Renovation Videos
Fix it, build it, learn it.
Every project we cover, with its parts in order.
Published: 11 Apr 2026
A Lowe's how-to shows replacing a standard door with a custom pocket door kit.
Published: 4 Apr 2026
A pro finisher tapes and skims one wall with traditional all-purpose compound while a beginner does the wall beside it with Mudskip, a powder compound that stays workable as it dries.
Published: 31 Mar 2026
Shows how to drywall around a tub and shower insert using only standard drywall supplies: mold resistant board, paper tape and joint compound, with no tear-away trim.
Published: 1 Dec 2025
A drywaller explains the California (blowout, butterfly, hot) patch, where a piece of drywall is cut with its paper left on two sides and set into the opening in mud.
Published: 21 Nov 2025
The most common beginner drywall mistake, according to Vancouver Carpenter, is using joint compound straight from the box without mixing it.
Published: 14 Nov 2025
A test on torn brown drywall paper compares a primed patch with an unprimed one, both finished with 40-minute setting-type mud and water-based paint.
Published: 7 Nov 2025
A drywall finisher compares seven types of corner bead and what each is for: paper-faced tape-on, vinyl, off-angle composite tape, L-edge, tear-away bead, tear-away flat and J trim.
Published: 31 Oct 2025
Shows how to finish drywall up to the flange of a fiberglass shower insert using tear-away bead glued on with spray adhesive.
Published: 24 Oct 2025
A drywall finisher shows how to fix bad framing by building up joint compound, called mud framing, over humps and uneven spots after taping.
Published: 4 Oct 2025
Home RenoVision DIY fixes three sizes of drywall hole with one kit: a tape sandwich for a small hole, a California patch for a medium hole and screw-in repair clips for a large one.
Published: 1 Jun 2025
A drywall finisher shows how to apply the first coat of joint compound to corner bead with a straight 13x5 in. trowel, using thick, well-mixed mud and an arcing motion.
Published: 9 Feb 2025
A full bathroom remodel on a stated budget under $2,500, with the cost given as $2,433.69 in the title and $2,443 in the closing tally.
Published: 30 Dec 2024
A Mississauga homeowner and retired electrician converts a 1970s semi-detached house's old living space into a new kitchen.
Published: 9 May 2024
The first episode of a guest bathroom makeover on a $500 budget that was meant to take 2 to 3 days.
Published: 27 Mar 2024
A kitchen backsplash installation using sheets of hexagon mosaic tile, covering drywall prep, layout, cutting around outlets and edges, setting tile in white thinset, trim, grouting, haze removal,…
Published: 15 Mar 2024
A couple builds a bedroom closet in a spare room so it can count as a fourth bedroom in a house being prepared for sale.
Published: 31 Oct 2023
A live show on planning a basement renovation, covering function, layout, permits and drawings, wiring, insulation, soundproofing and plumbing.
Published: 1 Aug 2021
A kitchen backsplash is replaced with white subway tile in a brick pattern.
Published: 29 Jul 2020
A homeowner recaps a full guest bathroom remodel, converting a tub to a shower.
Published: 28 Jan 2020
A carpenter shows a beginner-friendly way to patch a hole in drywall, from scoring and snapping a new piece to screwing it to plywood backing, taping with fiberglass mesh, applying several coats of…
Published: 12 Jan 2020
A hole is made in a wall and then repaired start to finish.
Published: 23 Mar 2015
Covers several drywall repairs: small dings with spackle, popped nail heads, doorknob holes with a patch kit, the California patch for holes six inches and smaller, and larger holes patched with…
Published: 4 Nov 2014
Tom Silva shows how to prepare bare concrete basement walls for wallboard.
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