I'm sitting here in my son's living room , where I have just replaced part
of the ceiling that got wet from an evap coil enclosure leak . Got the
drywall up and mud/taped all around , now I gotta figure out how to match
the texture . It looks like a sanded mud that's had a brush or something
swirled on the surface . Kinda random , some swirls and some more like
streaks . Applied about 1/16"-1/8" thick then swirled or whatever .
I need some suggestions , I've never done this before ...
--
Snag

On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 10:27:07 PM UTC-4, Snags backup wrote:
I'm sitting here in my son's living room , where I have just replaced part
of the ceiling that got wet from an evap coil enclosure leak . Got the
drywall up and mud/taped all around , now I gotta figure out how to match
the texture . It looks like a sanded mud that's had a brush or something
swirled on the surface . Kinda random , some swirls and some more like
streaks . Applied about 1/16"-1/8" thick then swirled or whatever .
I need some suggestions , I've never done this before ...
--
Snag

This thread might help, although matching a previously applied pattern will
probably be difficult for a novice - or even for a professional.

http://diy.stackexchange.com/questio...eiling-texture

Different mixtures of paint (or mud?) and sand can be used as well as
different tools, and most certainly different personal techniques. That
thread includes the line:

"A quick google search reveals a number of pros complaining about how
hard sand finishes are to match."

There are many artists out there, each very talented in their own style, but
that doesn't mean that one artist could copy another artist's picture and
have the 2 "match". There's too much personality involved in the final
product. The same holds true for patterned ceilings.

It could be sanded mud or sanded paint - either pre-mixed or mixed on site.

As noted in that thread, it may take a lot of practice on some spare drywall
to get the mixture and pattern correct. Good luck!

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:27:00 -0500, "Snags backup"
wrote:

I'm sitting here in my son's living room , where I have just replaced part
of the ceiling that got wet from an evap coil enclosure leak . Got the
drywall up and mud/taped all around , now I gotta figure out how to match
the texture . It looks like a sanded mud that's had a brush or something
swirled on the surface . Kinda random , some swirls and some more like
streaks . Applied about 1/16"-1/8" thick then swirled or whatever .
I need some suggestions , I've never done this before ...
--
Snag


If you are doing the whole ceiling it is pretty much a freeform thing
but if you are trying to match existing it is art forgery. It takes a
real artist to do it.
I would get a wall paper brush and a small bucket of mud, thin it and
roll it on some scrap drywall and practice with the brush. When you
think you have a feel for it, try the ceiling.

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:12:49 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:27:00 -0500, "Snags backup"
wrote:

I'm sitting here in my son's living room , where I have just replaced part
of the ceiling that got wet from an evap coil enclosure leak . Got the
drywall up and mud/taped all around , now I gotta figure out how to match
the texture . It looks like a sanded mud that's had a brush or something
swirled on the surface . Kinda random , some swirls and some more like
streaks . Applied about 1/16"-1/8" thick then swirled or whatever .
I need some suggestions , I've never done this before ...
--
Snag


If you are doing the whole ceiling it is pretty much a freeform thing
but if you are trying to match existing it is art forgery. It takes a
real artist to do it.
I would get a wall paper brush and a small bucket of mud, thin it and
roll it on some scrap drywall and practice with the brush. When you
think you have a feel for it, try the ceiling.
2 other solutions - scrape the tex off the whole ceiling, or skim the
whole ceiling with mud to smooth it out.

A third option is 2/8" drywall over the whole ceiling. It's actually a
fairly common solution, believe it or not and less work than either of
the other 2. Sometimes it is a combination of scrape and drywall,
other times scrape and skim.

NASTY, any way you look at it. My daughter had her whole living room
ceiling scraped and skimmed due to a leaky gasket in the bath-tub
overflow vent above.

On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 11:43:40 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:12:49 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:27:00 -0500, "Snags backup"
wrote:

I'm sitting here in my son's living room , where I have just replaced part
of the ceiling that got wet from an evap coil enclosure leak . Got the
drywall up and mud/taped all around , now I gotta figure out how to match
the texture . It looks like a sanded mud that's had a brush or something
swirled on the surface . Kinda random , some swirls and some more like
streaks . Applied about 1/16"-1/8" thick then swirled or whatever .
I need some suggestions , I've never done this before ...
--
Snag


If you are doing the whole ceiling it is pretty much a freeform thing
but if you are trying to match existing it is art forgery. It takes a
real artist to do it.
I would get a wall paper brush and a small bucket of mud, thin it and
roll it on some scrap drywall and practice with the brush. When you
think you have a feel for it, try the ceiling.
2 other solutions - scrape the tex off the whole ceiling, or skim the
whole ceiling with mud to smooth it out.

