Questions tagged [texture]
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what kind of drywall texture is this and type of brush to use to get this texture
I would like to know the texture in my drywall ceiling to repair and match the existing texture
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Drywall texture
Trying to figure out what might help me replicate this drywall texture. Fixing some cracks in the drywall and want to try to match. Any ideas? Posting pics of 2 different walls.
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Problems Using Stud Finder on a Textured Wall - Due to Finder or Texture?
My wife is having me hang some heavy curtains on a textured wall. Of course, the first thing I did was to get out my stud finder - specifically, my Zircon HD55. I felt I was getting strange results ...
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What’s the best way to remove this drywall texture?
Just wondering what is the best method to remove the trowel pattern on my ceiling, want to take out the “pizza” pattern. Thank you.
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What is this texture called and how can I match it?
I repaired a 2' x 4' section of our ceiling, and I'd like to match the surrounding texture.
Is this a sprayed texture like orange peel, or just some kind of roller stipple?
Assuming it was orange ...
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What kind of ceiling is this?
What kind of ceiling is this, and what's the process like for making it smooth?
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Likelihood of asbestos under newer ceiling texture?
Edit: Adding some up-front clarification because people seem to be fixating on the "asbestos" part of this question.
This is what I am asking for: help determining what prior work may have been done ...
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What can be sprayed over ceiling mastic?
I want to spray a ceiling to seal it and possibly also obscure the uneven surface but am unsure what will stick well.
This ceiling assumably used to have tiles. There is an array of thick glue-like ...
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Anyone know what this paper backing under this ceiling texture is?
I'm hoping someone knows what appears to be some kind of paper backing under ceiling texture is. Some areas are just peeling right off. Mainly around cracks. Other areas are very difficult and it ...
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Best method for painting textured walls?
How do pros paint textured walls, specifically knockdown texture?
I'm using a Sherwin Williams emerald paint, an acrylic latex paint and a roller with a 3/4" nap. However, I'm still left with large ...
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What type of wall texture is this? How can I match it?
Looking for what type of wall texture this is, how is it applied (i.e. spray on)? Basement window flooded, I need to match the texturing around the rest of the room.
It looks like a SantaFe ...
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How do I get crisp, clean edges in the corners where two paint colors meet?
I am about to renovate my room. A part of this plan includes painting all but one wall and the ceiling white, the other wall will be bright green. My walls are lightly textured and if this makes any ...
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Wall Textures In Different US States [closed]
I am trying to learn about wall textures.
Can someone share some knowledge about in which US states are textured walls (like orange peel, ....) common vs which states they are not common?
I would ...
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How do I achieve this texture?
I need to make some wall repairs in our house (lath and plaster). After making the repairs, I'll need to add texture over the repairs. After doing a bit of research, it looks like this is a so-called "...
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What type of wall texture is this?
I'm trying to repair a wall and need to know what type of texture this is. Thank you.
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How can I tape drywall joints at the ceiling with existing texture?
I am redoing my subbasement. Originally the inside corner where the wall meets the ceiling was not taped and jointed. Some floor trim was used as a poor man's version of crown molding, and it is ...
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Removed wainscoting - Will I need to sand the entire wall?
First time DIY'er here and I decided it was time to update my office by removing the wainscoting and giving it a fresh coat of paint. However, before I get there, I was hoping for a little feedback......
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Paint/plaster texture question
My walls and ceiling are skip trowl lath and plaster and (many layers) painted, I’m doing some cutting and patching and using DAP Patching Plaster. It goes on great but after I sand and paint it the ...
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Is acoustical texture in HVAC ducts an asbestos concern?
We bought a house 3 years ago - it was built in 1972. Most of the textured ceilings were already removed, except for a few. I recently noticed the texture actually extends behind the wall-mounted ...
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How can I paint inside corners of textured walls at the ceiling or baseboard?
In this question, techniques are described to paint the edge of a textured wall along a textured ceiling. How can I paint inside corners though? Mashing the brush into the corner seems to do OK, but ...
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How can you replicate Sand/Perlite?
Just finished patching two rather large but thin cracks that required taping and 8" on either side of joint compound/feathering. It looks rather smooth and would blend in nicely if it weren't for the ...
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What is this texture called and how do I replicate it
I extended a ceiling about 13 inches and need to continue the same or similar pattern, only about 4 inches of it will be visible because I will be mounting wall cabinets below the new ceiling.
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How to match this wall texture
I'm having trouble matching this drywall texture:
Would appreciate help on this.
Thanks!
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Can I use hot mud to create orange peel texture
I have Westpac Joint compound fast set 40 lite.
Can I use this to create texture on a wall?
