How to Remove a Drywall Ceiling Easy

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  • čas přidán 28. 05. 2018
  • This is the method i have been using to remove a drywall ceiling before having to replace it with new drywall.
    First I go around the perimeter and cut through the cornice with my new Hilti Drywall Cut Out Tool . That way when I pull the ceiling down the entire top half of the cornice comes with it.
    Next i release the drywall from around any cables or anything that can pull or disturb anything i dont want to damage.
    Next i create a space for myself in the corner once i remove a bit of the drywall thats above and around me in case the whole ceiling collapses,
    and I'm laying under a pile of rubble until the end of the day till its cleaned up and im found.
    then just pull it down taking extra care of windows and walls.
    Its best to pull it down in large peices as although heavey they are much quicker to dispose of in one go.
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Komentáře • 133

  • @1mcrypto147
    @1mcrypto147 Před 2 lety +16

    Nice that there was no blown in insulation sitting on the drywall. I have about 18" of that coming down with the drywall.

  • @elp.1742
    @elp.1742 Před 3 lety +18

    Thank you. Just went through Hurricane Laura and I think I can take the ceiling down myself, after watching you!

  • @tylerm8128
    @tylerm8128 Před 5 lety +76

    I see he is wearing his safety squints

    • @bguiles1
      @bguiles1 Před 4 lety +4

      OHShit-approved.

    • @l1tseddo331
      @l1tseddo331 Před rokem +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @miguelsantosalexandre8278

    Nice and easy...and fast👍
    Greetings from Portugal.

  • @dimitriosdaskalakis6127
    @dimitriosdaskalakis6127 Před 2 lety +11

    I would have liked to see the ceiling go permanently, to give height to the room and so the room has a vaulted ceiling look - I'd love to have it done in my house.

  • @RainbowReigns
    @RainbowReigns Před 2 lety +1

    That was great to watch thanks

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching

  • @Lextragon
    @Lextragon Před 29 dny

    Hello, I was told my ceiling has mineral wood, but doesn't have antivibration holders so I keep hearing footsteps. I need to remove the drywall, apply VCL membrane, the antivibration holders and then apply the mineral wool and dry wall again. My question is, do I need to remove all furniture from the house or can it be done while covering everything from dust and other remains?

  • @sandypiper9454
    @sandypiper9454 Před 5 lety +2

    Looks like great therapy for a bad day, ha!

  • @fabioGeraci
    @fabioGeraci Před rokem

    I am getting in DIY, and looking in tiring down the old, very old plaster ceiling, what is the cutting tool you are using?

  • @Aviation2016
    @Aviation2016 Před 3 lety +2

    So you had no insulation? Removed prior to doing this?

  • @sarahpena816
    @sarahpena816 Před 2 lety +1

    Can you remove thr lowered boards and raise the ceiling?

  • @harrygirgin6075
    @harrygirgin6075 Před 6 lety +13

    Hi mate, my technique is to get into the roof space and walk on the trusses and slowly pop all the screw fixings with applying pressure with my foot force down. I find this way is faster an easier and ceiling comes down in nearly one piece and dust free falling on me.... sssshhhhhh my top secret.

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 6 lety +10

      Lol.
      Yeah, I've never done it like that but I'm sure it's very effective, you could even add that you can do it with no hands..
      I might try that one day.
      Most of the time the roof space can be really narrow so could get difficult

    • @AlanWatts33
      @AlanWatts33 Před 2 lety +2

      Doesn’t work in a basement

  • @jackiekennedy7713
    @jackiekennedy7713 Před 4 lety +12

    I notice there is no insulation. I did just a small area in the bedroom and got that loose stuff everywhere! Where do you live that you don't need insulation either due to heat or the cold?

  • @joaoquiroz
    @joaoquiroz Před 2 lety +3

    Can i leave exposed my roof? I like this look... like wood exposed

  • @arcticheroh
    @arcticheroh Před 2 lety +6

    Started a job as a mold technician while attending college. Removing ceilings suck especially in old houses where it's a concrete like material versus drywall. The ceiling has wiring connecting to hold the pieces together. Just watching this video to see if there were tools to use that are better than having to try and bust through the wall with strength. This looks a bit easier than the material we're currently dealing with.

    • @DiffEQ
      @DiffEQ Před 2 lety +6

      You were a "mold technician" but don't know what lathe or plaster is called? Really?

    • @arcticheroh
      @arcticheroh Před 2 lety

      @@DiffEQ i mean eight months ago I had just started. "Started a job as a mold technician" but talk your shit over the Internet. Lol

    • @stacieskelley
      @stacieskelley Před rokem

      @@DiffEQ what part of when he was in college did you not understand and therefore young and inexperienced but you just had to be an a****** to him, right?

