Adding a Bathroom to a Home : Applying Mud to Drywall
Mud needs to be used on drywall before it’s taped. Learn how to add a new bathroom to a home, including tips on using mud and tape on drywall in this free home improvement video.
Expert: Dave Pollack
Bio: Dave Pollack owns Dave’s Handyman service in Cottonwood, Arizona. He has been doing home repairs for years and is considered a Jack of all trades.
Filmmaker: Chuck Tyler
Duration : 0:2:43
19 Responses to “Adding a Bathroom to a Home : Applying Mud to Drywall”
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Hey everybody. …
Hey everybody. Building code states that drywall or Greenboard, Blueboard, etc. is NOT for wet areas such as showers.
I’m a tile installer and he should be using Cement board.
What a hack video. Learn how to do it correctly. Check the Tile Council of North Americas guidelines for goodness sakes!
it’s doesn’t matter …
it’s doesn’t matter it gets tiled either way but how would you know your to busy doing acid
yup good old WR …
yup good old WR board Water Resistant
shit >> it will work but over time the board becomes soft , not the best method ,,b ut hey you would already know that being a arm chair expert hu
now come back with some foul derogatory comment>> it suits you
it looks like he’s …
it looks like he’s using fire coed drywall but yeah seems kind of pointless eh
they come up to 13 …
they come up to 13 inches
where’s his hawk …
where’s his hawk and tape holder?
hell, it will …
hell, it will probably be tomorrow before you are done taping that little bathroom at this rate. never heard of a 9 inch knife – must have had it custom made huh?
yeah i’m going to …
yeah i’m going to correct you, it’s a shower resistant sheetrock board, he is taping it with quick-set which gets real hard in the amount of time it says on the bag could be 5 minutes or up to 90 minutes, then the tile guy comes and puts in the tiles over what he just did, next time dont talk threw your if you never done this type of work
he is using the …
he is using the correct drywall for a shower… the semi gloss paint will seal it … from mouisture
good job that was …
good job that was very helpful
Isn’t that the …
Isn’t that the moisture-resistant blueboard that they use in the USA or is the lighting making it look that way ? We have green and blue board in Canada for this application.
Kudos for using paper tape !!
Correct me if i am …
Correct me if i am wrong ,but is that a shower this loser is taping out with mud and is that drywall going to be used behind any kinda materiel for a shower (MOLD) please someone stop this guy before lunch time so we dont have to pay him a full day ,,,he be sent home before 9 am if he showed up to work for me by the way nice hat did it cme free with the new mud pan?
This helped me out …
This helped me out a lot. I have NEVER mudded drywall and was just doing it to get my bathroom done faster. You definitely know how to teach through words and example!
use a banjo dude
use a banjo dude
ok, use mesh for …
ok, use mesh for connecting walls! Tape is for corners, hence why it has a crease so you can fold it at a 90 degree angle or whatever angle you need. Mesh is not only stronger, but it also wont crack when your wall moves over the years.
lol we r all screwd …
lol we r all screwd off
this way is …
this way is retarded, just get the screen tape for connections like this one, only use the tape hes using for 90 degree angles, screen tape has one glued side so you can put it on before the first initial coat, also the screen allows for mud to pass through.
I’m not sure why …
I’m not sure why you did this, but I had posted a video response and you deleted it.
I’m not sure why, but just wanted to thank you for your help anyway.
I will be trying …
I will be trying this tomorrow, I’ll post a video of how it goes.