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Texturing Drywall - 11/26/2007 7:02:51 AM

flyinnoose

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Hi folks, I am in the process of redoing a few walls in my house and want to texture the walls. There is oodles of info online, but I was wondering if anyone had any good techniques. I have an air compressor, and was thinking about renting a hopper from home depot. Any and all comments are welcome. Thanks for your help.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 11/26/2007 5:52:44 PM

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Just an FYI...the rougher the texture the more paint it'll take to cover, but on the up side the more texture covers my sloppy work.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 11/30/2007 8:03:29 AM

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I think you can buy textured wall board.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/3/2008 4:28:32 PM

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I did the ceiling in our living room this year, mixed joint compound with water to give it a thinner consistency then used a 3/4 nap paint roller and rolled it on, the roller pulls the compound away in little points. Then I took a wide flat drywall knife and just lightly went over the points to flatten them out, let dry prime and paint, came out really nice. Oh by the way I did it in sections about 3' wide the length of the ceiling at a time. should be a little easier on walls I would think. Hope this helps. Sorry didn't see how old the post was before replying still new at this.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/3/2008 4:33:47 PM

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The way I mud dry wall, there is always a texture

At least at the joints and the screw heads

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/3/2008 7:32:15 PM

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Ummm,

Having never had the fun of doing that and wondering what it would like when I did my only comment would be:

Waste a couple of sheets of drywall outside first to get the hang of it!

Drywall is cheap but scaping that crud off if it looks like crap doesn't sound like a fun time.
Practice Practice or pay someone.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/3/2008 8:13:06 PM

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I just bought the stuff that you mix in the paint. It is nothing more than small styrofoam balls.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/3/2008 8:55:25 PM

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Rent this machine from Home Depot, buy joint compound in the five gallon bucket, add 2 quarts of water to it, mix it with a paddle attached to a 1/2" drive drill, practice on a couple pieces of scrap drywall. Try out the different nozzle's that come with it until you get a pattern you like. You will be a pro in no time at all.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/3/2008 9:20:51 PM

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OK, my lesson now ;)

It goes really really REALLY far!
So when you think you have masked, mask again. Mask the insides of your doors, mask the door edges, etc...
After my last texturing job, I was finding texture 20' away from where I was working that got through tiny gaps.

practice on cardboard, it's even cheaper than drywall.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/7/2008 7:40:10 PM

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i just did it if you have a harbor freight in your area buy one of these it works great .can also spray bed liner coating with it ;) . remember to stand back i mean 6-8 feet.i used the smallest hole size it came with and practiced about 2 sprays on some cardboard before i went to town .. i bought the powder texture mix from home depot . gave me a nice orange peel texture on the walls .. very pleased

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/7/2008 8:07:53 PM

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Nothing to it. Keep your air pressure under 40# and keep the pattern moving. +1 on the advice posted before.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/8/2008 3:42:20 PM

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Why would you want to put that texture on your walls/cieling...Texture on them is just a sign to me the drywallers have no clue what they are doing..do it right..do it smooth.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/8/2008 3:56:30 PM

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I've used this procedure many times. It's easy, clean, with no mess from a sprayer: Get the dust off the wall. Hold the 12 inch blade in your right hand, then dip the palm of your left hand, fingers extended, into the mixture. Apply it randomly, then hit it with the blade. Apply it as thick or thin as you like. The random effect looks great.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/9/2008 5:26:50 AM

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guess it depends where your from you will never find a smooth wall in florida its just not the style here

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Why would you want to put that texture on your walls/cieling...Texture on them is just a sign to me the drywallers have no clue what they are doing..do it right..do it smooth.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/9/2008 5:37:22 AM

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learn something everyday here

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/9/2008 6:56:48 AM

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+1 on the smooth finish. Unfortunately, on a lot of remodels, everything was already textured, so you have to match it up.
I do smooth if possible, not everybody wants to pay for the extra work. Some guys are getting $2.00/sq ft for skip troweling - talk about a money maker! I also do smooth plaster restoration which is expensive.
Popcorn ceilings = NEVER!

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 1/19/2008 2:24:09 PM

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I thought texture wals went out in the sixties?

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 4/14/2008 9:12:40 PM

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This is a bit late for this thread, but I've had a lot of good luck with the little Homax guns you can get at Home Depot for about $40. The texture comes premixed in gallon jugs that you up-end on the top of the gun. They've got settings for a wide variety of texture thicknesses, and if you clean them well after each use and don't beat the crap out of them, they last a long time.

I learned to do "brocade" work from a guy that re-did the ceilings in a couple rooms in our house. I followed his example and did a room myself, and it came out looking pretty good (at least consistent with what he did). Stuff a plastic trash bag with newspaper so that it makes a mushroom-top shape about a foot in diameter. The "stem" of the mushroom is used as a handle. Trowel a thick pass of mud on the ceiling, then sort of mash the "mushroom top" bag into it and pull it off. It makes little stalactites of mud hanging down. Do this over a wide area of the ceiling, then let the mud set up a little. I use Silverset 40 dry mix, and I give it about fifteen minutes to set up (just under half its cure time). Go back and gently knock the tops off the stalactites. It should leave a flat-top texture that has a very old-world look about it. And, if it doesn't work out, scrape it off before it fully cures and try again.

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 4/16/2008 3:36:38 AM

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Skip trowel!!! Easy to do and easy to fix when kiddies mess the walls up

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RE: Texturing Drywall - 4/18/2008 10:01:45 AM

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Good suggestion, Menard's or Depot does have damaged drywall (ditto plywood and other materials) that you can buy real cheap. Great for practice runs on anything.

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ORIGINAL: txgeezer

Ummm,

Having never had the fun of doing that and wondering what it would like when I did my only comment would be:

Waste a couple of sheets of drywall outside first to get the hang of it!

Drywall is cheap but scaping that crud off if it looks like crap doesn't sound like a fun time.
Practice Practice or pay someone.

HEY - we want before an after shots!!