Texture Spraying, Holy Smooth and Knockdown Texture Painting In Boston
Business owners in Boston add more visual interest and easily hide nicks and dings to walls with a textured finish. Knockdown, orange peel and popcorn finishes look beautiful in any apartment or commercial space.
Textured Spraying
Orange Peel Textured Spraying
Orange peel is a popular spray-on texture because it hides imperfections but is not as dramatic as a popcorn texture. Orange peel texture does not require any trowel work. It does require a professional spray applicator to control the dimple size, as well as plenty of drying time.
Popcorn Textured Spraying
While many people are removing older popcorn ceilings, newer, more updated versions of the popcorn texture are going up. Used in a commercial setting for its acoustic sound dampening properties, today's popcorn texture is visually crisper with distinct peaks and valleys.
Knockdown
One of the most popular textured spray finishes today is "knockdown." The knockdown texture has three types: mud trowel, splatter and stomp. All have textured relief characteristics but feature a distinct look.
Mud Trowel: Used in commercial settings, "mud trowel" provides the most subtle texture. Using a drywall trowel with a curved blade, we apply drywall mud. Next, we skim it off to create a subtle relief. This technique requires several coats, expert technique and longer drying time.
Splatter: The least expensive and quickest to apply option, splatter has the look of Spanish stucco. The painters at Motti Painting Solutions Inc. use a drywall hopper gun to spray walls or ceilings with wet drywall mud. After spraying surfaces, we flatten peaks with a knockdown knife. This creates a subtler look than stomp with a subtle raised texture leaving around 60 percent of the surface flat.
Stomp: Sometimes called "Holy Smooth," it provides a nubby more elevated texture than splatter or mud trowel. The professional painters at Motti Painting Solutions Inc. use a paint roller to apply a thin mix of drywall to your ceiling. To create the spikes, we use a crows-foot brush to stomp the mud before flattening it with a standard knockdown knife.
What To Expect
Prep Work & Clean-Up: With the right type of spray gun and expertise, texture spraying, or knockdown treatments provide consistent texture within a short period of time. One of the most important, but often overlooked, aspects of texture spraying, or knockdown application is the prep work done first. Our professional painters pay close attention to covering furniture and surfaces, as well as preparing your ceilings and walls to ensure a high-quality result. Motti Painting Solutions Inc.'s painters are very conscientious when it comes to being clean and tidy. We keep our work area clean and complete a full clean-up quickly after finishing the project.
Scheduling: Motti Painting Solutions Inc. provides you a high-quality result in as short a period of time as possible. We know having a painting company in your place of business can be inconvenient. We work with you on scheduling and make our best efforts to minimize the impact on your day-to-day life.
Get An Estimate: You deserve to know the cost of texture spraying and knockdown treatments with complete certainty. Some painting companies and painting contractors offer only a simple estimate, leaving the total price of supplies and the true cost of labor until the job is complete. That's not how it works with Motti Painting Solutions Inc..
Our knockdown and textured spraying specialists conduct a comprehensive review of your project. Next, we provide you with a price including not just painting supplies or labor but the total cost of your knockdown or textured spraying project. As with any home improvement project there are unforeseen circumstances, but you can relax knowing Motti Painting Solutions Inc. will discuss any changes to our quote with you.
Textured Wall Spraying FAQs
When Should Canned Spray Texture Be Used?
You can use a canned spray texture to repair small areas of drywall surfaces. Spray cans make it easy to blend the repair area with the surrounding texture.
How Much Pressure Is Required to Properly Spray Texture a Wall?
For small patches use a spray texture can. For larger jobs use a system that provides a consistent, high continuous air supply at a lower pressure below 50 psi throughout the entire job.
How Long After You Spray Texture Should You Wait to Knock It Down?
Wait 10 to 15 minutes after spraying. As soon as the sheen is gone from the first area you sprayed immediately begin dragging the knockdown knife in fluid overlapping movements over the surface.
If you live in Boston, Newton, Winchester, Melrose, Brookline or other parts of the Boston area and you would like a textured finish in your commercial or business property applied by one of the best painting contractors in the Boston area, give us a call today at 617-530-1399. We are happy to give you a free quote for the services you are requesting.
what our customers say
The Motti crew did a job for the house down the street. I was so impressed that I called and eventually hired them to clean and paint our front porch. At the beginning they sent a clear and comprehensive statement of work, the crew then began on time, and the job was clean and outstanding at the end. I hired them this year to do three sides of the house. The crew was thorough and helpful. And they seemed to take their work seriously with joy and with pride.
Motti Painting Solutions recently completed a superb exterior painting job for us. First, they power washed the house, sanded, scrapped and caulked wherever needed. They painted our newly built porch, several sections of the house siding, all the detailed trim work, gutters and downspouts. They applied one full coat of primer and two coats of exterior paint. The crew replaced some complicated rotted trim. Their work was outstanding! The workers were meticulous, professional, polite, quiet and dependable. They worked diligently every day for 11 hours. They cleaned up all debris, materials, and equipment daily. Motti's prices were very fair and very reasonable for such high-quality workmanship which came with a 3 year warranty. We highly recommend Motti Painting Solutions for all your painting needs. We wouldn't hesitate to hire them again.
Motti Painting did an amazing job painting the exterior of our house. They are professional and fast and incredibly neat. They are also super responsive and very flexible. When we decided to paint our house, we wanted to do it right away, and they were there within a week of finalizing their proposal. They came every day unless it was raining and left the site really clean and tidy. Whenever they missed a day due to weather, they stayed longer the next day to stay on schedule. We would use them again in a second - we are very happy with the work they did!
Motti Painting solved our decades old problem of trying to keep paint on our 80 year old house. Their crew removed the old paint, made repairs, and added a beautiful colored stain finish that made the house look new again. They kept a clean job sight and started and finished the job promptly. Daniel Motti runs a good business, listens carefully , and is committed to customer service and satisfaction. We have hired Motti Painting again for additional work and highly recommend them.
Daniel and crew were great, and came recommended by a friend who has used them twice. Communicative, flexible, and paid a lot of attention to detail. My neighbors painted their house in 2 days, which was what I thought - painting is super quick. But Daniel and crew do a great job in prepping (scraping paint and fixing wood work), and several rounds of primer and finished coat. They were here for two weeks (10 hours days!) and folks on the whole street have commented about their professionalism and about the finished product. I'd highly recommend reaching out to them. They won't be the cheapst, but they just might be the best.
