How to fix a crack in a wall or ceiling - DIY
2024 ж. 9 Мам.
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This is how to fix a crack in your wall or ceiling the easy way. This is a very common problem with a simple repair. I will show you step by step how to repair cracks in sheetrock , drywall , plasterboard and gyprock . For more DIY and how to videos LIKE COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE.
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Working one -handed, holding a camera, up a ladder. I love it when people risk their lives to teach me stuff - respect.
@Devin Reavis Was just sitting here thinking the same thing.
@Devin Reavis ū up
It's called a camera on a head mount so you see what he's doing and also later on in videos he is possibly on stilts like most plasters are for ceilings for hands free work.
He is clearly wearing a head-mount camera.
You sad case I do this all the time .Risking their life get a life.
I’m a single woman with a ceiling that has a crack in it. I’ve avoided dealing with it because I just don’t want to pay somebody to fix it, but now that I’ve watched this video, I feel very confident in fixing it myself. Thanks!
@@gogdecorltd6689 Lover boy!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This probably going to crack again
@Raul Gut Gregs trying to fill a different type of crack
@@RobHubbard-uq3mj and place to live!!😂😂
Ok good luck
Absolutely brilliant 👏🏻. I've just bought my own home and I have a few 'cracks in my conservatory extension. After watching your tutorial in how to correct these cracks I'm actually quite looking forward to trying this myself👍🏻. Thanks and looking forward to more of your DIY videos.
Thank you so much for explaining and demonstrating fixing a ceiling crack. Plus with the extra added things you personally do and why. From your video I was able to confidently fix my ceiling crack. Again thank you so much!
This is how you make a DIY” how to” video! Informative, easy to follow and perfectly narrated. Well done, sir! I’m off to repair the cracks in my ceiling.
good luck with that next frame movement bloody crack come back to family
Accepting the recurring crack as part of your family is an interesting approach to dealing with this type of problem.
Excellent presentation!
@@robertolang9684😊😊
Now make a video showing someone with zero plastering experience, do it for the first time ... I dare you !
Thanks Bill, appreciate you washing us how to do these things. This video will come in very handy for so many people including me. I've got a couple of cracks I've been a meaning to fix for years. Now I feel confident in giving it a go.
That was an excellent demo and explanation. I have done this before and definitely learned something new with the cross to prevent further cracking. Thank you.
That looks fantastic, and the tip about etching a line along the end of the crack is priceless. I've never dared use tape as I always assumed that it would create a conspicuous hump - but evidently not! Thanks!
Great tutorial! Finally, a video that is for a regular person! Fabulous results! 🙌🏻
This was exactly what I was looking for, thanks for breaking this down with detailed descriptions and good video work.
Very impressed with your thoroughness and work intregrity! So many people nowadays cut corners and just dont care about finishing up properly. This was a very well explained and demonstrated video! Thank you
Great video mate! Simple, informative and to the point. Thank you.
Love your work Bill. You make these tasks very simple to follow and replicate. Thanks !!!
Such a massive job for such a small crack. Thank you for the very helpful and detailed video!
Brilliant and easy to follow Video. Thank you so much. I have watched other video's on KZhead how to repair ceiling cracks this is the best. Thank you! Have purchased all items required as I have the same crack. My husband has terminal pancreatic cancer and is too sick to do this. I have watched your video 3 times and will watch prior to attempting this myself. Kindest thoughts to you and your family and Furbabies from Victoria
brilliant lesson Bill, full of all the information needed to do it correctly and what a finish !
So glad this video was recommended to me. I've been delaying this repair for far too long. It's about time I address it. Thanks for sharing
In the same boat as you 😂😅
I found this video at the right time. I'm repairing cracks. The tip you gave to prevent the crack from spreading further is a gem 💎 that will help my repair process tremendously!😉 Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for making this. It saved me some money not needing to hire someone. Also, the small suggestions you have make a big difference. Thanks!!
I wish I had seen this video earlier. What a great teaching video!! Thank you for taking the time to film it!
I've been a remodeling contractor in NorCal for 40 years. Your video shows that no matter how much you think you may know about the trade, there's always more to learn! Thanks for the tip about running a line perpendicular to the main crack to end the repair - I'll be using that technique on the next ceiling crack I have to deal with!
Low ceiling, typical mobile home project
Awesome
Yep l liked that little fairly unknown tip too P.R. 👍
You have to fix the root of the problem and just taping it won’t do it by experience(30+)one is to secure the drywall to avoid movement, install screws on both sides of the crack when is possible. No able to do it mean wallboard was installed wrong ,faulty framing and it will need different approach like cutting the area back to the nailers.
