How do I apply a rough texture to my walls?

Answer 1

There are at least 3 ways..

Using drywall compound
Adding texture product to paint
Apply textured wall covering

As opposed to adding a rough texture to your walls, have you considered any painting techniques? The possibilities are limitless

Answer 2

I recently textured the walls in an old home I remodeled for my in-laws. The original walls were old lathe and plaster, and not in very good shape. Since money was a concern, all the walls couldn't be replaced.
I used a technique called 'knock down'. After all the wall patching, taping, mudding etc was done. I thinned drywall mud and sprayed it the walls. After it had set for a while, I used a 16 inch mud knife to knockdown the high spots.
You can also do this with a paint roller to apply the mud.
Home Depot rents the equipment to spray texture on walls. The trick is getting the right recipe for thinning the mud. I used about 1 quart of water to 1 gallon of mud and mixed it with a paddle and a large drill. If the mud is to thick, it won't spray or roll, to thin it will run down the wall. You'll probably want to practice on scrap pieces of drywall, cardboard or something before you try it on the walls. The longer you let the mud set up, before going over it with a knife, the rougher the finish will come out.

Answer 3

Use a roller set up with a 1/2 " roller nap and it depends on what type of texture your applying.

Answer 4

Depending on the design (1) roll on texture paint with a large nap roller (2) roll on then with a wisp brush tap paint with brush holding it flat tap lightly

Answer 5

Hi. You may get some good answers here, but my advice is to go and talk to the people at the paint and wall covering section of Home Depot or Lowes. They can actually show you how its done and what some of your choices are.

Answer 6

put a (smooth as you can layer) of drywall putty on the wall first. let dry over night. then place chuks of putty, or however you want to put it on, the layer of the previous layer of smooth. sand down what you dont want or shape it how yoy want. after let dry for a day or two. paintint consist of a two colors, one light and one dark. apply light color first, then add glaze to the dark color(after a another of drying) and then clean up because it will get messy. good luck

Answer 7

mix sand with the paint.