Covering textured ceiling

I'm planning on turning one of the bedrooms in my house into a dedicated office/study. The ceilings are textured (not popcorn, but that style that looks like it was applied with a sponge or something) and I'm really not a fan of the look. I've seen some decorative panels online that are made out of PVC that are intended to be glued to a ceiling or wall that I'm thinking about using but I'm not sure if I'd be able to get the panels to be completely level with each other due to the texture being slightly different across the surface. I know I could sand that off, but that seems like it would be pretty time consuming as well as extremely messy. I was thinking about getting some sheets of half inch XPS rigid foam insulation, screwing those up to the ceiling, and then gluing the decorative tiles to that surface. My thought is that would be much faster than sanding, would let me get a smooth surface to attach my panels to, and would make it easier to undo it if I later whenever I sell the house. Does this seem like a good approach, or should I consider doing it another way? If this does seem like a legit approach, would it also be suitable for doing in a bathroom? Roof had a leak and part of the ceiling directly over the shower was cut out and patched, but since it was a different person who did the repair than the builder, the texture is different enough that you can tell it was a repair. I don't think there would be any sort of issues due to the moisture in the room with those materials, but maybe I'm missing something. submitted by /u/kyaudiophile [link] [comments]

Jun 12, 2025 - 13:18

I'm planning on turning one of the bedrooms in my house into a dedicated office/study. The ceilings are textured (not popcorn, but that style that looks like it was applied with a sponge or something) and I'm really not a fan of the look. I've seen some decorative panels online that are made out of PVC that are intended to be glued to a ceiling or wall that I'm thinking about using but I'm not sure if I'd be able to get the panels to be completely level with each other due to the texture being slightly different across the surface. I know I could sand that off, but that seems like it would be pretty time consuming as well as extremely messy. I was thinking about getting some sheets of half inch XPS rigid foam insulation, screwing those up to the ceiling, and then gluing the decorative tiles to that surface. My thought is that would be much faster than sanding, would let me get a smooth surface to attach my panels to, and would make it easier to undo it if I later whenever I sell the house. Does this seem like a good approach, or should I consider doing it another way?

If this does seem like a legit approach, would it also be suitable for doing in a bathroom? Roof had a leak and part of the ceiling directly over the shower was cut out and patched, but since it was a different person who did the repair than the builder, the texture is different enough that you can tell it was a repair. I don't think there would be any sort of issues due to the moisture in the room with those materials, but maybe I'm missing something.

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