So there are a few things here for this 10.5 x 10.5 bedroom… a 5 gallon pail may be high enough to stand on. if using 2 colors…1 gallon each should suffice make sure all window dressings are removed, if not make sure they understand that it will be cut around good as possible if […]
Spray Can Texture Orange Peel Trick
When using spray cans and you have multiple patches to spray, I find it useful to use at least 2 cans. Why? Because the water-base spray can orange peel texture needs to be kept warm. With multiple patches, the time it takes to spray all of them might be considerable and therefore your spray can […]

Double sided angle knife
Here is good video on doing both sides of the angle at the same time: This is a good way to do angles/corners HOWEVER…. Using a 4 inch knife will get you the same results. Simply coat one side today and then after it dries, coat the other side tomorrow. If you need to […]
Pro Tip #87: Vault Peak Crack Elimination – I use Midflex aka No-Coat
This midflex bead can be a tricky one to use at that. If there is a gap you have two choices, prefil the gap or leave it go. For me I prefil if the gap exceeds a certain width… use your own judgement. … Enough… on to the meat of this article. How to eliminate […]

Drywall Fix Crack – Somebody Was In The Attic and Stepped On The Ceiling
Step one: If this job got subbed out to you and you have done guesstimate site unseen. When you get there contact person who hired you and let them know if there will be a price increase based on what you see. (They may have to okay the price w/who hired them.) Step two: Push […]

Shaolin Monk Drywall Ninja Secret #47 – Heat House Evenly Without Working Furnace
The furnace does not have gas being supplied to it. Maybe the meters have not been installed yet. What do you do? If the building has power, you may hook up 240 garage-type heaters. * If you are not familiar with breaker boxes it would be WISE to have an electrician hook this up for […]

Shaolin Monk Drywall Ninja Secret #48 – Embed Mid-Flex or No-Coat Bead in Vault
How To Properly Embed Mid-flex or No-Coat Bead in Vault last swipe when embedding mid-flex in vault … hold fingers way at tip of the knife (not by handle this will bend the blade a lot and that lays the paper down well ride the edge of knife on the hump-middle of bead… (probably give […]
Getting Along With Other Trades On The Job Site
Drywallers, plumbers, electricians, framers, trim guys.. All these people working together on a project and many times what one does affects another. Electricians like it if the drywaller cleans the mud out of the electrical boxes (if they get mud in there). Plumbers like their temporary pipe to either be left in where the shower […]
Only A Fighter Can Beat A Fighter – Mayweather
You know sometimes a fighter (that may be you), cannot be beaten by fans or whoever/no force in the universe… When you are going against one on one…. that means only one fighter can beat you… block out all other thoughts, distractions, whatever… If you are in competition of 1 fight… you have no […]
Get A Lock Box For Your Drywall And Paint Trailer
Hi There, Today I learned that I should have someone put a lockbox on my trailer. So that if they need to move my trailer in order to landscape or whatever, they can unlock it and move it. I lock my trailer and usually store it up in the drive way, in order to have […]