Double Knockdown Ceiling
After applying an orange peel.
Double knockdown ceiling. Double knockdown ceiling texture ehow double knockdown ceiling texture ehow 2. Work across the ceiling in courses overlapping each course by about 3 in. Here s how to do it.
Knock it down in the same order you applied it. This is the same technique that we use when building new homes or doing remodels and h. On the ceiling knock down in a direction across the joists or framing.
Support see jane drill by shopping on amazon through our lin. Light even pressure will flatten out the peaks of the globules of texture on the wall but it won t smear them into each other. Awesome double knockdown ceiling pictures 1.
The look is achieved by spraying troweling or rolling drywall joint compound onto walls or ceilings to achieve stalactite like peaks then flattening the peaks with a knockdown knife. Complete each course in two passes. Start at one edge of the ceiling and stop a few feet from the wall.
If you re texturing a wall start at the top corner of the wall where it meets the ceiling drag the knockdown knife straight down until it s about 2 ft 61 cm from the floor then lift it away. Double knockdown ceiling texture ehow double knockdown ceiling texture ehow 3. The knockdown technique creates a unique rustic pattern akin to stucco.
I know what a knockdown finish is and many newer homes in my area have knockdown ceiling finishes. Knockdown can be achieved by adding a step to the orange peel technique. In this video we show you how to apply knockdown texture to ceilings.