Does anyone have a picture of what orange peel texture looks like?
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I have removed all the popcorn ceiling texture from the ceilings at my condo.
I plan to do knockdown texture on 90% of the ceilings, however there is one ceiling that is about 30ft high (I have removed the texture with a lot of difficulty & extension poles attached to a putty knife). I can't see myself doing knockdown texture here as I am 58 years old and not too brave on a ladder. I thought I would roll on texture here with an extension pole but don't know what texture would be the closest match to knockdown. Please help.
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You can Google orange peel texture and look at the images
This is also called "knock down". You spray on a drywall compound, let it sit for a specified amount of time and then knock it down with a flat trowel. It can be a DIY project but I prefer to call in the professionals on this one! it does hide any ceiling imperfections and paints easily. You would need to prime it first then use ceiling paint.
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I did this in the house I now live in. At the time it was my mother's and when she purchased it the couple she bought it from had remodeled it and sprayed popcorn on the ceilings. I pushed and pushed until my mother let me scrape the ceilings and then wallpapered the ceilings with anaglypta paper *known in the US as paintable textured paper. Although the ceilings were fine after scraping them I love the look of the paper as it resembles the tin ceilings and is simple tinstallat at a fraction of the cost.
I know you can find spray cans of orange peal at Menards and most box/hardware stores. Good idea to practice first, and then let it thoroughly dry before you paint.