Popcorn Ceilings Coming Back

Popcorn ceiling patch products are available in spray on aerosol cans or in premixed containers for application with a brush.

Popcorn ceilings coming back.

Workers might scrape away the mess to reveal beautiful plaster perfectly intact underneath but a popcorn ceiling more commonly covers up a bad drywall and mudding job. It was popular in the 70s. I just bought a 30 year house in metairie and first thing i did was removed the popcorn ceilings. Textured ceilings are back in style.

Mudding and applying a joint compound is an art and not every contractor or homeowner is capable of doing a great job. At home faced with an unfortunate drop or popcorn ceiling you could definitely try. By amanda sim s. August 20 2018.

Thinned drywall compound which is commonly used to texture new. If you really want your popcorn ceilings to blend in with everything else paint your ceilings and walls white. First remember that removing a popcorn ceiling is a really dirty job. You should consider simply covering the whole ugly mess with a new layer of drywall instead.

It s probably the easiest way to get the best results. If you aren t ready to go all white with your walls then perhaps paint the upper half or third of the walls white with another color below that. Second patching a hole is just well patching a hole. The eye will be tricked into barely seeing the popcorn at all.