I am trying to match our ceiling texture on one sheet of drywall that was replaced because there was a closet that we removed. It doesn't need to match exactly, but close would be great.

I'm hoping someone might know a technique that could help me replicate this.

There seems to be somewhat of a round starburst pattern that is repeated in places but it's not as evident everywhere. I don't know if this was done with a brush, sponge or some other technique. It does seems like it was slightly smoothed out after the mud was initially applied.

How thick should the mud be when I'm applying it for texturing the ceiling, or is there a special compound that I should use?

If I can't replicate the original technique, is there any way I could use a piece of ceiling with the same texture as a mold to recreate the pattern. I wouldn't know what to use as a release agent so the mud wouldn't pull down when I removed the mold.

Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks!

The inspector has the blueprints I submitted for converting an attached mother-in-law apartment into a couple of additional bedrooms for the house. He is supposed to call me this afternoon to discuss them and if someone would be so kind, I'd appreciate it, if you'd alert me to code for ceiling rafters, where I can come off as knowledgable during our discussion. Right now, there's no ceilings in that part of the house and the only code which applies is the IRC, there's no local or state modifications on the subject of ceilings. My plan is to frame the walls at 16" oc because theoretically, there's going to be teenagers over there, once I sell the place. I'd kind of like to get away with 24" oc for the ceilings (unless someone has a strong caution, a horror story or if it isn't code) because there's a lot more ceiling rafters (joists?) than there would be walls, since some of the walls already exist. If someone would be so kind... Is 24" oc acceptable for ceilings and since I'm asking, does anyone think 16" oc for closet walls or a single wall to divide a bedroom from a hallway, overkill? Thanks in Advance ETA: The rafter span would be about 11' and some of it would have additional support from sitting on the hall wall. And, especially if I can get away with 24" oc for all or part, I'm intending to use the metal rafter hanger-thingys that I believe might be manufactured by Simpson. How about 24" oc for the part sitting on the hall wall and 16" oc for the unbroken 11' spans? Any thoughts? Thanks.