Ceiling Painting in Denton, TX

Ceiling painting in Denton, TX freshens yellowed, stained or patchy ceilings with flat ceiling paint rolled in one direction for an even finish. Safe Choice Painting primes water stains with a stain blocker, patches cracks and nail pops, and paints smooth, orange peel and knockdown ceilings. Popcorn ceilings have their own page and process.

Water stains after spring storms

Denton's spring brings frequent severe thunderstorms and flash floods, and the city averages about 37.7 inches of rain a year. A storm that lifts shingles or backs up a gutter often shows up later as a brown ring on a ceiling. Once the roof or plumbing leak is fixed and the ceiling has dried, the order is:

1. Check the drywall. Soft, sagging or crumbling spots are cut out and replaced; see drywall repair in Denton.
2. Seal the stain with a stain-blocking primer. Ordinary paint lets water stains bleed back through.
3. Paint the whole ceiling. A spot of new paint on an old ceiling shows.

Textured ceilings from the 1980s and 1990s

By Census estimates, about 26 percent of Denton's housing was built from 1980 to 1999, and many homes from those years have orange peel or knockdown ceilings, with popcorn in some rooms. Textured ceilings take more paint than smooth ones, and the roller nap has to be long enough to reach into the texture without leaving lap marks. Cracks along seams are taped and retextured to match before paint. If you have popcorn and want it gone, see popcorn ceiling removal in Denton.

Newer ceilings, original paint

Ceilings in newer homes are often still the builder's first coat of flat paint, which marks easily and yellows over time. Robson Ranch is a good example: its first homeowners closed between September 2001 and December 2002, according to the developer, so many ceilings there have the same paint they had when the house was new. A fresh coat brightens rooms and covers the scuffs and roller lines from years of patching.

Cracks and nail pops overhead

Ceiling cracks usually run along drywall seams or out from the corners of a room, and nail pops show as small round bumps in a line along a joist. Cracked seams are cut open, retaped and finished; popped fasteners are reset with a new screw beside them. Both are textured to match and primed before the ceiling is painted, so the repair does not show once the light hits it.

How we paint a ceiling

• Protect floors, walls and everything in the room with drop cloths and plastic.
• Mask smoke alarms, light fixtures and fan bases, or take them down.
• Cut in along the walls by brush for a clean line.
• Roll in one direction, keeping a wet edge so the finish dries even.
• Second coat where the first shows through, which is common over stains and patches.

Ceiling color and sheen

Ceilings get flat paint, which hides texture and joint lines. White is the default, and many people tint the ceiling a little toward the wall color so the corner looks softer. Bathrooms and kitchens may get a more washable finish.

Ceilings with walls

Most ceilings are painted with the walls, ceiling first so drips land on surfaces that are being painted anyway. Bedroom ceilings are covered on bedroom painting in Denton, and whole rooms on interior painting in Denton. The general guide is ceiling painting.

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