Homeowner: “What consistency should it be?” Professional: “Not too thick and not too thin.”

@evanparker

5 жыл бұрын

i've watched the video a couple times, and this one always sticks out to me. THANKS a lot Mauro Henrique...

@FoScoJo

4 жыл бұрын

To clarify, you want it to be the right consistency, not the wrong consistency.

@pirateray6715

3 жыл бұрын

Goldilocks didn't like her porridge too hot or too cold. It had to be just right.

@a.draghici8956

3 жыл бұрын

Trade secret

@elevate32767

3 жыл бұрын

@@pirateray6715 Goldilocks and the Three Contractors

I'm gonna play the long game and wait for it to come back into fashion.

@Gitarzan66

5 жыл бұрын

@@Stackali I've been a painter since 89. This look is still the best look out there. It is still an upgrade in a new home.

@Bobby74892

4 жыл бұрын

These days they pull back carpet and exclaim "OMG, the original hard wood floors!" Someday they are going to remove the decorative ceiling tiles and say "OMG, the original popcorn ceiling!" I suspect smooth ceilings, that are the same color of the walls, are cheaper and quicker for contractors. Thus, potential buyers are sold on the idea that it is what's "in".

@mwrslr7845

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bobby74892 While smooth ceilings are cheaper in materials they require more time/skill in measuring/hanging the sheetrock as well as the taping and mudding. You can hide a lot of mistakes with a textured ceiling, but when doing a smooth ceiling there is nowhere to hide. Recently built a home and the cost for a smooth ceiling was more than doing a texture because of the time to get it right.

@skillfulgoose101

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bobby74892 this is how it sounds to professionals at this; Texture ceiling = imperfections, so dont waste your time, its meant to be imperfect. Smooth ceiling = MUST BE PERFECT, ESPECIALLY if there's natural lighting that will make ANY imperfection show, by causing shadows...

@thehamburglar9mm

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bobby74892 its more effort to make something perfectly flat that spray 3D garbage all over it

Rumor has it he's still working on it ☺

@whatmmmmm

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, could you work any slower

@bobsum1745

3 жыл бұрын

He's putting eleventh coat.

@solemncare

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@charlesthronesbery5601

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is completely underrated.

@MaraMarieBeauty

3 жыл бұрын

Cured my insomnia

45 minutes not until dry but until hardens, been working with this stuff for a long time , great product !

Of all the This Old House videos I have seen, I think this one takes the prize for making something that is extremely difficult and time consuming look easy. It may be relatively easy for Mauro, but any DIYer who tries this will take to drink and swearing within the first hour.

@ncaeon

2 жыл бұрын

You had me at drink

@joohsay

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@u159411

2 жыл бұрын

I would be like the other guy. Mauro: "How we doing over there?" Me: "Uh...ehhhh" lol!

@AStanton1966

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I just removed the popcorn ceiling in my 20X22 garage and primed and painted with sand textured paint. Whewy! It was one of the worse DIY jobs I ever took on.

@ethanmcnally21

Жыл бұрын

Agreed this is very difficult and time consuming for diy person

Agreed and for really large rooms if you are working alone possibly using according to my suggestion a 90 or 60 minute hot mud if you're working alone in a large room. Also I have ran stripes through it before and then add mix more hot mud through each center of the stripes and if you use this method please don't crown it out. Y'all a did a 👍 and it's so nice to see someone use a hawk... Sweeeet thank you! 😊

I've been watching this channel for months now, I come from Ireland but live in Denmark, but I find it so interesting. I've flipped an apartment in the UK and I have to say a lot of the things you do don't directly apply to European homes (the drywall and basement stuff), but it's interesting to see how you deal with certain problems and those skills are definitely transferable. Keen watcher that will keep watching! :D

@murus3ibo

5 жыл бұрын

So true. I'm also from Europe and our houses here are rather built with brick than using wood. But still a show well worth watching!

