Covering Popcorn Ceiling With Joint Compound

Keep the knife or trowel level to the ceiling in order to apply the mud evenly.

Covering popcorn ceiling with joint compound.

Adding a new drywall layer also gives you the option of insulating directly over the old ceiling before adding the new. Mix a ceiling rated joint compound in a large bucket. Mar 28 2018 explore meredith mckenzie andrews s board covering popcorn ceiling followed by 324 people on pinterest. With painted texture some pros scrape as best they can and then skim coat the entire ceiling with a thin layer of joint compound.

Press enough compound in to cover the popcorn. Scraping dry texture is a dusty mess and skim coating requires some practice. 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. Removing popcorn ceiling that way makes a big sloppy mess and almost always leaves you with repairs to do afterward.

Dip your drywall knife or plasterer s trowel into the mud and begin to spread a thin coat across the drywall covering the entire ceiling. Lift the knife and keep on pressing the compound down across the ceiling until it is all about a inch thick. Covering a popcorn ceiling with drywall.