How to install wood ceiling planks over a popcorn ceiling, without removing it first!
Want to hide your popcorn ceilings? Here's how to add a wood ceiling planks right over top of the popcorn without removing it first with no mess in sight, offering instant farmhouse charm!
Supplies:
Instructions:
- Measure ceiling area so you know how much wood to purchase.
- Prime, then paint all the boards prior to installation. Make sure tongue and groove board edges are super clean and all paint drips are cut off.
- Mark where the ceiling joists are using a stud finder, or good old fashioned hammer and nail.
- Attach one board at a time with a nail gun, ensuring to use a rubber mallet to pound them tightly together. Periodically check to ensure they are straight.
- After all are installed, caulk all joins to create a super clean look, then spot prime the areas.
- Fill in any nail holes with wood putty.
- Spot prime or add another primer coat if needed.
- Repaint the entire ceiling to finish it off.
Notes
Read full tutorial with many more pictures at Funky Junk Interiors:
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