Hello All! 1st time poster- YAY!

Anyway- I have decided to do a stomp ceiling in my family room. I did some drywall work, and I cant get the current design to match up.

I have 2 or 3 buckets of drywall plaster leftover... Can that be used?

If no.. what is the best type of plaster to use?

Also- do I need to worry about tape, mud and sanding the seams if before I do the stomp?

Stiff brush? Soft brush or do they make them specifically for that?

Whatever else anyone can tell me would be much appreciated.

 

First you need to tape and finish the drywall. Texture can sometimes hide a poor finish job but it won't make the joints or screw heads disappear.

There are some that apply a stomp texture by using the brush straight out of the bucket, IMO it's a lot easier to thin the j/c and apply it with a roller - then stomp in the texture. The thinner the j/c is, the lighter the texture will be.

Most stomp ceilings use either a round texture brush or a crow's foot brush. Basically you stomp the texture into the wet j/c creating the pattern. I'm not sure if a texture brush is available at a big box store. If not you can get them at your local drywall supply house.

 

thanks for the reply...

As for the type of "plaster" to use???

 

Use regular joint compound, the kind that's premixed in a 5 gallon bucket.