I'm fixing to paint my walls but they are kinda ruff so I figured Id make them textured .?

Question

how do I go about doing that?

Answer 1

Yea what JLee said

Answer 2

One solution that works quite well for rough walls is to texture with joint compound then paint.

Prep as you would for any paint job. Remove any lose paint, take out nails and spackle the holes, remove cover plates, scrub the walls with bleach or TSP, tape where you don't want paint, all that fun stuff.

This part gets messy, so cover EVERYTHING with plastic tarps. Windows, adjoining walls, etc. Get some pre-mixed joint compound (a three-gallon bucket is plenty for most rooms) and a wide plastic putty knife. Sand down the edges of the knife so they don't leave gouge marks. Smear some joint compound on the wall to about 1/16" thick. Doesn't have to be exact and you don't have to cover every bit of the wall. Then drag the putty knife at a slight angle back and forth across the wet joint compound until you get the effect you want.

Work quickly. Don't worry about being perfect, you want this to be random. You can always sand the ridges down when it's dry. Just make sure you don't leave air bubbles as that will cause the finish to flake off.

When the joint compound is dry, give the wall a couple coats of primer (use the kind for bare drywall). Then paint the wall with a very lightly tinted almost white flat paint and a thick-napped roller. When that's dry, paint with a smooth roller and a paler version of the base coat with a satin finish. Finally, lightly sponge with a semi-gloss white.

The Venetian Plaster faux finish does the same thing, but costs four times as much and requires a smooth wall to start.

I've done this on a ceiling to hide a very poor tape job, and in a room where panelling had been glued to the sheetrock. It's messy and time-consuming, but less so than stripping a wall that's beyond repair and starting with fresh sheetrock.

Answer 3

if u dont have a hopper, most dont, this is how to make a true textured wall:

get some drywall compound.......
mix it with water to about pan cake batter or less......
take a 6" cleaning brush....
( left off a step, plastic off the floors and other walls)
dip the brush into the mix and lightly sling it onto the wall.....
do this all over the wall and ur not trying to cover the wall completely .....
let stand until semi-dry....
take a 12 drywall knife and starting at the top of the wall.......
pull down toward the floor.....
dont apply alot of pressure, just the weight of the knife....
this will leave raised marks on the wall of drywall mud......
the more mud u apply the more texture,..

heres a cool idea.....paint the wall first one color, then apply the mud as stated above, let dry and use a big nap roller and paint the wall again in another color..this will 2 tone the wall and give a great effect.......

practice on a scrap piece of sheetrock, u can get it.

lic. gen. contractor

Answer 4

if you want orange peel texture or knock down texture yhem you will need to have a pro do it , if you just want something hidr the roughness,find some texture you can roll on, this usually is paint with silica sand in it, it can give you a finish similar to sand paper or more of the cottage cheese look. If you want to be brave try a trowled on coating like venetian or itialian plaster, they look incredible and would eliminate the roughness. Painting contractor

Answer 5

That would be great! To make it look like it isn't just ruff walls with paint over it, I would paint it the color you are going to paint it, then get paint that is just a shade or two darker and sponge over the lighter color. This will make your walls look outstanding!!!

Answer 6

you could just use a really fluffy roller and paint to make a little texture. Too much, belive me, will be home to tiny spiders and werid bugs..You have to vaccuum the walls seasonally with the brush attachment. Its a pain. My mom had her living room done with too much and its a whole new ecosystem! good luck!

Answer 7

texture is o.k. you could add a sand or light texture mix to the paint or if you want smooth walls skim coat with drywall compound lightly sand prime then paint