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I'm a "as smooth as you can" kind of guy with drywall. No tape seams showing. But that said the apartment I'm dealing with has texture that I need to match. I know from your video just how to deal with it. It won't be perfect but I can now feel comfortable dealing with my repairs. Your examples were straight forward and very clear. Thank!!
I like the stomp texture before the knock down. I am just learning to play with mud at 77 years old. I did an entire bedroom in a rough texture just using my hands and love it but was time consuming to paint. I am attempting a bathroom ceiling next and think this stomp texture will work. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the help. We originally did this texture on several ceilings after repairing cracks, about 9 years ago. In that time we forgot the technique and now had to patch a few areas and match the texture after putting in can lights. Thanks to your video it was a breeze.
Good video , I did that texture here in Texas back in early 70's we called it crowfoot drag , it was mostly done in dining rooms and entry halls.We made it thicker and just knocked the tips down.This was before light mud and we had to wait along time before it was ready to drag.
I have found that many textures go by a number of different names. Even some of the common textures just have different names in different parts of the country. But I have heard it called a Crowfoot texture before. Thanks for sharing, and welcome in to our community.
My whole house is in this texture, do love the look but sure do like orange peel and knock down better. Just remodeled our master bath room left the stomp on the ceiling and did knock down on the new drywall. Haven’t perfected this look quite yet but will practices a little more after watching your video.. thanks for the how to..
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Love the stomp with the knock down on the bottom that you let dry a little. Looks great! Now off to work on our daughter's bedroom with this texture! Thank you for sharing your videos!
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Hi, like the sponge hint. I've done many knock down patches and have found it much easier and blends better to let the mud dry completely and then sand it for the knock down. Using a blade it tends to ride on the old texture and translate ridges to the new patch.
Thank you for your video. I scraped a popcorn ceiling and used the brush by applying the mud onto the brush and stamping it onto the ceiling to lightly texture my ceiling. It was quick and easy, not messy and looks great! I’m going to start working on another room doing the same method.
Thanks for this, it’s exactly what I needed. I have some damage to my ceiling and I need to repair a small area. The current ceiling has the softer pattern, not knocked down.
I tore out a wall from my living room and kitchen to open it up and built a 4x8 foot island. That’s been done for 2 years but I been scared to try to match the ceiling stomp crows foot. Imma try it 2marrow. Thanks for your video now I’m not worried about doing it.
Thank you for the video and tips. I have a old wall papered wall that looks like a nightmare after scraping. This technique is exactly what I needed to fix it.
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Hi Guy. That’s exactly how I did my walls, I mentioned in those other comments you replied to. It’s a very similar technique to a stucco finish some call ‘travertine’. The troweling is done in horizontal sweeps to mimic strata in stone. I waited until it set a bit, then gently knocked it down with a 16” rounded pool trowel. Its a heavy texture, but it left some nice shadow effect. If the brush application is done with a slightly circular twist motion, and then radial troweling, its called ‘peacock’. They were more commonly used many years ago by Italian plasterers. Not as much these days. My wife then painted it with me. We did a base color first with a roller, then followed with a light sponge wash in a similar, but slightly different shade, after the first coat dried. Both are yellow/ocher shades. I think the base was Palomino Gold, and the top coat was Venetian Stucco. It gave it a subtle, slightly mottled look. I’m gonna try that roller application you suggested over the popcorn. Probably a while yet before I tackle that, but I’ll let you know how it turns out. Love your videos! Thanks again!! 👍🏼
Perfect way for me to get a knock down look on a ceiling in a small kitchen that needs to be covered. So happy I will not need to rent all that equipment. Thanks.
Thank you for showing this texture. Its onnthe ceilings of my new house and i plan to wall up a 4 ft square skylight in the kitchen and was scared to death of not being able to match the pattern. Ive seen that straw brush but thought this might be done with something that looked more like a rope mop. Now i know why i couldn't find the tool.
What an amazing teacher you are! I think I would like to see more close ups as you move through the process. By the way, it does help to open the video to full screen to see it closer. Very good video! Subscribed!
Thanks David. I try to do more than just show how I do it, I try to explain it, sometimes more scientifically. Thanks for the suggestion about the closeups, I'll keep that in mind for sure, and thanks for subscribing.