What is the basic difference in the texture specific compound (like Homax below) and fast set compound (...
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What type of wall texture is this, and how do you remove it?
What type of wall texture is this called?
What is the best way to remove it so I can replace it with orange peel?
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Removing high gloss paint from walls
I'm trying to prep my interior walls so when the drywallers come, they can add a single layer of skim coat and re-texture everything (the current texture is really uneven and ugly).
The walls have a ...
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Scraping paint globs off textured drywall
So I am not a pro painter and when I rolled my newly drywalled and orange peel textured ceiling I didn't go in a pattern. I just rolled straight across.
There are areas where there a globs from ...
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What kind of paint and texture is this? And how do you patch this area?
What kind of paint and texture is this? And how do you patch this area?
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Painted sample areas have different sheen than the rest of the wall
I recently finished my basement. Had the drywall textured. Painted three sample areas of different paint colors I was trying to decide on. I decided on one and got the paint from a different paint ...
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Help identifying type of texture on walls
Probably a dumb question, but I'm having trouble determining if these walls are orange peel or knockdown textures. The first two photos below are in the same room, but at the minimum seem like ...
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How do I remove painted knockdown texture?
We scraped our popcorn ceilings and had somebody do knockdown texture in the whole house. Problem is, that when the guy went to prime over the texture, some of the texture started peeling off on the ...
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How do I repair cracks in thincoat plaster?
I have a crack in the thincoat plaster that is over the drywall. There is an orange peel texture over the thincoat. What is this caused by, and what is the best way to repair it?
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Best way to remove textured wall (joint compound)?
What I'm working with:
There's a lot to take down. I know skim coating is an option, but I don't think that will work well due to the nature of the texture (it's not knocked down).
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Can paneling and wallpaper be textured with drywall mud?
We have a basement space with paneling on lower half of wall and wallpaper on upper half - we don't want to spend the time stripping the wallpaper, and don't want to spend the money replacing walls ...
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Should I use a roll or spray method to paint my textured ceiling?
I have fresh knockdown textured ceiling. I plan to give it a coat of primer and a coat of white ceiling paint. The whole house is undergoing complete remodeling. There is no furniture, and no flooring....
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Is primer required for fresh knockdown texture?
I have freshly sprayed knockdown textured ceilings. I can not figure out if priming is necessary before coating it with flat white ceiling paint. Some people say it is okay to just paint it, some say ...
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How do I tape new drywall that is butted up against a textured wall?
I'm replacing the bottom 12" of Sheetrock after water damage. The existing drywall is textured. How do I tape it? Do I have to sand off texture for 6" and then tape it and texture?
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Is there an easy way to replicate this ceiling texture?
I have the swirly-tiny(stress the tiny)-bump texture on my ceiling on the first floor. I will be doing some major drywall repairs on the ceiling and would like tips on how to replicate the pattern. ...
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How do I get better looking results with Sandstone texture paint?
I am painting a small bathroom with Sandstone paint that I bought in Lowe's (for non-US users, this is big chain of home improvement/remodeling stores).
The result is just terrible. First, it ...
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What techniques are there to smooth out or remove textured (knockdown) drywall?
We have knockdown texture on the drywall in one of our bedrooms that we're turning into a nursery. We'll be repainting the walls and want like to apply some wall decals so we need to have a smooth ...
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How do I paint over a textured ceiling without removing the texture?
A painter I had at one time painted the textured drywall mud ceiling (off white color) in a different part of the house. He had to change to a sprayer because he said the drywall texture was coming ...
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How should I patch a popcorn ceiling?
I had to repair a corner joint between my kitchen and living ceiling (kitchen is ceiling lower than living room) by scraping the popcorn off of the kitchen ceiling and replacing a metal corner bead.
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How can I get a straight line at the ceiling when painting a textured wall?
I'm looking for advice as to how best obtain a straight line between the wall and ceiling which are both textured. I've seen some new homes where the painter masks about 1/8-1/4 inch down the wall ...
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Should I texturize my ceiling after removing popcorn? [closed]
I'm going to remove the popcorn ceiling in my 90's era house and was wondering if I should texturize after removing it. The walls have the "orange peel" type of texture on them but I just don't know ...
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Should I primer my walls/ceiling before I spray on texture?
I have removed a wall and upper cabinet, replacing some sheetrock. I have skim coated and sanded the existing walls and removed the "popcorn" ceiling. My question is: do I need to primer the walls &...
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How should I remove the texture from the ceiling *without* tearing it out?
We want to get rid of the texture on our ceiling. It's a very ugly stipple effect.
However, there's a foot and a half of insulation over this ceiling. Knocking it down to install new drywall is not ...
