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Skim Coating Over Popcorn Ceiling : r/HomeImprovement - Reddit
2023年5月4日 · I have a contract where I paid 460 apartments, and the majority of them have painted popcorn ceilings. I can scrape the painted popcorn ceilings off no problem. Textured ceilings are a different story. The the ceiling in the picture appears to be the standard popcorn ceiling. And, by the way, popcorn ceiling is also known as textured ceiling ...
Is it really not possible to skim coat a popcorn ceiling?
If the ceiling is drywall, I'd have the popcorn removed. wet popcorn does not make dust. If ceiling is plaster, then either skim or cover with 1/4"drywall. While you are doing work, don't forget the electrical. Recessed lights or fan rated boxes for a light or ceiling fans. Does the home inspection report have any mention of asbestos?
How to Repair Ceilings and Walls Like a Pro - Fine Homebuilding
2024年12月10日 · On this project, which happens to be a duplex I own, the ceiling’s popcorn texture had been painted over several times, and the walls were covered with 1/4-in.-thick dark wood paneling. When properly wetted, lightly painted and unpainted ceiling texture can often be removed with an 8-in. or 10-in. drywall knife in a single pass with little or ...
Skim coating a popcorn ceiling? : r/HomeImprovement - Reddit
2024年2月8日 · So I reached out to several local contractors for some consultation and quotes, but all of them said that skim coating it is not possible. One of them provided a detailed explanation and said that the wetness in the joint compound will soak into the popcorn then cause it to fall off the ceiling along with the skim coats over it.
Best way to cover popcorn ceiling; skim coat or drywall over it?
2019年4月8日 · It’s a condo just under 1000 sq ft with popcorn ceiling throughout. Watching videos of guys skim coating over popcorn ceiling they make it seem easy, but I assume it is not. However drywall is the same way. I know that skim coating will be a lot cheaper, is there a big advantage to covering it with Sheetrock that is missing?
Removing Popcorn ceiling. : r/DIY - Reddit
"Skim" coating over texture is going to make an incredible mess and require so much more work. When we have done skim-coats it was never on a ceiling. Only on walls and you use very thin (watered-down) mud. A smooth ceiling after scrapping texture almost always involve 2-3 coats of regular joint-compound with full sanding in-between coats.
Do ceilings need to be skim coated? : r/HomeImprovement - Reddit
2020年7月28日 · The popcorn texture effectively was the skim coat. Texture is a lot easier and faster than skimming flat. The drywall might be backwards or it might just look like that. You don't have to skim coat the ceiling, you could just prime and paint as is …
Skim coating over popcorn ceiling. Drying with yellow dots.
2019年2月17日 · I started skim coating the first coat on my popcorn ceiling yesterday using an all purpose drywall compound. This morning I woke up, and there are yellow dots all over the ceiling. Almost like the mildew/mold spots that you would see above a shower in a low ventilation area. Is this normal? (Pic in comments)
Popcorn Ceiling With Asbestos- Drywall or Skim Coat?
2020年9月10日 · 1/4” is quite wavy and breaks easily . Skim coating popcorn will undoubtedly knock a bunch off and possibly airborne. If the popcorn is a latex product, and the skim coat is too, the popcorn will basically melt and fall off in blobs. Usually the removal of popcorn is dampened then scraped off, then skim coated.
Skim coat over popcorn ceiling with asbestos? : …
2017年8月21日 · Otherwise be prepared for your ceiling to meet your floor at some point. Maybe immediately. Maybe in a few months. Expect it to take 3 layers of mud, minimum. First layer will be kind of thick. There will be very obvious knife lines due to skipping over the popcorn texture and you will think you've made a huge mistake that can't be fixed.