Knock Down Texture
Step 6 knock down the texture.
Knock down texture. The knockdown drywall finish an early 1990s successor to popcorn and orange peel textures has remained a hit with homeowners for its impressive appearance and practicality. For a beginner it s more forgiving than other textures. Doing the job right requires the proper technique a steady hand and specialized equipment including an air powered joint compound spray gun. Heavy knockdown applied with a spray hopper.
A knockdown texture on walls or ceilings is a fast easy way to hide flaws or repairs. Leah demonstrates how to create a knockdown texture for your walls or ceiling in 3 simple steps. It takes practice and experience to know exactly how long to wait before knocking down the texture. Support see jane drill by shopping on amazon through our lin.
It is a mottled texture more intense than a simple flat finish but less intense than orange peel or popcorn texture. A tutorial for do it yourself homeowners on how to apply knock down texture to drywall. It also has a more subtle look than heavy popcorn texture. Knockdown texture is created by watering down joint compound to a soupy consistency.
Ceilings are notorious for showing flaws. Once the texture has set lightly use a long handled curved drywall knife to lightly smooth out the tops of the globules and create the low profile knocked down look.