Lightly Textured Walls Vs Heavily Textured Walls

It is a very popular wall texture in new home construction.

Lightly textured walls vs heavily textured walls.

After cleaning up and sanding the ceiling texture you would mask off the ceilings and spray texture on the walls only. Get a pro to do it. On my dining room wall i wanted a smoother finish so i applied the paint with a foam roller and then sanded. The second coat is rarely necessary on most textured walls but if your wall has deep texture such as valleys and peaks of slap brush texture it might take a second coat to cover completely.

It s a modern look. With knock down the texture is sprayed more heavily and then the tips are all flattened with a trowel which results in a look that has some flat areas and some dimpled texture like this example. Heavier textures especially popcorn texture are outdated and being replaced quickly. Sand texture paint features an extra heavy bodied finish that can be used to add a gritty texture to both walls and ceilings.

To apply a different type of spray texture to the walls and ceiling would mean masking off the walls while the ceiling is textured. Smooth ceilings and walls are all the rage right now and the best way to achieve a modern look. We offer light medium and heavy options for knockdown. Here are some of the most significant.

Steel blue on steel blue. While you can purchase paint pre mixed with sand you can best control the amount of texture by using a silica sand additive in regular paint. Spray textures require masking off areas where you don t want texture to be applied. This room doesn t get great light so the subtleness really works well.

Hand texture light medium or heavy is achieved by applying the mud with a hand trowel. With orange peel a light texture is sprayed all over and left that way so you have a minimal all over dimpling. After drying prime and paint the textured walls. Try both heavy splatters and light splatters and when you are confident in the spray pattern begin to apply it to the walls.

It is very labor intensive resulting in additional costs. As with textured ceilings smooth ceilings come with various benefits. It is a very popular wall texture in new home construction. Hand texture light medium or heavy is achieved by applying the mud with a hand trowel.

I wanted a more textured look.