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Dude, I have been looking for the EASIEST way to get this done. I have a small shed i'm finishing. I must have watched a dozen videos, and this one was able to show me how to get the texture I want. the consistency of your mud is spot on and this is going to make my weekend go a little better. Thanks!
Mud drying time does matter for the first time DIYer. You will want to practice with what ever you purchase. The mud will dry faster on unprimed or mudded drywall. I would recommend a quick sand and then prime so all your surface is at the same drying time otherwise you may get one result in one area and another result in others. Prep is your friend in all projects 👍🏻
Great video! I was watching several videos because people don't explain the steps or wait time. This video made it so simple I'm going to do it myself now thanks to you!
I now feel confident I can do this myself. Thank you, for the link of needed supplies. Sometimes the guys in the hardware store are condescending to woman if they don’t know exactly what it is they need for a project. P.S. When I go to the link for Sheetrock mud, it goes to different supplies but doesn’t show any Sheetrock mud. Can you please tell me exactly what to buy? Is it joint compound? Is it a powder?
Thanks so much for this! I sincerely like your tone and flawless instruction. I barely start to do something before I completely screw it up! This helps! God bless brudda!
Excellent. Watched a lot of videos in anticipation of finishing my roughly finished garage, and they were making it overly complicated. Thank you for this
There is haha buy a $60 texture gun Borrow a compressor’ much better results! They even make texture guns that just plug into wall no air compressor needed…. Never used one of those so can’t give any advice those are ballpark $110
Thanks so much for this video! I'd been searching for an easy way to do this and you explain it very well. Question: is sheetrock mud the same as joint compound? I've gone to Home Depot looking for this stuff and see a variety of products and I'm not sure which to get.Are they basically all the same? Also, I noticed some are listed as having different drying times. What drying time would you recommend?
Your welcome! I’m very glad the video helped. Yes, Sheetrock mud and joint compound are the same. Get the white bucket with the blue lid or the green lid. The drying time won’t matter since you are going to water it down.
Great Video! I am going to do a ceiling but I am worried about the knock down portion. I tried it on a few sample boards and it turned out great, however the ceiling seems more tricky to drag it evenly. I am a little nervous about it. Is it possible to slightly sand the bumps down with worn out sandpaper? I tried it on the sample and it seemed ok. Thats probably more time consuming though.
Allow the mud to dry a little longer when working on the ceiling. Gravity will be fighting you so you want to make sure the knockdown will hold its position when you knock it down. Yes, you could lightly sand it. However, use a brown paper bag and go really gently.
I tried to do a texture with roller and all purpose mud on non brand-drywall, experienced a problem of drywall’s paper peeling off when rolling the mud over, did a coat of all purpose mud ski thinking this might help in supporting the paper so it does not peel, tried again but same problem, how you guys recommend this with such issues, what I am missing here if any?
Your mixture may be a little too wet. The moisture is soaking into the drywall causing the paper to separate. Try a dryer mixture. If that doesn’t work, try rolling less on at a time so that the mixture dries before it has time to saturate the drywall.
Thank you much! I am doing this in my really small bathroom off my kitchen. There was wallpaper taken off and I just cannot get the wall smooth enough to have a smooth wall, so this is my option. Can I skip the “knockdown” part and leave it to have a more orange peel look? Thanks!
Can I do this on a ceiling? I am completely new to anything DIY. I recently removed popcorn from my ceiling and am looking for more orange peel texture than popcorn again. The cans of orange texture spray seem cumbersome. Using your method, only one coat is needed? I then paint afterward? Any other tips are greatly appreciated. Thanks for the video!
Yes, it will work on the ceiling. You’ll probably want to make the mix a little thicker so it doesn’t all drip down on the floor. Then, use the knockdown knife or a dry roller to flatten it out a little bit. It will be a process, but I think it will be better than the spray cans. You’d need dozens of those cans where with this method you’ll probably only need a 5 gallon bucket of mud. Let it dry for 24 hours after your first coat. Then, look at it to see if you want to add another coat for more texture. It’s personal preference. Let it dry for at least 24 hours before you paint it.
Any tips for knocking down tight areas, like a corner between two door frames? Would probably have to use a brush to apply the compound, but not sure how to knock it down to get a consistent texture. Thanks!
You may be able to use a small roller. As for knocking it down, they make corner trowels out of plastic that you could get. Otherwise, get a small black knockdown knife and cut to size.
or flick the end of a strong bristle brush with some mud on the end , dip brush in drywall mudd that is watered down slightly(pancake batter consistency or thick ketchup) so dip a little and flinck bristles in direction you want to put texture and let set up and then knockdown with flat edged item such as smal putty knife or anything you can find really it just needs to flatten splattered mud slightly to give knockdown look , remember u can always let dry and sand to perfection
In a reply about sanding it says "Yes, you could lightly sand it. However, use a brown paper bag and go really gently," does it really mean a paper bag as the "sand" paper?
I’d try patching it in one area first. Then if it doesn’t look good you can continue from there. If it does look good, then you won’t have to do as much work.
Good video. You say to let set 30m, but mud is available in 5-, 20-, 45-, and 60-minute flavors, plus All Purpose and Lightweight All Purpose. 30m is for which kind of mud?
This is technically knocking down texture.. but this is not true knockdown texture. Just so people looking don't get confused. The picture you showed you are trying to match is called orange peal. You spray it in and walk away. Done. Knockdown gets spayed then come back and flattening begins.
It looks like the old texture was orange peel and then the new texture is knock-down? Those are two different textures, wouldn't think it would look similar at all next to each other.
