Popcorn Ceilings Coming Back

I can t see that ever coming back.

Popcorn ceilings coming back.

First remember that removing a popcorn ceiling is a really dirty job. If you aren t ready to go all white with your walls then perhaps paint the upper half or third of the walls white with another color below that. Thinned drywall compound which is commonly used to texture new. Here are steps to safely dealing with popcorn ceilings.

Second patching a hole is just well patching a hole. If you really want your popcorn ceilings to blend in with everything else paint your ceilings and walls white. You should consider simply covering the whole ugly mess with a new layer of drywall instead. Workers might scrape away the mess to reveal beautiful plaster perfectly intact underneath but a popcorn ceiling more commonly covers up a bad drywall and mudding job.

August 20 2018. Popcorn ceiling patch products are available in spray on aerosol cans or in premixed containers for application with a brush. I just bought a 30 year house in metairie and first thing i did was removed the popcorn ceilings. It was popular in the 70s.

By amanda sim s. It s probably the easiest way to get the best results. The eye will be tricked into barely seeing the popcorn at all. Mudding and applying a joint compound is an art and not every contractor or homeowner is capable of doing a great job.