Couple other options include simply painting the ceiling any color other than white with a flat finish that'll make the plaster pattern ridges less noticeable. Except for any prominent ridges most of the ceiling is still more or less flat; adding beadboard or shiplap boards is another idea taking down, again, any prominent ridges with a sheetrock or other rasp. Sandpaper wont be effective on hardened plaster so don't bother. When protecting walls there is pre taped 12" & 48" plastic sheeting which is easier than trying to tape heavy loose plastic sheeting to the wall along the ceiling edge. To help keep a clean wall-ceiling edge, you can also run a 2" strip of blue paint around the perimeter and then tape plastic sheeting to the taped perimeter. While this is an extra step, you can be more exact and faster by applying a perimeter tape strip 1st and then more relaxed tape the plastic sheeting to the tape without needing to worry about it being so exact to the ceiling edge. For drywall compound consistency, yes not too loose nor too stiff...hahaha. Given you're going essentially for skim coating I'd suggest going for perhaps slightly thicker than a smooth, creamy yogurt consistency. You can also apply in bulk using a large 1/2" roller and then trowel smooth. Good luck all.

I think skim coating is the best method here. What they don't tell you is that it takes time and effort to get a smooth finish. Invest in a flat trowel and hawk. In between coats use a sponge or brush to smooth out lines. Keep coating till smooth. Either polish off your last coat with trowel and water or skim with all purpose and sand.

@vidalexperience

2 жыл бұрын

After having learned through trial and error with drywall the last 6 months - this comment is GOAT

@ricosrealm

Жыл бұрын

this can take days to do properly. they make it seems super easy.

@stargateproductions

Жыл бұрын

@@ricosrealm I agree, often times it's quicker to just hang new drywall. Smooth/flat is expensive and time consuming!

Toh has the answers to the questions! Toh you're the best!

Our wals in the kitchen and bathroom were done with this. Garden sprayer filled with water and one of those large scrapers like he has and the stuff came off easy. It is just plaster stuck to the drywall and the better soaking and absorption you get the easier it scrapes off. Find a tuff spot spray with water let it sit till the surface is no longer wet looking and scrape it off.

Glad I watched this. My ceiling has these peaks for texture and I was literally sitting thinking should I just sand this smooth

I just came down here to learn from all the professionals in the comments.

@fringestream990

5 жыл бұрын

Mike372644 where are they? Seems most people would have left it alone 😆

dang, this is what I did in my 100+ year old house's uneven walls 20 years ago and I was hoping there was an easier technique. I did however learn that there is such a thing as 45 minute drying joint compound option. I hated spread wait a day, spread wait a day over and over again. it was very time consuming using off the shelf premixed joint compound.

We want a more modern look. Cool, let’s go ahead and remove the furniture from 1987.

@lobitopr

3 жыл бұрын

Huge improvement once they removed furniture and decor lol.

@axnyslie

2 жыл бұрын

OK we're just going to haul all this stuff to the dumpster. There that's a much better look!

@pamelapruitt7495

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

“Today on This Old House we’re gonna show you how to destroy your rotator cuffs, and make it so your neck feels like it’s been slammed in a car door!”

@Butterball3588

3 жыл бұрын

Legitimately laughed out loud!

@brandonrides

3 жыл бұрын

That’s work baby

@ZachAshcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Accurate 😂

Yep! That would of either 1 stayed as is and lived with it or 2 cover it with 3/8 drywall. I ain't got no patience for this.

Mauro’s accent and closed captioning on, makes an entertaining clip to watch. 😂

@missmunikaur

3 жыл бұрын

"get some on the end of the child"...trowel ye? "just put it on a 45dingo" - angle ye?

Is joint compound the most traditional solution? What would have been used in 1910? Just a veener of more plaster?

Great video great job.

Great work as always Mauro is the freaking Man!

So time consuming but end result worth it. Is the quick set compound for ceilings only and or can it be used on walls as well?

@perpetualgrimace

3 жыл бұрын

You probably figured this out already, but yeah quick set can be used for walls too.

Will the mud stick? Don't you need a primer? Or add glue to the mud?

Hi TOH, yeah I hate those popcorn ceilings they hold cobwebs , it looks like we have cobweb chandeliers ! 😁 👍🔨🔩🔧

1/4 sheetrock works but if it is plaster probably not the best idea,too much added stress. Also with the heavy texture it won't lay flat.

