Are you looking to sell your house but need to make some renovations in order to maximize how much you can get for it? Remodeling is traditionally extremely expensive, often to the point that it prevents people from making the changes to their home that they want. A classic example of this is replacing a popcorn ceiling with a more modern texture and paint color. Fortunately, this is a job that you can do yourself, and save a ton of money in labor and materials in the process.
Instructions
1. Fill your sprayer about 3/4 full with hot water. Make sure that everything is connected properly and airtight. Pump it several times until it feels as if the pump is being met with a lot of resistance.
2. Set the chair in a corner of the room and step carefully up on it while holding the sprayer. Keep both feet on it at all times to ensure balance. While you can spray from the floor, standing on a chair allows you to be much closer to the ceiling and makes your job much more efficient. The popcorn ceiling will become soaked much faster and with less work.
3. Soak a 16-square foot area of the ceiling. Then set your sprayer down on the floor and pick up the putty knife or blade. Place it at an acute angle to the popcorn texturing. The blade should almost be level with the ceiling itself.
4. Push the blade forward in a smooth, controlled fashion. The popcorn texturing should fall off easily. If it doesn't, try either soaking the area some more or slightly altering the angle of the blade.
5. Repeat this process in 16-square foot increments.
6. Mix your wall texture with the amount of water suggested by the particular brand you've bought and stir to desired consistency.
7. Spray the ceiling, starting in one corner and walking straight over to the corner directly opposite. Cover the entire ceiling in rows like this, moving from one side to the other. Move at a steady pace to ensure that the texture is sprayed on consistently.
8. Using a putty knife (or similar tool), knock down the texture to achieve your desired aesthetic. If you want a large texture that appears in large smears, use the knife to spread the sprayed texture immediately. For a smaller texture, allow to dry for approximately fifteen minutes.
9. Apply a primer. This will allow the paint to absorb more reasonably. Without it, you'll have to apply several coats of paint.
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