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How to Skip Trowel -
Skip Troweling Method for Textured Ceilings
Textured Ceilings using the Skip Troweling / Knock Down Method
By Mark J. Donovan
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There are several textured ceiling choices to choose from
when finishing a room. You can simply apply a flat paint to the ceiling, or
spray or roll on a popcorn textured ceiling. However both these choices seem to
be waning in popularity to the drywall Skip Trowel / knock down look. The drywall Skip
Trowel look provides a compromise between the flat painted ceiling and the
popcorn ceiling. It provides texture but to a lesser extent than a traditional
popcorn ceiling.
Drywall Skip Trowel /Knock down is relatively a simple task to do and
can be performed by a homeowner who is doing a home addition project.
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Skip Troweling should be performed after the sheetrock,
mudding and taping are complete. Skip Troweling simply involves applying water
downed Joint Compound onto the ceiling and running a trowel over it once.
To Skip Trowel a ceiling, simply water down a batch of
Joint Compound to a soupy consistency. Then using a trowel (the pros use a
sprayer for large areas) simply spread the material onto the ceiling.
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Note that this is a very messy job as there will be
significant spillage and dripping. Consequently protect yourself and your floors
with eye-protection and plastic on the floors.
If the Joint Compound is of the right consistency the
material applied onto the ceiling will begin to form stalactites that dangle
from the ceiling. Not too worry as this is what you want to occur.
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After the joint compound has begun to dry somewhat, use
your trowel to knock off the high points (the stalactites). To do this, simply
run your trowel over the now partially stiff joint compound area. The completed
surface will have a mottled look.
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Let the Joint Compound completely dry then paint the
skip trowel textured ceiling using a roller.
When employing the Skip Trowel method you can get creative
by adding fine sand to the Joint Compound mixture before applying to the
ceilings, or by moving the Trowel in a swirling pattern when applying the
compound. In addition, some of the pros actually mix paint with the soupy Joint
Compound mixture to eliminate the need for applying paint after the material has
dried.
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