I like the knock down, you can do a lotta variations in how and where you do the brushing and knock down. Ever see patterns 'stomped' into the ceiling?
Thank you for such great instructional videos! I am trying to decide which look I like better the “pliers sponge” technique or this one. Either way BOTH were much easier than I initially thought they were going to be! Sure appreciate your videos and helpful tips!
I like the knock down better. I have a pattern that looks like hand trowled plaster in my bedrooms. I looks awesome but I have no idea how to replicate that. Do you have any ideas? It's simple yet quite elegantly done I'd like to be able to do that. I have done the splatter then knock down in my living room and it looks great! Thanks for sharing your time and passion! Your a great teacher!
I'm going to do this with our entire ceiling on our new house we are building ourselves because the ceiling mudding is alot of work. This is easy and more unique than a smooth looking ceiling.
Thanks for the great demo, I will be experimenting on a feature wall. I like the knock down stomp my self and can also get creative with two tone paint on it - another experiment
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY I was asked to match a similar texture two years ago for a customer. I thought it looked like mud applied with a roller (I used a 1/2" Purdy Colossus) and then a small knock down knife
Matching textures is one of the toughest Art aspects of doing repairs. Knowing how to coat a repair properly is one thing, but then having to match a texture, that's a whole nother level. Some are easy, like orange peel textures, but the knockdown can be quite tricky since you have to guess at the size, thickness and density of drops to spray on, then let it sit 5 minutes, and then knock it down to see what it looks like. But hand textures can sometimes be the worst. There's literally dozens and dozens of ways to apply a custom, or hand texture and even I can know them all. So sometimes we have to use our best guestimate and hope it works. 99% of the time, it does for me, but I've done probably 5,000 repairs by now, over 15 years of doing nothing but small jobs. Thanks for the comments, and feel free to add more thoughts if you have them. Guy
Just ran across your videos. I have to do some ceiling repair due to cracks, my ceiling looks like a stomp texture but looks like the tape is pulling away. Do I need to remove this tape and add new to this area or just try to put some mud underneath the edge to reseal it. Not very smart on this stuff. Thanks for any input. Have watched a number of your videos and enjoyed them all. Thanks for helping those of us out here that are just trying to get by.
Hello. I love your videos! I like to diy and they are very helpful. I have a large plaster wall that has a small bumpy texture already and I would like to do a dramatic stomp knockdown texture over it. Is that ok that if it’s not smooth drywall? And how big of an area should I do at a time? Thank you.
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Brilliant, from the UK, don't have the tools you showed but going to somehow try the knockdown version! Going on a very old ceiling, someone plaster-boarded it and applied jointing tape to large gaps then wallpapered it :(
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Im going to do the knockdown version of this in my house very soon, ive been practicing it on a sheet of scrap.. Do you stomp the entire ceiling and then do the knockdown? Im concerned about getting it to match if i do it in sections. How long is too long to wait to do the knockdown? Using plus-3. Thanks!
I liked it better knocked down. As somebody who does knockdown texture is fairly regular the only downfall to this one as you have to apply the mud on the ceiling vs spraying. But I definitely see why this would be a good thing to show a homeowner because yeah they would be able to do this without hiring somebody whereas I sprayed knockdown would be a little harder.
Hey we can't afford to join as a member bc all our remodel work doing on our own but in your experience doing numerous different textured ceilings which method uses the least amount of mud product? Gotta save money, also do you recommend adding paint primer instead of water for thinning or does that just use more paint bc you'll have to go back over with solid all over paint layer anyway for proper sealing of mud? Thank you so much in Advance and Im happy I found your page and best wishes for business success!
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Awesome! Thank you so much for making this video. I have stop texture on most walls and need to texture walls that once had wallpaper, then orange peel texture to match. I'm not particularly "handy" but I think I'll give this a shot!
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Hi there ! question , Im putting 1/4 inch thick cement board under some windows outside our Lanai, we live in Florida and our house is cement block with Texture on the outside with what looks like “ Knockdown “ I d like to do some Knockdown on the cement board it doesn’t have to be exact, do you think that there is “ problem” with Stucco mix used as my mud with Knockdown to it ? the cement board will be 2ft. high by 8 ft long ,
I love this video and want to try the technique! An you please tell me how you prep the wall before applying the mud, and do you need to sand when you use this technique?
