I honestly couldn t be happier with the result.
Plank over a popcorn ceiling.
This is the old school option.
Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy time consuming job.
Learn how to plank a popcorn ceiling the easy way with planked plywood.
I ll venture out and say that covering popcorn ceilings with planks is a fairly straightforward and easy process as much as any home renovation project can be i suppose.
Covering a popcorn ceiling with tongue and groove paneling.
The planks covered popcorn very well and crows feet textured ceiling usually isn t as thick as popcorn so i don t think you ll have any issues with the wood planks covering it.
If you are tired of your dated ceilings or just want to add depth and character to your space then keep reading to find out how.
Without having the tumble through the ceiling incident this was a project that could have easily been done in a day but it took us a couple hours on day 2 to wrap it up.
How to plank over popcorn ceiling.
If the old ceiling is reliably flat you can install the paneling right over the old drywall.
That being said i m still super glad that stuart took the reigns and was able to get it all started.
When we moved into our 1920 s home every ceiling in our house was covered with texture.
The boards we used are very thin so there wasn t an issue with adding the small depth around the vents and fixtures.
In order for the planks to actually stay on the ceiling you ll need to shoot a few staples into them.
Covering the ceiling with traditional tongue and groove wood planks or beadboard paneling that you can buy through any quality lumber supplier.
We fixed this problem easily and inexpensively starting with our girls room.
How to install the woodhaven planks using easy up tracks.
The next step is to replicate the blue painted wood ceiling in the inspiration photo up above so this week kev and i are going to head back over there and install 165 square feet of sea salt painted wood planks on the center part of the ceiling.
After using a level to ensure this first plank was nice and straight we used an air stapler to attach the plank to our ceiling.
Learn how to plank a popcorn ceiling the easy way with this planked ceiling tutorial.
It s still covered in popcorn but since we re doing the planks we didn t see any point in.
Armstrong ceilings offers an easy up track system which makes installing beautiful ceiling planks over your existing popcorn ceilings a breeze.
Fortunately in most cases it s not necessary because you can easily cover up that unsightly texture with ceiling panels or planks.