How to fix a ceiling crack, ceiling seam, wall seam. Easy! Home Mender!
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2017
- Like everyone else who has ever lived in a house , “ my ceiling has cracks and how do I fix a ceiling crack? The Home Mender shows us how to remove a buckled seam from a ceiling or wall, apply new tape and mud. Simply scrape off the flaking texture , cut out and remove any loose seam tape. Apply new tape and skim coat to cover. A little sanding and paint and your ceiling is finished. Click the links to see what's inside "Dustin's Toolbox" You can do it! Home Mender
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the descriptions of texture "like mayo, sour cream" definitely helps.
thank you antonio!
One of the best instructional videos on CZcams! Loved it: straight to the point (no history of every type of ceiling crack from Adam and Eve), simple language (mayo consistency, not viscosity of 20,000 cP), nice video angles - kudos to the author!
Thank you Alexander. Now I am hearting this comment you nailed it my friend I hope your ceiling looks amazing :-)
1000% agree
You really deserve credit and respect
For your how to videos
And for answering and replying back on your viewers
Wich many you tuber don't do it
Thanks keep it up
And remember there will always be haters
If there are haters that means you are making progress
As simple as this
That's life some people just got it hate
Even for little things
thanks so much zombie hunter....happy to help people....i guess the key word here is happy...i think haters a bi product..thank you so much for your encouraging comments!
Thank you sooo much for this very informative “How To”. I have ceiling cracks that I want to repair myself and now I know I can do it with ease. Many of the other sites i looked at really made a big production out of it and I felt overwhelmed. This girls got this!
loving you corve! thank you sos much for sharing this!
Great job, quick n painless!
Always nice to have a contractor with a smile and in a good mood to work!
thank you anthony! You're awesome sir!
For real 😑
Thanks for the video, Dustin! I have the sheetrock tape beginning to unravel in the kitchen, and you showed me the way. Best regards...Dan
thank you dan! thanks for sharing! and thanks for defending the bun! i appreciate the comments. thanks for watching!
Being a new homeowner I appreciate videos like this. Helps me out and saves money. Thanks
Absolutely thanks for sharing. Check out the homeowners ecourse complete fixability confidence.
Nice One! One the BEST deliveries so far (always talking to camera, consistently of plaster and WHY you’re doing what you’re doing). Great job
thank you maurice! appreciate the comment!
Good video! Straight forward and simple to follow. Thank you
yes mam! thank you for watching!
Wow!!! I love your show, and the way you present it!
thank you jeff! this comment is worth a heart! thanks for sharing!
This was incredibly helpful! Thanks!!
thank you jivy!
Thanks for making this, my buddy was talking to me about a 5 day 3 layer process with paper and this seems much easier.
hey phil! yes sir...you got this! thanks for commenting!
Salute! Much appreciated, for my first attempt fixing a drywall ceiling crack was a success. I was able to knock it out DIY! Thank you!
youre awesome dj!
What's to keep it from falling right back down you put any screws in it or anything
I would think without putting screws in it and making it stick to the wood behind the dry wall that adding more weight and more placid to it would just make it come down again faster
That's supposed to say plaster or dry wall mud, not placid.
I will be taping and mudding a ceiling tomorrow and this is super helpful. I read some comments people said about screws and nailing it to reinforce it etc, and your response and I like how you’re chill and positive. You handle the constructive criticism well lol. obviously you did it right or it wouldn’t have come out like you said it did 👌🏻
thank you KIm! Haters hate but we can still be a light for them..My seam was pretty secure otherwise i wouldve screwed it..lol Thanks so much for the comment..its encouraging to hear it! So glad the vid helped you,.
Exactly brother. Perfect attitude to have, and let them hate. I did a ceiling today just like this and thought of this video while doing it! So far the mesh is up with a layer of the hot mud on it drying. And I have a man bun too btw 👌🏻
youre awesome! thanks so much for sharing! And im going to keep my hair as long as it will hang around...
Thank you for this and the pointers to the equipment necessary. This made it easy for me to determine what I needed to do, and mine was small, so one coat was enough. Thank you!
awesome sam! thank you for sharing!
