How To Texture A Ceiling
This type of wall and ceiling texture is slightly different than the skip trowel technique we have discussed before.
How to texture a ceiling. Ceiling textures come in a number of styles such as knockdown orange peel or popcorn. How to texture a ceiling. How to texture ceilings with a roller. Walls are broken up with windows and doors and are often decorated with painting pictures and other decorative items.
There are a variety of techniques you can employ to create your texture of choice way beyond the. Its name derives from the textures similarity to the skin on an orange. Textures give smooth flat walls and ceilings a new dimension that enhances a room. This is a great project for problem walls as the texture hides minor imperfections.
Use this simple technique to add character to walls and ceilings and to help blend the old with the new while remodeling. Maybe this ceiling texture tickles your taste buds. Use a texture roller with a built in pattern such as basket weave crow. The popcorn texture can act as a sound barrier as it is one of the best for noise insulation.
However orange peel is very thin and it spreads across the whole surface with no drywall revealed. Knockdown texture type for ceiling. If you decide to do a number of rooms then the professional method of spraying the texture onto the ceiling could be the way to go. One option is to add granules to paint that give you an easy way to roll on texture quickly.
There are two ways to create textured ceilings with a paint roller. A hawk and a wall knife or a trowel however for a larger area like wall or ceiling you may want to use knockdown tool. Basically the material and the tool are still the same. Textured ceilings perfectly camouflage imperfections like cracks or evidence of water damage.
Leah demonstrates how to beautify damaged and ugly walls and ceilings with texture.