@@benflores8978 Any videos on that ?
Perfect timing that this popped up today. I have two cracks to repair and now I feel totally confident doing it! Thank you so much.
How did it go?
So good, I agree with Chuck Haas, I needed this video many years ago, but thanks for putting it up, this is definitely going to be useful to many. Especially loved how you did not talk to much, you just got straight into it.
Great instruction. I didn't know it could be that easy. We will get ours fixed now by ourselves! So much value. Thank you
This was incredibly helpful, thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank you for showing such an easy step by step problem solving process for a novice like me . I've watched your other videos on how to repair a peeling ceiling and am now confident to try and fix it myself! And as a mother and carer of 3 children, two of them with special needs , I really couldn't afford to pay a painter to do it so Thank you !!!
Do your self a favor and work an extra shift and pay a professional to help you out lady. This guy doesn't know shit. Only continuing the disturbing trend of terrible build trends created by You Tube videos like these
Bought a house in an Andalusian village in Spain earlier this years & it's chock full of cracks like this. Your video has given me the confidence & knowledge to bring it back to perfect condition. Cheers, mate. You've just earnt a new subscriber from the UK. 👍
Thank Bill, looks just like my 2nd floor ceiling. I'm heading up to do the job now. Great tutorial !!!
Thank you. I have been insanely frustrated with these types of ceiling cracks. I have several that need attention and your video just gave me the upper hand in fixing them. Much appreciated
That should not be like that. Cheap built, probably not from cinderblocks like in Europe. The house might be shifting. They could not GIVE me a house!
One of the best examples of how to deal with a crack in a smooth ceiling on KZhead . Thanks from a UK decorator.
Glad I could help 👍
I didn't listen to this video, but I quickly watched it in fast motion, and I can vouch for the way he fixes this. This is the correct way.
Love this! I’m a single woman who loves to learn to diy stuffs! Thank you!
You're too cute to be single. 😀
Why is being single so relevant? I'm a man in a relationship, does me finding the video helpful suddenly become obsolete? 🤣
I love how through you were throughout this repair. Just about the time I might question something, you were already answering it. You made this seem completely doable. Thank you!
Same here. As I had a question, it was answered. Excellent tutorial. No drama, no banging music, just clear instruction.
1. Just use paper tape with all purpose joint compound. If using chemical drying mud such as 20 minute hot mud use mesh tape. 2. Always screw both side of the crack after making a v out of the crack with your 5 in 1 knife. There’s no reason not to secure the the board, it’s always a must to secure the board. 3. It is best to run a seam as if you are using Ames tools such as a 10 in box. Apply the least amount of mud per coat so that no crown appears. There’s never a reason to pull your knife sideways across a seam unless it during a skim coat which would be done to fill in the horizontal bulbs going across the seam. If he was in the union he would need to learn a lot about drywall application.
Through? 🤔
Thorough
@james Deer - ok then. What would you do to repair?
Seriously dude, you did a great job teaching me this. I'll do anything other drywall (and tile), but this makes me feel I can do it and get good results! Thank you!
Legend! Thanks for the great tutorial, quick and painless to watch, just perfect
Perfect video. Gave me all the info and confidence to do my sister’s roof crack. Thank you from Seattle. ❤
Guess what I am doing over Christmas break? This looks great, and thanks for the easy to follow instructions.
Intersection point. Brilliant! Fantastic tip and goes to show there is always something to learn. Thanks so much.
You’re welcome 👍👍
This just popped on my you tube page and wow, great timing as I have ceiling cracks. Thanks for a very informative video. I am going to give this a try 😊
Mate you do great videos explaining with context why you do things the way you do. Brilliant. Keep up the great work.
Excellent video you made all the key points look so simple. There was nothing there; that anyone would feel was to difficult 😞 I feel that I’m armed, with the right information; to tackle my crack in the ceiling. Thank so much, precise and to the point.
You’re very welcome 👍
Excellent job. That was a good demo. Simple, easy and well executed. Most residents encounter such nuisance, and now they have a simple solution to try. I am facing such a problem and I tried fixing it without the tape and probably the repair did not last long because I was unaware of this simple technique. Thanks Bill, wishing you good health... 👍
Hello , thank you for sharing great helpful tip on fixing a ceiling. I have watched this video a few times to get the hang of repairing my ceiling. Thank you so much for posting.
great video, great knowledge. I've been filling cracks in walls for 20 years or more, this technique is fantastic
An old Italian masonry worker showed me a trick to do away with the streaks from the larger scrapers. He said to Ben the edges in both ends up and when you load mud make sure to always use the opposite side of the bent edges. Perfect trick!