That Kilted Guy DIY Home Improvement thanks for the quick response! It will be on a finished painted ceiling. Do I need to add any other products to prep, or just sand first?
Just sanding can be enough. But if you want extra adhesion, you can add some wood glue, like 1/4 cup per box. It makes the mud feel a little more sticky, but nothing terrible. Note that regular weight all purpose has the most adhesive from the manufacturer, lightweights a little less, and topping has the least.
I really like both. But I have two questions. My crow/stipple brush seams to want to stand up. How do I get it to stay flat? How long should I wait to knock it down using a 12” metal blade? Thank you I’ve enjoyed watching your videos.
Something no one mentions is can you stomp on bare drywall on ceilings or should it be painted first. , I always prime ceilings before I stomp them. If not, it doesn’t seem to bond to the ceiling to good
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I have the stomp texture on my ceilings have some cracked joints do I do what you did in your other video or do I have to sand some of the texture down first
If I have a ceiling I just scraped off popcorn and sanded do I have to skim coat before doing this texture? It is a small bathroom area. Just wondering why skim coating when you roll on mud and then stomp it. Doesn't that apply plenty of material?
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY Thanks just watched the video you suggested and it answered exactly what I thought. I just have a few spots to fix and then will do my texture. Just going to do the roller on of mud and then using one of those texture rollers. That will cover any minor defects I am sure.
Michael, that actually depends on where you live. In some areas it's smooth, but in our area the skip trowel I teach is the most popular style going into new homes in this area. 😎👣
Hello and thanks for the question. For this texture you can use most any all purpose mud, or a topping mud. I'm using the USG Plus 3 mud for this example. If you use other muds, (aka Joint Compound), be sure to read the box and make sure it's ok for textures or decorating.
Usually only 2 to 5 minutes, but it really depends on the room humidity, air movement, temperature, etc. You might want to experiment on a small section 1st.
You can but it will have a unique look so you might want to experiment on a small section 1st and if you don’t like it you can wash it off with plain water
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This video helped my husband and I figure out how to match our crowsfoot wall texture after making some repairs! Thank you!
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After washing your video, I feel like my son, I can do this. I appreciate the details . It helps, I was discourage and was about to hire a professional, but with this video I believe we can do it. As a 59 year old woman I have confidence. Thank you so much for this video.
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I'm a "as smooth as you can" kind of guy with drywall. No tape seams showing. But that said the apartment I'm dealing with has texture that I need to match. I know from your video just how to deal with it. It won't be perfect but I can now feel comfortable dealing with my repairs. Your examples were straight forward and very clear. Thank!!
I like the stomp texture before the knock down. I am just learning to play with mud at 77 years old. I did an entire bedroom in a rough texture just using my hands and love it but was time consuming to paint. I am attempting a bathroom ceiling next and think this stomp texture will work. Thanks for the video.
Sounds great!
Thanks for the help. We originally did this texture on several ceilings after repairing cracks, about 9 years ago. In that time we forgot the technique and now had to patch a few areas and match the texture after putting in can lights. Thanks to your video it was a breeze.
Stomped. Patched an area in my garage and this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Getting the stomp tool tomorrow. THANKS!
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Good video , I did that texture here in Texas back in early 70's we called it crowfoot drag , it was mostly done in dining rooms and entry halls.We made it thicker and just knocked the tips down.This was before light mud and we had to wait along time before it was ready to drag.
I have found that many textures go by a number of different names. Even some of the common textures just have different names in different parts of the country. But I have heard it called a Crowfoot texture before. Thanks for sharing, and welcome in to our community.
Thank You! I have been repairing my storm damaged house and was having a hell of a time figuring out the right way to do this.
My whole house is in this texture, do love the look but sure do like orange peel and knock down better. Just remodeled our master bath room left the stomp on the ceiling and did knock down on the new drywall. Haven’t perfected this look quite yet but will practices a little more after watching your video.. thanks for the how to..
Love the “bonus “ texture that’s what we have been slowly switching our house over to
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Love the stomp with the knock down on the bottom that you let dry a little. Looks great! Now off to work on our daughter's bedroom with this texture! Thank you for sharing your videos!
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I have a 50 year old house with stomp texture and your video helps a lot
Thank you very much
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They love that stomp texture in Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska . Dont see it much in Phoenix Az
Hi, like the sponge hint. I've done many knock down patches and have found it much easier and blends better to let the mud dry completely and then sand it for the knock down. Using a blade it tends to ride on the old texture and translate ridges to the new patch.
