This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to permanently patch a damaged ceiling. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for Repairing a Cracked Drywall Ceiling:
– 5/8-inch plywood [https://amzn.to/2V85L49]
– 2×4 [https://amzn.to/2Vb9Fcw]
– construction adhesive [https://amzn.to/2vEYrO5]
– wood shims [https://amzn.to/2vysXcq]
– 2-inch-wide painter’s tape [https://amzn.to/2VJNzNy]
– fiberglass mesh tape [https://amzn.to/2DIGZN6]
– joint compound [https://amzn.to/2VczVmG]
– 1 1/4-inch drywall screws [https://amzn.to/2UR4vxf]
Tools for Repairing a Cracked Drywall Ceiling:
– drill/driver [https://amzn.to/2UR4vxf], fitted with 3/16-inch-diameter drill bit [https://amzn.to/2ZOk3pb] and 1-inch diameter spade bit [https://amzn.to/2IS3pQg]
– drywall tip [https://amzn.to/2vxBUmq], for driving drywall screws to precisely the right depth
– hammer [https://amzn.to/2ZTYvYy]
– caulk gun [https://amzn.to/2JaUh8T]
– utility knife [https://amzn.to/2PJvJVz]
– flat trowel [https://amzn.to/2XZZrsn] and plaster hawk [https://amzn.to/2IUjjcX]
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What if the crack is on the wall?
Tom just grabs that fiberglass insulation like nothing. I would've had my mittens on fearing I'd get glass fibers stuck in my hands. He probably has worked with insulation so much it doesn't irritate his hands anymore!!! Living legend!!
6:23 "meeow" = ) Is it only me or everything looks so easy with Mr Tom? maybe just me sucking at diy
He makes it look effortless whereas I’d be stuck at step one. 😅
Do you think you can handle that? Helpful yet condescending 😂
Such a gorgeous book – each shed is unique and inspiring, and I love all the tiny details Kotite features to help readers imagine how to create their own She Sheds https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR . The feature on Dinah's Rustic Retreat is like something from a fairy tale. It's really inspiring to see how creative all these ordinary people are in making beautiful and useful spaces on a modest scale.
The result is good, but it would’ve been so much easier to just replace the a 2sqf piece of drywall
If I only knew the stuff Tom Silva's forgotten, I would be a smart man.
“You think you can handle that” idk why but I found that hilarious.
Tommy is "The man!"👍
Brilliant!
He is a shortcut genius.
Three times the labor time, equals to a very expensive patch job! Anyone thinking this fix it, was the best way to approach the problem, has never done drywall work! Adhesive and 5/8 plywood, then screwing in countless drywall screws? Sorry, but didn't see anyone mention, the extra mud you needed to apply so as to level the ceiling, which i know for a fact, i'd see where that repair was done! They left out the primer coat, and finish paint on the ceiling!
Man I love the extra info given
Awesome! Now we can fix our ceiling! Thank you!!!
Good job
Tommy is a G!
Nice fix, but I still despise drywall.
Tom Silva ❤
great.