The main body of the ceiling should be painted with a synthetic roller with a medium pile (nap) to get the best coverage of paint over the uneven surface.Ĭonsider using an extension pole to save climbing up and down and moving a step ladder around the room, or even a painter’s scaffolding frame if you have very high ceilings. Choose a good paint brush for cutting in around the edges of the ceiling which you can't do neatly with a roller. You actually need to use both to paint a textured ceiling. It’s also good for preventing flashing so you shouldn’t see any patchiness once painted.’ Should I use a roller or a brush on a textured ceiling? It is high opacity so requires fewer coats, and has a non-dripping/splashing formula which should prevent any mess. Helen Johnson, Owner and Director of Decorating Centre Online advises, ‘The Tikkurila anti-reflex paint is fantastic for ceilings and comes highly recommended by decorators. This issue can be reduced by going slow and steady and choosing suitable paint. The second challenge is that grooves and ridges in the texture make it harder to get good coverage and can result in patchiness requiring multiple coats. This can be prevented by not overloading or overworking the surface with the brush or roller and minimizing the number of passes over the same spot. The first potential issue is that the texture can start to detach from the ceiling if it gets wet or in this case too saturated with paint. So how do you tackle painting a textured ceiling? Why is painting texture different to a smooth ceiling?
While there are ways to make a ceiling or walls smooth without plastering, time, effort and budget can mean a lick of paint is the way to go. Carefully chosen paint colors can help blend a textured ceiling in with the room and when part of a cohesive and considered interior scheme, a textured ceiling definitely feels less like a hangover from the ‘80s. The power of a fresh coat of paint shouldn’t be underestimated, especially with textured ceilings which can start to look dated and tatty without attention. Textured or ‘popcorn’ ceilings were very popular from the late 1950s to the 1990s due to their improved acoustic properties and ability to hide imperfections. Dust sheets: use old bedding or grab some on Amazon Painter's tape: we recommend Frogtape, 3M or Scotchĩ. Paint brush: this Hamilton cutting in brush is greatĨ.
Paint tray: find one to fit your rollerħ. Sugar soap or degreaser: this one rates wellĦ.
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