12/28/2023 0 Comments Drywall skim coat ceiling mesh![]() One thing they don't do in the "This Old House" video is apply mesh tape over the plaster washers before they skim coat. ![]() I did fantasize about adding glitter to them, since I couldn't make them go away (I wasn't going to skimcoat the ceilings in an entire apartment). I watched a bunch of videos online about removal, but these ceilings had definitely been painted with several coats of oil paint as no matter what I did, the popcorn crud would not budge. The Nightmare Apartment had popcorn ceilings. It's great if you can scrape the popcorn ceiling off before you repair/skim. See Jane Drill has some great how to videos, including really clear advice about plaster repairs. If the plaster is flexible enough to be moved by your hand then shore that up with plaster washers, then mesh tape, and skim coat over that. My $ 0.02: scrape off any seriously loose or flaking areas, before you skim coat. 16/19), and I noticed the cracks after that. There are a couple of areas with a new tiny hairline crack - but there was also a major explosion that shook all the houses in this area (Aug. My skimcoated areas have stayed stuck, even over painted areas. (I had done some surgery to remove a patch to replace with thinner drywall but then that was an even worse ordeal, and even more labour intensive to correct). I have had to skim coat sections of ceilings during repairs, including building up areas where the PO had used patches of drywall that were too thick. Are you doing ceiling repairs or trying to smooth out a popcorn/textured ceiling ?
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