  • @trinityestrada9588
    @trinityestrada9588 Před 2 lety +4

    That's way easier than the drywall with chicken wire ceiling I'm dealing with right now.

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 2 lety

      HAHA, SOUNDS LIKE IT... I HAVNT HEARD OF THAT. BUT SOUNDS HEAVY AND HARD TO CUT. tHANKS FOR WATCHING

    • @louisesochacki2260
      @louisesochacki2260 Před 6 měsíci

      Well I guess you've long finished the job now, but that's not drywall, that's a plastering technique. It's like lath-and-plaster except using wire instead of laths. The wire is put up then wet plaster mix is spread over it. Drywall is gets its name because it's pre-manufactured so the installation is dry plastering. I've never had to remove the stuff, but I've heard it's hard work. Also potentially hazardous because it sometimes has asbestos fibre added to the plaster mix.

  • @losmoore3358
    @losmoore3358 Před 2 lety +1

    When placing plastic for a vacuum seal before demolition of the ceiling , do u place plastic over the return on the vents for the heating and cooling as well cause of the dust going into the A/C ?

    • @drdez
      @drdez Před rokem

      You turn of the ac

  • @emangroove4566
    @emangroove4566 Před rokem +2

    This guy is cruising for a bruising. No gloves or eye protection. No extra help. He got lucky! Did he cut through the crown moulding?

  • @Jamessmith59624
    @Jamessmith59624 Před 2 lety +2

    Hope you checked for wires before cutting around the ceiling

  • @casabeladrywallmaxkilbrasi2606

    Did this liner work on Max ?? great video.

  • @jillhughes5212
    @jillhughes5212 Před 3 lety +13

    We just did this last night and found ourselves knee deep in loose insulation.... Messiest job I've ever been helped with... Never again!

    • @JamesEid
      @JamesEid Před 3 lety +2

      Been there. I tacked string across the ceiling studs as I removed the ceiling and left them there when I put drywall back in place. It worked.

  • @fucheduck
    @fucheduck Před 2 lety

    Hilti some of the more expensive tools. I just need to cut a bit of extra drywall out of my ceiling where the water pipe leak flooded the hole and square it off so I can put in new drywall panels.

  • @claytondelanie
    @claytondelanie Před 3 lety

    What tools is that?

  • @nievewhitexoxo5391
    @nievewhitexoxo5391 Před 8 měsíci

    What type of saw is that ?

  • @sirkid8553
    @sirkid8553 Před rokem

    Thanks for this video, just curious why not are the 2x4 studs spaced not 16-inches?

  • @acountryboycansurvive_8036
    @acountryboycansurvive_8036 Před 5 lety +39

    Looked like a perfectly good ceiling to me 😅

    • @DAS-Videos
      @DAS-Videos Před 4 lety +5

      No, it had a 6" water spot and some paint peeled.

    • @ohhansel
      @ohhansel Před 3 lety +1

      Not to mention all the bodily fluids.

    • @ianrobinson476
      @ianrobinson476 Před 3 lety +3

      And not to mention no insulation.

    • @tonyalston4838
      @tonyalston4838 Před 3 lety +2

      @@ohhansel bodily fluids?🤔😏

    • @zulvertho
      @zulvertho Před 2 lety

      @@tonyalston4838 semen.

  • @kindcowboyproductions7810

    I have to do this, except with only a hammer and crowbar, and with 30+year old insulation above the drywall

    • @offroadbuggy2971
      @offroadbuggy2971 Před 3 lety +1

      Haha same lol

    • @jasonrich4664
      @jasonrich4664 Před 2 lety

      Lol im late but multi tools are great and many uses. Invest in one u won't regret

  • @tinykillers
    @tinykillers Před 5 lety +2

    I remember standing in front of the windows, and doors to stop a huge sheet of drywall from damaging anything. Worked in emerald isle when Florence hit, and I can say, best job ever. Saying as a temp.

  • @alexandrothmusic9718
    @alexandrothmusic9718 Před rokem +1

    Once the drywall ceiling is gone I would actually extend my walls all the way up to would actually extend my walls all the way up through the attic. The trusses would be left exposed and sanded and I'd paint the exposed attic black for an industrial look once HVAC and electrical passes inspection

  • @dannyg7921
    @dannyg7921 Před 3 lety

    What's the name of the song at the end

  • @bigtimepimpin666
    @bigtimepimpin666 Před 2 lety +4

    Just curious, what was the reason for tearing off the ceiling??

