That KIlted Guy Drywall Academy Information
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Drywall Courses are now LIVE.  Click the Header picture to be taken directly there, or Sign up for our Email list to be notified of course launch dates, prices, and more details.  

Who are these courses for?

We are putting to Drywall Training courses for everyone from total beginners to professionals in the trades, including plumbers, painters or drywallers.  Anyone who makes a living off of doing drywall finishing or repairs will benefit from this course.

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These will be extensive training courses unlike anything offered anywhere.  Courses will include videos (most videos will be for course members only), ebooks, personal coaching, weekly live chats, etc.

 

(Click HERE to sign up for our email list to be notified when new courses and ebooks are released), get email list only discounts, and more.

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Here's a sample of the courses you will be able to take
 

Some of the courses that will be launched include (names may change as we launch them).  I will be consulting with other businesses professionals for some of these courses to ensure we present the best training possible.

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HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THESE COURSES
Take Your Time
The Importance of Practice & Patience
SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN DOING DRYWALL MUDDING
How to Stay Safe when mudding drywall
 ADVANCED DRYWALL MUDDING BASICS
Pan and Knife or Hawk & Trowel?
Bucket or Box mud, which works best for you
Choosing the RIGHT Joint Compound for Taping
Choosing the right joint tape for repairs and new construction
Choosing the RIGHT Joint Compound for topping and coating
Simplify it to basic top coating not butts or cornerbead
How to store mud correctly
When to use Fast Setting Joint Compound
Outline that this is for more advanced repairs, available in the silver and above course
How to mix up your drywall mud correctly, at the right thickness etc
Using an egg beater or Mixit tool
Choosing the right Mudding knives for Novices
SIMPLE DRYWALL MUDDING APPLICATION & KNOWLEDGE
Understanding the goal when mudding drywall
How to apply joint compound correctly for a smooth finish with minimal sanding
How thick can you put drywall mud on
Important guidelines when using joint compound
HOW TO TAPE NEW DRYWALL
What Materials to use when taping drywall
These lessons are for the silver and above, but outline them
The importance of prep work and pre filling before taping
What order to tape new drywall
Taping Recessed Joints By Hand
Taping Butt Joints by Hand
Taping internals or inside angles by hand
Taping Drywall Repairs
Taping with a Banjo
HOW TO COAT & FINISH ALL DRYWALL PROPERLY
Coating Recessed Joints, all steps
Coating Butt Joints start to finish
Coating Internal angles
Coating Off Angles (Non 90° inside angles)
Coating Drywall screws and repairs around electrical boxes
HOW TO GET A LEVEL 5 SMOOTH FINISH
Understanding Level5 & the Variations
Level 5 finishing techniques
The importance of Proper Touch up on Level 5
ALL ABOUT DRYWALL SANDING
Drywall Sanding techniques and Theory Simplified
Drywall Sanding tools Simplified
Wet or Dry sanding?
How to minimize sanding and sanding dust
TOUCH UP, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STEPS IN MUDDING
What Touch Up is, and why it's important
How to touch up your mudding like a pro
What will texture & paint hide
ADDITIONAL MUDDING SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Understanding the importance of lighting on drywall Mudding
Why Drying Time and Temperature are important
Dealing with Trouble areas & issues when taping
Specialty drywall mudding tools
ALL ABOUT CORNERBEAD 
What is Cornerbead used for
Different Types of Cornerbead and Drywall Trimwork
How to apply Cornerbead
PROFESSIONAL TIPS AND TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Keep Your Tools Clean
Take care of your tools
Why you need to always be learning
General tips and tricks
DRYWALL SPECIALTY TOOLS
Specialty mudding knives
Other Specialty Mudding Tools
Tools that may waste your money and time
Introduction to Automatic Taping Tools
DRYWALL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
Introduction to some specialty drywall mudding products
HOW TO IDENTIFY DRYWALL TEXTURES
How to identify SOME of the most common spray textures Simplified
How to identify many of the most common Hand Textures
How to identify brush textures
HOW TO APPLY MANY OF THE COMMON TEXTURES
How to apply orange peel  and splatter textures simplified
How to apply knock down texture simple
How to apply many of the most common hand textures
How to apply Brush Textures
HOW TO MATCH DRYWALL TEXTURES AND BLEND INTO EXISTING TEXTURE
How to match an orange peel texture
How to match most common knock down spray textures
How to match a hand applied texture
The trick to matching and blending a rolled on texture
HOW TO DO SOME OF THE MOST COMMON SIMPLE DRYWALL REPAIRS
Show simple repairs for Bronze level
ADVANCED DRYWALL REPAIR SKILLS
Details coming soon
HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE WHEN DOING REPAIRS
Details coming soon
HOW TO BID DRYWALL REPAIR JOBS
Details coming soon
HOW TO BID SMALL NEW DRYWALL JOBS
Details coming soon
HOW TO BUILD A DRYWALL BUSINESS AND GAIN REFERRALS AND REPEAT CUSTOMERS
Details coming soon
HOW TO START A DRYWALL REPAIR BUSINESS
Details coming soon
HOW TO START A DRYWALL CONTRACTOR BUSINESS
Details coming soon
MISTAKES THAT CAN RUIN YOUR DRYWALL BUSINESS
Details coming soon
HOW TO STREAMLINE YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Details coming soon
HOW TO CONTROL INVENTORY AND TOOLS IN A LARGER BUSINESS & MORE
Details coming soon
HOW TO STAY AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION
Details coming soon

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If there’s any subject matter you would like to see taught, you will be able to suggest those as a member of our Drywall Academy.

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