I live in a moble home. The ceiling just does not look good to me. I have painted it in the past. Any other ideas? It is some bumpy porous stuff.
2007-09-21 10:19:24 · 8 answers · asked by tree dancer 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I would not recommend scraping the ceiling down. That is a very messy job and will require a lot of talent to make it look smooth afterwards. I would recommend you cover the whole thing up with a fresh layer of sheetrock. Just screw the new sheetrock right through the existing ceiling into the ceiling joists. Tape, mud, sand and paint the whole thing white. Add some crown molding around the perimeter to hide the seam where the walls meet the ceiling and you will be very happy.
2007-09-21 13:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by ~Seamaster~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, do you own the home outright? Mobile homes usually do not hold their value for resale and if you are not sure you will stay there for an extended period of time, you may just decide to live with it "as is". However, if it has those bumpy porous removable tiles on the ceiling, that fit into groves of metal, you may be able to slip one out and go to a store like Lowes or Home Depot and check out the prices of replacing the tiles. That is all I can think of for now. There may be another possibility that I am not aware of since I rent my townhouse. Good luck, I would be interested in learning how it all works out!
2007-09-21 17:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by chefddr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a special tool for scrapping the bumpy material off (it comes with an attachment to catch the material). Then you can buy different types of textures at the home improvement stores. Different techniques for applying, also. There are also plastic tiles that look like metal that you can use on ceilings. Good luck.
2007-09-21 17:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by mommeof3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that you said you painted it before so i will skip that option. I don't know what sort of style you like or budget that you have but a couple of ideas that are pretty decent priced, especially if the room is not huge, is
tin ceiling. You can get decorative tin tiles that you tack up on the ceiling like in older homes at Lowe's or home depot...just about any kind of home store. They can be left as tin or painted also. the decorative look of it is beautiful. Also you can get tongue and groove wood pieces that you tack up. They look rustic. My parents have their dining room done with it and it looks great. They aren't a big cost, and they can be left plain, varnished or painted also.
I don't know about your ceiling if it is the big chunky popcorn ceiling or what , but if you go to a home center store, they will have great ideas, lots of options and will know exactly how to install. Best of luck!
2007-09-21 20:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by KaT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in a mobile with very likely the same ceiling. It's a fiber kind of celing panel faced with what I equate to contact paper.
Certainly it is paintable and that is the bargain way to go.
It can be replaced, or paneled over; but that involves more labor and expense.
The thought initially was that the type of ceiling you describe added to the ceiling insulation.
I just painted mine and it created a very clean new look. I doubt I'd bother doing much more, in my case at least, unless some of that ceiling panel is degraded.
Steven Wolf
An add on. Hmmm I don't see anything in your Q that suggests leaks or damage??? No offense to other answers
2007-09-21 17:29:36 · answer #5 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Paint and then glue old paper egg cartons to the ceiling.!
It's also a great sound insulator!!
2007-09-21 17:56:03 · answer #6 · answered by PAUL A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess it's time to replace it! and maybe there is an unseen leaks from the roof that wet your ceiling which sometimes causes such bumpy form.
2007-09-21 17:31:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ephesians 2:8 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
is it panels or solid? if panels replace them or scrape bumps off and paint
2007-09-21 20:14:09 · answer #8 · answered by kco 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