How To Patch Drywall Ceiling With Knockdown Texture
I had to repair the drywall on my ceiling due to leaking toilet upstairs.
How to patch drywall ceiling with knockdown texture. Now the new ceiling repair texture is ready for a quality primer and paint. First i applied the joint compound with my knockdown texture sponge. Add styrofoam to your drywall mud mixture to create a popcorn texture.
Make the splatter knockdown texture by using a spray gun with two tubes rather than just one. This will apply more drywall at once to build up the texture. The hole was less than 1 square foot.
Good luck with your diy drywall repair project and thanks for watching. When it came time to texture the surface the choices were use a machine to blow the spackling which is overkill or use the homax spray can which from various reviews on amazon is a hit or miss proposition and messy. The main problem with spraying knockdown texture on a patch is that the area surrounding the repair is usually painted.
Then use a drywall knife to knock down the drywall once it has set lightly. Out from the patch to soften it so you can scrape it off to prep for the taping work photo 3. After i repaired the failing tape joint at the giant vaulted ceiling drywall seam i was ready to apply an all purpose joint compound to match the knockdown texture on this drywall tape repair using the knockdown texture sponge by the texture master a 6 drywall taping knife 14 mud pan and a 24 acrylic knockdown paddle.
Next i left the knockdown texture dry for 10 minutes before knocking it down with my 12 inch acrylic knockdown paddle. Scratches and tool marks in a knockdown texture are nearly impossible to fix so it is best to avoid them in the first place. When texturing a repair you have to spray at least some texture lightly over part of the surrounding painted section in order to blend the new texture with the old.
In today s video on paul peck drywall tv i m going to show you an amazing trick to match knockdown texture on a ceiling repair with the knockdown texture sp. Then tape mud and skim coat the entire patch.