Awesome. I've been a painter for over 25 years and learned a lot from this video! Thank you
Like the texture before knockdown and its a little easier to create.
Thank you for your video. I scraped a popcorn ceiling and used the brush by applying the mud onto the brush and stamping it onto the ceiling to lightly texture my ceiling. It was quick and easy, not messy and looks great! I’m going to start working on another room doing the same method.
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Thank you very much for the links to the stomp brushes. That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, thank you.
I have a stomp knock down to repair tomorrow, and your video was very helpful. Thanks!!!
Thanks for this, it’s exactly what I needed. I have some damage to my ceiling and I need to repair a small area. The current ceiling has the softer pattern, not knocked down.
I tore out a wall from my living room and kitchen to open it up and built a 4x8 foot island. That’s been done for 2 years but I been scared to try to match the ceiling stomp crows foot. Imma try it 2marrow. Thanks for your video now I’m not worried about doing it.
Thank you for the video and tips. I have a old wall papered wall that looks like a nightmare after scraping. This technique is exactly what I needed to fix it.
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I like both of the textures, and I believe it would be what type of room and putting it in as to which one I would use. Thank you.
I liked the knockdown and will probably go with that method. Thanks for the video
straight stomp for me!! No knockdown needed . good job man in explaining. Wet the brush!!!
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Hi Guy. That’s exactly how I did my walls, I mentioned in those other comments you replied to.
It’s a very similar technique to a stucco finish some call ‘travertine’. The troweling is done in horizontal sweeps to mimic strata in stone. I waited until it set a bit, then gently knocked it down with a 16” rounded pool trowel.
Its a heavy texture, but it left some nice shadow effect.
If the brush application is done with a slightly circular twist motion, and then radial troweling, its called ‘peacock’. They were more commonly used many years ago by Italian plasterers. Not as much these days.
My wife then painted it with me. We did a base color first with a roller, then followed with a light sponge wash in a similar, but slightly different shade, after the first coat dried. Both are yellow/ocher shades. I think the base was Palomino Gold, and the top coat was Venetian Stucco. It gave it a subtle, slightly mottled look.
I’m gonna try that roller application you suggested over the popcorn. Probably a while yet before I tackle that, but I’ll let you know how it turns out.
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This is exactly the video I was looking for!!! I really appreciate you explaining it
Glad it was helpful!
The knockdown looks great
Thank you. I have an old wallpaper surface that has been scraped and looks awful. After sealing it with a primer I will use this technique. 👍🏻
Perfect way for me to get a knock down look on a ceiling in a small kitchen that needs to be covered. So happy I will not need to rent all that equipment. Thanks.
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Thank you for showing this texture. Its onnthe ceilings of my new house and i plan to wall up a 4 ft square skylight in the kitchen and was scared to death of not being able to match the pattern.
Ive seen that straw brush but thought this might be done with something that looked more like a rope mop. Now i know why i couldn't find the tool.
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Thanks so much! I like the knock down one a little more. 🤷🏻♀️❣️
Thank u THAT IS EXACTLY THE LOOK I WAS LOOKING FOR. FROM CYPRUS
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What an amazing teacher you are! I think I would like to see more close ups as you move through the process. By the way, it does help to open the video to full screen to see it closer. Very good video! Subscribed!
Thanks David. I try to do more than just show how I do it, I try to explain it, sometimes more scientifically. Thanks for the suggestion about the closeups, I'll keep that in mind for sure, and thanks for subscribing.
Knocked down for sure. Going to try that in my garage.
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I love the knock down texture
Yeah, it's my favorite too. Let me know if you try it and how it comes out. Take care, Guy
I like the knock down, you can do a lotta variations in how and where you do the brushing and knock down. Ever see patterns 'stomped' into the ceiling?
Either the knockdown, or a light sanding of the non knockdown just to give it more definition.
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Great instructions!!
