Covering Popcorn Ceiling With Shiplap

I bought a nail gun that is battery operated and has been working great on some weathered grey shiplap that we got from lowe s.

Covering popcorn ceiling with shiplap. When we built our house in the 80 s of course that s what went on the ceilings. Cover popcorn ceilings if a popcorn ceiling or stained and damaged drywall or plaster is making your home look outdated it s time to trade that frumpy bumpy texture for something stylish and inviting. The next morning we awoke to large sheets of popcorn ceiling on the floor. Years later we painted the ceiling in the kitchen.

We used a stud finder to locate the rafters and marked their location. I think it was a lazy way of covering up the ceilings back then. The planks are installed onto metal channels that are placed over the old ceiling and screwed to the ceiling joists. The mail level all has popcorn ceilings and i will be using your idea to cover them all.

Scraping the popcorn ceiling is not that hard of a job all you need is a spray bottle with water a 6 inch scraper and a cheap drywall mud pan. Now let s jump right in to see how to cover a popcorn ceiling with planks. When you cut the planks leave a 1 4 gap on each side for expansion. We have one last project for the family room kitchen yep that s right we installed shiplap on the ceiling in our modern farmhouse.

Covering a popcorn ceiling with prepared ceiling planks prepared ceiling planks are fiberboard planks made especially for this purpose. Who in the world thought popcorn ceilings were a good idea. Cover your floor and spray a small section of the ceiling let sit for a minute or so and while holding the mud tray under the scraper start scrapping letting the plaster fall into the tray. Mar 28 2018 explore meredith mckenzie andrews s board covering popcorn ceiling followed by 324 people on pinterest.

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