Covering Popcorn Ceiling With Joint Compound

Adding a new drywall layer also gives you the option of insulating directly over the old ceiling before adding the new.

Covering popcorn ceiling with joint compound.

Covering a popcorn ceiling with drywall. With painted texture some pros scrape as best they can and then skim coat the entire ceiling with a thin layer of joint compound. Starting at an edge of the ceiling least noticeable press the compound down and then drag the knife across the ceiling at about a 45 degree angle. Dip your drywall knife or plasterer s trowel into the mud and begin to spread a thin coat across the drywall covering the entire ceiling.

Use smooth even strokes to minimize imperfections. Mix a ceiling rated joint compound in a large bucket. Removing popcorn ceiling that way makes a big sloppy mess and almost always leaves you with repairs to do afterward. Press enough compound in to cover the popcorn.

Keep the knife or trowel level to the ceiling in order to apply the mud evenly. Scraping dry texture is a dusty mess and skim coating requires some practice. Lift the knife and keep on pressing the compound down across the ceiling until it is all about a inch thick.