Popcorn Ceiling

[DDLexus]

My attached 2 car garage is getting closer to the paint stage. I've applied sheetrock/drywall to the all the walls and ceiling. I've also taped and mudded all joints and screw heads. The ceiling is 9' tall.

My question... is there is a product on the market that will allow me to roll on the popcorn ceiling texture. I would rather NOT use a contractor for this part of the job IF i can do this on my own. Since my other attached 2 car garage has popcorn, I figured it would be appropriate. It would also hide any imperfections from my mud/tape job

Any comments or suggestions appreciated!

 

[CraigFL]

The popcorn ceilings I've seen spritz drywall mud or equivalent on the ceiling. You can get spray attachments for your compressor as well as cans at Home Depot for small jobs.

 

[Mattlt]

You can roll on the popcorn mix. You'll need to play with the consistency of the mix and nap of the roller. I've done it for touching up small areas, never tried a large area. Maybe experiment on a few pieces of 2x2 sheetrock.

You may be better off renting the equipment, or hiring someone to spray it. I hired someone to do a good sized portion of my basement a few years ago, and it cost about $100. That, after I did another portion of my basement myself and somehow screwed up my shoulder. (after an MRI and extensive physical therapy, Wifey said "you are going to hire someone to do the rest!")

 

[Mattlt]

Another thing you can do is paint on some thinned drywall mud. If the nap on the roller is right, you will get some texture on the ceiling.

You may want to think again about texturing it - spider webs are a b!tch to clean off a heavily-textured ceiling without taking half the texture down with it.

 

[autoist]

Why not a 'knockdown' ceiling? It is done with 2 different size rollers and a large, flat blade that "knocks down" the little pointy pieces of sheetrock mud....here's a closeup of a small section of my new garage 2nd floor ceiling:

 

[35mastr]

I would just texture it.It looks alot better in my opinion.Very easy to do also.

You can get the hopper at HD or Lowes and hook it up to your compressor and be done in 1/2 hour.Then you just need to knock it down with a large putty knife when it stats to set up.

The popcorn tends to get all the spider webs stuck to it.When you go to dust it off the corn breaks off and falls on the floor.

The texture is just a cleaner look.

 

[KenS]

Why would anyone want a popcorn ceiling in a garage?!? ...Or even a house for the matter?

They are dirt traps, impossible to clean-- especially if you have ceiling vents where black dirt and soot accumulate-- can only be painted by spraying and still look bad when the trapped dirt gets mixed into the wet finish, and are almost impossible to patch and still look good. The only thing worse than popcorn is popcorn with glisten in it! Same for knockdown-- basically faux plaster-- which was a fad a few years ago but is already beginning to look dated.

Do yourself a favor and go with with a nice plain white ceiling in your garage. You won't regret it.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Why would anyone want a popcorn ceiling in a garage?!? ...Or even a house for the matter?

They are dirt traps, impossible to clean-- especially if you have ceiling vents where black dirt and soot accumulate-- can only be painted by spraying and still look bad when the trapped dirt gets mixed into the wet finish, and are almost impossible to patch and still look good. The only thing worse than popcorn is popcorn with glisten in it! Same for knockdown-- basically faux plaster-- which was a fad a few years ago but is already beginning to look dated.

Do yourself a favor and go with with a nice plain white ceiling in your garage. You won't regret it.

I agree!!!!!!!!!

Charles

 

[Kirk]

I have a popcorn ceiling in my garage. It's impossible to clean, especially cobwebs.

 

[dps]

The reason popcorn came into existence in the first place was to cover up **** joints. It's **** itself. Texturing is less so; not as ugly, doesn't cover up as well either, but easier to clean. OP, if your job isn't bad, I'd keep it smooth; it's much better looking IMO, and easiest to clean. If you use an eggshell finish paint any imperfections will be minimized.

 

[v8garage]

Why would anyone want a popcorn ceiling in a garage?!? ...Or even a house for the matter?

They are dirt traps, impossible to clean-- especially if you have ceiling vents where black dirt and soot accumulate-- can only be painted by spraying and still look bad when the trapped dirt gets mixed into the wet finish, and are almost impossible to patch and still look good. The only thing worse than popcorn is popcorn with glisten in it! Same for knockdown-- basically faux plaster-- which was a fad a few years ago but is already beginning to look dated.

Do yourself a favor and go with with a nice plain white ceiling in your garage. You won't regret it.

Amen!!!!!!

