What are home contractors doing on the bathroom ceilings? popcorn/ or plain flat drywall/paint? Ive tape line

aboveWhat are home contractors doing on the bathroom ceilings? popcorn/ or plain flat drywall/paint? Ive tape line
Please, I am on a mission to rid the world of popcorn ceilings. These, I feel, are a quick way to camouflage poor workmanship. They are unsightly and bring the ceiling down.What are home contractors doing on the bathroom ceilings? popcorn/ or plain flat drywall/paint? Ive tape line
in a bathroom and kitchen area, use semi gloss latex enamel... the blown on texture is out of date...
pop corn is NOT being used anymore, at least not around here (Northeast), A good ceiling paint should do the job nicely. ( Don't use pop corn, it can never be fixed, without complete removal, if it gets damaged. Good luck.
I remodel bathrooms all the time And I try to always texture the ceilings I use Plus 3 joint compound or easysand 90 depending on the texture style. Prime and top coat with semi-gloss.


adds interest and can scatter light across the room to open it up for ceilings I usually do a Slip trowel or trowel applied Knock down. always sand after it has dried just to smooth out any tool marks and knockoff any crumbs or boogies.





Looks Great and makes staring off into space worth it when your in the bathroom you wont need a magazine either
I really like the knockdown texture... I think it's a more modern look, for both the walls and the ceiling. A light orange peel texture would also go well on a bathroom ceiling, but knockdown is my favorite. If you're going to have a faux finish on the walls, you may want to have a flat ceil. A good flat finish requires a really good floater. Texturing can hide a multitude of flaws... flat finish is actually the hardest.





If you have a tape line, then it wasn't floated properly. You will want to re-float it before applying texture or paint.





The strength of the drywall (and the joint) is in the paper. If they didn't use paper tape, it will crack along the joints the first time the house shifts. If that's what you mean by a tape line, you will want to re-tape with paper tape and re-float it. I hate the web tape that people are using these days... it's supposed to be used for tar paper, not for drywall, but it's easier to apply so amateurs and cost-cutters use it prolifically. It keeps drywall repairmen busy though...





Popcorn I think is even older than 80s/90s... more like 50s-70s. If you use it in the bathroom, it has to be painted to seal out moisture, and it's really hard to paint that first coat, because any kind of moisture makes it start to peel off. Popcorn is a poor choice for a bathroom, no matter what's in the rest of the house.
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To my knowledge popcorn has not been used in bathrooms and for good reason. They absorb moisture and then mold can result.
For bathrooms, you need to have flat cilings. Popcorn and textured ones have too many knooks to trap the moisture and promore mold and mildew growth.





Popcorn is sooo 80's-90's. Texture covers up problems.
Bathrooms should be painted with a semi-gloss or gloss paint with a fungus preventative such as Kilz added. Gloss provides a much more durable surface than flat paint for easier cleanup. Kilz helps prevent mold and other fungal problems. While you're at it, sealers are available to help prevent mold in your tile grout as well. Your local hardware store can help you.