Stomped ceiling

A DIY tutorial for how to remove popcorn ceiling (or "stomped" ceiling, or other texture)

Our specific variety of textured ceiling has a few names: crows feet, stomp texture, slap brush, and panda paw. Don't those all sound exciting and fun? THEY'RE NOT!!! We have ceilings like this all over our home. The texture is so dimensional that we jokingly call them stalactites. Mostly I hate them because they collect dust and create shadows on the ceiling. See how dark the ceiling looks in that first photo? Everyone we talked to said they're very hard to remove completely (they're…

Removing our outdated "stomped" ceiling

Are you considering a ceiling texture for your home? We've got the best types of textures with instructions on how to DIY, tools, materials, pros and cons.

Today, in installation 2 of our Living Room Makeover series (check out our Demo Day(s) post for installation 1), I want to talk with you about a very serious matter. If you’ve been here a while, you already know it’s near and dear to my heart: texture. Specifically, ceiling texture. My dad and I can … Continue reading "How to Remove Stippled Ceiling Texture"

Sorry, there's really no pun to explain a ceiling texture tutorial. After the drywall was finished, it was time to mud. Mike's the drywall extraordinaire, so I let him do his thing. Plus mudding falls into that category of "messy things that don't easily wash out of clothing", so it's better that I don't watch. After everything was mudded I was called down again to help with ceiling texture. Since we tore out all the ceilings on the second floor, and just recently did the ceiling in the new…

Somehow I did not notice the stomp ceilings when we first moved into this house. As soon as I finally did notice them, I began to despise them. They do not bother Erich at all but they have become super offensive to me. When I began to research how to remove them, I soon discovered that I was searching for the wrong term - I was looking for 'popcorn ceiling' removal techniques. While popcorn ceiling is not fun to remove, it is easier to remove than stomp ceilings. Popcorn ceiling will come…

Somehow I did not notice the stomp ceilings when we first moved into this house. As soon as I finally did notice them, I began to despise t...

One of the joys of living in a home built in the early 80s is having a slapbrush ceiling. Guide to patching slapbrush ceiling texture.

We want to get rid of the texture on our ceiling. It's a very ugly stipple effect. However, there's a foot and a half of insulation over this ceiling. Knocking it down to install new drywall is ...