Mudding the Second Coat When Installing Drywall by Expert Village

Hi! This is John on behalf of Expert Village. In this video clip, I will be talking about applying our second coat of mud. For our first coat of mud, we used a 6 inch taping knife. For our second, we are going to use an 8 inch taping knife. What we are... Read More »

Finishing Walls in a New Bathroom by Expert Village

We finished our drywall. We put our first coat on yesterday, of drywall mud to seal up all the joints and the nail holes. This morning I came in and finished the top layer of the drywall. I used a twelve in knife which makes a nice wide band here, makes... Read More »

How to Use a Bucket Gun by Expert Village

We talked about knives, the different size utility knives, and spackling knives that we use. One thing that we have to adjust is that you need something you carry the mud on. In my years of doing this, I have seen very many ways of people applying mud to... Read More »

Spackling Cracks in Kitchen Walls by Expert Village

Okay for this step in painting our kitchen we're going to want to repair some of our areas that are needed. The biggest thing that I can notice is this major crack that's occurring over here. Now this is where we're going to have to do a plaster repair... Read More »

How to Repair Holes in Drywall for Home Improvement by Expert Village

If you have damaged dry wall and the holes not too large, it’s very easy to fix for yourself. What you want to do is get some fiberglass mesh tape, which is specifically made for wall board joints, and just cut off a section of it, maybe a couple... Read More »