Spackling Cracks in Kitchen Walls

Video Transcript

"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. And it's actually such a significant crack that we're going to want to reinforce it with this fiberglass drywall tape. So let me show you how that's done. You just want to take a piece of the tape. We want to use our razor knife. Cut just the right size. So let me get that measured out. Right there. And this is going to prevent it from recracking. It's got a little bit of a flex to it. It has a sticky side. So you stick it right over the crack. Now we're going to spackle right into it. Take some joint compound. Take a wide putty knife or a trowel. You just want to really fill the area. You want to use as much as you need to fill the gap. And there is going to be a second coat. It does not have to be perfect. Just basically covering over the tape and the crack. But apply a good amount. Then just gently smooth over. Beautiful. Take our excess put it back in our container. Then we want to immediately clean our tools with some warm water and a cloth. Okay so that does it for the first coat of joint compound on this nasty crack. We're going to probably want to do at least one more coat to smooth it over but while this is drying I'm going to show you how to do the caulking."