Texture hides any blemishes caused by bulging drywall seams or popped nails.
Ceiling designs with sheetrock mud.
Apply a thin skim coat of mud to the ceiling with a trowel.
Joint compound is more commonly known simply as drywall mud and it serves two purposes.
This type of wall and ceiling texture is slightly different than the skip trowel technique we have discussed before.
Basically the material and the tool are still the same.
Prime before you texture the ceiling.
Just like the other drywall ceiling texture types the texture is not really smooth but can give an artistic look to your ceiling.
Firstly it holds the mesh tape in place which covers the.
Allow the mud to dry.
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.
It s been famous since 1917.
This sheetrock ceiling texture is one of drywall ceiling texture type.
Knockdown texture type for ceiling.
How to make ceiling designs with joint compound.
Wipe off most of the mud leaving just a thin coating.
Ceilings are often flawed with imperfect drywall installation.
You might think that because textured paint is part drywall mud it will adhere to any surface but for a quality job you still want to prime first.