How To Fix UGLY Drafty Windows! Drywall Trim Repair DIY For Beginners!

Thanks for creating this video.

The sides didn't need corner bead but the top and bottom did? Can you explain why not all edges? Thanks

Nice 👍 just looks wavy

Finally I found a video that is very well detailed and easy to follow!! I’m a single mother who recently just got ripped off by a contractor $50,000!! He started the job and left me with a huge mess and no money to hire someone else to fix it! Wish me luck trying to do this myself. I have everything I need to do this job. I just need to take it slow and steady.

Great video. I am redoing some windows and wasn't really sure what I want to do with window ledge. My brother did some of my window ledges this way. Unfortunately he passed away and I didn't get to watch him do the work. I will by trying this. However I may do the bottom edge with wood.

Those windows look awesome you don't even need trim

Great video! Thanks for posting.

Great job. I am just about to do a very similar job.

12 minute video. In reality a 2 day job waiting for compound to dry, paint to dry.

Thank you for this great video. Easy for someone like me who knows absolutely nothing to be able to follow. I need to repair sill damage in my apartment and I'm confident I can do so thanks to you.

Thanks for breaking this process down. As someone who never did this process before, with your video. I was able to repair my window trim on my own!

Lots or work, it looks good. This would have been a good situation to use L bead where the edge of the drywall meets the window. Especially tear-away bead.

Your supposed to hold the foam can upside down lol

there's a giant hump in the middle, pretty rough!

I pad a 'pro' to do this, he didn't use drywall, just some wood, corner bead and build it up and plaster / filler.. it cracked in multiple places when it got cold

Great video and very informative 👏Thank you

this looos soooo good

I'm a DIYer and you explained this so well! Great job! Thank you.

Fantastic work, man!

What a great video! Thank you for making it... this was the educational video I needed to see. I have a follow up question: I have to remove/repair some of the joint compound where it attached to the corner bead and I'm wondering how to properly paint over the edge of the metal at the 90 degree angle? It seems like simple paint would quickly get rubbed off. Or maybe the paint would hold better once I replace the joint compound and make it a cleaner edge? Not sure... any advice you can give is greatly appreciated.

Wow this looks good

I don't N95 mask is good enough in that small space bud, wear a dual respirator mask like a 3M P100 mask.

Great video. Well laid out - only question is what about flashing/proofing on the wood inside (given it was open)?

Well done!!

Shouldn’t the whole window have been taken out? I didn’t see any of the sealing tape around it

Thanks for the inspiration to finish my windows

Great work. I think the finishing that you do (scraping the leftovers, good caulking, etc) is the difference between regular and high quality work. Thanks for showing this!

Excuse my noobness, but why do we remove the wooden jambs again? Why cant we just put cornerbeads directly on the wooden jambs and mud & paint?

right on !!! a fking contractor would have charged 10k

we have the right corner uneven going down. the window is straight but the window frame isn't. - tighter on bottom right corner than top. they are telling me the sheetrock is hard to do now because there isn't enough space in the left bottom corner. should they be chipping the wood away to open it up wider? not sure hwy they are afraid to

Great video, no crazy music,no screaming, just great tutorial and so humble about his work that he makes me feel I can do it too. Also super clean...I make a bigger mess just brushing my hair.

Does the frame have to be removed to insulate existing windows? I have windows in place and wasn't planning to replace.

This is exactly what I need! Thank you sooooooooo much for sharing!

I was worried why my contractor using drywall instead of Wood. So drywall is a acceptable way of install ?

Why would you not wood frame this window then add mouldings?

Amazing job bro!

Oh my goodness. This is awesome. So clear and to the point. Do I need a paper corner bead if I am only repair the top of the window?

Shouldn't there be some kind of waterproof flashing covering the inside?

Good job.

What does this do for energy efficiency or (non-)soundproofing? Is it worse than the old stuff?

Thanks for showing is this, looks good!
I think your video production has improved a-lot since I first started following you, nice work.

Good job! I need this for 2 windows. Just what I have been looking for.

Looks amazing and brand new brother! Great job!

Good one. Always unique project. Thanks

Thanks for taking the time to show us your project brother! I appreciate it. Keep up the good work and informative video.

Need to clean out that gutter outside the window - it's blocked up and running over.

Looks great.