How to Mix Drywall Mud for Knockdown Ceilings

A knockdown texture on drywall is one of the many different types of texturing that can be applied to a ceiling or wall during the final finishing process. Other types of textures include swirl and slap brush techniques. In order to apply a knockdown texture to a ceiling, you don’t need to buy any special materials but, instead, can use regular all-purpose joint compound mixed to a pancake-like consistency.

Joint compound
6-inch putty knife
Mud pan
Mud masher

Instructions

- 1
  Open a bucket of joint compound and use a 6-inch putty knife to scoop out two clumps of joint compound and put them in a mud pan.
- 2
  Fill the empty areas in the bucket of joint compound with lukewarm water.
- 3
  Push a mud masher into the joint compound and repeatedly lift it up then push it into the joint compound to thoroughly mix it. Hit all areas of the bucket so the compound is mixed to the same consistency.
- 4
  Remove the mud masher from the pail of joint compound and inspect the consistency of the compound. At this point it should resemble pancake batter. If the compound is too thick, add some more water and continue mixing it with the mud masher. If the compound is too watery, mix in some of the joint compound you took out of the bucket at the beginning.

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