Does any one hold any tips on using a drywall hopper? I am remodeling my house and want to do textured walls and...
I am remodeling my house and want to do textured walls and
ceiling. (knock down)
single thing Ill affix to "puzzled's" answer is the consistency of the thinned down drywall mud should be about approaching pancake batter!!!
The problem with a drywall hopper is over time it wear out. Most of the time halfway thru the career. You are probably better off beside a steel hopper. Drywall tends to be impressively brittle. If you are hopping on it it will break and become useless. Take a look in any store or inventory and you will see most hopping gadgets are made of metal (pogo sticks for example).
Hope this help and good luck.
Answers: Now to give an honest answer.I usually use drywall compound thinned down beside water when I shoot texture. For a knockdown, I usually use the subsequent to largest orfice the came next to my gun. Practice on a small space of your wall, as long as the "mud" is still wet, you can whip your drywall knife and efficiently scrape it past its sell-by date. I tend to go from top to bottom of the wall, using a vertical sweep around 4 feet across. this allows me to come wager on with my knife[I use a 12" one] and do the knockdown. It is easier if you own someone comming behind you, but to be precise up to you.
Just a little practice, and it become pretty natural to you.
A little connotation, spray some "Pam" on your knife first, and use a soft touch when knock down the texture.
Good luck.