![]() Plastic and painters tape if you need to cover floors or doorways.Pole sander and sandpaper (I only used 220 grit).I used Plus 3 by USG Sheetrock after reading many, many tutorials.It is definitely labor intensive, but it’s doable for a DIYer! Materials NeededĮveryone has their preferred tools to skim coat, but this is what I found worked best for me. The joint compound fills in the low areas of the texture! I was so nervous to give skim coating a shot. So what is skim coating? A skim coat is when you apply diluted joint compound to the walls and smooth it out with a drywall knife. This is what our knockdown texture looks like. I figured, let’s just skim coat the entire room! And that’s what I did. In my opinion, board and batten looks much more professional with smooth board sections rather than texture. The bottom of the walls we did a double board and batten. I knew it was best to skim coat over the texture for the wallpaper section on the tops of the walls. It is recommended to install wallpaper on fairly smooth walls for better adhesion and so you don’t see the bumpy texture under the wallpaper. ![]() Thank you for being with us.We just completed a fun little makeover in our oldest two boys’ room and the number one question I have received over on the gram is “Why did you skim coat the walls?” We live in Texas and we have very heavy knockdown textured walls. I try to tell about the advantage and Disadvantages of a skim coating in this article. A skim coat gives the old wall and ceiling a new look. So this work needs a professional person.Ī skim cost is one of the best methods for the smooth surface wall and ceiling. An unprofessional person is not good at finishing on the surface of the wall and ceiling.
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