Texture & Popcorn Ceilings

 As we work with drywall in the Wilmington area we often apply, remove or repair textured and popcorn ceilings. We make your old ceilings new again.

Here is a common problem that I come across fairly often. Fixing a cut out hole in a popcorn ceiling is a 4 phase repair. First I square off the hole to the next stud. Then patch in the sheetrock, feather out the seams and finally reapply popcorn texture to the ceiling. In this video you can see this process. Once the new popcorn texture dries the ceiling is as good as new.

Texture or stipple ceilings were very popular 20 yrs ago. The problem is they catch a lot of dirt and cobwebs. They often get stained, particularly when there is water leakage. For a clean and crisp look we are often asked to remove the texture. Popcorn ceilings often peal away, water damage is often the cause of needed ceilng repairs. Removing popcorn spray or textured ceiling is a labor intensive and very messy undertaking. There are several methods of removing texture and repairing ceilings. Depending on how the texture was applied and whether or not the ceiling has been painting over will determine which method should be used. This ceiling was a particularly difficult. It had a heavy stipple and had been painted over with a glossy paint. We had to scrape it down the best we could and then sand it smooth. We then skimmed out any remaining imperfections and re-sanded in order to attain the new ceiling look we promise to achieve.

Remove texture ceiling

Another alternative to removing texture on popcorn ceilings is to paint over it. This can be done if the popcorn is not already peeling away. It requires me to inspect the ceiling in order to determine its condition. A special roller and technique is used to then paint the popcorn.

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