Damaged drywall—The ceiling shown in this article had flaking texture, plus stains and holes ... tear-away bead, mud rings for junction boxes, joint tape and compound, primer and paint.

If your ceiling texture has been painted, you won't be able to scrape it clean. You may need to skim-coat the surface. Paint a textured surface the way you would new drywall. Let the “mud” dry ...

Holding the scraper at a 45-degree angle, push the texture off the ceiling and into your drywall mud tray, being careful not to break the surface of the drywall underneath. Use a putty knife or ...

They were finished with a textured finish of long strokes ... You'll need these tools to skim coat your ceiling and walls: -- an 8-inch drywall knife, a mud tray, 5-gallon bucket with lid, a ...

Popcorn ceilings are those heavily textured ceilings that approximate the look of popcorn. They were usually made from compounds like drywall mud and were popular because they helped dampen sounds ...

Removing popcorn texture involves scraping high spots, then covering the ceiling with multiple coats of drywall mud. If you're sure your ceiling texture doesn't contain asbestos, a drywall ...

drywall installation, popcorn ceiling removal and texture matching services. The new location, which opened in September, serves the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and Reading, along with ...