How do I match this ceiling texture for repair in the same room?

Amy
by Amy

I need help how do I match this ceiling texture? I believe it is troweled after it is applied? But applied with with what tool? I don’t believe there is any sand in the mixture. So not traditional skip trowel. Please help:)

  11 answers
  • Deb K Deb K on Jun 13, 2021

    Hi Amy, here are a few videos that should help you out, on your knockdown texture repair,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PrR69KUsIo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oelBlZbOR4

  • Robyn Garner Robyn Garner on Jun 13, 2021

    Matching old ceiling texture precisely is next to impossible. The best you can do is work with some pre-mixed drywall mud. Measure the depth of the texture. If it's 1/8"-1/4" thick you can work on the texture in one pass. I'd suggest you practice your matching technique on a piece of scrap drywall until you feel it's similar. You need to mist the existing ceiling with water before applying the new mud so it sticks. After you paint the area to match the ceiling it should blend in fairly well.


    Another thought that I have BUT I don't know if it will work - put some hot glue against an existing section to make a mold and peel it off. Apply mud and press the mold against it to match.

    https://homeguides.sfgate.com/match-textured-ceilings-52951.html

  • I would bring that photo into a hardware or paint store and let them know you're wanting to recreate the effect of it. They should have some tools or kits that would help you.

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Jun 13, 2021

    This is a tough one!

    Here is a link to hopefully get a match or a close match:


    https://designingidea.com/ceiling-texture-types/


    Even if the match is close after trying different techniques, one thing that might work is putting a border on the top of the walls, creating just enough of a break drawing away the eye from the close match.

  • William William on Jun 13, 2021

    It's more of a knock down texture than skip trowel or Santa Fe texture. you would need to experiment on some flat surface to get as close as possible. A scrap sheet of cardboard, drywall, or plywood. What I would do is lay down a few ribbons of drywall compound in different directions and different lengths. As it skins over lightly knock down the ribbons with a clean trowel. Scrape of off if it doesn't look right and practice some more.

  • Dee Dee on Jun 14, 2021

    Homax makes a spray on texture, you have to practice on a piece of cardboard, but it works well.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jun 15, 2021

    Hello this is probably an "Artex" mix - Very very difficult to make look the same once dried!

  • Lana Ryland Lana Ryland on Jun 17, 2021

    That pattern is actually made by dipping a mop into the dry wall compound then basically "stamping" your ceiling and then "knocking down" the texture with a wide blade putty knife. We did this to our ceiling YEARS ago and to get rid of it, we had to go over it with thin sheetrock made specifically for this application and repaint. The smooth ceiling made our room look larger.

  • Em Em on Jun 17, 2021

    That patter in made from 'pulling' a flat rectangular trial away from fresh joint compound. Practice on a piece of scrap wood. Add some blobs of spackling to the trial and press and pull away.