#SKIM COAT PAINTED POPCORN CEILING PROFESSIONAL#

Popcorn ceilings are a little infamous for covering poor workmanship or sloppy installation, akin to heavy Hollandaise sauce on eggs Benedict when the yolks have already begun to drool. The bright white attraction can easily be satiated with today's wonderfully-formulated ceiling paints, and the sleek look of a smooth surface over your head modernizes the proverbial loft, condo, house, lobby, work place and office space throughout all the boroughs of New York City. The popcorn ceiling has gone the way of dot matrix printers, landlines and fax machines for no longer being needed or especially appealing. Take a break and watch this video below of the process, and you’ll know just want to expect from our expert skim coaters and painters.

#SKIM COAT PAINTED POPCORN CEILING PROFESSIONAL#

We delivered a beautifully crafted new ceiling, and skim coating is definitely both an art and a craft, finely tuned only by professional experience. Then we skim coated some 4 coats before it could all be smoothed like the client wanted. Bet you didn’t know we even do that! Thus, we had to prime the ceiling first to eliminate releasing any dust into the room. Multiple coats – applying, drying, sanding, applying again and so on.įor this downtown Manhattan job, the ceiling tested positive for asbestos. But now, customers are requesting skim coatings that offer a smooth appearance. Their attraction in the late 1970s was in hiding imperfections and absorbing sound, thereby reducing noise.

Its popularity is undisputed, but the appeal of popcorn ceilings waned a couple decades ago. Popcorn sales top $1 billion per year and more than 17 billion quarts are consumed. Popcorn is one of six types of maize or corn and the only one of these whole grains which pops. Downtown Manhattan Skim Coating Contractors

Skim coat painted popcorn ceiling