Thanks for the video. I definitely feel confident doing my living room ceilings. I wasn't sure how to go about it, but your instructions helped alot. Thank you again
You’re very welcome 👍
@@billshowto your wrong mesh tape is going to Crack again its no good period
I’ve been a homeowner for 5 year and own a rental property this video is excellent diy going to now knockout my home repairs and rental paint repairs outstanding job. Thank you for the great info and thank KZhead for these platforms❤💯💯👍👍
Bill, your attention to detail and demand for perfection are a thing of beauty. It's a work of art.
Bill thank you for taking the time and effort to produce this excellent tutorial. Very much appreciated as with all the other comments I especially appreciate the way you explain the steps with why they are important for a proper result. Cheers
Omg...This is money well spent to hire someone who knows he/she's doing.....Thank you SO MUCH for sharing!!!!!
He is truly milking this job. 😂 he's just a beginner
Oh mate, you make it look so easy, and that's a proper good job! I'll be keeping all of this in mind for a couple of cracks I need to work on. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing Bill. It was very straight forward and well presented. Cheers
Excellent video with super easy and explanation. Thank you for your time and effort!
I am so thankful for folks like this. They make home improvements much easier.
I love these really helpful videos put up by skilled professionals.
Bill, you're an artist. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for showing us how to deal with this!
Randomly stumbled across this channel, wasn't even looking at renovations or repairs but here I am subscribed and learning something new.
Um, excuse me. Is this a how to fix up a big batch of crack video? Oh, sorry. Wrong room.
WE HAVE MAPS
Man, can't stop watching your videos mate! In your video arsenal, you have the solution for all my home aesthetics problems. Thanks a lot and "Let's do this!!!"
Lol glad you’re enjoying them 👍👍👍
Great tutorial, now i feel confident to tackle the job. Thanks for taking the time to post :)
Great video, thanks. I had to do this exact same repair, but I didn't know the proper way. I only did one layer with the tape and it looks bad, now I can fix it properly :)
Contractors are expensive, now watching these very helpful diy videos, I can save money and get it done myself, I have leaking and a falling ceiling, from now on I,ll be doing all of them myself, thanks for sharing 😊.
Tried to explain to my neighbor exactly as you did it, but he refused. He had a crack in the ceiling roughly similar to yhours, and a contractor charged him $510.
Everytime i was thinking "what do you do when...!" This guy explained it. This is proper video
Good on you for embedding the mesh tape into the joint compound... So many people make the mistake of not doing that and cracks return.
Im faced with the identical issue. As you mentioned, never knew that this was a common problem. Thanks for the tip of getting the repair done right the first time. It was a great video, and I will follow all the steps you went over to perform the repair of my ceiling. Thanks Bill, and good luck 🤞 with your future projects!
Always remember if you don’t back block the crack it will crack again
@@johnyjohn1500 What is "back block"? Thanks!
Great step-by-step! Would love to see a video repairing a crack on a textured wall.
Very good video! Love the "step by step" and explanation along the way. Keep up the good work!
Very nicely done Bill. Thank you for your time to show us how to do this and what to expect. On the rare occasions I have done work like this, I usually get frustrated at the first coat because it is no good. Also the scratching out and preparation. Cheers
Thanks Bill,been following your videos for ideas and tips,definitely helps
This is so good. Thank you! I have a crack in the bathroom wall, I will be applying these steps to fix that myself soon. Excellent guidance, thank you again. 😊
Followed this and super pleased with the result. Never done anything like this before, the video was great.
Thank you for the tips and tricks 👍it’s amazing 😻 yes everyone faces the same problem, so thank you for sharing your knowledge with us 👏👏👍
Just what I needed to see! I had a new house built 7 years ago. It developed a crack that ran across the ceiling. It has traveled more and gotten a littler wider over time. Now I know why it happened and how to fix it! Happy New Year!
Why it happened and fix why,👍 then move on to the crack, you got it right
love this! ahh. finally someone who knows. drywall mysteries?!?!? thank you Billshowto
Thank you, thank you for the timely video. Many blessings to you and yours... 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Bill - excellent tutorial and now no more crack in my ceiling! So if a 5’3 8.5 stone gal like me can do it following your method- Anyone can 😂 Thank you ❤️👊🏼🙏🏼
You wore this amateur out, but now I know to get that 10 inch blade out, and put on the third coat. All those cracks need opened up too. I have a lot of work left to do. One 12 x 9 foot wall had 13 pieces of drywall on it and a couple places without wood under one side of the joint. I just flooded the low side and plan on a good tape job and wide float , to hide the mess. At 73 years of age I don't need to do it right... to much work. Besides there's another 35' by 9' wall, ....and above the garage door. This ain't the Garage Mahal... 5 star video. Thanks.
