Mudding Over Popcorn Ceiling

For a total style upgrade cover the ceiling with wood paneling or wood planks.

Mudding over popcorn ceiling.

Covering a popcorn ceiling with drywall. And i ve seen it do. 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. Just skim coating projects popcorn ceiling is also an older ceiling pre 1978 which could have as asbestos or lead paint.

You ll need to securely screw it into the framing and be proficient at mudding and taping for a seamless job. 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. With unpainted texture the most common approach is to mist it with a spray bottle and scrape off the softened texture. Affix ceiling grade gypsum board which weighs significantly less than standard wall board right over the existing popcorn ceiling.

In today s skim coating tips video i ll show you how to apply skim coat over a painted popcorn ceiling the skim coating tools i use and why you should skim. In today s video i m going to show you how to skim coat a ceiling. Removing popcorn ceiling that way makes a big sloppy mess and almost always leaves you with repairs to do afterward. It s round two of skim coating over a textured ceiling series.

Adding a new drywall layer also gives you the option of insulating directly over the old ceiling before adding the new. Popcorn ceiling if you have a heavily textured ceiling and just don t like the look you have a few options.