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re: using mdf base to cover popcorn ceilings
Posted on 10/18/24 at 8:05 am to cgrand
Posted on 10/18/24 at 8:05 am to cgrand
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maybe I didn’t explain it clearly but that’s exactly what I want to do. Using mdf instead of lumber
IMO, shiplap isnt supposed to be perfect, so as long as the waves/imperfections arent "patterned" I say go for it.
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Posted on 10/18/24 at 9:40 am to cgrand
not sure what people are melting about. I used 5/8 7" mdf shiplap on a 30x16 den and it worked well. did not have to fight real wood with the crowning bowing and twisting. I will say that nail holes are especially hard to hide in mdf so when the light hits them, they will show unless great pains are taken. Would not want fastening spans to be greater than 16oc and in my case was 12" because it was strapped out for the original ceiling.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 4:09 pm to Turnblad85
excellent thank you that’s what I needed to know. And I’m not sure what all the commotion is about either, maybe I wasn’t clear in my post
Posted on 10/18/24 at 4:47 pm to cgrand
Just rip the roof off to match your outdoor bathroom
Posted on 2/12/25 at 8:07 pm to cgrand
this project is in progress about 3/4 done, there’s a three buck scaffold in my living room. It looks fantastic
I’ll post a pic when done
I’ll post a pic when done
Posted on 2/12/25 at 10:27 pm to cgrand
Do you live in a church steeple? 10 on 12 32 ft above your vantage point and you can see popcorn? I thought you were just going to be in your outdoor all sex patio.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 10:33 pm to cgrand
Please do. I'm trying to imagine three bucks of scaffold getting to 32 ft. A 5x7 with the get you to 6 ft to more bucks get you up to 16 ft. You're almost halfway there if you're ceiling be is at 32 ft. That's like two and a half stories of a commercial building inside your home. Please send some pics
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:17 am to cgrand
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:21 am to cgrand
Damn. That's up there.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:24 am to Maillard
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:40 am to cgrand
Looking good.
I was not understanding that you were looking to do a shiplap pattern on the ceiling.
I was not understanding that you were looking to do a shiplap pattern on the ceiling.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:42 am to bbvdd
it looks so much better its a massive improvement
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:51 pm to cgrand
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so I’m wanting to cover my popcorn ceilings instead of trying to get it off. Ceiling peak is 32’ and it’s a 10/12 pitch…too big of a hassle.
any thoughts on using mdf 1/4s to cover it? I was thinking the pre-primed stuff would be easier on the painter and I’d be assured the boards would be straight and flush.
once you get up about 16’ or so you can’t really see up there anyway without the upstairs lights on. Any obvious downsides?
They won't be straight and flush long. Without either a T&G or at least a rabbet joint (typical ship lap) or a biscuit / tenon to hold the edges 1x4s face nailed every 16 inches is going to droop, twist and otherwise move. Glueing will help but not on popcorn ceilings.
In my neck of the woods you can find T&G SYP 1X material, kiln dried, for around a dollar fifty a board foot (flooring). It can be stained or painted on the ground. At times you can get air dried T&G SYP for around $1.20 a BF. By comparison 1x4 primed MDF at HD is currently around $5 a BF and it is not T&G or rabbeted. Without a solid surface behind it to fasten to with fasteners or glue or both MDF would sag terribly on a ceiling.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:57 pm to AwgustaDawg
quote:except that they are
They won't be straight and flush long
quote:except that they arent
is going to droop, twist and otherwise move
seriously it looks great
they are almost done just trimming the inside corners
Posted on 2/13/25 at 4:10 pm to cgrand
Posted on 2/14/25 at 9:01 am to cgrand
That’s the longest ceiling fan pole ever 
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:54 am to cgrand
A garden sprayer and plastic to cover the floors will be better in the end.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 12:59 pm to SouthernInsanity
better than what? The job is complete and it looks great, exactly what I wanted
Posted on 2/15/25 at 2:43 pm to cgrand
Sorry, I saw the post and didn't realize it was done.
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