While it has certainly been a lot of work we are glad we took the time to do these things now versus later.
Sanding a wood ceiling.
Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it.
Here s how the ceiling looked after the wood fill but before sanding all the darker spots are the wood filler pre sanding.
Keep the sanders close together and think of them as a single.
The problem with refinishing a wood ceiling is that when you sand the wood you get a face full of wood dust and particles.
Sanding wood can get boring but you can finish this tedious chore in as much as half the time and with better results if you know a few tricks.
Tutorial time my fellow adventurers.
If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer.
This is the sanding tutorial where i go into the details about the do s and don ts of sanding your fresh ceiling.
To speed up the sanding process i used my orbital sander and went over the entire ceiling paying particular attention to smoothing out all my wood fill.
Start by sanding the entire ceiling with fine grit sandpaper preferably between 150 and.
When we first sat down to design our home we knew we wanted some exposed wood beams in the architecture somehow.
For the last couple weekends the latest project has been finishing rough cut cedar beams for our living room ceiling.
Drywall sander tacklife 800w wall sander 12 pcs sanding discs variable speed 500 1800rpm electric drywall sander with led light and carry bag telescopic handle 1 6 m 1 9 m 3 9 out of 5 stars 118 104 97 104.
The good news is that you can refinish your wood ceiling with minimal sanding and still end up with a high quality result.