At the end there’s imperfections I suggest letting the mud almost completely dry, about 40 minutes after you apply it lightly spray with water and use a clean trowel and you can knock down all those lines. If your thinking about doing this search Kirk Geordano plastering. You’ll see how professional plasters’ do it.

To start I will be using a professional 8" sheetrock sander to take down all the high spots. That will save tons of time and mud.

Why not just use a steel trowel like you did at the end. Same result only a lot faster, just make your mood a bit thinner.

I have done this a few times and we always just use a stud finder and pencil mark all the joists then dry board and tape and joint. Perfect finish ready for paint

1/4" drywall cover the ceiling and mud a few joints.

I would just add a new layer of drywall to make it easier.

@grim8118

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. Would have taken less time, and would have looked much better in the end.

@steveknight736

5 жыл бұрын

Agree. I remodeled a hotel in Palm Springs and it saved a ton in time and money. Finished product in 8 hours. Plus it added better sound proofing from the upstairs rooms.

@tinytim9453

5 жыл бұрын

@@steveknight736 8 hours pfft... install drywall and hot mud joints and ceiling perimeter, after dries use joint compound for 2nd coat. Next day, 3rd coat joint compound. Then on day 3, sand and prime and possibly paint... etc... New drywall requires minimum 3 coats of compound for nice flat ceiling.

@ryousuke99

5 жыл бұрын

would've costed more

@bblack340

4 жыл бұрын

I'm buying a house with this same issue. Should I just redo the whole thing?

I would of primed the ceiling in usg plaster bonder or plaster weld. Would of used usg finish plaster or kal kote finish plaster and did a tight coat. No sanding!! Prime everything with an oil base primer such as kilz beautiful finish. If it was a larger texture you could fill everything in with a base coat plaster kal kote base coat or diamond or imperial base coat and use a finish plaster. Could do a ceiling like that in 2 hours on stilts. Very strong and durable finish Worried about plaster cracking you could embed fiberglass mesh into the base coat for strength comes in 36 inch rolls. Very strong finish could be done faster than any drywall. Looks way nicer than any level 5 drywall finish

@stephaniewachtel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this - I've renovated a lot of houses as a homeowner but had never used either of those products you mentioned. I have only done skim coat with the Easy45. Sounds like a great alternative!

I'm much more comfortable with Tom Silva helping me with a project after watching this he at least stays til the jobs done

I have a serious question please. What is the textured finish made of? Was it made of asbestoses in the 60-70-'s?

@chrisburns5691

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the texture can contain asbestos. Best to scrape a small square of it off and take it to get tested.

I would try mixing the mud really thin and applying it with a low nap paint roller first. I've heard it works but never witnessed it - sounds like it might work? And if it doesn't, it would still probably be a quick and easy "first" coat for this method.

I tried that, it is anything but easy. Never got it flat. Had to sand for five days.

I almost forgot about the sanding. NaaahI pass on doing a whole ceiling. 1/4 Sheetrock joint compound in the JOINTS and only need to sand those areas, that will do.

first option 1/4" drywall over it. next option- sledge hammer the entire ceiling and start over with fresh 1/2" sheetrock.

@wilfredoherrera7524

5 жыл бұрын

kk P wouldn’t some 5/8” be a little better?

@yt-xe8ws

4 жыл бұрын

i ran into a similar situation trying to remove a layer of what appears to be lead paint from my ceiling. i got some of it off but the rest is glued on good. i decided to just paint over all of it. it looks pretty ragged in places but i managed to hide alot of crimes with my paint brush just barely feathering over the cracks. hopefully it's passable enough to sell it because this joint has more problems than i can handle. roaches the size of rats, ants that wont go away. pipes that overflow and leak sewage into the basement. heaters and stoves that stick and and get so hot the metal glows. also the flordia room on the back has dry rotting walls. i could go on and on.

@Boneman131

4 жыл бұрын

Bingo!

