patching a ceiling

[Flames_Gimp]

anyone here patched a stippled ceiling? or know a good pro to call?

have a 2'x4' area of new drywall and a 2x3 area to patch

[Caged Great]

The drywall goes up like normal, The stippling is done by putting your normal drywall mud on a trowel (although a tiling one works better). You put more on the trowel, make it level with the ceiling, and push it lightly against the ceiling. Some will stick, some will come off. you can then level it off with a clean trowel (just dump the mud off) and just push it up so it's even with the existing ceiling. It's somewhat difficult though and requires some practice...

[HockeyPuck]

Or... you can just rent a stipple machine from Home Depot. It's pretty simple to use....

It might cost you a tad more, but it'd take you all of 5 minutes....

[Vulcan]

You can buy a special stipple mud. I had so so success.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Mudding of any kind should be avoided whenever possible. Those are just my thoughts however....

[automaton 3]

I'm had reasonable success at this. You can purchase a product calling "popcorn ceiling" or something like that at most hardware stores (I think I went to Totem).

You can buy a special roller to roll the stuff on...I had absolutely NO luck with this roller...the stuff splatters everywhere and it is very difficult to get an even application/ blend the patch in.

The best results I found was to use an old paintbrush and "dab" the popcorn ceiling in place. This way you have good control of the application and can get a pretty even/blended application.

If you are patching an older ceiling, the patch will likely appear much whiter than the surrounding ceiling. I painted my ceilings afterwards, and ended up with a pretty seamless result.

[Flames_Gimp]

it's actually quite a big area to patch, i wouldnt even want my friends to attempt it without the machine... anyone have experience using it? willing to pay someone to do it..

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by automaton 3

I'm had reasonable success at this. You can purchase a product calling "popcorn ceiling" or something like that at most hardware stores (I think I went to Totem).

You can buy a special roller to roll the stuff on...I had absolutely NO luck with this roller...the stuff splatters everywhere and it is very difficult to get an even application/ blend the patch in.

The best results I found was to use an old paintbrush and "dab" the popcorn ceiling in place. This way you have good control of the application and can get a pretty even/blended application.

If you are patching an older ceiling, the patch will likely appear much whiter than the surrounding ceiling. I painted my ceilings afterwards, and ended up with a pretty seamless result.

What did you use to paint the popcorn ceiling?

[automaton 3]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

What did you use to paint the popcorn ceiling?

There's a specialty paint out there, can't remember the brand name but its available at Totem.

You use a thick sponge roller to apply it. It's a messy job, stipple flies around a bit...make sure you have a good drop-cloth and move everything out of the room or mask it well.

Oh yeah, and wear some eye protection! Take it from me firsthand haha.

The paint is very hiding. I used it downstairs in a fixer-upper that we flipped a few years ago, there was water damage in the ceiling, past owners had smoked and the fireplace had left black soot on the ceiling. We fixed the water leak, patched the drywall and fixed the stipple with the popcorn ceiling, then painted over the whole works and it worked out really well.

[Sylvanfan]

Yeah, I had a drain go on my upstairs bath tub and have a nice waterstain down stairs. So looks like I'll have to spring for getting my ceiling painted.

[HockeyPuck]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

it's actually quite a big area to patch, i wouldnt even want my friends to attempt it without the machine... anyone have experience using it? willing to pay someone to do it..

FG,

Your buddies should be able to do it quite easily - trust me, if I can use it, anybody can use it

You just put your compound (you can buy stipple mud) into the hopper and the machine sprays the stipple up.... you'll want to mask off your walls and anything else you want to protect and also you might want to do some practice runs on some scraps of drywall, but other than that, you should be good to go! Good luck with whatever you decide to do...

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by HockeyPuck

FG,

Your buddies should be able to do it quite easily - trust me, if I can use it, anybody can use it

You just put your compound (you can buy stipple mud) into the hopper and the machine sprays the stipple up.... you'll want to mask off your walls and anything else you want to protect and also you might want to do some practice runs on some scraps of drywall, but other than that, you should be good to go! Good luck with whatever you decide to do...

would you be able to come by and share your expertise? there's beer or money in it for you

[HockeyPuck]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

would you be able to come by and share your expertise? there's beer or money in it for you

FG, I would really like to help a CPer out, but I'm in the middle of a reno too. My life consists of going to work for 9 hours and then coming home to work on the house. Get me at any other time, and I would be there for ya.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by fotze

Big Al's texturing did ours...

Sounds like he's branching out from the animal sanctuary business.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/show...char.php?id=95

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by HockeyPuck

FG, I would really like to help a CPer out, but I'm in the middle of a reno too. My life consists of going to work for 9 hours and then coming home to work on the house. Get me at any other time, and I would be there for ya.

ah ok.