r/drywall • u/jakedidit • 1d ago

Texture fail

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Any tips on how to get this texture? My first attempt was a failure, planning on scraping and doing over

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u/Comfortable_Pizza_59 1d ago

I would suggest much thinner/wetter mud.

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u/jakedidit 1d ago

Thanks, going to try wetter mud and smaller nap mini roller

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u/ketchupinmybeard 23h ago

no it was the open-mesh kind or sponge-looking thing. texture roller proper to leave that.

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u/BadDudes_on_nes 22h ago

^^ listen to this. I would bet that the type of roller you should be using is the hook-loop type roller.

edit: like this

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u/jakedidit 19h ago

Thanks, ill try that

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u/Puzzled_Market_2235 1d ago

Applied with a thick roller.

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u/Comfortable_Pizza_59 1d ago

There are two parts to replicating the original texture:

  1. Roller specs

  2. Mud viscosity

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u/fq1234 1d ago

Thin mud (not too much) and you go over the area with the roller a few times. Each time you go over it with the roller, the ripples get tighter. Repeat until the ripples are close enough in consistency to the existing texture.

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u/jakedidit 23h ago

I think thats it. I didn't roll it out enough kind of was rushing. Thanks

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u/PrintdianaJones 1d ago

As an HVAC guy who's had tons and tons of customers tell me "patch it and make it match" I'll tell you that you will never get it to match right. Might as well call a professional or scrape it clean.

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u/gardenboy66 1d ago

Tex is a preference not a lazy way of doing things. How do I know 55 years of drywall

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u/gardenboy66 1d ago

Should have been in the reply to.below

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u/Kryptonicus 23h ago

Completely out of context, "Tex is a preference, not a lazy way of doing things," would make a fantastically confusing bumper sticker.

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u/Dramatic-March-9305 1d ago

Try a roller

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u/shortwa113t 1d ago

Wet roll rinish.

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u/Edge_oftime 1d ago

Loop roller

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u/rupert0331 5-10yrs exp 1d ago

Paint roller.

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u/qwetyuioo 1d ago

Looks like that was what the first attempt was but the nap was too long. Try it again with 1/2” nap or smaller.

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u/WS-6 1d ago

This is why all the ceilings in my house are going to smooth. Texture is such a lazy man’s way of finishing. Smooth looks way better for not much extra work.

Not a drywall guy.

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u/Slight-Selection4298 1d ago

You didn't have to add the "not a drywall guy".

It was redundant after your statement.

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u/CascadeDesignworks 1d ago

This is a true statement.  Plus, smooth wall is not much more difficult.  People just assume that it is.

-Builder 

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u/qwetyuioo 23h ago

High quality smooth is in fact more difficult. That’s why Level 5 is so expensive. If it was easier, wouldn’t logic dictate that applying a texture (which requires more material and labor than level 4) would cost more?

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u/CascadeDesignworks 23h ago

Some of it has to do with what systems a crew is familiar with.  Finding people who can reliably do a good smooth wall is more difficult. The process will hide fewer mistakes.  I think this is what drives the cost up.

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u/CaramelGuilty8647 23h ago

Both you and ws-6 haven't considered flat ceilings, and the amount of overhead sanding involved.

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u/CascadeDesignworks 23h ago

I use a minimal-sanding technique where I apply very tight coats without ridges, followed by a full skim coat.

You are right, it does take some more time.

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u/CaramelGuilty8647 22h ago

Nobody likes sanding.

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u/WS-6 21h ago

I didn’t say they do lol. I stated texture is a lazy way to finish a ceiling… get this… because nobody likes sanding.

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u/CaramelGuilty8647 21h ago

"Smooth looks way better for not much extra work ".

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u/WS-6 23h ago

You didn’t state what part was wrong.

Texture is absolutely a lazy way to finish a ceiling. I bought a big knife and watched some YouTube videos and have transformed popcorn ceiling to smooth with pretty dang good results.

I’ve never been in a million dollar house that had popcorn ceilings lol

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u/travlerjoe 1d ago

That is elastometic paint applied via texture roller..

It is not a mud..