Covering Popcorn Ceiling With Wood
Scraping the popcorn ceiling is not that hard of a job all you need is a spray bottle with water a 6 inch scraper and a cheap drywall mud pan.
Covering popcorn ceiling with wood. I think it was a lazy way of covering up the ceilings back then. Wood adds a contemporary look to a ceiling. As long as the ceiling is wet there will be no dust. I originally thought i could do it by myself but reconsidered.
Years later we painted the ceiling in the kitchen. The next morning we awoke to large sheets of popcorn ceiling on the floor. The natural beauty of wood grain makes any room feel cheerful warm and welcoming. When we built our house in the 80 s of course that s what went on the ceilings.
Using a small foam roller really worked well. You then mount your desired plank using easy up clips effectively covering the outdated popcorn ceiling without removing it. Covering the ceiling with traditional tongue and groove wood planks or beadboard paneling that you can buy through any quality lumber supplier. Finding a way to dry them was a little more challenging.
Here is the lovely popcorn ceiling. Paint wood planks before putting on the ceiling. Who in the world thought popcorn ceilings were a good idea. For a more traditional look purchase wood floor or ceiling planking and have it applied to your ceiling.
By using armstrong ceilings easy up system to install ceiling planks you avoid sanding and scraping by affixing tracks directly onto the surface of the ceiling. If the old ceiling is reliably flat you can install the paneling right over the old drywall. Rodney helped me with this job. If you re going for a natural or contemporary look in your room use wood to cover your popcorn ceiling.
Covering a popcorn ceiling with tongue and groove paneling. This is the old school option. Cover the rest of your ceiling. The pinstripe detailing of classic white beadboard lends a simple tailored charm.
Cover your floor and spray a small section of the ceiling let sit for a minute or so and while holding the mud tray under the scraper start scrapping letting the plaster fall into the tray. Easily cover popcorn ceilings with surface mount options white wood looks. Install beadboard on your ceiling for a touch of country style.