I need some advice on textured walls....?
Question:I am thinking about texturizing the walls in my kitchen/dining area using drywall mud. How hard is this process if a beginner do it yourselfer. Also I am worried about how easy or hard it will be to keep clean with all the grease in a kitchen.Any advice will be appreciated.Thanks in advance.
Answers:
it's time consuming & takes some days to get it done b/c of drying time. But other than that if u can use a large putty knife or trowel... u can do this.
When u'r done, i would recommend on the back splash of u'r kitchen walls (above u'r counters & stove) to put a acrylic varnish so that way u can wipe it off from the grease. They come matte/semi-gloss/gloss & i believe satin now. I would put a few coats b/c the lst coat will sink in.
on the plastering. u can add color to u'r joint compound or paint after. To give it a dimisional effect... paint u'r back walll & add color to u'r mud as well... The lst coat will be here & there ..don't cover the wall. The 2nd coat will fill in the areas u didn't cover... & if u plan to go for a 3rd coat...that will b here & there as well.
U can use a trowel/putty knife or a thick roller or texture roller ..roll it on then after a few min. when it's slightly setting up, take u'r trowel/putty knife & lightly go over the peaks to flatten them.
When u'r all done... u can shine it up a bit but using the head of the putty knife or trowel & rubbing the metal on the plaster or jst sanding it.
U can even put a glaze over it so it would fill in the lows of the design.
Like i said, it's time consuming but in the end... u'll b so proud of u'rself & u'r friends won't believe that u did it.
have fun!
When doing a texture such as a knock down with joint compound, it must be painted as it is water soluble, which would make for a poor wall. I can tell you as a matter of fact that mixing the compound to the proper and uniform consistency is hard, spraying with a hand held sprayer is hard, knocking it down consistently is hard. Painting is easy. If I were you I would practice with something like a garage or basement before doing a living space. It would cost very little for the experts to come in and spay it, they just did a 3200SF custom home for me, got there at 1:00 and left at 3:00. Yours will take 15 minutes.
In my experience it is almost impossible to clean textured surfaces without removing the texture.If someone brushes against the wall it may also break loose and get messy.You would definitely want to use a semi-gloss or gloss paint,as it can be wiped clean.Regular flat or satin wall paint can't be wiped with a damp cloth.You could mix the paint in with the mud but it would be a guessing game on the ratio.You might want to consider using a painting sponge to simulate a texture,or textured wallpaper.Hope this was helpful.
Trust me. Never, Ever Texture kitchen walls or ceilings
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