Knockdown Ceiling Texture
It s unsophisticated but it does a great job of hiding ceiling defects.
Knockdown ceiling texture. Creating a knockdown texture on a wall or ceiling is a great way to hide small imperfections and add visual interest to the surface. Find wall ceiling textures at lowe s today. Ceilings are notorious for showing flaws.
Knockdown because this step knocks down the spray texture to be flatter he placed the wide blade of the knife on the far end of the ceiling by the wall and gently pulled it across the ceiling as he walked backward. Hide imperfections stains and uneven spaces in your ceiling using a knock down texture. The knockdown drywall finish an early 1990s successor to popcorn and orange peel textures has remained a hit with homeowners for its impressive appearance and practicality.
For pricing and availability. In this video we show you how to apply knockdown texture to ceilings. This is a rough featureless texture created by applying joint compound unevenly with a drywall knife.
Light shining across that large uninterrupted surface. Homax 20 oz white knockdown wall texture. Knockdown techniques which involve spraying joint compound on the ceiling or spreading blotches of it with a trowel and scraping lightly with a drywall knife.
The name comes from one of the final steps in the project when you use a wide knife to knock down and flatten the peaks of the texture applied to the walls. Applying a knockdown texture is an easy low cost low tech project that can dramatically change a room s appearance and simplify wall repairs. A knockdown texture on walls or ceilings is a fast easy way to hide flaws or repairs.
It also has a more subtle look than heavy popcorn texture. Light bounces off the. The carpenter gently used the knockdown knife pulled across the ceiling creating a knockdown look.