There are several ceiling texture choices to choose from when finishing a room. You
can simply apply a flat paint to the ceiling, or spray or roll on a popcorn
textured ceiling. However both these choices seem to be waning in popularity to
the Skip Toweled look. The Skip Troweled look provides a compromise between the
flat painted ceiling and the popcorn ceiling. It provides texture but to a lesser
extent than a traditional popcorn ceiling.
Skip
Troweling
should be performed after the sheetrock, mudding
and taping are complete. Skip Troweling simply involves applying water downed Joint
Compound onto the ceiling and running a trowel over it once.
To
Skip Trowel a ceiling, simply water down a batch of Joint Compound to a soupy
consistency. Then using a trowel (the pros use a sprayer for large areas) simply
spread the material onto the ceiling.
Note that this is a very messy
job as there will be significant spillage and dripping. Consequently protect
yourself and your floors with eye-protection and plastic on the floors.
If
the Joint Compound is of the right consistency the material applied onto
the ceiling will begin to form stalactites that dangle from the ceiling. Not
too worry as this is what you want to occur.
After the joint compound
has begun to dry somewhat, use your trowel to knock off the high points (the
stalactites). To do this, simply run your trowel over the now partially stiff joint
compound area. The completed surface will have a mottled look.
Let
the Joint Compound completely dry then paint the ceiling using a roller.
When
employing the Skip Trowel method you can get creative by adding fine
sand to the Joint Compound mixture before applying to the ceilings, or by moving
the Trowel in a swirling pattern when applying the compound. In addition,
some of the pros actually mix paint with the soupy Joint Compound mixture to eliminate
the need for applying paint after the material has dried.
About
the Author: Over the past 20+ years Mark Donovan has been involved with building
homes and additions to homes. For more information about Home Improvement
and Home Additions, and Home Remodeling and Repair visit homeadditionplus.com and homeaddition.blogspot.com
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