I’ve been dreading this project for quite some time thank you for the video.
You got this!
You make it look so easy! Thank you in advance for the layman’s tutorial. I’m going to attempt this this week. Wish me luck!
Katie. You are going to rock this. ! Keep me posted.
Thank you for this. I tried to follow this step by step to repair some pretty deep cracks in my ceiling. I would like to add that you can really mess this up if you make some mistakes like I did. I put the joint compound on too thick, trying to sand off your ceiling is as bad and it sounds, really dusty and difficult. It now looks quite a bit worse than before and that was pretty bad. So if you try this be sure to do a very thin coat of the compound because it will be very difficult to remove and you will be sorry. Anyway, Thank you for tryin to help us.
Hey V...great advice..thank you for sharing :(
lol the first lesson is always the hardest.
Use a wet sponge to smooth the surface instead of sandpaper. All the dust sticks to the sponge so there's so dust.
Thank you again. Keep up the great work. I appreciate all your help.
thank you kat! always a pleasure..great to hear from you!
thanks Manbun, I'm going to give this a shot ! Great video
thank you Lt. Dan! you got this man....
Like the comparisons of mayo and sour cream, very helpful.
Thank you MK!
So much negativity from angry elitist "handymen" and "contractors" who just hate on these pages because it teaches people how to do something themselves as opposed to paying said "handymen" or "contractors" some bloated hourly rate to do the same job. You all know it's true. You're just mad because every person that watches this is one more person that you won't be able to price gouge. Even if he had done this with screws, or plaster or primer or whatever "professional" method you use, you'd still be on here criticizing something.
I love videos like this. Good, informative and to the point. Anytime something gets people to roll up their sleeves and put some sweat equity back into their homes I'm in support of it.
JV! You sir are awesome...I felt like i was reading my own thoughts on this comment.lol Absolutely love your spirit here my friend..so glad you enjoyed the video and further commented on some of these haters...Thanks for watching and commenting!
Might be true if he was actually fixing the problem. This guy is just putting the typical home-owner bandaid over the issue. Even my wife knows if the rock isn't secure there's no point going any further. Just my " bloated" professional opinion.
Hey John! Did you see in the video that the rock wasn't secure? There was no problem there and "Even my wife" sounds like you may not be showing her the respect she deserves..i hope you leaned something even if it wasn't about taping a crack. thanks for watching!
Yip, agreed John. Same Elitist 'experts' who have all neglected to mention that the fault may have possibly lay with a lazy bastard tradesman whom never bothered his hole to tape the joint up in the first place. The maker of the video has stated that the board was secure along the joists and he is 100% correct in doing what he did.
awesome paul! thanks so much for commenting!
I have watched How To Spackle videos since the 1980s and I have to say this is one of the best How to Spackle and CZcams videos I have seen. Great guy, Great pace, Great Info. Bravo. I am subscribed.
This is one fine comment, my friend. Bravo to you Lou! And thank you sir
Excellent. Just the information I needed. Thanks so much.👍🏻
awesome L Law! thanks so much for watching!
You made that look so easy. I have to tackle this at my parent's home. I will be remembering "mayo 1st....sour cream 2nd". I hate drywall with a passion, as I somewhat suck at it.
hey anthony! you got that right man. you got this! thanks for commenting!
The best youtuber here genuinely cares about the viewers
awesome tim.! that comment is getting hearted! thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much for the that bud really appricate it... Big Thank you mate :D
Good video makes it easy for the "novice home owner" to follow and complete a small project like that. Keep up the good content and don't mind all construction critics.
thanks so much emma! i like reading the comments..lol
Oh my God dude you are seriously my HERO!!!! my landlords are extremely cheap and don't like to repair anything so I do all the work my self though they increase my rent every year, my kitchen has that issue. Thanks to you I think I can handle this repair my self since I'm going to repaint the kitchen anyways. Been living here in this house for 8 years and the only things the landlords have done was replacing my water heater twice after having no hot water for 5 days. Each time. Thats how long they took to consider replacing the water heater and my landlords are a Lutheran Church lol!
Happy to help friend you got this!
