Thanks, I've seen that method before, it's pretty nice for walls, but can you imagine an old man like me trying to do that to the ceiling? :laughing:
Remember, I said cheap and EASY!
DM
Coarse washed river sand or the repair pellets you can buy for popcorn ceiling repair. Both availed at your paint store. Mixed into high quality and high bond/high build primer. 3/4" or even thicker nap roller. A load on the roller of sand and primer will weigh a ton though so be prepared and have a good pro quality roller handle and extension working from the floor. Sitr everything every time you touch it.
I assume you are texturing for cracks and not some deisigner look? You know if they are big, and I understand the old man thing sort of. Somebody has to climb up and tape repair the big wide ones. Are you saying you forgot to mud and tape drywall joints in your ceiling?
Cool. Do not prime them. Pick the crappiest white paint you can and find somebody who still sprays popcorn ceilings on. It is the way it was done in a time.
Seriously. No pain no gain. Your "old" lady still live with you? Similar age or is she like 20 nipping at your heels to get stuff done? As only heir.
"Honey, the roof looks kind of covered with snow and I wouldn't mind if you got up there and shoveled like the top third and maybe the rest tomorrow. I know our roof is slate but I know you can do it."
Bedroom scaffolding for old folks that just need to get away and have their own place to nap may be the best thing I have come up with since "Haircolor Just for Cats!. My new love interest is on me for doing all sorts of things. Some I can and some I cannot but if I had scaffolding in the bedroom I could climb up on and spend the next 40 years working on texturing a ceiling. I would have a project. I am thinking gold leaf, sheet by sheet. Or two fish spitting at each other across the room. I would need every scale right though.
Last related question. You any hurry on finishing this particular ceiling?