45 MIN TO DRY, 5 HOURS TO PUT ON

@keithupton86ku

5 жыл бұрын

It always takes longer to dry, always. Doesn't matter what the bag says.

@keithupton86ku

4 жыл бұрын

@@skillfulgoose101 I've never seen that (mudding and taping for 2+ years), nor heard that. It's kind of the opposite- in a metal pan, the moisture has no where to go. On a wall, the moisture will migrate to materials (drywall) that is much dryer.

@skillfulgoose101

4 жыл бұрын

@@keithupton86ku Leave me alone, dont argue with me, and go ahead and do it yourself. Metal pan vs plastic. It will dry faster on metal. I've seen noobs use metal pans and had more than 50% of their compound dry in the metal pan, because they werent accustomed to their compound drying so fast. If i tell you the ocean isnt blue, are you going to argue with me or see for yourself that ocean is in fact NOT BLUE, then I can't help you, because i have no care TO help you, im not your parent. I simply don't care about you enough to further this dialogue so good day and become a scientist for a day and do some little experiments! Have fun.

@keithupton86ku

4 жыл бұрын

@@skillfulgoose101 Congratulations, have fun watching it dry faster in metal pans. Or you could work faster, spread it on the walls, and watch it dry there. The statement that I made was that it always takes longer to dry than what the bag says. You haven't offered any scientific proof that it dries faster in either one, but it doesn't matter anyway because it doesn't relate to my statement. Sidenote: I don't know any noobs who use a plastic pan anyway, that's just never a good idea.

@Butterball3588

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithupton86ku I use a plastic trough and don't like it very much. Thinking about getting a metal one. I agree with your statement though, I thought that the 45 minute was the "set time." Depending on humidity in the house, could take a while for it to dry.

They did not show the finished product?

@natalieisagirlnow

5 жыл бұрын

wasn't worth the effort

@matthewgoetz4988

5 жыл бұрын

Probably because they never finished

@markwarrington2788

5 жыл бұрын

Just look at their plastering skills. It's still a textured ceiling.

@kellerrobert80

5 жыл бұрын

They video crew only showed the same half of the ceiling. I suspect the process took so long, that's all they had time for. Looks like it needed another scratch coat, plus sanding, plus primer, plus two coats of paint. That's better be one ugly ceiling for a week's worth of work.

@ParmMohan-us6rn

5 жыл бұрын

kellerrobert80 They could have just taken it down and put up new drywall.

I have a family friend that smoothed out a ceiling in my sons room when I was finishing it. Took about 2 hours and was smooth as glass. Looks like they used two coats, one somewhat thick and the next thinner. The old ceiling was textured plaster, the swirls ‘cut’ into the plaster. For $200 I think I’ll just call him 😂

You know you went too heavy on the coats when your nine foot ceiling is now an eight foot ceiling.

Like a PRO 👍

I have a bedroom with a textured ceiling, same thing will happen to it in a few days.

Will this work on a stomp textured ceiling?

@zigzoghits3741

11 ай бұрын

Yes, it will need two coats of quick set than minimal sanding in the uneven spots

I am a pro and coat a ceiling that size in 30 minutes 😎 entire rooms in 1.5 hours! In and out in 2 hours for that ceiling. Move furniture, cover, first skim, scrape, second skim and wet sand. If you dont have the patience to do it hire a pro, your home value will be higher when its time to sell!

@zigzoghits3741

11 ай бұрын

Where are you located?

Screw on some new 1/4" sheetrock so when the textured ceiling comes back into fashion he just has to tear it off and spackle a few screw holes. Just like carpet over hardwood back in the 70's!

Sounds like TOH left after the first day. Wonder if the job was finished and was the homeowner proud like the popcorn ceiling removal?

@kellerrobert80

5 жыл бұрын

I think they did half the room and left the homeowner stranded with all the remaining hard work.

What about rolling the mud on with paint roller and then smoothing with trowel?

@Aaron-co2jb

5 жыл бұрын

A 9" paint roller can be submerged into a 5 gal. Bucket of mud and rolled out.

