Covering Popcorn Ceiling With Joint Compound

Just skim coating projects popcorn ceiling is also an older ceiling pre 1978 which could have as asbestos or lead paint.

Covering popcorn ceiling with joint compound.

All you need to do is glue the ceiling tiles directly over the popcorn. 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. Removing popcorn ceiling that way makes a big sloppy mess and almost always leaves you with repairs to do afterward. Scraping dry texture is a dusty mess and skim coating requires some practice.

Place a mark in the exact center of the room. Measure half the length of your room by running your tape measure along the top edge of your wall. With painted texture some pros scrape as best they can and then skim coat the entire ceiling with a thin layer of joint compound. Starting at an edge of the ceiling least noticeable press the compound down and then drag the knife across the ceiling at about a 45 degree angle.

The tiles have beveled edges for an easy butt joint installation. Mix 2 quarts of water into a 5 gallon bucket of joint compound. Covering a popcorn ceiling with drywall 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. Use a drywall mixer attached to an electric drill to blend thoroughly.

Lift the knife and keep on pressing the compound down across the ceiling until it is all about a inch thick. Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy time consuming job. Replace it rather than scraping or covering up the popcorn ceiling you could replace it altogether. About our styrofoam ceiling tiles polystyrene styrofoam ceiling tiles are one of the fastest and easiest ways to cover the popcorn ceilings and enhance any room s decor.

Beginning at this mark on the wall measure half the distance of your ceiling s width by running your tape measure. Place a mark where. Press enough compound in to cover the popcorn.