Mudding Over Popcorn Ceiling

On this painted popcorn ceiling project i ll be skim coating over it using a 14 inch drywall taping knife 16 inch stainless steel mud pan and an all purpose joint compound made by usg.

Mudding over popcorn ceiling.

Ceiling tiles drop ceilings and new drywall will also hide existing popcorn texture. This method involves installing a complete layer of 1 4 3 8 or 1 2 inch drywall over the popcorn ceiling screwing the drywall into the ceiling joists above the original ceiling. With unpainted texture the most common approach is to mist it with a spray bottle and scrape off the softened texture. In today s video i m going to show you how to skim coat a ceiling.

Affix ceiling grade gypsum board which weighs significantly less than standard wall board right over the existing popcorn ceiling. For a total style upgrade cover the ceiling with wood paneling or wood planks. Adding a new drywall layer also gives you the option of insulating directly over the old ceiling before adding the new. Covering a popcorn ceiling with drywall.

I did the first skim coat o. Just skim coating projects popcorn ceiling is also an older ceiling pre 1978 which could have as asbestos or lead paint. Removing popcorn ceiling that way makes a big sloppy mess and almost always leaves you with repairs to do afterward. Popcorn ceiling if you have a heavily textured ceiling and just don t like the look you have a few options.

You ll need to securely screw it into the framing and be proficient at mudding and taping for a seamless job. It s round two of skim coating over a textured ceiling series.