Walls and Ceilings - What kind of drywall texture is this?

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gpocta
09-05-09, 07:57 PM
Hi there! I'm starting to do some work to my 1960 ranch style home in Dallas and I've done hours of research about drywall texture styles and now I know how to do pretty much every method except what I have. :)

Here is a picture of my wall.

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5456/dsc02888by.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/i/dsc02888by.jpg/)

(if the picture doesn't show up, go here (http://poctas.blogspot.com/2009/08/its-like-stinking-dog-hotel-in-here.html).)

The closest thing I can guess is perlite, but it's not quite it-- I've been surprised that I can find it as I feel like most houses from the era share this type of texture.

Any ideas? Thanks!!

nap
09-05-09, 08:30 PM
hard to tell the size of the protrusion but it almost looks simply like an extremely thick coat of paint put on with a roller or thinned drywall mud rolled on and then painted.
marksr
09-06-09, 05:35 AM
Is it orange peel? or is it rougher? maybe a sand finish?

btw - welcome to the forums!

nap
09-06-09, 02:06 PM
maybe a sand finish?

btw - welcome to the forums!

there you go. A sand finish with lots of paint on top of it. It looks like my dads house which started with sand texture plaster. After 40 years of paint, it looks a lot like what is in the picture.