@Blox117

5 жыл бұрын

it would just get everywhere

@Aaron-co2jb

5 жыл бұрын

@@Blox117 this is true but it makes you feel like a kid again

Close but you can do better. First you should go over the entire ceiling with a paint scraper and scrape off all the little blobs and high points and retape the areas where the drywall tape delaminated. Next prime the ceiling. When that's dry use a mud pan instead of a hawk to apply the hard mud with your knife. The 45 they used is fine, whatever you feel comfortable using for the application. After that hardens go over with your taping knife and scrape off all the little high points, then do your second coat. Sand down your high points with a sanding sponge. Repeat for a third coat if necessary depending how deep the texture was initially and sand. The final step is important if you want to fill all the little divots and nicks. Get premixed general purpose joint compound and mix it up with water to a runny consistency. Paint it on the ceiling with a paint roller and pull it off with your taping knife, then spot sand with 220 or finer and a light to look for imperfections. Next prime the ceiling first then caulk all the corners with painters caulk, wiped down with a wet finger for a nice straight corner. I've been doing this method for years with great results.

@recklesstapedeck

2 жыл бұрын

Asbestos awareness is hopefully stopped people from doing this. Most textured coatings up until mid to late 90s contain 2.5 to 5% white asbestos.

I might be the only person who prefers textured ceilings to flat ones. :-)

@augustreil

5 жыл бұрын

No, you're not. Flat ceilings may be the thing, but they are boring and look like shit.

@maxHeadroom325rayxerin

5 жыл бұрын

Rat Kindler same here

@markgriz

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Textured ceilings help deaden echoing

@maxHeadroom325rayxerin

5 жыл бұрын

@@Stackali The style that is trendy now we find boring, The millennials love minimalism

@fringestream990

5 жыл бұрын

Rat Kindler wait 10 years

Power sand it then add a thin coat of mud sand again and touch up

Oh, the heck with that!! Its time to move baby, we r better off buying new house.

This is hilarious

is that "Jake" from Two and a half men?

Good luck sanding that hot mud. If you are going to use this method at least put a final coat of lightweight or topping on then sand that. USG easy sand is easy to sand compared to concrete!!!

@wilfredoherrera7524

5 жыл бұрын

Ashton Long that’s not concrete it’s quick sand there it’s made for drywall but he applied it’s in a strange way

😞 My entire home is textured ceilings. It would take several months to flatten. Guess I'll learn to live with it.

@daCubanaqt

2 жыл бұрын

My entire house is textured! Unless your home is ultra modern, texture is fine in IMO.

That looks like arm/back breaker

it can be done in 1h, no mud, the tool to do it is expansive though.

But the separated tape doesn't need repair?

@ricosrealm

Жыл бұрын

i know...saw that and thought WTF?

I want to have a drink with Mauro 🍻🥃

Seems like it would probably be more cost effective to just cover it with dryway plywood or whatever you desire. A person would charge an arm and a leg to skim coat that ceiling

Roger's grass seed out front is growing faster than this job lol

I think the homeowner has more drywall experience than the “pro” in this video

@MrSGH21

3 жыл бұрын

You can tell mauro doesn’t know how to do this

@ricosrealm

Жыл бұрын

yup, anyone with hawk and trowel experience is going to know how to invert hawk to get the mud on... it was painful to watch.

Let's see...Dust from the mix was in the air,no dust mask...Safety glasses on,little to no risk of anything getting into the eyes spreading the mix...He leaves the dude with the job not completed...Great video!!

@kellerrobert80

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, they kept showing the same half of the room. Likely left the homeowner stranded with a half-done ceiling.

Is this guy new to the show or have i just never seen him lol

I would place quarter inch drywall over that mess, tape the joints and call it a day. Spreading all that mud overhead will make you a worn out old man 👴.

@larrymoore6640

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with Michael. TOH left after 2 coats. Then told homeowner to wait til tomorrow sand it and put at least one more coat. Too much work overhead. Sheetrock, tape and mud, sand it and paint the way to go.

