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Ceiling Finishes: Drywall Ceilings

Drywall, also known as gypsum board, is a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick paper sheets. It is commonly used for ceilings and interior walls due to its low cost and ease of installation. Various textures can be applied to drywall ceilings, including acoustic popcorn, orange peel, knockdown and brush textures, with different appearances based on the application method and materials used.

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Ceiling Finishes: Drywall Ceilings

Drywall, also known as gypsum board, is a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick paper sheets. It is commonly used for ceilings and interior walls due to its low cost and ease of installation. Various textures can be applied to drywall ceilings, including acoustic popcorn, orange peel, knockdown and brush textures, with different appearances based on the application method and materials used.

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CEILING

FINISHES
DRYWALL CEILINGS

MWANGI DAVID KAMAU B02/0893/2012


NDUHIU EMMA WANJIRU B02/0898/2012
Drywall is a panel
made of gypsum
plaster pressed
between two thick
sheets of paper.
It’s quick, easy to
use and cheap to
install.
DRYWALL SIZES

 The standard and most


common size is 8 feet by 4
feet.
 Thickness – half inch or 5/8
inch panels to prevent the
ceiling from sagging
 Mainly imported from
China
Acoustic drywall texture
 the specially made
popcorn texture must be
mixed into mud or joint
compound and applied
via a special machine
equipped with an air
hose. Glitter or other
decorations may be
added to the mixture for
special effects.
 Easy to remove. Simply
spray the area with
water and scrape it with
a knife.
Orange peel drywall
 achieved by spraying on
joint compound that has
been thinned.
 created by using taping
mud that is thinned out
and sprayed on the
ceiling.
 the look will be different
according to the size of
the nozzle
on the sprayer you are
using as well as how far
away from the wall
you stand.
 This texture needs to be
painted after it is applied.
Knockdown drywall
 The orange peel effect is
knocked down by the use
of a drywall knife - a wider
one - on the compound
that has begun to dry
somewhat is what flattens
the drywall. This creates a
kind of
bumpy drywall texture
when it is complete and
often has unique
patterns that are a part of
the ceiling.
 This texture will need to be
painted after it is
applied.
 Costly and time
consuming due to priming
and painting.
Mud swirl
 Firstly sand the ceiling
paying attention to the
perimeters
 Apply mud to the ceiling
then immediately create
swirls with a swirling brush
before it dries up
 Perform in rows with the
second row overlapping
the first and the third
overlapping the second
until the whole ceiling is
complete.
Brush textures

 are very popular, they


look good and are easy
to do.
 the use of a drywall
texture brush. This brush
can be used for simple
fast textures to unusual
and unique texture
that are eye catching.
Skim coating

 used in areas with high


humidity, bathrooms and
kitchens, or when
homeowners want to put
wallpaper on the ceiling.
 flat surface to even
imperfections so that
hanging wallpaper will be
easier or to provide a
surface that is easy to
clean.
 consists of a very thin
coating of all-purpose
drywall mud applied with
a 10- or 12-inch trowel.
ADVANTAGES
 Inexpensive – labor
costs for installation

 Fire-resistant
 Easy to install
 Less vulnerable to
cracking than
plaster
 Asbestos free
 Noise-proof
DISADVANTAGES

 Can be damaged by
settling of the building
or home-owner
accidents
 Susceptible to water
damage - prevented
by covalent
waterproofing
 Mold problems and
termite
SUSTAINABILITY
 Drywall is the third producer
of green house gases among
building materials after steel
and cement.
 The production generates a
lot of carbon dioxide, it
leaves a lot of gypsum mines
which damage the
environment and the energy
used to fire the kilns in which
it’s produced is immense.
INNOVATION
 An alternative more
sustainable material that has
been developed to replace
gypsum boards is EcoRock.
 made of fly ash, slag, kiln dust
and fillers
 85% industrial by-products.
 fully recyclable
 not susceptible to mold and
termites like traditional drywall
 80% less energy in production.

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