Back again, thanks for the feedback on my previous’ post.
I am a DIYer and added a Johnson pocket door to a walk in closet. No problems there or sheetrock/mudding. Its the texturing that gives me the problems. Just cant blend or match the surrounding wall texture. The area t otexture and blend is 8’x 4′ both sides of wall. The texture is large, skip pattern. The house is mid 90s semi custom nothing too fancy.
Any ideas or techniques to pass on. About to go hire a drywall person to do it??
thanks chris
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If you have a comp and a texture gun, just start with a mix of one box of lightweight mud mixed with a quart of water, adding it slowly till it gets the texture of thick oatmeal. Start with a 3/16" or 1/4" tip and about 20 PSI at the gun, and try a bit on the wall. If it looks right do it. If not scrape it off, add more or less pressure and try again. Generally, less pressure gives a larger splatter. Wait awhile and knock it down with your 12" knife. I usually "feather" the existing texture by sanding it down gradually and then lightly texture the transition in a couple of passes.
Just remember, you can't mess up, cause you can scrape it off...
I will rent a texture gun to do it right this time, small areas I can apply my limited artistic talents to blend in.
Usually in the past the texture is very close and small but I had used those aersol cans.
thanks
If you don't want to mess with doing it inside, get a piece of rock and shoot it outside until you get it right. Be sure and mix the mud and water with a drill paddle, and don't add all the water at once as mud can be kind of trickey when you're texturing. Don't be in a hurry to strike down. It needs to dry for at least a half hour till it's almost set. Too early, and it'll smear. Put some floor fans on, ant it'll dry more quickly. BTW, don't use the "setting" mud. Use the air dry, lightweight in the blue or green box.
Let us know how you come out. It's not rocket surgery...
If you are not demanding perfection and
if yer a DIYer and seeing you are talking about roughly an 8x8 area just retexture that whole wall area, attempting to match the opposing wall texture style but just ending at the corners.
After paint it'll be good enough it will take a close inspection to tell the difference and you won't have to mess with a hopper, overspray, cleanup, yadayada.
be hi Tim, we all knew that you'd be here sooner or later
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