  • @losmoore3358
    @losmoore3358 Před 3 lety

    Whats the cornice ?

  • @cha-ka8671
    @cha-ka8671 Před 2 lety

    No insulation?

  • @casabeladrywallmaxkilbrasi2606

    Está trabalhando muito. Não vi mais seus vídeos

  • @marcoaguiar1131
    @marcoaguiar1131 Před 2 lety +2

    Question: Wouldn’t a rolling scaffold work wonders in your demolition? Just a suggestion.

    • @GY6SCOOTERCHAT
      @GY6SCOOTERCHAT Před rokem

      How is a question a suggestion? Are you trying to be passive aggressive?

    • @marcoaguiar1131
      @marcoaguiar1131 Před rokem

      Passive aggressive? Never that. But true I should have suggested rather than question it.

  • @Ocanadakiter
    @Ocanadakiter Před 5 lety +2

    Thxs for the video. .Im trying to figure out what to charge for this? I have drywall company in canada.

    • @healeybomb516
      @healeybomb516 Před 4 lety

      You'd just charge the going rate for unskilled, paid labor. You could mark it up a bit but anybody could do this work.

    • @DAS-Videos
      @DAS-Videos Před 4 lety

      I think $100 to remove ceiling, $1,500 to reinstall ceiling.

  • @devinburks7758
    @devinburks7758 Před 4 lety +2

    Slowest way to do it take a Sledge knock a whole in the ceiling take a long time slide it down the the middle pull down ceiling off

  • @MsMalanooris
    @MsMalanooris Před 5 lety +2

    Hi max. What tool do you use to cut the drywall corner ?

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 5 lety +3

      Hey.. Its was a drywall cut out tool theres many types, mine was a hilti, this is a dewalt one amzn.to/2W9xm1S

  • @ccole1711
    @ccole1711 Před 3 lety

    What brand and tool are you using to start your removal?

  • @sarahgarcia3448
    @sarahgarcia3448 Před 11 měsíci

    Any tips for cleaning up all the dust afterwards? I just had a repair done to my ceiling and the whole room is coated in brown dust along with everything in it 😢

    • @Lextragon
      @Lextragon Před 29 dny

      Hello, did you have to remove all the furniture or is it possible to do it while keeping everything covered?

    • @sarahgarcia3448
      @sarahgarcia3448 Před 29 dny

      @@Lextragon To be on the safe side I would move everything in the room out just to ensure nothing gets damaged. I learned my lesson the hard way and had to throw some things out

  • @bradleyhodgins6354
    @bradleyhodgins6354 Před 2 lety

    What technique do you use to remove the old stud adhesive?

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 2 lety +1

      just hammer and chisel / blade mainly

  • @melanieinthecity
    @melanieinthecity Před rokem

    Why are we cutting through the molding.

  • @sairlara3243
    @sairlara3243 Před rokem +2

    Good Video, but I don't understand why you wouldn't wear eye protection when ripping out the ceiling, you're literally looking up most of the time, leaving your eyes vulnerable to anything coming down that ceiling.

  • @waitwhat2035
    @waitwhat2035 Před 4 lety +6

    How did you avoid studs while cutting the perimeter, this unit is littered with studs every 2 feet

    • @caseyjonas86
      @caseyjonas86 Před 4 lety +1

      He's just cutting the crown molding.

    • @ianthompson44
      @ianthompson44 Před 4 lety

      That's what I want to know. Presumably at a 45 degree angle through the architrave , even if you do hit a stud, it will just camber it anyway.

  • @losmoore3358
    @losmoore3358 Před 3 lety +2

    U went around the ceiling with that cut out machine, but how did u not hit any beams ?

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 3 lety +1

      you can adjust the depth to a mm before it hits the timber. and won't hit. occasionally you run into screws but the blades are very strong I've never broke one

    • @losmoore3358
      @losmoore3358 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Maxkil
      Do u go in an angle or straight vertical when cutting into drywall ? I bought the Ridgid drywall easy cut out tool.

  • @stuartgreer4676
    @stuartgreer4676 Před měsícem

    What tool is that you used to cut the ceiling?

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před měsícem +1

      Makita drywall saw. It's the best invention since sliced bread

  • @johnnyalcala7228
    @johnnyalcala7228 Před 4 lety

    What did you do with the installation?

  • @january2568
    @january2568 Před 4 lety +1

    Is that a drill or a nail gun that uses battery?

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 4 lety +1

      Nail gun with battery

  • @FarmGirl437
    @FarmGirl437 Před 3 lety

    Can anyone suggest best way to address loose insulation above ceiling before tearing it down?

