Painting my bathroom ceiling 🔨

[DouglasR]

Don’t worry about the stuff that’s stuck. Peel the loose portions and cover with some all purpose drywall compound. If you use a random skip trowel smear, you’ll get a textured ceiling and not even have to sand. Then prime and paint.

Thanks Gerald, this is what I’m gonna try to do.
Wish I would’ve accepted it before I sprayed down half the ceiling with water, but wherever.
I should prob get more involved with it, but you’d think this hard living would eventually catch up with me
Surely it doesn’t need to last another 6 years...

 

[cahunter805]

Thats how it goes for me anyway I'll just change this door knob...24hours later I'm down to the studs. #*^@#* my life.

Same here!
One day while the GF was at work I took down the wall between the kitchen/living room. Opened the space up nicely!

 

[Nick87]

Same here!
One day while the GF was at work I took down the wall between the kitchen/living room. Opened the space up nicely!

I used to try and do it cheap and piece this or that. Not worth it now when I do a room were doing the whole damn thing. Might as well rip off the band-aid. My brother had someone remodel his bathroom like 12k iirc. Total remodel of it then left the 1960's closet door. Saved a few bucks.

 

[cahunter805]

I used to try and do it cheap and piece this or that. Not worth it now when I do a room were doing the whole damn thing. Might as well rip off the band-aid. My brother had someone remodel his bathroom like 12k iirc. Total remodel of it then left the 1960's closet door. Saved a few bucks.

I know the feeling. We did 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and the living room all in one shot. Scraping popcorn ceilings is a chore!
Still have the kitchen and another bathroom to knock out next.

 

[Nick87]

I know the feeling. We did 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and the living room all in one shot. Scraping popcorn ceilings is a chore!
Still have the kitchen and another bathroom to knock out next.

Did flooring throughout most of the house last year before we moved in. Insulating and doing walls and ceiling in garage now this summer new windows, all new landscaping, new driveway, rehab front porch, 2 giant trees to come down, maybe remodel the basement bathroom if I'm not broke most likely wait til next year. The trees I'm not doing myself though because they are too close to the house. I'm a glutten for punishment.

 

[Nick87]

I know the feeling. We did 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and the living room all in one shot. Scraping popcorn ceilings is a chore!
Still have the kitchen and another bathroom to knock out next.

My moms entire house is popcorn ceilings they bought that house like 16 years ago she's still scraping them lol.

 

[OntarioHunter]

If you do decide to go with remodel, think about moving the shower to an inside wall. In a bathroom that size it might mean moving the toilet to the window wall which is okay (sink on that wall won't work because it requires a mirror). Just put some opaque stick-on film over the glass if concerned about exposing yourself (probably not concerned if the window is now in the shower ... maybe ask the neighbors how they feel about losing their view). Also, think about one of those modular shower units (or tub/shower units). If the ceiling fixture is sole source of lighting, that works better for this kind of remodel.

How is the bathroom heated? Where is the source (e.g. electric baseboard, forced air). That might complicate moving the sink/vanity. Obviously the attic is unfinished. How about under the floor? These are the things that can make for affordable vs unaffordable remodel.

 

[bullbugle307]

Just finished up our shower kit. Wall panels were like 600 bucks and easy to install, door kit was like 350 and also fairly easy. Replaced the old fan and added a vent for like 150.

If I can do it I’m sure just about anybody can. Good luck.

 

[DouglasR]

@Gerald Martin
Should I try to fill in the low spots with mud and get everything even and level first or just come straight through with that skip trowel?

 

[TheJason]

Do it all at once. Just make absolutely sure there are no loose edges. Id take a knife and cut back from the peeling.

 

[mtmuley]

Yikes. mtmuley

 

[Nick87]

Yah Douglas for the price of a few sheets of greenboard and some time I'd tear out. Especially if your gonna texture cieling anyway it'll allow for some error on your mudding. My .02 which is exactly what it's worth.

 

[cahunter805]

My moms entire house is popcorn ceilings they bought that house like 16 years ago she's still scraping them lol.

Mine was also besides the kitchen. Also someone painted over the entire living room ceiling popcorn. A little sprayer and wetting it helped but it was still a pain. Glad I did the whole house at once though.

 

[buckbull]

If the sheetrock is not water damaged you may want to just stipple the ceiling.

 

[longbow51]

Dude, I know less than nothing about construction; I was a painter for several years, though. But, we had the same problem, and I tried to fix it with surface fixes and it didn't work. Go with greenboard, get the fan @mtmuley suggests. We spent twice as much fooling around with it as it cost to fix it right.

 

[OntarioHunter]

Yah Douglas for the price of a few sheets of greenboard and some time I'd tear out. Especially if your gonna texture cieling anyway it'll allow for some error on your mudding. My .02 which is exactly what it's worth.

Don't try tearing out the old drywall. Insulation and vapor barrier probably will fall down on you. If you decide to go the replacement route just add a new layer of drywall over existing stuff. It will lower your ceiling a bit but who cares (bringing in the walls with an extra layer might be a different matter). Find the studs and mark them at junction with walls so you can find them with long drywall screws. Use chalk line to mark the screw lines on each sheet before you put it up. May be difficult for stud finder to work if there's two layers of drywall up.

 

[CRJR45]

It will be less work to put new drywall up than to strip the old paint . Use the blue board , maybe some Redguard . It wouldn't be too bad , just cover that sh*t with new drywall , easy peasy !

^^^^^Like I said , cept I called it blue board , not sure why , just always have .
You lose 1/2 inch .

 

[Gerald Martin]

@Gerald Martin
Should I try to fill in the low spots with mud and get everything even and level first or just come straight through with that skip trowel?
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No need to get it completely smooth, however I would make certain that the raw areas are covered completely with some mud. Raw paper/paint/Sheetrock mud are all going to absorb paint a bit differently so I would strive for complete coverage though not completely smooth surface.

As @JLS suggested use a semigloss rather than flat paint to assist with water resistance when you get to painting.

 

[GeorgeBlack]

Do it smooth finish,fill and sand everything.
Do NOT use oil paint or oil primers.
You will have the same problem,oil doesn't breath.
But first of all ....get a good fan, adequate for the size of the room.
Green boards or blue ,is just wasting money and effort.
Good luck....from an expert.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I’d be tempted to hit it with a couple of cans of Krylon, and then sell it…