Going to try this .my ceiling crack is not straight, but you've given me the courage to tackle the challenge!
awesome BJ! you got this!
Same here! I've been afraid to mess with the ceiling cracks in my old house...but after this video, not anymore!!
Wow, didn't even notice the hair til I read the comments. I was Watching your hands. Thanks for sharing!
hey hey J! not sure what everyones problem is..lol my wife likes it and Jesus had long hair... I hope the video helped you and thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! I just removed all the stumpled ceiling texture in the bedrooms, hallway and living room of my home. While the other rooms were pretty smooth underneath, the living room and guest room have cracks and splits down the middle. Thank you for showing me techniques that will allow me to get it to smooth it down to the point of non-existence getting it to level five but also ready to paint. I'm going to be using color for my ceilings.
You rock mean. Thank you so much for sharing and you are most welcome. Appreciate the comment
Thanks for this video. I’m much more confident now that I can successfully do this.
you got this maggie!
Thank you for the tip 😁😁and who cares what his hair looks like,I just wanted to know how to fix a crack in the ceiling, Thanks again
You're awesome Barney! if i knew it would be such a topic, i would've put a bow in it! lol thanks so much for sharing!
@@homemend Never mend without a bow!
To avoid that seam from coming back, pop some drywall screws on either side of joint before mudding if at joist
Awesome tip eddie thanks for sharing!
Now that's a tip that I'm going to use this week for sure thank you
What if it's not at a joist?
I learned a lot thank you for this informative and very well made video. I also appreciated the pun in the beginning.
thank you gabrielle! always appreciate awesome comments!
You are so excellent at show and tell. Awesome job👏👏👏 Thank you
thank you so much bonnie! So rewarding to hear..i hope the video helped and thanks for commenting!
Missed out the back board to prevent re-currencess, thanks for sharing any ways!
hey gabriel..not sure what the "back board" is but cracks happen...fill them and move on...hope you learned something! thanks for commenting!
Agreed gabriel back blocking above the crack will strengthen and stop that crack coming back . Also I would rescrew the affected area
I agree Gabriel it was a good attempt if the only problem was failing drywall tape, but we all know that is not usually why we see cracks in the ceiling. It is either coming lose from screws or screws coming loose from shrinking wood behind drywall. Needs to be secured properly before just making it cosmetically appealing again. That could even lead to worse problems or even dangerous problems down the road.
Great Video, Thanks for posting this! I find it Pretty silly that people have to pick on ya when you obviously have good intentions on sharing a valuable tip. I guess their energy and lack of respect are truly a reflection of their maturity level and the size of their heart... Keep posting and helping others, your doing a great job! :)
lol thanks mystical. the haters actually drive traffic to the video so let them come i say! thanks so much! and will do.
Wow we have about 12 cracks in our ceiling in six rooms do to a leaking roof and I had no idea how to fix them after we got our roof shingles replaced and the ceiling dried out. But you just showed me how! And it sure looks easy. Thanks a lot! I just subscribed.
You got this Ron! Thanks for sharing!
I have a project like this coming up for my house this video gave me a lot of confidence to do this myself.. thanks! 👍🏻
You rock IF! Thanks for sharing.
Great job
Thank you! appreciate the comment!
Be sure to prime the raw plaster before you paint.
Colour match will soak into plaster leaving a visible texture difference.
Awesome tip James. Thanks for sharing.
Plus i’d wait a day before painting to make sure mud is totally dry.
Thanks a lot Bro’ I appreciate your video/ help.
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thank you scarface. my pleasure
Great vid! Needed this as I have several to repair.
awesome statefarm! thanks for sharing!
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! Super easy repairs...done simply. I can’t stand when people take stuff too deep, and the common person could never do it then. Thank you! You’ve got great personality too.
thank you so much lori...its actually my favorite job ever..lol. i appreciate you saying so and thanks so much for watching!
Home Mender you got it...new subscriber. You love your work and it shows! Some people are so drab when you watch repairs being done you nearly fall asleep before the repair is made lol. At least I make it through your videos with ease. And actually feel like I can tackle stuff. Great job.
so cool! confidence is everything with this kind of work..appreciating you!
