Knock down texture tool

What year was your home built? Before - Paul Peck. Read More About the Owner…. Call me: Knockdown Texture Sponge-Drywall Repair Tool For I have modified the knockdown texture sponge to make it easier for DIYers, contractors, handymnn and handywoman to be able to match knockdown texture.

Those are just a few of the factors that determine how your knockdown texture will knock down and look once the new knockdown texture on your ceilings or walls has been painted. I recommend there to be a variation of the size of splatters between the two surfaces knockdown of the ceiling texture and wall texture.

How to match Knockdown Texture. For wall or ceiling repairs, I have perfected the art of matching any knockdown texture with my knockdown texture sponge. Sharpie permanent marker Electric drill with bits Dremel rotary tool with bits.

A plastic drywall compound bucket is used during the application. Because the tool is going to be dipped into the bucket, the Plexiglas should be approximately round-shaped.

It should also be of a size that it can fit easily into the bottom of the bucket. Have a look at the photo at the top of this article. Note: all drilling and cutting must be done very slowly and carefully to avoid cracking and splitting the Plexiglas. Been there; done that! Use your Sharpie to sketch the basic round shape. Draw an assortment of curvy designs around the inside of the round shape see photo. This provides a bit of an irregular outside edge which is what you want for a somewhat random pattern.

Find the center. Using that point measure out equal distances to locate where your two handle bolts will be attached. You want it to be balanced because the drywall mud can get a bit heavy on larger projects. No sense fighting yourself and gravity all day. It is also used in residential settings. In recent years in the southwestern region of the U. Instead, hand textures such as "Santa-Fe" and "Skip Trowel" or even "Hawk and Trowel" textures have grown in popularity.

Recently the midwest has seen a surge in the popularity of splatter knockdown over smooth wall. To apply splatter knockdown texture, two things are needed: a supply of texture material and compressed air. Texture material is pumped through a hose to a handheld trigger activated gun. Compressed air is mixed with the texture at this point and the mud and air exit the gun through a small opening. The volume of texture mud coming from the gun is governed by how hard the operator pulls on the hand trigger.

The air pressure is controlled by a separate valve located on the air line side of the spray handle. As the texture material leaves the nozzle it separates into many small globs of mud that splatter in random patterns on the drywall surface.

Once the texture has set slightly, it is smoothed with a large flat knife to produce the knockdown effect. A unique spray gun and nozzle is required to apply splatter knockdown drywall texture.

The gun has two tubes entering from the bottom. The large round tube supplies texture material. The smaller tube supplies compressed air. The large hand trigger on the gun opens the texture material valve so the amount of material sprayed is controlled by how hard this large trigger is pulled.

There is usually a small ball valve on the air supply to control how much compressed air is mixed with the texture mud. The pictures below show a knockdown texture spray nozzle and tip. Splatter Knockdown texture requires a very smooth surface. Even though the entire surface is going to be covered with texture, knockdown will not necessarily cover over imperfections in seams and butt joints.