my house
Your "How to Make a Drywall Plug (California Patch)" helped me with patching several drywall holes, and this video is exactly what I needed to finish everything up. Much obliged!
This is a great video! We are finishing our basement and are just learning everything through youtube. So many videos have bad angles, or the person turns off the camera to finish things so you can't see how it's done. I found your video very, very helpful. THANK YOU!
you're very welcome, Sandra, and welcome to our channel!
I did this last weekend and it turned out amazing.
Thanks for another awesome video. My mom is a contractor so I love seeing other women in the trade. I grew up in the trade but always hired out the texturing but with your help I did a room myself today. As per the trowel thing I used a concrete float ant the curved surface worked much easier than a trowel did for me. Just wanted to share. I was having a hard time with the trowel but couldn’t mess up with the float.
Leah I do hand texture as a profession and I occasionally get on you tube to kill time. But I have to let you know that you did a wonderful job in in explaining the skip trowel process. Best video on you tube only giving credit where credit is due.
Victor Arreguinalmanza Thanks, Victor, I appreciate it! :)
I have a wall that I have needed to do for about a year. I love your videos and I think I will give this a try!
I love the thick texture!
Im going to do a faux brick wall with faux lath , and cracking plaster. But im going to do the thick texture (now that you showed me this) instead of wallpaper.
Trust me... is going to be gorgeous!
In my 1900's farm house kitchen.. I've done in a 1990 mobile home.
This was a really great example of texture work! Thank you for showing the three variations!
THANK YOU!!! Amazing tutorial, exactly what I was looking for! You have the best free tutorials on CZcams! God bless you!!!
Finally I found it! Thank you so much! Million likes!!!
Leah, great job and easy to understand. I am starting heavy knockdown on my 3rd house. My technique is more like a "relief map". Some big flat areas too. The base color is a golden with some maroon and other colors rubbed in on the bumpy or texture part. We get so many compliments. thank you
You should post a picture! It sounds lovely
Thank you! This is the best tutorial I have seen. This will be on my project list for future jobs!
Outstanding! we decided to remove the popcorn ceiling and we are going with the skip trowel look on our ceilings. Thanks for the tutorial!
you're welcome, glad to be of help!
As always, Leah has the best and most informational videos out there. I don't even search anymore, I just go to Seejanedrill's page first. Thank you for providing great video's. I can do it and because of you I did do it!! :)
Nice!👍
Thank you so much! We were going to pay someone like $3,000 to remove popcorn ceiling and texture our new house. We don't have to do that. We can do it ourselves. You are awesome.
Hey Nathanial, that's very cool. Let me know how it turns out. If you even wanted to email me some pics, that would be great!
I just might do that!
I'm glad I found your channel even if it is 5 yrs. old
Leah--You are an absolutely incredible teacher! I love the way you patiently explain everything as you are moving along, as well as the way you give the reason for the do's & don'ts.
+Kelly Donachricha thanks so much, Kelly, I appreciate it!
I've watched this video before and I love how you explain things. What I don't love is this particular texture. Its whats in my house currently though. I don't like ridges, smudges, and inconsistencies of this method. I was thinking about sanding it all down and starting over with a spray knockdown texture. However, my house is really big and thats a lot of work. Looks like I'm sticking with this texture after all.
Great video! I love the way you showed 3 different ways to achieve wall texture using basically the same technique. You didn't overcomplicate your explanations. Thank you for stressing that only one person should do the actual texturing. For some reason (I don't know why), this seems to be a hard concept for some people to grasp. Bravo!
thank you very much!
Love the ease you show and explain. Everything I've seen you do is done in a training manner that should be applied in any teaching or training. Just simply a big fan. I could definitely work with you on anything I believe
Thank you so much for this video. All of the walls of my house are covered with this skip trowel finish and we're making some improvements in our kitchen and I have to replicate it so it doesn't look weird. your video really gave me what i needed to know to do the job, and made me feel like I could do it. and I did it and it looks like it was original. just took a little finesse to make it come together. thank you!
that's fantastic, way to go!
Yeah, I've had to blend this kind of texture in remodels several times lately, but also with a bit of sand added to the mud to really match. I just call it skip troweling, but the current client is calling what they want Santa Fe, so I was checking to see if that is somehow different, which apparently it isn't. lol Jane explained it really well. All I can add is to pay attention to the feel of the trowel as you're moving it. It will feel just a little different at what I think is the best angle.
thanks so much for this video! just a comment about only one person should do the texture. I was at a restaurant last weekend it had this on two different walls that joined to each other and you could clearly see that each wall was done by a different person. before watching this video I had guessed that that might have been the case. glad to confirm that with this video as I will be taking on this project myself. thanks again!
you're welcome, J-Y!
Leah, you ARE great. You make it look so easy. I will look to you for all my projects from now on. Thanks for your help.
+Skiddle DeDe you're very welcome, and thanks!
similarities in randomness implies regularity, therefore not so random after all. very philosophical. great video, very helpful
Interesting comment
Indeed, I think the real trick with skip troweling is to not make it look vaguely like a dragon scales pattern from a distance. That gets harder the larger the facet is, such as a whole ceiling.
You are my new idol. It's wonderful to see women in the trades. Fantastic job. You truly know your way around a trowel. lol I will be skipping from here on in. It was easy, informative and quick.
thank you so much, glad it was helpful!
Thanks Leah..I have some patching to do and this is the best instructional I have run across
+Doug Keener you're welcome, Doug, glad it was helpful!
Excellent video. You are a teacher. I just looked up at my ceiling and see the same pattern.
Best video I found on this technique. Great instructions. Thanks