I would add a step. Screws on opposite sides into the joist. To limit the movement of the ceiling. Great vid👍
thats right..thanks so much JC.
What kind of screws? Just drywall screws?
@@laurens7492 yes
Great video, gave me the motivation to give it a shot tomorrow! Love your enthusiasm and how animated you are! Thanks!
You got this Natalie! And let me know how it comes out! Thanks so much for sharing.
@@homemend I think it came out better than expected it feels smooth but looks like it has wavy edges I think once I prime it the truth will be told! Thank you so much for your videos
Great video. You make it look so easy. Great attitude. Love the humor.
Thank you Ben! Appreciate the comment!
Great job teaching us weekend warriors. F the haters.
KEO! you are awesome! knowing these videos help people gain confidence is the biggest reward.. thanks so much for sharing!
THANK YOU! VERY GOOD HONEST VIDEO I LEARNED PARTICURLAY ABOUT THE 5MIN EASY SAND MATERIAL AWESOME! KEEP IT COMING!
you sir..... are awesome.. thank you so much!
@@homemend I wasn't aware of the easy sand either, Thanks! I got the 20 minute stuff so i could work it longer. On my second coat to cover the tape texture. I hope it sands off nice. Any advice on doing the knock down texture which I have on my ceilings and walls?
@@goodmusl hey good! thats so awesome..glad i could help and yes!!!..here is a link to awesome knockdown stuff.. just follow the directions and be patient. recreating a wall texture is more of an art form...lol good luck!
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Great video! I love your cheerful personality. Thanks for sharing your talent.
Awe you’re the sweetest dee. Thank you so much for sharing.
Awesome video man, I needed a quick fixer upper for my house. Thanks! Subbed!
thank you andy! i appreciate you being on board. thanks for watching!
Put up crown molding it's easier faster and looks beautiful
My room ceiling has a crack on it. Luckily, I found this video! It has helped me a great deal. Thank you so much and don't mind the negative comments. Keep it up! (⌒‐⌒)
LOL thank you Kai! SO glad it helped you... I actually have fun with negative comments..thanks so much for commenting!
@@homemend You're welcome! Subbed! ( ＾∀＾)
@homemender can you list what all you used to do this work please & thank you
Instead of sanding. Use your putty knife and scrape high spots off. Only sand at the finish. Less spread of dust.
great pointers.. thanks robert!
That's how we do it first coat, knife the high spots.
Yep stripping out prevents dust I almost never sand. Often use a wet sponge for the finish sand. Everybody knows how dust can negatively affect texture PvA and paint.
Also, skimming is not possible with quick dry- plus dude did not widen the skim
@@bartimusmaximus623 Well I never realized that hot mud is not favorable to a skim coat I'm not so sure I ever heard that
Saludos What I like about you is that you don't mess around you get right to it thanks for uploading the video
I appreciate that.. thank you!
That was a good tip/video.. Straight to the point and a very good demonstration 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Thank you 🙏
thank you caroline...appreciate the comment!
You are my home improvement teacher
hey song dong! thank you so much for the comment and i am honored to teach you! thanks for watching!
Dude you are the man cost me $40 and I came out great, contractor wanted $250
Awesome j3! Happy to help friend!
Very good, thanks! Heading out for the supplies to tackle a small job
awesome greg! you can do it!
You rock man thanks for the video
thank you ill! appreciate the comment!
Worth mentioning that if the board is moving it needs some screws along the joist or rafter. Those repairs should always be primed first as well as after to ensure bond.
awesome comment ryan! thanks for sharing!
I have a hair line ceiling crack, I have seen caulking videos for this type of repair; is your method better for deeper cracks... or just a better option to give a long term fix?
hi paul.. hairlines can be fixed with caulk and a sponge.. however taping and skim coating would be the more thorough repair. its preference how far you would like to take it.. i hope this helps.
That’s what I was thinking. Thanks for confirming my thoughts; annoying that it’s on a completed part of the house! 😕
Ryan E yep he failed to mention that one needs to make sure both side of joint are secure, possibly needing screwed
Lol “these aren’t as hard as they seam” funniest handyman on here 😂 what a great pun .