@RyanReskyTrumpeter

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen 1/4” drywall

@jwolff9153

3 жыл бұрын

I've done every room in my house this way. Wayyy too much work to mud and sand the entire ceiling multiple times

I’m surprised no bonding agent. Armchair craftswoman.

@This Old House. Is this guy new?? I have not seen him before??

@fringestream990

5 жыл бұрын

ItsYahBoi JxstSAP he’s been on for a few years now there is also a new mason guy too

So consistency of pancake batter

Think that I would've just re-sheetrock the entire ceiling or just kept it the way it was.

they do sell plastic film dispensers. five minutes to tape, 8ft thin thin plastic. static clings to wall.. bam.

Still dont know how thick it needs to be, but at least I know why it needs to be to be that thickness..... whatever ot is.

I almost feel like it would be easier to replace the drywall.

Or you could buy a sander and sand the whole ceiling down to smooth with 60 grit and have a much easier time skimming that lol

Go to the hardware store and pick up a box of matches. You know what to do when you get home!

@Blox117

5 жыл бұрын

set my dog on fire?

@kellerrobert80

5 жыл бұрын

Smoke a cigar?

Mauro is my tio! Hola tio!

Haha you guys need to learn how to skim/plaster like the UK, you can get a glass like finish without sanding. it’ll make life much easier. British Gypsum needs to go international.

@BaconSniffer578

5 жыл бұрын

I said exactly the same multifinish is some stuff. Who wants to work with plaster in 45 minutes. And look at the state of that @6:29 that could’ve been troweled out

@augustreil

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, You see one guy who doesn't know how to float out a ceiling and all of a sudden, The UK is better ? What a joke. British anything needs to stay there. And do you guys in the UK have dentists ? Be respectful for Christ's sake. You had a good comment and then blew it with your UK bullshit.

@core8967

5 жыл бұрын

august I can’t stand dealing with Europeans. They are so high strung you can’t make them happy. I’d love to tell some of my european immigrant customers to go back to where they came from.

@augustreil

5 жыл бұрын

@@core8967, Right ? So sick and tired of hearing about their " We are better at this and that" !!

@core8967

5 жыл бұрын

At least they can’t argue our superior dental hygiene

I wonder if he ever finished this ceiling...? 😳

I like textured ceilings! lol

Its Dave bautista 😂😂

I think it’d be quicker to just re-Sheetrock the entire ceiling and repaint.

@onewayortheotherinc.6555

2 жыл бұрын

Cost way more . Drywall . Nails .

@zachmiller4930

2 жыл бұрын

This guy clearly doesn’t do this often it looks like it might even be his first time doing that

@thelog86

2 жыл бұрын

@@onewayortheotherinc.6555 drywall and nails are not too expensive. A person would charge an arm and a leg to skim coat that ceiling because it will take all day. A person could drywall that area in an hour or 2.

@onewayortheotherinc.6555

2 жыл бұрын

@@thelog86 that’s what I meant , ? I was saying “dry wall / nails” but forgot to put the “only party

There's a chemistry between Mauro Henrique and the homeowner. I think they could have a show together that would really be popular.

@user-sx8fj1yk3x

Жыл бұрын

Pervert

Scraping it off would of been very messy and probably damaged the drywall so this was a good option.

@m.taylor

8 ай бұрын

I heard some of these textured ceilings can also contain asbestos because in the old days that's what they used so it's dangerous scraping it off.

Who’s the new guy?

guy hawk skills are very awkward say the least but seems to be better with the trowel was wondering how they fixed the peeling tape in the corners was magically fixed overall nice work

3/8” drywall would have been a lot easier.

@augustreil

5 жыл бұрын

So...Buying, transporting and installing, then taping every joint and corner, screw hole 2-3 times is easier ? No way. This way is much easier, just need to know how to float out a ceiling.

@bkoz319

5 жыл бұрын

yeah exactly what were they thinking here?? and they worked so much harder and will never look as perfect as just adding drywall over the top of it

@trashcan1112

5 жыл бұрын

@@bkoz319 you still have to add compound and float it after installing the drywall... I don't get why people say it's much easier to add drywall. You still have to do everything they did the in video on top of installing the drywall. Installing drywall to the ceiling is a pain in the ass too. It's better to either live with it or do what they did. Also you can make it look as perfect as finish drywall, but just takes time and practice.

