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Cracks In Ceiling
I just noticed small cracks in the ceiling of a bedroom. My house is a new build that's about 2.5 years old. The crack spans maybe ~2-3 inches along it's greatest dimension. I don't see any signs of ...
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Vaulted ceiling cracked paint
I’m not sure if it’s from old paint or if it’s a sign of water damage but my ceiling paint in the v is cracking. Suggestions on what to look out for? It’s so high I can’t get to it myself
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Why is new acoustic texture cracking?
I am having ceiling repairs done in my house after a water leak from the roof. The bathroom repairs are not going well. The first time they scraped off the old popcorn and put new popcorn on it didn't ...
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slight texture on a flat ceiling
were redoing our ceilings to get the popcorn off. Wife wants to mud the ceilings but NOT to sand due to dust getting everywhere. Ive mudded as best as I can and its pretty flat using 12" blades. ...
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How to fix this crack in the outside corner of my ceiling
This ceiling corner in my bedroom is sagging down. I saw that it’s tearing up from one end and looks like something was put in there to make the edges curved and is getting loose from there.
What is ...
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Any idea what happened to the Ceiling and how to fix it
How would I repair the crack and bulge in the popcorn ceiling? There is additional cracking in the wall nearby. The ceiling was painted 3 years ago and the wall by the ceiling had crack repairs and ...
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Will sealing ceiling with foil paper introduce any problems?
At some point I’m going to paint or shellac then paint this ceiling. I’ve covered the cause of the peeling in another question so please don’t worry about that - it’s because of humidity due to not ...
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Is paint enough or do I need to shellac?
The paint from my ceiling has fallen off due to humidity/no extractor fan being used. The exposed white rings are not leaks etc but salt so I’ve been told by a plumber who inspected it.
The smell of ...
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How do I paint a ceiling properly?
I can’t seem to get this right for the life of me. I’ve applied primer, 2 coats of paint and it looks terrible! Look at the roller lines, the texture etc
I’ve used a good quality ceiling paint, 10mm ...
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What is the material and how to seal it?
As you can see In the photo the layer (paint?) on my bathroom ceiling has fallen off.
I think the red/brownish colour part is off-gassing a smell. Does anybody know what material this is and be what ...
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Remove Popcorn Ceiling without Asbestos, what kind of specialist should I hire?
I want to remove Popcorn ceiling from 300 sq foot living room. The Ceiling does Not have asbestos, (I confirmed), and was built 1985. It will also be repainted with basic White Paint.
Who should I ...
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What paint to use on polystyrene ceiling rose
Does anyone know what kind of paint to use on a polystyrene ceiling rose? Thank you
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Ceiling paint peels while rolling new coat
We are repainting ceiling in the kitchen of a summer house.
First, we scraped a lot of old paint (yellow) and laid joint compound on top of the patches without yellow paint (looks gray in picture)
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What's special about ceiling paint that makes it particularly suitable for ceilings?
I've got ceilings that need to be painted, and I don't have any ceiling paint but I have a bunch of leftover white paint from painting my walls. Is there any reason I shouldn't just use my leftover ...
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Ceiling paint shiny
Painted ceiling with a flat finish white paint. Lowes matched color perfectly, but it is much more shiny tha the rest of ceiling even thought he finish is flat.
Any options or observations
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