Applying the texture to drywall and plaster ceilings was a quick and easy way to hide imperfections and didn t require any painting afterward.
Change popcorn ceiling to knockdown.
Although it does provide some.
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Prices start at 1 per square foot.
Great when the effect is desired.
Popcorn ceilings were all the rage back in the 60s and 70s.
One of the most flattering types of ceiling texture known as knockdown offers a smooth and partly stippled look.
This textured ceiling was applied using a spray on technique using fibers in a coating mix that helped reduce imperfections in ceiling.
Replace dated popcorn ceilings with this new texture.
A popcorn ceiling is a cottage cheese like texture that was popular in many homes from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Notice how the lighting hitting this stucco wall emphasizes the texture.
This was a picture of the kitchen with the popcorn ceiling and wallpapered walls.
Depending on where you live and the square footage of your ceiling you can expect to pay an average of 500 to 1000.
In all of our renovation homes the first thing we do is remove the textured popcorn ceilings.
Options to replace popcorn ceilings.
But the rough texture catches lots of dust and cobwebs and it can be difficult to know how to remove popcorn ceiling.
Armstrong ceilings makes a version of ceiling planks that resemble wood that install directly to joists or an existing ceiling with detailed instructions to cover damaged plaster drywall or popcorn ceilings.
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.
The popcorn on your ceiling probably looked good to the people who installed it but they were living in another design era.
Removing a popcorn ceiling and replacing with knockdown averages 1 to 2 per square foot in labor materials and equipment like an automatic texture sprayer.