Thank you for the easy diy info. I've been holding off repairing my cracks around my house since it will be my first time, but your video assured me it's not rocket science to do. Subscribed!
Thanks Bill for your great video, the cracks in my bedroom ceiling had been annoying me for ages and now you'd never know they were there.
thanking you, great tutorial, was supposed to start painting this weekend, kinda glad my paint order from bunnings wasnt ready or i would have missed this and totally stuffed it lol.
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We have been Trying to get a tradie out to do this work on repairs in every room ....we can’t even get them out to quote let alone do the work....so I thought stuff it I will learn to do it myself. Thankyou great video.
I'm helping a buddy of mines do a job tomorrow with cracks on walls and ceilings and he's going to have me fill the cracks now I feel confident going in tomorrow thank you sir!!!
Just loved your video demonstration. It gives me so much confidence to carry out to repair crack ceiling. 👍 Thank you sir.
Great job Bill, this was another job I need done i was going to put this on the competition page, its like you knew lol
Lol, glad it will help 👍
Thoroughly explained! You answered the questions that were popping in my head as you applied the fix. No shortcuts on the video as you apply the fix, it really goes from start to finish. I would appreciate knowing which brands of product you are using: the coater, the tape, etc. for us super-amateurs. Will donate!
Yes I agree 👍🏽 💯 Please provide list of tools and products as I'd also like to know. Thanks you
Oh thank you! The final result locks in an inspiring visual of how my ceiling will be 🤔🤠 I've had a vision!
Excellent demonstration and simple , highly informative communication. thanks!
Thanks for this one Bill! I had to do this at my house a few years back but didn't think / know to groove out the crack or make a crack stop at the ends. I also used paper tape instead of mesh. The crack has since reappeared, so I will use your method when I fix it again.
Is it done yet?
I have tried both paper tape and mesh tape on cracks. Mesh tape covered cracks tend to reappear. Never paper taped cracks. Mesh has no physical strength and will pass thru any tiny movement. Paper stays put. I always add screws on both sides regardless if feels firm since it cracked on its own.
I've been staring at a crack in my drywall like this for a year but lacked the motivation and knowledge to do something about it. I guess I know what you'll be doing on my days off 😂👍🍻
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Literally was looking at mine as I came across this video. Kinda spooky honestly 😂
Tape is key. Without it the crack will come back
Great vid pal, followed your example this week and the end job is spot on. 👍🏻
Thanks Bill that was very informative I’m just refurbishing my living room and there is a few cracks excellent video
We had a mild earthquake in Mineral, Virginia. This cracked houses all over central Virginia. I have a stucco ceiling so I can't use tape. I had to take a razor knife & just V notch everything. I built the crack up with several coats. Primed & painted it. Still looks good. It's been 10 years or so. A blister in paint is hard to fix unless you rough sand the slick area or put tape in it. Best to cut a square & peel the paint back. Then add the tape with a glue back. You could scratch little lines in it to help it stick without the tape. Feather as you did, prime, & paint.
Good point to end the stress rip with a cross line - you can also drill a hole at the end of the crack - the reason to do this is stress relief. Used to be done in Aluminium / steal as well to create a strong (round) end where the stress in the material cannot easily propagate.
Mechanical engineer here, this guy ^^^ is spot-on. Drill at the crack tip all the way through the ceiling with a 1/8" (3 mm for the metric folks) bit.
Subscribed after watching 30 seconds , just know you are a wealth of great advice & education !
thank you for this video, my late grandma house plaster ceiling has start cracking here and there, some cornice also start to fall apart. thank you again for the video, this help me.
I always created 1000 other cracks so it doesn't stand out but this is kewl also
Can’t make things perfect you can see flaws too easily
It cannot be bad, because it's made by you. You should remember that.. :D
Kick a few holes randomly too
That's great! I think I might be able to do that. BTW, that trick with cutting across the crack is similar to something done on airplanes. If plastic cracks (say a wing fairing or something like that), the mechanic will drill a small hole at the end of the crack. That usually prevents the crack from propagating any further. So what you did is a good practice.
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge in such a clear way. Now I gotta do it.
I've had some cracks come back when I just filled them, before. I'll try this method in future! Thanks!
There is something satisfying about mudding and skim coats. I finished about 1100 sq ft in my basement by using channels like this to pick up pointers and I saved about 40k by doing it myself. Keeping up with home maintenance is a task for anyone, but guys like you that take the time to share knowledge make it much easier. Thanks for the advice!
40k... 1100 feet?!🙃 liar. Maybe if you were using marble lmao! Get real!