Covering Popcorn Ceiling With Joint Compound

Covering a popcorn ceiling with drywall.

Covering popcorn ceiling with joint compound.

Mar 28 2018 explore meredith mckenzie andrews s board covering popcorn ceiling followed by 324 people on pinterest. 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. Use smooth even strokes to minimize imperfections. Keep the knife or trowel level to the ceiling in order to apply the mud evenly.

Press enough compound in to cover the popcorn. Lift the knife and keep on pressing the compound down across the ceiling until it is all about a inch thick. Starting at an edge of the ceiling least noticeable press the compound down and then drag the knife across the ceiling at about a 45 degree angle. Scraping dry texture is a dusty mess and skim coating requires some practice.

Adding a new drywall layer also gives you the option of insulating directly over the old ceiling before adding the new. 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. With painted texture some pros scrape as best they can and then skim coat the entire ceiling with a thin layer of joint compound.