Thank you og!
You make it look so easy. I went up in my attic and as soon as I went up there thats when I started getting the joint cracks
you can do it primo!
I always trust your work methods. Wish you were closer to me !! Fort Wayne, IN
thank you sharon! you're the sweetest...i hope the video helped you!
You MUST add screws to any and all joists possible, along the length of the crack to keep it from cracking again.
Yes sir! What Mike Pec said.
As soon as I saw put mesh on i said same thing you must fasten joint tite or you'll be fixing it again
The knott on the top of his head...WTF, sideview ,he looked like my ex-wife's mother....
Bob Kelly I never trust a guy with a man bun.
Mike Pec I need to do this and your comment has me stumped. Can you provide some info, a photo, or a video to illustrate what you mean on add screws to the joists? I feel stupid and contagious
Good stuff. Thank you!
thank you buzz! and thanks for the comment!
Love learning this stuff! I will remember you!
That is awesome. Thank you so much.
Thank you very much for the video! You will save me lots of money!
thank you grace! if i can offer any help let me know! thanks for commenting!
How about fixing something over the crack on the other side of the ceiling to stop any movement, it will probably crack again in time. Cheers
hi gary! sometimes that is needed, but structures are moving constantly, all we can do is try to keep up..lol thanks for sharing!
You taught me everything you know and I still don’t know nothing.
Hey mitch! hope it didn't take you too long..Thanks for commenting!
Thanks, very helpful!
thank you brian! thanks for commenting!
Great video. Thanks!
thank you!
Thanks for the tip bro...it a dang shame, seems like the physical appearance of ones hair is more important than the task at hand. I've got long hair to bro..rock it as long as you can. Thx again!!
absolutely! thanks for the encouragement! and thanks for watching!
Guy does a great video on a dyi project and gets bashed. Great info home mender!! Comments are mostly people who have not much to do!
hey Pv! so is the nature with haters...you know the old saying "those that can, do, and those that can't leave hater comments on youtube."..thanks so much for sharing!
Screws? Primer? That joint wasn't feathered out far enough either! You'll see that repair for sure!!
Everyone's a critic. lol hey Nick! Nope.. It looks amazing! I hope you learned something! thanks for watching.
@@homemend I will say you handle criticism well. Good on ya. Even though I would have done the repair differently. But otherwise, a good clear instructive video.
thanks American school... this particular house is from the 80s va beach... not a whole lot of plaster and youre right, ive seen complete ceilings drop.. not this one of course..thanks for commenting!
Nick S. You’re 100% correct on all points. AND that problem will be an issue again in the future.
That's correct. The reason you often have this seem problem is because the fasteners were too far apart (allowing the boards to sag, breaking along the seam edge). Always push up with the butt of a hammer to see if either board is moving.
Great video. Short and to the point. Thank you
Thank you my friend
Thanks man that was very instructive and I learned a lot I appreciate the video 😃👍🏻🙏🏻
awesome isaac! thank you friend!
LOLOL "now you can start inviting people over to your house again." How did you know!!!??
Ha orion! theres no shame in it! youre awesome! thanks for commenting!
great video but very low audio levels struggling to hear you can you wack it up a bit please thanks
thanks for commenting!
Dude you’re awesome!!! Thank you so much for making this video!!!!
Thank you KS. Keep coming back :-)
Super great video. Was wondering how to fix a hairline crack in my ceiling. You made it easy for me. Thank you.
awesome L! you rock!
If you didn’t prime new joint compound before you paint it won’t look right.
hey cw.. actually the paint has primer in it on this ceiling so it worked out flawless! thanks for watching!
hey C... current video? this was done about a year and a half ago with an extremely picky customer..they wouldn't have let me go if it didnt look good. I like to use behr premium plus ultra. I find that if you actually use good paint with primer, it covers nice and is rich. If youre not using paint with primer in it by now, you're taking too long on jobs...IMO of course.. Thanks so much for commenting.
Home Mender show us an updated picture up close with a light check.
