Drywall Mud Over Ceiling Tiles

Ceiling tiles are available in a wide variety of materials but basic acoustic ceiling tiles became popular in the 1970s and 1980s because of how inexpensive they were.

Drywall mud over ceiling tiles.

It is extremely messy and very time consuming. Sheetrock over acoustical tile. This is the case so much of the time that when people tell me on the phone that they have tiles they can push in with their hands in the shower or that the tiles are falling off the wall or seem squishy i immediately get the image. If your old ceiling tiles are looking a little worn or outdated cover them up to give your ceiling a brand new look.

This is another project that can be done by one person and in most cases the tiles that go into place can be easily cut to size using scissors. We enlisted the help of our friend andy who is basically a professional at taping and mudding walls. For installing ceiling drywall 1 5 8 screws are recommended. It s an art form.

Covering an old ceiling with new drywall is a big job heavy lifting a serious time commitment and a major mess. We talked to a dozen remodelers and every one of them made the same point. Surface mount ceiling tiles are easy to install. Application of stomp texture to ceiling using drywall mud.

Removing a textured ceiling involves saturating it with a water solution and physically scrapping it off bit by bit until the ceiling is smooth. Screws are less likely to pop out later on. Use drywall screws rather than nails for securing drywall. Glacier drywall in calgary explains which situations putting new drywall over the old ceiling might be the best solution.

This was a job with inspection fiu dormitories 4 floors 25 rms each floor and all where done like this. Sometimes covering up an old ceiling saves time money and headaches in the long run. Its funny because i seen drywall hung to a ceiling grid before the entire ceiling was framed out with the acoustical ceiling grids. I didn t see much of the work cause i was only doing the finish.

The grid for this system is much easier that the drop ceiling grid and the tiles attach directly to the grid. Covering up a textured ceiling. It s optional but it greatly simplifies the job of lifting the drywall sheets into place. We mainly used the heavy duty mesh stuff for the shower walls.

Tape mud sand mud sand repeat. Drywall lifts like this can be rented from rental centers and some home centers. By far the most common problem i have encountered has been tile installed over drywall in shower wet areas.