Covering a popcorn ceiling

Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy, time-consuming job. The planks are installed onto metal channels that are placed over the old ceiling and screwed to the ceiling joists. Covering an old ceiling with new drywall is a big job—heavy lifting, a serious time commitment and a major mess. But in some cases, it’s the smartest way to go.

Not only is it less messy and time-consuming, but it is also a fairly easy process that any aspiring DIYer can tackle in a weekend. Popcorn ceilings are typically tile, which is an inexpensive ceiling option. Another type of popcorn ceiling is created when a basic flat ceiling is sprayed with a coating of acoustic material, which has a cottage cheese texture. Covering popcorn ceilings is an alternative to removing them and is an easy way to update the look of your home.

The method Affix ceiling -grade gypsum boar which weighs significantly less than standard wall boar right over the existing popcorn ceiling. I was searching for a cheap way to cover a popcorn ceiling and this was perfect. We can hardly believe what a difference it made covering up those popcorn ceilings.

Between the fresh paint and the new ceiling , this is the perfect blank canvas for our kids’ room design. NEXT WEEK we will share the final reveal of this cute space. As you scrape the plaster across the popcorn , you press down hard and just barely cover the popcorn.

It’s time for that ugly popcorn ceiling to go, and you may be looking for solutions that won’t involve messy scraping. Instead of scraping, consider other alternatives for covering a popcorn ceiling. An easy, affordable, and fast option to cover a popcorn ceiling involves decorative Styrofoam ceiling tiles. Make sure that you have removed any loose popcorn before applying the glue…but after that you will have them installed in no time.

They are also referred to as cottage cheese ceilings , Stucco ceiling , or an acoustic ceiling. The textured surface is either painted on or sprayed on, and they were favored for their ability to cover up imperfections. The drywall completely covers up the popcorn texture, giving you a fresh start with a smooth finish for your ceiling.

Ceiling tiles are easy to install. After witnessing what a mess it was to scrape off the popcorn in our living room, I decided to try something different. I wanted to brighten the space and add some nice up-scale detailing to the space…. Before you embark on this project to cover a popcorn ceiling. Take a look at all the options.

Trying to remove popcorn is a very messy job, and if this is an important room, it will have to be out of commission for the length of the project. One solution to your popcorn ceiling situation is to cover it with drywall. But removing them can be messy and expensive. Begin by considering all the different types of tiles made for this purpose. Think about the overall look you want in the space.

Receiving my new Maytag appliances spurred and inspired a lot of home improvement projects, including this “ cover up the ugly popcorn , plank ceiling project. Thin plywood for ceiling planks I decided to use thin plywood known as “underlayment” for my ceiling planks. Covering a ceiling with fabric is another DIY project that isn’t too hard to install, but does take a fair amount of fabric. A short video about covering the popcorn ceilings with polystyrene ceiling tiles and crown moldings. Decorative ceiling tiles that look like stamped metal or wood are a beautiful way to cover popcorn ceilings without having to remove the popcorn.

Want to cover your popcorn ceilings with beadboard? You’ll love this simple how to! We’re excited to be continuing our attempt at this year’s $1Room Challenge with what is the biggest part of the room makeover and most expensive part, where we decided to cover popcorn ceilings with beadboard. Whether you have an unsightly popcorn ceiling to hide or damaged drywall, skip the mess and choose a simpler solution. Add continuity to your home by using the same wood look planks you installed in your basement ceiling grid to cover another ceiling upstairs.

Scraping the popcorn off the ceiling is a reasonably easy DIY project. We decided to cover our textured ceilings with beadboard. This is how the ceiling looked before we installed the beadboard and beams.

Someone had actually tried to remove the popcorn (still leaving a lot of texture behind). Covering the popcorn ceiling falls in the later category but boy did it make a difference. It’s not like you walk in the house and stare at the ceiling. A DIY to covering popcorn ceilings and giving a room in your house a huge change and feel.

Cover Floor and Walls: Lay plastic down on the floor,. That bumpy stuff stuck to the ceiling. I’m not one to shy away from DIY projects or getting dirty. I pretty much spent all of this past spring ripping down drywall, removing brick walls, tearing out carpet and so much more. Brighten up a room by covering dark panel walls with a fresh coat of paint.

Painting a popcorn ceiling may seem daunting at first. They are lightweight and can be installed using basic tools, and not a lot of handy experience is needed during installation. If you are tired of your dated ceilings , or just want to add depth and character to your space, then keep reading to find out how! This was a picture of the kitchen with the popcorn ceiling , (and wallpapered walls). So the first step in changing popcorn ceilings to knockdown ones is to get rid of the popcorn … or at least most of it… The carpenter lightly sprayed the ceiling with water, working one room at a time.

We went with bead board to cover the yucky popcorn ceilings in the kitchen (which a contractor talked us into), which worked fine for part of it.