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5 Ways To Decorate Your Kitchen On A Budget
Getting a kitchen remake can be tough on your bank account, but there are some ways that you can give your kitchen a whole new look even if you are on a tight budget. These 5 decorating tips won’t break the bank but will have a lot of impact on the...
Beautiful Lighting Tips 101 - A Crash Course in Lighting Design
Many people cannot immediately identify why they may like or dislike a particular room or interior. Proper lighting and illumination is the single most critical factor in designing a pleasing interior environment. A successful lighting design is...
Finding The Perfect Faucet For Your Home
Part of remodeling your kitchen or bathroom will lead you to purchasing the right faucet for the area. Why take the time to choose something? Why invest the time and money into something that seems so simple? The faucet is one of the...
Home Improvement Costs
Home improvement costs can be quite steep but by following a few
simple steps you can help to cut the costs and save your self a
fortune. Budgeting is very important when it comes to home
improvements as many people find themselves constantly...
The Carpet That Needs to Be Replaced!
Carpet doesn’t last forever. In fact, if the quality isn’t very good, carpet doesn’t last long. Carpet cleaning may help to some degree, but other times, a new carpet is the only choice. A surprise may be found underneath! Perhaps even hard...
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Skip Troweling Method for Textured Ceilings
There are several ceiling texture 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 Skip Toweled look. The Skip Troweled 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.
Skip Troweling is relatively simple to do and can be performed by a homeowner who is doing a home addition project.
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.
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.
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.
Let the Joint Compound completely dry then paint the 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.
About The Author
Over the past 20+ years Mark Donovan has been involved with building homes and additions to homes. His projects have included: building a vacation home, building additions and garages on to existing homes, and finishing unfinished homes. For more home improvement information visit http://www.homeadditionplus.com and http://www.homeaddition.blogspot.com.
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