Receiving my new maytag appliances spurred and inspired a lot of home improvement projects including this cover up the ugly popcorn plank ceiling project.
Cover popcorn ceiling with plywood.
By using armstrong ceilings easy up system to install ceiling planks you avoid sanding and scraping by affixing tracks directly onto.
Removing popcorn ceiling that way makes a big sloppy mess and almost always leaves you with repairs to do afterward.
I decided to use thin plywood known as underlayment for my ceiling planks.
Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy time consuming job.
With unpainted texture the most common approach is to mist it with a spray bottle and scrape off the softened texture.
Adding a new drywall layer also gives you the option of insulating directly over the old ceiling before adding the new drywall.
Rip wood on the table saw.
Determine where you would like trim lines to go to cover any gaps between boards.
I used six 4 8 sheets for this project.
Remember you need all the stripes to go the same way.
Covering a popcorn ceiling with drywall.
Cut your beadboard to size.
Beadboard panels are an efficient economical way to get that popular tongue and groove porchy look to cover up an unattractive ceiling.
This method involves installing a complete layer of 1 4 3 8 or 1 2 inch drywall over the popcorn ceiling screwing the drywall into the ceiling joists above the original ceiling.
I think it was a lazy way of covering up the ceilings back then.
We used a bostitch air compressor and nail gun and 1 and 3 8 inch 18 gauge nails to nail the plywood planks into the ceiling.
Popcorn ceiling if you have a heavily textured ceiling and just don t like the look you have a few options.
Who in the world thought popcorn ceilings were a good idea.
Most options easily install directly over your existing popcorn ceiling using the easy up track and clip installation system.
Fortunately in most cases it s not necessary because you can easily cover up that unsightly texture with ceiling panels or planks.
Covering up a popcorn ceiling is a great alternative to removing it by hand.
Instructions measure your ceiling and determine how much beadboard you need.
One of our favorite ideas for this material is covering popcorn ceiling with beadboard.
You ll need to make a few cuts as you go to ensure a proper fit all around and of course staggering your boards.
The next morning we awoke to large sheets of popcorn ceiling on the floor.
Not only is it less messy and time consuming but it is also a fairly easy process that any aspiring diyer can tackle in a weekend.
Hold beadboard in place.
When we built our house in the 80 s of course that s what went on the ceilings.
Compare wood and vinyl options and choose the one that best suits your budget and diy aspirations.
Years later we painted the ceiling in the kitchen.
Thin plywood for ceiling planks.
It made for a very speedy job.
This created just a small line between the planks to make them more visible yet not allow any of the popcorn texture to show through.
Between each row we used a nickel for a spacer.