 

[dfndr]

Yeah, I just paid a small fortune to have it all taken out of my 1980's house. It is in my triple garage and it *****. If I scrape it off my self which is not hard then I have to pay someone to texture the ceiling. IMHO do anyting but cottage cheese on garage ceiling. Rick

 

[PurdueSD]

Popcorn ceilings are the dumbest invention ever! Ask me how i know...my house is slowly becoming popcorn free.

What a freakin cop out joke... did i mention i hate popcorn celings?

 

[tdkkart]

I watch the househunter shows on HGTV, they always throw a fit about popcorn ceilings, now I at last sorta know why. I guess I've just gotten used to seeing them, and really can't imagine anything else.

If not popcorn, what else would one put up there?? Tiles, tin, or something else??
Black and white checkerboard floor tiles??
There ain't a hell of alot you can put up that's gonna be easy to clean.

 

[TheShrine]

Don't do it! You will end up hating it no matter how much you justify it now.

 

[burger]

Hiding bad plaster/drywall looks worse than bad plaster/drywall.

For a garage, I would much rather see taped seams than a popcorn ceiling. Why stop at the garage though? I'd rather see taped seams in your living room than popcorn ceiling.

I'll go on record as saying that I am a popcorn hater.

 

[JakeD]

The real downside of the popcorn ceiling will be the fortune you end up spending on lime-green **** carpet and lava lamps to complete the 70's theme.

 

[snorky18]

Let me be the 105th person to try to talk you out of the popcorn. I have a house full of it, and I hate it.

In case we don't succeed, and you do it anyway, and assuming you have a compressor (isn't that a prerequisite for membership on this board? ), you could use this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=2471

or this

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=66103

That's what we used to patch a few places, and it matched the previous texture/pattern pretty well. Made quite the mess though, so plastic sheeting is your friend.

 

[v8garage]

If not popcorn, what else would one put up there?? Tiles, tin, or something else??
Black and white checkerboard floor tiles??
There ain't a hell of alot you can put up that's gonna be easy to clean.

ANYTHING would be easier to clean than popcorn!

 

[volvo]

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If you absolutely must have popcorn ceilings then make sure you get Orville Redenbacher's ...H

 

[Bo Heck]

screw ceilings.

 

[plain2car]

please do not do a popcorn ceiling in the garage... i just took mine down in the garage due to all the reasons listed previously. i just went back with a texture spray gun & made a knockdown or orangepeel texture on the ceiling. it was the first time i did anything like it & it was worth it! if you need to finish your ceiling then just do a knockdown texture, if i can do it then i am sure you can too!! lol

good luck!

 

[billspit]

Popcorn ceilings also have a tendecy to de-laminate if you have a lot of moisture in your garage. My taped points are even popping.

 

[Indycars]

I had popcorn from when the house was originally built 1983, it was starting to fall off in big chucks. So I removed it and put back the texture below. I had to move everything to one side of the garage, then scrap and paint, then move it to the other side and repeat.

I used a sand like texture I bought at Lowes. Just mix with your paint and brush or roll it on. I would not mix it full strength, start with about 1/3 and see what you think. I believe I mixed it 50/50 and wished I had used a little less.

 

[DDLexus]

Wow. Didn't know how strong some people feel about their ceilings. I'm not sure what you guys use the garage for, possibly paintball fights, mud wrestling, or something else that covers your ceilings with dirt/dust. My other garage does have a few spider webs in the corners, buy they're easily removed with a rag on a pole.

My considerations for the popcorn was 2 fold. For one, it would match my other garage. They are separated by a wall/door. Secondarily, it would not require me to make several passes with the mud and sanding. Call me lazy, but putting mud and sanding it smooth on the ceiling is a major pain in the ****.

I'll check out Lowes/Home Depot and see what "textured" ceiling applications that sell.

 

[autoist]

Secondarily, it would not require me to make several passes with the mud and sanding. Call me lazy, but putting mud and sanding it smooth on the ceiling is a major pain in the ****.

I may be wrong, but when my sheetrock guys were here, they didn't do alot of sanding on the ceiling once I'd agreed on the 'knockdown' ceiling....& I really don't see any reason to paint it either.

 

[Mordi]

We recently spent a whole bunch of money to have all the popcorn ceilings removed from the interior of our house. It was practically in every room. It took the guys a full day to remove and retexture the ceilings (skip trowel finish). Money well spent. The popcorn look (or as my wife refers to it as "cottage cheese (large curd), really dates the house. Get rid of it and don't look back.

The only place for popcorn is in your mouth - not on the ceiling.

Mordi