By spray stomping or some other technique.
Knockdown texture on concrete walls.
Knockdown is a term that describes any texture which is applied and then knocked down by dragging a drywall knife over the surface flattening its surface.
It also has a more subtle look than heavy popcorn texture.
The result is a marbled texture that can then be painted any color.
Knockdown texture is most popular as a ceiling texture.
For a beginner it s more forgiving than other textures.
This of course meant we would be working with the long ago painted concrete walls.
After applying an orange peel texture to the.
This is why it is sometimes called a spray knockdown or stomp knockdown.
Knockdown can be achieved by adding a step to the orange peel technique.
Instead of just repainting over the concrete i decided to add a knockdown texture to the walls.
You can create a knockdown texture by applying joint compound also known as drywall compound or drywall mud to your walls or ceiling then smoothing the stalactite like peaks down with a knife.
The most popular knockdown texture.
There are three main types of knockdown texture splatter stomp and mud trowel each with a distinct look and requiring unique tools and techniques.
Apply the overlay to the wall then use a concrete stamp to create a texture.
The only difference is how the original texture was applied.
This is a way to make concrete look like something else.
The knockdown technique creates a unique rustic pattern akin to stucco.