If it's a mud texture, scraping is usually fairly easy. If it's sanded paint, that can be a lot
more difficult. Mud on plaster may pop right off. Mud on drywall might be a bit more work.

In addition, sand paint and textured mud is often used to hide a variety of sins, such as
cracked plaster. Obviously, any exposed imperfections would need to be dealt with. such
as with a skim coat.


A third option is 2/8" drywall over the whole ceiling. It's actually a
fairly common solution, believe it or not and less work than either of
the other 2.

How much work that is depends on a lot of things, such as molding around the edges,
openings into other rooms, ceiling fixtures, etc. It *could* be less work but it's not a
guarantee.

Sometimes it is a combination of scrape and drywall,
other times scrape and skim.

NASTY, any way you look at it.

Tru dat!

My daughter had her whole living room
ceiling scraped and skimmed due to a leaky gasket in the bath-tub
overflow vent above.

I scraped my kitchen ceiling. What a mess.

On 03/31/2017 06:01 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 11:43:40 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:12:49 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:27:00 -0500, "Snags backup"
wrote:

I'm sitting here in my son's living room , where I have just replaced part
of the ceiling that got wet from an evap coil enclosure leak . Got the
drywall up and mud/taped all around , now I gotta figure out how to match
the texture . It looks like a sanded mud that's had a brush or something
swirled on the surface . Kinda random , some swirls and some more like
streaks . Applied about 1/16"-1/8" thick then swirled or whatever .
I need some suggestions , I've never done this before ...
--
Snag


If you are doing the whole ceiling it is pretty much a freeform thing
but if you are trying to match existing it is art forgery. It takes a
real artist to do it.
I would get a wall paper brush and a small bucket of mud, thin it and
roll it on some scrap drywall and practice with the brush. When you
think you have a feel for it, try the ceiling.
2 other solutions - scrape the tex off the whole ceiling, or skim the
whole ceiling with mud to smooth it out.

If it's a mud texture, scraping is usually fairly easy. If it's sanded paint, that can be a lot
more difficult. Mud on plaster may pop right off. Mud on drywall might be a bit more work.

In addition, sand paint and textured mud is often used to hide a variety of sins, such as
cracked plaster. Obviously, any exposed imperfections would need to be dealt with. such
as with a skim coat.


A third option is 2/8" drywall over the whole ceiling. It's actually a
fairly common solution, believe it or not and less work than either of
the other 2.

How much work that is depends on a lot of things, such as molding around the edges,
openings into other rooms, ceiling fixtures, etc. It *could* be less work but it's not a
guarantee.

Sometimes it is a combination of scrape and drywall,
other times scrape and skim.

NASTY, any way you look at it.

Tru dat!

My daughter had her whole living room
ceiling scraped and skimmed due to a leaky gasket in the bath-tub
overflow vent above.

I scraped my kitchen ceiling. What a mess.




I'd put a layer of textured paint over the new area and not pay any
attention to matching. Then when dry, re-texture-paint the whole ceiling.

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:27:00 -0500, "Snags backup"
wrote:

I'm sitting here in my son's living room , where I have just replaced part
of the ceiling that got wet from an evap coil enclosure leak . Got the
drywall up and mud/taped all around , now I gotta figure out how to match
the texture . It looks like a sanded mud that's had a brush or something
swirled on the surface . Kinda random , some swirls and some more like
streaks . Applied about 1/16"-1/8" thick then swirled or whatever .
I need some suggestions , I've never done this before ...
--
Snag


Texture is tough to do and imitate. There are many done using
brushes, even nylon brushes. Perhaps all the rooms have the same. One
option, just an option, is to spray texture using a hoper spray gun.
You would need a good compressor to keep up and a well mixed mud
thinned out. There are textures called sanded or orange peel (like the
skin of an orange). That still takes talent but you have to do the
entire ceiling.

The suggestion to practice on some scrap is best; either way you pick,
brush or spray. Practice, practice, practice.