What Is Knock Down Ceiling

Flat ceilings are more in tune with today s trends.

What is knock down ceiling. 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. On the ceiling knock down in a direction across the joists or framing. On the walls start at the top and bring the knife two thirds of the way down then start at the bottom and bring the knife up to finish off the knockdown.

It s hard to tell in this picture but he isn t pushing the knife that would take it all down. Since a textured ceiling is so busy design wise it s harder to notice any scratches waviness painting imperfections etc. Light bounces off the shadows giving the illusion the ceiling is straight and the thickness of the.

This helps compensate for unevenness of the ceiling. It is a mottled texture more intense than a simple flat finish but less intense than orange peel or popcorn texture. Knockdown because this step knocks down the spray texture to be flatter he placed the wide blade of the knife on the far end of the ceiling by the wall and gently pulled it across the ceiling as he walked backward.

It should be noted though that dust can sometimes cling to the edges of the ceiling s textured segments especially on popcorn textures so make sure. Heavy knockdown applied with a spray hopper. A trowel is then used to apply the joint compound.

Knockdown texture is a drywall finishing style. Knockdown texture is created by watering down joint compound to a soupy consistency. This is a common practice they use in tract homes to speed up the process.

As such it doesn t require a high level of maintenance. The carpenter gently used the knockdown knife pulled across the ceiling creating a knockdown look. A knock down is the easiest and most inexpensive option.