Thank you for such great instructional videos! I am trying to decide which look I like better the “pliers sponge” technique or this one. Either way BOTH were much easier than I initially thought they were going to be! Sure appreciate your videos and helpful tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Great job, the knockdown looks better. Thanks for the nice video
I think most people like the knockdown better. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. And you’re welcome. Guy
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I like the knock down better. I have a pattern that looks like hand trowled plaster in my bedrooms. I looks awesome but I have no idea how to replicate that. Do you have any ideas? It's simple yet quite elegantly done I'd like to be able to do that. I have done the splatter then knock down in my living room and it looks great! Thanks for sharing your time and passion! Your a great teacher!
I like the knock down. Thanks for the great videos
The knockdown is definitely everyone’s favorite. Thanks for letting me know and I’ll catch you on the next video. Guy
Good Video. I'm doing a couple of ceilings below our steps. I'm more for the knock down type. Thanks!
I liked the stomp with the knockdown best
I'm going to do this with our entire ceiling on our new house we are building ourselves because the ceiling mudding is alot of work. This is easy and more unique than a smooth looking ceiling.
Thanks for the great demo, I will be experimenting on a feature wall. I like the knock down stomp my self and can also get creative with two tone paint on it - another experiment
Cool. Let me Know how it goes.
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I like the knock down version better. Thanks for a great video!
I prefer the knockdown version too. Thanks for letting me know.
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY I was asked to match a similar texture two years ago for a customer. I thought it looked like mud applied with a roller (I used a 1/2" Purdy Colossus) and then a small knock down knife
Matching textures is one of the toughest Art aspects of doing repairs. Knowing how to coat a repair properly is one thing, but then having to match a texture, that's a whole nother level. Some are easy, like orange peel textures, but the knockdown can be quite tricky since you have to guess at the size, thickness and density of drops to spray on, then let it sit 5 minutes, and then knock it down to see what it looks like. But hand textures can sometimes be the worst. There's literally dozens and dozens of ways to apply a custom, or hand texture and even I can know them all. So sometimes we have to use our best guestimate and hope it works. 99% of the time, it does for me, but I've done probably 5,000 repairs by now, over 15 years of doing nothing but small jobs. Thanks for the comments, and feel free to add more thoughts if you have them. Guy
Thanks for the great tips. texturing is definitely my weakness. I like the plain stomp brush for ceiling and the knockdown for walls. Subscribing now!
Thanks, I will be putting out around 30 videos on different textures, so you may find a few more you like as you view those.
I like both textures though my wife would probably prefer just the stomped.
Thank you so much for your informative utube! I was able to repair my ceiling and it looks beautiful! God bless.
Thanks for sharing that. That’s why I do this.
Just ran across your videos. I have to do some ceiling repair due to cracks, my ceiling looks like a stomp texture but looks like the tape is pulling away. Do I need to remove this tape and add new to this area or just try to put some mud underneath the edge to reseal it. Not very smart on this stuff. Thanks for any input. Have watched a number of your videos and enjoyed them all. Thanks for helping those of us out here that are just trying to get by.
Hello. I love your videos! I like to diy and they are very helpful. I have a large plaster wall that has a small bumpy texture already and I would like to do a dramatic stomp knockdown texture over it. Is that ok that if it’s not smooth drywall? And how big of an area should I do at a time? Thank you.
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I like the stomp
Thanks for sharing!!
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Brilliant, from the UK, don't have the tools you showed but going to somehow try the knockdown version! Going on a very old ceiling, someone plaster-boarded it and applied jointing tape to large gaps then wallpapered it :(
great video for helping me to repair my stippled ceiling! Thanks!
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Im going to do the knockdown version of this in my house very soon, ive been practicing it on a sheet of scrap.. Do you stomp the entire ceiling and then do the knockdown? Im concerned about getting it to match if i do it in sections. How long is too long to wait to do the knockdown? Using plus-3.
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Have you ever done that with something else other than the stomp tool like a rubber like glove?
Not on a big area
I liked it better knocked down. As somebody who does knockdown texture is fairly regular the only downfall to this one as you have to apply the mud on the ceiling vs spraying. But I definitely see why this would be a good thing to show a homeowner because yeah they would be able to do this without hiring somebody whereas I sprayed knockdown would be a little harder.
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Awesome! Thank you so much for making this video. I have stop texture on most walls and need to texture walls that once had wallpaper, then orange peel texture to match. I'm not particularly "handy" but I think I'll give this a shot!
