Covering Popcorn Ceiling With Shiplap

When we built our house in the 80 s of course that s what went on the ceilings.

Covering popcorn ceiling with shiplap.

As long as. Covering a popcorn ceiling with prepared ceiling planks prepared ceiling planks are fiberboard planks made especially for this purpose. I bought a nail gun that is battery operated and has been working great on some weathered grey shiplap that we got from lowe s. One well known product is armstrong s easy up grid system.

Who in the world thought popcorn ceilings were a good idea. When you cut the planks leave a 1 4 gap on each side for expansion. We used a stud finder to locate the rafters and marked their location. Years later we painted the ceiling in the kitchen.

See more ideas about popcorn ceiling covering popcorn ceiling ceiling. The mail level all has popcorn ceilings and i will be using your idea to cover them all. I think it was a lazy way of covering up the ceilings back then. Cover your floor and spray a small section of the ceiling let sit for a minute or so and while holding the mud tray under the scraper start scrapping letting the plaster fall into the tray.

Cover popcorn ceilings if a popcorn ceiling or stained and damaged drywall or plaster is making your home look outdated it s time to trade that frumpy bumpy texture for something stylish and inviting. Once we cut down the planks we nailed them into the rafters and a 1 2 away from the walls. The next morning we awoke to large sheets of popcorn ceiling on the floor. Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy time consuming job.

The planks are installed onto metal channels that are placed over the old ceiling and screwed to the ceiling joists. We have one last project for the family room kitchen yep that s right we installed shiplap on the ceiling in our modern farmhouse. Now let s jump right in to see how to cover a popcorn ceiling with planks.