Texture On Ceiling With Joint Compound
Buy joint compound in 5 gallon buckets.
Texture on ceiling with joint compound. Improve the look of any room by adding a textured ceiling. Refresh old designs with a different texture or create one from scratch using drywall joint compound. It has acrylic in it which is easier to deal with for diy ers or sloppy painters such as myself smileytongue. Drywall compound commonly referred to as mud textures ceilings in a wide variety of patterns.
I discovered the concept on one of my drywall jobs years ago when we were matching a texture on a blended ceiling. Still you may wonder how much of the compound to purchase. Many of us have applied the roller method i e rolling thinned down joint compound on ceilings or walls when we are doing some texturing work but how many have tried the roller method for finishing coats. Joint compound is one of the most common plasters used to create texture and relief on ceilings.
A variety of factors will determine this. In short yep you can use texture ceiling paint for the ceilings for this project. You will need to add water to thin it for application to a ceiling. Different ceiling techniques you can perform with the compound include knockdown stippled and rolled on effects.