Changing Popcorn Ceiling To Smooth

The drywall completely covers up the popcorn texture giving you a fresh start with a smooth finish for your ceiling.

Changing popcorn ceiling to smooth.

To remove this create a solution made of 10 parts water to 1 part vinegar and put into a spray bottle. In today s skim coating tutorial. You ll probably need to skim it with a thin layer of joint compound to smooth out imperfections then sand it smooth before repainting. You ll need to secure the drywall to the framing.

Only give it a light misting too much water could damage the drywall or loosen the joint tape. When scraping popcorn ceilings you ll want to use a 4 inch utility knife or a drywall knife to chip away at the texture and create a smooth surface. Use a coarse grit pole sander across the whole surface. So the first step in changing popcorn ceilings to knockdown ones is to get rid of the popcorn or at least most of it the carpenter lightly sprayed the ceiling with water working one room at a time.

The popcorn finish should loosen and fall off easily. If you do not want to scrape the ceiling or wall you can try sanding. In our project dillon encountered a popcorn ceiling that was coated with oily semi gloss paint. I m going to show you how to skim coat over painted popcorn ceilin.

One solution to your popcorn ceiling situation is to cover it with drywall. Be sure to sand evenly starting in one corner and moving across the wall. Wet the popcorn ceiling. Don t scrape your painted popcorn ceiling.

Fill a garden sprayer with lukewarm water and spray the entire ceiling. Spray onto the ceiling and let soak to 10 to 15 minutes. He just used a simple sprayer like what you d spray your yard for weeds. That s the process of laying a flat layer of drywall compound with a drywall knife it will hide the mistakes as well as the.

If your dream is a perfectly flat ceiling you need to skim coat. Like this garden sprayer.