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I recently purchased a home that was built in the mid 80's and need help replicating the attached texture. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Need help replicating this texture!
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Looks like there is some repeating elements, but doesn't look rolled. I think you will need to thin your all purpose mud a fair bit and try getting some newspaper bunched up in a ball and see if that gets you close. Hard to tell from the picture but is there a finer texture in between the rougher design? Maybe add some sand?
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The texture is smooth to the touch and the pattern inbetween is subtle. It makes me think it's a roller because the texture is on the walls and ceiling and it's pretty consistent. I will attach more pics.
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If you think it is a roller then it has got to be a textured/patterned roller. The circled pattern is just to regular to be anything but.
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The million dollar question.. What roller is it?
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I've used the rubber rollers to apply texture and create a pattern. Obviously you don't want to go out and buy 10 different rubber rollers and test them to find your pattern. In some areas, there are drywall supply shops that may be able to direct you. Also, doing a Google search may give you some clues and send you in the right direction.
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And don't use all purpose mud use topping or ultra thin. The all purpose has quite a bit of glue in it which makes it harder to work with and gives it a lot of strength. But for texture you don't need that and the topping or ultra lite won't need thinned.
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To my eye it looks like a mud texture that has been overpainted with a roller. Might try the rubber texture roller to put the large texture in, then overpaint it with a coarse roller cover.
This type of texture is called stipple. It is very easy to match. You can buy a stipple brush at Sherwin Williams. It comes in 2 sizes. You need the smaller brush. You will need to skim the area to match with Sheetrock mud then simply press the brush and pull straight down. The good part is if it don't match at 1st, you can reskim and do it until you match the original. We match this all the time and you can't see the patch. Hope this helps
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