Sheetrock brand plus 3 3 5 gallon premixed lightweight drywall joint compound.
Roll on drywall compound.
Item 11542 model 383640064.
Apply the drywall compound to the wall using the roller then use the teeth of the trowel to gently apply lines in the wet compound.
Fill the bucket with enough water to mix the amount of texture you need.
There are many ways drywall contractors apply texture but one of the simplest do it yourself methods involves rolling the texture right onto your walls.
Roll on texture to hide minor drywall imperfections.
It is best to work in a section of four feet by eight feet.
A little bit of texture on a wall or a ceiling adds an element of design while covering minor imperfections in the drywall.
C onquering drywall cracks 5 steps to apply compound with a textured roller.
Start at one side of the room and roll the compound from the top of the wall to the bottom working your way across the wall to the other side.
Step 7 apply the joint compound evenly for the best results.
You don t want the mud drying out before you have a chance to skim it off with your drywall knife.
Using a paint roller with half inch to three quarter inch nap roller cover dip the roller cover in your bucket of skimming mud.
Roll drywall compound evenly on the surface to be skimmed.
Roll the joint compound evenly on the wall without using pressure.
In either case it is important to apply the compound a little at a time in smaller areas so that the compound cannot dry before it is removed.
Below identifies five key steps to applying compound with a.