Knockdown Texture On Concrete Walls

This is a way to make concrete look like something else.

Knockdown texture on concrete walls.

There are three main types of knockdown texture splatter stomp and mud trowel each with a distinct look and requiring unique tools and techniques. This of course meant we would be working with the long ago painted concrete walls. Apply the overlay to the wall then use a concrete stamp to create a texture. The knockdown technique creates a unique rustic pattern akin to stucco.

After applying an orange peel texture to the. This is why it is sometimes called a spray knockdown or stomp knockdown. By spray stomping or some other technique. Knockdown can be achieved by adding a step to the orange peel technique.

The most popular knockdown texture. I was aiming for the look of a craggy stone wall rather than look of popcorn or orange peel that textured walls often have. It also has a more subtle look than heavy popcorn texture. Knockdown texture is most popular as a ceiling texture.

A knockdown texture on walls or ceilings is a fast easy way to hide flaws or repairs. Instead of just repainting over the concrete i decided to add a knockdown texture to the walls. For example you could make the wall look like brick or stone. Knockdown is a term that describes any texture which is applied and then knocked down by dragging a drywall knife over the surface flattening its surface.

You can create a knockdown texture by applying joint compound also known as drywall compound or drywall mud to your walls or ceiling then smoothing the stalactite like peaks down with a knife.