Drywall Texture

Complete Drywall Repair understands that drywall texture is one of the most important aspects to consider when building a new home. Its the final step before picking your paint color, It's choosing what it will feel like walking into your home. Drywall Texture brings out the best on the wall and ceiling surfaces giving your walls a glowing modern textured finish.

It's up to you if you want to match you ceilings with your walls or give the ceilings a separate look, we've had requests for both, Most homeowners choose one type for their entire home, but it’s possible to mix them together too! For example, if you have small peak textures on your ceiling (popcorn) then use an orange peel on other walls to create contrast throughout the space.

Different Types Of Drywall Texture

Popcorn Ceiling Texture

Popcorn Ceiling Texture is a type of texture that's applied by spraying a light coat of textured material onto your ceilings, which creates a series of small peaks.

It is usually best to use this style in locations where you want an old-world feel or rustic charms—such as country kitchens and dens.

Skip Trowel Texture

Skip-Trowel Texture is usually applied to both ceilings and walls, it is a type of drywall texture that is applied using a big drywall knife usually around 14 - 16 inches, without any sanding.

Orange Peel Drywall Texture

The orange peel texture is sprayed onto your walls and ceiling, giving off a look close to when you peel and orange. This style offers a light visual appeal without weighing down the look of your room too

Knockdown Drywall Texture

Knockdown Drywall Texture is also a popular type of wall or ceiling texture. Knockdown Textured drywall is sprayed on like the orange peel texture and then knocked down to kind of flatten it and spread the spots.

Venetian Drywall Finish

Venetian drywall Finish is a type of finishing that mimics the look and feel of plaster. This finish can be applied to interior walls and ceilings, it gives your walls a rock hard and stunning shiny look. It has been used in many settings, including fancy restaurants, bars, retail stores, residential buildings and other commercial structures such as hotels where its durability makes it perfect for areas like corridors with high traffic.

Smooth Drywall Finish

Smooth Drywall Finish is simply your walls without any texture on them, there are levels to how smooth of a wall you want it. For example once the taping/finishing is done is one level, up to 3-4 skim coats to make it looks almost perfect smooth with very little marks or scratching.

Hawk And Trowel

Hawk And Trowel Drywall Texture is a type of texture that's applied by using a trowel to spread the joint compound onto your ceilings, which creates a smooth rigid look. Once laid on, you go over it once more to smoothen it out even more

Spanish Drag

Spanish Drag Drywall Texture is also type of texture that's applied by using a trowel to spread the joint compound in a crosshatch pattern onto your ceilings or walls, which creates a light linear look.

If you're building a new home, it's important to take the time and consideration in every detail. Drywall texture is one of those details that can make or break your overall design scheme with a single choice. Drywall Texture brings out the best in these surfaces, giving your walls a textured finish that's both modern and stylish.

There are many different types of drywall texture to choose from, each with their own unique look and feel. Some of the most popular types of drywall texture include skip trowel texture, orange peel drywall texture, knockdown drywall texture, and smooth drywall finish.

Popcorn ceiling texture and orange peel aren't used as much as they used to be, but they can still give your home that old-world feel. If you want something more modern, then consider a skip trowel texture or smooth drywall finish.

No matter what type of drywall texture you choose, it's important to take the time and make sure that it's the right choice for your home. Drywall texture is a detail that can make or break your overall design scheme, so it's important to choose wisely!