Thank you for posting this video. We had a water leak in our basement and I really wanted to match the texture on the ceiling, without calling in a professional. After some practice, and your expertise, I was able to match it exactly. Thanks for sharing!
*To all the "haters" out there; you really should look around before you criticize! Texturing is not from the "70's" done well it is a timeless, beautiful finished look!
I would like to see some video's of you doing repair work. I have to skip trowel a wall an addition that has new drywall meeting old drywall and there is a substantial bit more work involved in my application... either way, nice video, not to shabby.
you apply too much mud to your knife, thats why you get the smooth mud for about 3 in and then your knife starts to skip trowels. Less mud and you will get a consistence skip. Skip trowel is so 1970's
hey Furman707, skip trowel - when done properly - is a very subtle (i.e. barely noticeable), hand textured look that is both classic and timeless, not connected to any era. The thickness and pattern of the texture were done to match the existing texture. If you haven't mastered remodeling and matching textures, its difficult to understand. Once you get the courage, post up some videos of your methods, I'll check 'em out and let you know what I think. Thanks for watching my video!
@KAK1282 - no, you shouldn't prime the wall before texturing. If you do, the moisture in the texture will not be absorbed into the raw sheetrock, and the texture will tend to "sag", and smear when knocked down. Sometimes you have no choice, as when texturing an existing wall, then you have to compensate (mix the texture dry, keep a fan running, etc.), but when you have new sheetrock, you get a better texture over the raw wall than you would if it was sealed or primed.
@Azzmikchaffin - that's funny, the wall was a room addition that had to match an existing texture. I am a pro, the match came out perfect, the texture is very subtle, and looks good. I think the good thing about posting in ignorance as you do, is that you stand to learn something! If you didn't say anything, you would just continue to live in the dark LOL.
what kind of sander did he say he used? a bull sander? I used this technique and it worked well. Trick for me was the right consistency of mud (not too thin otherwise it was too drippy and hard to work with, enough to hold onto the knife) and only dip the knife into the mud to have a thin edge of mud at the end of the knife, not too much. I didn't get a whole lot of coverage but the skip was better with the trowel. thx for the video!
Great tutorial! This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for coloring the mud and using good lighting- what a difference! Could actually see what your were demonstrating. Thanks again!
hey imbubba56, to see the end result go to eyemagination.smugmug.com/popular/1/576687947_G7AbD#576687947_G7AbD-A-LB In reality, the texture is subtle and not really noticeable in normal light. I gave it strong sidelight to show it for the picture.
we call that texture the drunken mexican, it's soooo not uniform it hurts my eyes!!
ssloco20011 6 months ago
@ssloco20011 hahaha - thats good for a chuckle even if nothing else! If you like uniform, you can always date a nurse LOL.
BakersfieldRemodel 6 months ago
Thank you for posting this video. We had a water leak in our basement and I really wanted to match the texture on the ceiling, without calling in a professional. After some practice, and your expertise, I was able to match it exactly. Thanks for sharing!
*To all the "haters" out there; you really should look around before you criticize! Texturing is not from the "70's" done well it is a timeless, beautiful finished look!
carande1 6 months ago
@carande1 Thanks its people like you that make it worthwhile to post this stuff in the internet!
BakersfieldRemodel 6 months ago
I would like to see some video's of you doing repair work. I have to skip trowel a wall an addition that has new drywall meeting old drywall and there is a substantial bit more work involved in my application... either way, nice video, not to shabby.
tybardy 7 months ago
you apply too much mud to your knife, thats why you get the smooth mud for about 3 in and then your knife starts to skip trowels. Less mud and you will get a consistence skip. Skip trowel is so 1970's
Furman707 9 months ago
hey Furman707, skip trowel - when done properly - is a very subtle (i.e. barely noticeable), hand textured look that is both classic and timeless, not connected to any era. The thickness and pattern of the texture were done to match the existing texture. If you haven't mastered remodeling and matching textures, its difficult to understand. Once you get the courage, post up some videos of your methods, I'll check 'em out and let you know what I think. Thanks for watching my video!
BakersfieldRemodel 8 months ago
shouldn't you first prime the sheetrock before any texturing?
KAK1282 11 months ago
@KAK1282 - no, you shouldn't prime the wall before texturing. If you do, the moisture in the texture will not be absorbed into the raw sheetrock, and the texture will tend to "sag", and smear when knocked down. Sometimes you have no choice, as when texturing an existing wall, then you have to compensate (mix the texture dry, keep a fan running, etc.), but when you have new sheetrock, you get a better texture over the raw wall than you would if it was sealed or primed.
BakersfieldRemodel 11 months ago
the wall looked better before, hire a pro
Azzmikchaffin 11 months ago
@Azzmikchaffin - that's funny, the wall was a room addition that had to match an existing texture. I am a pro, the match came out perfect, the texture is very subtle, and looks good. I think the good thing about posting in ignorance as you do, is that you stand to learn something! If you didn't say anything, you would just continue to live in the dark LOL.
BakersfieldRemodel 11 months ago
No it wasnt pretty... you got a bunch of flat spots all over the wall!!!!!!!!!!
ciennadrew 1 year ago
@ciennadrew
attempt at humor, I assume?
BakersfieldRemodel 1 year ago
what kind of sander did he say he used? a bull sander? I used this technique and it worked well. Trick for me was the right consistency of mud (not too thin otherwise it was too drippy and hard to work with, enough to hold onto the knife) and only dip the knife into the mud to have a thin edge of mud at the end of the knife, not too much. I didn't get a whole lot of coverage but the skip was better with the trowel. thx for the video!
mxs4ever 1 year ago
pole sander
69sgrimm 1 year ago
Great tutorial! This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for coloring the mud and using good lighting- what a difference! Could actually see what your were demonstrating. Thanks again!
rebeccaflora 2 years ago
This is harder than you think. Mine looks like crap everytime..
Michshnly 2 years ago
Thanks for posting but I really can't see the end result.
imbubba56 3 years ago
hey imbubba56, to see the end result go to eyemagination.smugmug.com/popular/1/576687947_G7AbD#576687947_G7AbD-A-LB In reality, the texture is subtle and not really noticeable in normal light. I gave it strong sidelight to show it for the picture.
BakersfieldRemodel 9 months ago