Ceiling to texture or not.

[Blazinzuk]

Gonna start mudding and taping my ceiling today.

I have access to a texture gun. I don't really care to take it that far.

If there are advantages to texturing I may do it. But if it is all the same I'll just mud and sand a touch and paint. Yes I'm priming before I paint.

My shop will be a working shop. I would like it to look nice but it is not a huge concern. I don't want it too look hacked together by a rank amateur. Which it almost was. Thank goodness for knowledgeable friends!

 

[SILVERPLATE]

Popcorn never, very light knock down yes.

 

[Ret Nailbender]

Texture hides a lot of imperfections.

 

[Blazinzuk]

I'm not terribly concerned with the minor imperfections. Not a garage mahal. Working shop. Mostly metal work.

I am also wired for 35 lights so should be pretty bright in here.

I have just heard paint stays on better with a light texture.

I didn't know if there were any other reasons other than to hide imperfections.

 

[jeffmattero76]

Texture holds dirt and spider webs, etc. If it were my shop, I would not put texture on it.

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[The Cobbler]

I wouldn't texture a work shop . flat drywall is easier to repair. and popcorn holds stuff more than flat does

 

[OzarkMan]

I removed all texture from my house. Traps dust and webs as mentioned. Repairs are easy on flat surfaces. Need a new light or outlet? Cut a hole and patch it up nicely. No need to match texture.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Texture hides a lot of imperfections.

So does flat white paint.

While I realize that texture can be a regional preference, a level 4 or even a level 3 finish with a little touch-up is fine for a shop.

As pointed out above, spider webs and dust will be loving to hang out on a textured shop ceiling or wall.

 

[killahog]

Nope.

 

[Blazinzuk]

Well it is as I thought. Just wanted to check. Got the scaffolding today. Probably gonna wait till tomorrow to start taping though. Wish me luck lol!

 

[PoorOwner]

no ceiling texture in my last garage just tape however it does start peeling off after some years.

my guess is while it was not painted for many years but pulling in a wet car makes a steaming effect on the ceiling surface. a textured + painted may have done better.

 

[rburke65]

This is why I went with the metal exiling liner. Ya screw it to the joist and your done!

 

[Colin Len]

I vote not, personally I think most textured drywall finishes look bad. More specifically, they just remind me of cheaply produced tract homes. On my garage I used heavily thinned drywall mud applied with a 3/8" nap roller. Provides a little texture to hid imperfections but is still smooth looking without your normal knock down texture. Decent compromise for me compared to ugly texture or putting in all the work to do a nice looking smooth finish.

 

[GrayFlattop]

no ceiling texture in my last garage just tape however it does start peeling off after some years.

my guess is while it was not painted for many years but pulling in a wet car makes a steaming effect on the ceiling surface. a textured + painted may have done better.

That is something that I've never seen, though I don't doubt you. I built my detached 24 x 40 garage almost 30 years ago (front half for cars, with a wall in the middle and a wood shop in back). Insulated with R-13 batts on the walls and R-19 in the ceiling and heated with a ceiling hung NG unit heater (keep it at about 55 in the Winter). !/2 " drywall, taped to a level 4 finish. Primer and two top coats of good quality latex flat-white. No peeling to this day. In the winter, the cars are pulled-in with snow on them which makes the indoor humidity level fluctuate quite a bit.

I really wouldn't change the way I built it if I built again (except use 5/8 sheetrock instead of 1/2).

 

[ssdave]

I'd be the lone vote for texture. Texture doesn't have to be a heavy knockdown or a popcorn, and if you use a light to medium orange peel with pretty thin mud, it doesn't hold dirt and cobwebs. What it does is: hide imperfections, make the surface more resistant to scratching and denting, and makes the paint more durable if you properly prime and then paint. But, it's an extra half hour of work to shoot it with texture, and a half hour to clean up the hopper gun. Maybe another hour prior to the texture to mask things off if you need to. Depends on if it's worth an hour or two of effort to you to do it. I also have no problem patching it, you just shoot it again with the texture gun and blend it in.