Carolina1 also nobody on
You didn’t inhale the 5 minute ez sand sufficiently
Lol thanks for watching
Awesome video. Straight to the point and informative. Much appreciate.
Thank you, my friend!
You are a cool guy ,I learn a lot from your videos I just wanted to thank you Sir .
Thank you Dr. Jack appreciate you saying so sir. Happy to help
Paul Wall does drywall repair
shineranda29er just needs a grill and he’s good to go
Thank you! appreciate the comment!
Good video ma'am...i mean sir. Sorry that bun threw me off
No problem jc! Im secure with my masculinity. I appreciate the comment!
Glad I found you, I like your videos. Your pretty photogenic,
thank you edwin....appreciate you watching friend!
Your guide was seamless kudos!
thank you sir!
Waste of time if you don't nail or screw it,,,it cracked for a reason
George Spangler exactly also the painting is going to look like shit too
hey SS..actually this one came out nice! I think the humidity got to this one..the board was secure, just needed re-taping..thanks for commenting!
Cracks like this form all the time for reasons other than an unsecure piece of drywall. Changes in seasons/temperature/humidity levels cause expansion and contraction of the joints, and small hairline cracks like this form. Screws and nails aren't going to stop that.
Home Mender water damage from multiple sources - roof leak , broken pipes, water heaters used to be inside kitchens , etc . My house has drywall under plaster job ( original install) so how would you even attempt to either waste time redoing the same appearing cracks from 5 years ago ? Or something else I was told and will be doing?
Go to home store buy enough 1/4 in drywall to cover entire ceiling, and make sure to cross over areas where cracks appeared under the new will cover so cracks never reappear ! And problem fixed
hey jody! 1/4 inch drywall is a definite fix and usually my last resort. But oh what a sweet sweet ceiling when its done..thanks for sharing!
Does me no good have that popcorn shit on mine
hi jimmy, we have a popcorn video too..enjoy!
scrape it off. mud over ceiling light two tines and in between each coat, prime and paint.
Popcorn was the lazy man's way of painting a ceiling. Should be horse-whipped for spraying that crap!
Loathe the stuff so much that I scrapped it off all my ceilings by hand. Took a while and was a mess but well worth the final result.
Nancy Batch Need to be careful about scraping popcorn. Some of the older stuff contains asbestos.
Hi Justin, thanks for posting such a great informative video. I have a similar crack on my ceiling and searched for help so thanks to you I am tackling that job soon. Have a great day.
Awesome, Alicia, thank you so much. Glad I could help.
Awesome, Alicia, thank you so much. Glad I could help.
Great video!
Very helpful !!
thank you eden! i appreciate the comment! so glad it helped you.
I can’t stop staring at the bun.
Awesome t! Thanks for sharing!
Did he get any sanding dust in his face?
Hard to take him seriously with that man Bun
hey lee.. hope you learned something and thanks for watching!
Lee Baile
Stop being Negative Nancy!
Got ear rings to go with that bun
Lee Bailey because your balding? Hahahaha
Great video and LOVE the hair!
thank you janine! i say whoever bashes the hair, might not have any so of course, i keep my opinions to myself..lol my wife likes it so thats all the approval i need. thanks so much for the comment!
Great tips as always. Thanks
Thank you! appreciate the comment!
What’s on his head?
hi lunatic.. thanks for asking! my wife likes long hair so of course, i do it for her. thanks for watching!
Its gonna come back. The problem hasn't been fixed.
hi carl...the problem was peeling tape..it's been repaired and been over a year and still looking awesome! thanks for commenting!
Its fixed dude i do it all the time
You're awesome kent! naysayers man! I would hate to live my life so skeptical. thanks so much for watching brotha!
@@homemend quality houses are plastered mud and tape is garbage!!!
Dude, anything you repair with drywall is going to come back eventually. Same could be said with 99% of home repairs. Nothing lasts forever.
Thanks a lot for making this video. Saved me a fortune and you can’t notice it at all... and I’m no DIY guy!
hey snarf! now thats what im talking about! well done..appreciate the comment!
This is very good show and help me a lots, thank you very much!
Thank you TD. I appreciate the comment!