    • @foreverkenzie2397
      @foreverkenzie2397 Před 2 lety +1

      Id say putting down tarp or something to roll up and throw out or reuse by putting up poly sections and filling it in. New insulation would be easier Id think though in batts

  • @mitchellsewell275
    @mitchellsewell275 Před 5 lety +2

    What are you standing on?

    • @Garcia3597
      @Garcia3597 Před 4 lety +1

      J.M. Sewell they are called work platforms. They sell them at home depot in the ladder section.

    • @amunford1
      @amunford1 Před 4 lety

      Check out video around 2:20...you'll see him pick it up

  • @soundscrazy
    @soundscrazy Před 3 lety +1

    I have liked this video only because Dua Lipa is playing in the background halfway through.

  • @tiffanyb6477
    @tiffanyb6477 Před 5 lety +2

    What is the tool he uses in the first minute to cut around?

  • @KevinSolem
    @KevinSolem Před 6 lety

    Hilti = oyeas!

  • @gavinandrews5567
    @gavinandrews5567 Před 2 lety

    By time u messed about with ya multi tool id of had that stripped n cleared

  • @zacharylowe5253
    @zacharylowe5253 Před 4 lety +2

    No insulation above; lucky you.

  • @guidoyana09mdp
    @guidoyana09mdp Před 6 lety

    Max, this Hilti is only for drywall use or cut wood too ?

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 6 lety +1

      Hey Guido Just drywall my friend

  • @Demonbane41276
    @Demonbane41276 Před 5 lety +1

    Idk what tool you are using???

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 5 lety +2

      Hey.. Its was a drywall cut out tool theres many types, mine was a hilti, this is a dewalt one amzn.to/2W9xm1S

  • @SelenaT
    @SelenaT Před rokem

    So, why was this ceiling removed?

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před rokem +2

      water damaged beyond repair

  • @user-um5qd5uv4q
    @user-um5qd5uv4q Před 3 měsíci

    No insulation? Crazy. Should have foam blown in while it's open.

  • @razerburn4216
    @razerburn4216 Před 2 lety

    You lucked out no insulation i have do this tomorrow and deal with wool insulation i hate that stuff

  • @dartymcphee6815
    @dartymcphee6815 Před 3 lety +3

    I bet they didn’t back block the ceiling...lol
    Anything over 3 sheets needs to be back blocked! Australian standards..

    • @aron2015
      @aron2015 Před 9 měsíci +1

      What is back blocked? Any videos?

  • @jamesmcinnis208
    @jamesmcinnis208 Před 5 lety +9

    Did I really need to watch the entire process of cutting the perimeter?

  • @jeanettaaguirre5381
    @jeanettaaguirre5381 Před 5 lety +5

    Where are your safety glasses?

  • @rigoorozco4850
    @rigoorozco4850 Před 6 lety +2

    To easy not all lids come down that way

  • @alanpilszek-un9no
    @alanpilszek-un9no Před 10 měsíci

    Not so easy for me. I have all 6mm vapour barrier up there I have to deal with.

  • @molliebean
    @molliebean Před 2 lety

    Some nitwit lowered my 12 foot ceilings to 8. I want to rip out the second ceiling….

  • @kasthuranthuraiveerasingam

    But you didn't show how to install it back

  • @andrewalvarez6634
    @andrewalvarez6634 Před 5 lety

    No hard hat. No gloves?

  • @mynameisnotimportant2854

    The ceiling joist and trusses look thin asf 😳

  • @mheberling5939
    @mheberling5939 Před rokem

    What is that, 24" centers? Yikes!

  • @user-um5qd5uv4q
    @user-um5qd5uv4q Před 3 měsíci

    That's the easy way? I don't stand on anything.Any time I can work from the floor it's easier. I use a hoe or a shovel and sometimes a galf hook. That way I'm not near it.Ni need to cut that edge if it's gonna rip the tape off.I know it's fun.44 years of drywall I imagine I have done hundreds of jobs like that. Right now I'm tearing out the ceilings in a big house with 8',10' and 12' ceilings with twice blown insulation on top of it with crown molding so it has to be cut away from the molding. Yeah,lotsa fun.

  • @vitalmakhdum
    @vitalmakhdum Před 3 lety

    Why put an ad 4 seconds into the video

    • @Maxkil
      @Maxkil  Před 3 lety

      Sorry CZcams did that

  • @TheBaggadonuts
    @TheBaggadonuts Před 4 lety

    "easy"

  • @mobleyMobley
    @mobleyMobley Před 2 lety

    No insulation?