Cool, glad to hear it. If you haven't yet, be sure and check out my playlist of drywall textures. There's quite a few in there than can help you. Good luck, Guy
Hi there ! question , Im putting 1/4 inch thick cement board under some windows outside our Lanai, we live in Florida and our house
is cement block with Texture on the outside with what looks like “ Knockdown “ I d like to do some Knockdown on the cement board
it doesn’t have to be exact, do you think that there is “ problem” with Stucco mix used as my mud with Knockdown to it ? the cement board will be 2ft. high by 8 ft long ,
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I love this video and want to try the technique! An you please tell me how you prep the wall before applying the mud, and do you need to sand when you use this technique?
If going over raw drywall just dust. If going over a painted surface you need to sand it first so the mud sticks.
That Kilted Guy DIY Home Improvement thanks for the quick response! It will be on a finished painted ceiling. Do I need to add any other products to prep, or just sand first?
Just sanding can be enough. But if you want extra adhesion, you can add some wood glue, like 1/4 cup per box. It makes the mud feel a little more sticky, but nothing terrible. Note that regular weight all purpose has the most adhesive from the manufacturer, lightweights a little less, and topping has the least.
I really like both. But I have two questions. My crow/stipple brush seams to want to stand up. How do I get it to stay flat? How long should I wait to knock it down using a 12” metal blade? Thank you I’ve enjoyed watching your videos.
I got it done. Thanks for the video turned out great I even did the walls.
Thinner mud
I prefer the knockdown look!
Cool. That seems to the be most popular.
What size roller would you recommend for painting primer then paint after the knockdown texture?
Something no one mentions is can you stomp on bare drywall on ceilings or should it be painted first. , I always prime ceilings before I stomp them. If not, it doesn’t seem to bond to the ceiling to good
It’s recommended that you prime first, but most drywaller‘s don’t because it sticks fine if it’s not dusty.
New to your channel. Very informative. One question……how long do we wait before running the blade across it?
It depends, experiment
What kind of texture our you using ? Can you show me how to patch a texture hole in ceiling?
I just use a lightweight all purpose mud, thinned down for texture. I have a lot of repair videos. If you visit my channel, you can probably find some that will help.
I have the texture you show at 1:55 in your video. How do you match that type? I can't match it for the life of me.
This type of texture is one that takes a lot of experimenting. Experiment with different mud thicknesses, and you might try adding a half cup of paint per gallon of mud, and even different brushes. But more likely it’s going to require several coats of paint to soften it out like that once you get the pattern close.
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I have the stomp texture on my ceilings have some cracked joints do I do what you did in your other video or do I have to sand some of the texture down first
Scrape, sand then repair
With knockdown for this guy.
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Thanks! I really appreciate that and love helping you guys.
Question...do we need to super finish our tape joints OR will the texture hide a lot?
Depends on the texture. None will hide bad humps or lousy finishing. I always do at least a decent job even for the heaviest texture
If I have a ceiling I just scraped off popcorn and sanded do I have to skim coat before doing this texture? It is a small bathroom area. Just wondering why skim coating when you roll on mud and then stomp it. Doesn't that apply plenty of material?
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@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY Thanks just watched the video you suggested and it answered exactly what I thought. I just have a few spots to fix and then will do my texture. Just going to do the roller on of mud and then using one of those texture rollers. That will cover any minor defects I am sure.
I like it knocked down but I think I like the skip trial the best what is the 2019 most popular ceiling and wall texture of today
Michael, that actually depends on where you live. In some areas it's smooth, but in our area the skip trowel I teach is the most popular style going into new homes in this area. 😎👣
I like the knockdown textures. Thanks for the tip. But are we using # 3 mud?
Hello and thanks for the question. For this texture you can use most any all purpose mud, or a topping mud. I'm using the USG Plus 3 mud for this example. If you use other muds, (aka Joint Compound), be sure to read the box and make sure it's ok for textures or decorating.
How long did you wait for it to setup before using the plastic knife to knock it down a little?
Usually only 2 to 5 minutes, but it really depends on the room humidity, air movement, temperature, etc. You might want to experiment on a small section 1st.
I have a room that has orange peel texture. Can I just add this texture over it? Or do I have to remove the Orange Peel texture first? Thanks
You can but it will have a unique look so you might want to experiment on a small section 1st and if you don’t like it you can wash it off with plain water
Thank you. I just used a roller to spread the mud. The texture was just fine. I just did a small section like you said.