@augustreil

5 жыл бұрын

@@jasenrock, Agree that labor here is expensive, but me and my helper could have floated that ceiling out in one day, ready to paint and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Now, in a room that's 20 x 20 let's say, yes, re rocking would be the way to go, but not that little room.

@augustreil

5 жыл бұрын

@@jasenrock, True, Hard to argue with that !

Those tools or taping knives seem awful for the job

@rpainter6862

4 жыл бұрын

hawk and trowel not hawk and knife

For anyone looking for comments on if this is the right or wrong way to fix the ceiling, the answer is yes it is the right idea but a HORRIBLE demo. Do NOT listen to the idiotic other comments saying they should have added 1/4" or 3/8" drywall. Any competent plasterer could have floated that ceiling. My house had sprayed on texture in every room. Yes, it would be nice to start with fresh drywall but that is incredibly labor intensive and expensive. I ripped all the walls sheet rock off my own home to see if there was any problems behind the walls. I could see from above in the attic the condition of the ceilings. The main reason not to replace the drywall on the ceiling was that tons of blown in insulation would be pouring down and I would have to pay to replace that insulation and deal with having to blow it back in and it was maybe 10 years old anyway. The ceiling was floated smooth. The ONLY problem with floating previously textured sheetrock is that the layer of mud is now thick and the mud is soft so it is easy to dent. Since it is on the ceiling and never really touched, it's not a problem. This is another reason why I choose to remove and redo the sheet rock on the walls. Doing this on the ceiling is perfectly fine. People saying that they shot have added additional drywall and remud have no idea what they are talking about. 1/4 dry wall sucks a d your ceilit would end up showing every seam in a couple years. Adding 3/8 drywall is starting to get dicey since you have no idea how the ceiling is framed and if it can hold the added weight.

Who in the world would want to go through all of that? It doesn't look THAT bad.

@perpetualgrimace

3 жыл бұрын

You must not be a homeowner 😁

@neilabernath5862

2 жыл бұрын

@@perpetualgrimacejust saw this video. my response to you is that from your picture it looks like your about 30 years younger than me. I have had popcorn ceilings for forty five years and love them. also love wall to wall carpet and oak cabinets. l guess you young whipper snappers don't get it.

@perpetualgrimace

2 жыл бұрын

@@neilabernath5862 tastes do tend to change from generation to generation, like many things

@neilabernath5862

2 жыл бұрын

@@perpetualgrimace I agree. My daughter remodeled her kitchen in a practically brand new house, will actually build in 1992. The kitchen cabinets were in almost perfect shape and could have lasted another sixty years. Times have changed.

@perpetualgrimace

2 жыл бұрын

@@neilabernath5862 She probably increased the value of her home, either way its her decision to make. Are we done complaining about millenials yet?

I would’ve just added 1/4 sheet rock over it and re finished.

The subtitles

Omg I would cry if I had to do that. It’s not that serious should have left it or put new dry wall over it.

@Mr.Pop0

4 жыл бұрын

this is cheaper and faster.

Forget the ceiling, how about that head of hair!

My wife and my self hang finish and paint a laminated ceiling in 3.5 hrs........so......

This is asinine IMHO, I wanted to see if there is something easier than what I would typically do, Which is overlay the ceiling with quarter inch or 3/8 drywall and then just tape and mud the seams. Why screw around with all this other stuff that may pop and crack later, I don't see it as being easier. Multiple coats, nope? Also I've never been lucky enough to find a popcorn ceiling that would easily scrape down after spraying it with water. So I just use the thin drywall method. I do like the float trowel for butt joints though.

45min mud, get a metal pan!

@oskarbjornstad877

5 жыл бұрын

Lol why? Hawk is so much easier, that scoop is ridiculous tho

LOl this guy must be getting paid by the hour.

Plastering sucks..I got a buddy that does it...

This video is a complete let down from Ask This Old House. And what's he doing at 3:41?