is it me or does taping and mudding drywall suck

[BowhunterNJ]

Those videos didn't impress me at all. Both looked like amateurs trying to explain something they only tried once or twice and are now experts.

 

I'm a layman homeowner who knows nothing about it, and that's why posting it and you disagreeing with their approach is good!  Otherwise, I'd have no idea!

I'd be there slinging on mud and wondering why it comes out looking like a 3rd grade art project!

What's a good video tutorial on it?

[BCsaw]

I'm a layman homeowner who knows nothing about it, and that's why posting it and you disagreeing with their approach is good! Otherwise, I'd have no idea!

I'd be there slinging on mud and wondering why it comes out looking like a 3rd grade art project!

What's a good video tutorial on it?

Having someone else do that taping work is money well spent.

After being trained for a week by a pro, the words "closet taper," were used. It would take time and practice to perfect your skills.

 

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[rocky]

 

What's a good video tutorial on it?

 

 

I have no idea I learned the hard way, on the job. Yes videos will help you some, but on the job experience is the best if you don't have a pro teaching you.

[Zipper]

Just put up paneling.

[Axiom]

Spackling is definitely an art....Watch all the videos u want.. then when u think u've learned enough to try it, have at it... then go back to watching the videos to try and figure out why your work looks like crap.. Repeat the above until u give up... then hire someone who knows what they are doing...  

[Kype]

i dont mind it, just dont like sanding. makes a mess even while holding a shop vac nearby. 

[Kype]

imagine doing lathe and plaster!!!

[Nomad]

That's why I pay someone to do it.

[gobblergetter]

Just spent the last three days hanging and taping .

Tomorrow is outside metal corners and second coating

I learned with a haulk but prefer a knife and pan now.

Keep the inside of the bucket clean by removing all mud from the sides as you go, that keeps the spackle from drying in the bucket and falling into the fresh mud.

Put it on smooth and move on. Don't keep working it.

P.s. wear a mask when sanding...unless you like white boogers.

Edited December 13, 2017 by gobblergetter

[B B]

Did it once... just once.

[stratocaster]

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Just helped a friend do 2 rooms and 2 closets in his house.  I paid a guy I know to hang the boards.  He hung the 23 boards in 3 hours and I taped.  I do an OK job but the sander makes up for my lack of skills.

 

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Looks like you know what you're doing.  I installed a ton of boards in my life and most of the sanding i do now is wet sanding with a drywall sponge.  

Edited December 14, 2017 by stratocaster