How to Make Bumps in Drywall Spackle by Hand

You normally think of walls is being smooth, but there are times when you want the wall to be bumpy and textured. If you have an old, imperfect drywall, with visible seams and other problems, texturing over it is one way to hide some of those problems. Spackle is a light plaster that you can form into the kinds of texture that you want, simply by pulling at it with a rubber grout float.

Plastic tarps
Paint roller
Primer
Spackle
Rubber grout float

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the furniture from the room. Lay out tarps over the floor.
- 2
  Roll primer over the entire wall with a paint roller. Let it set for 12 to 24 hours.
- 3
  Spread spackle over a few square feet of the drywall, at one end, using the rubber grout trowel. Spread it on as thick as possible, while keeping it on the wall.
- 4
  Press the flat bottom of your grout float into the spackle. Pull it straight out, making peaks and bumps in the spackle.
- 5
  Mover the float over and press it into the flat spackle next to the first textured area. Pull it again, making peaks and bumps. Repeat, texturing the whole spackled area.
- 6
  Spread on more spackle over the next section of wall. Texture it as before. Repeat and continue, spreading the spackle and texturing it section by section. Let it set for 24 hours before moving the furniture back in.

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