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Removing Popcorn Ceiling-Tips?
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:46 am
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:46 am
Stepped through my kitchen ceiling and have to repair it. While I'm at it, I might as well get rid of this 80's look. Reading the DIY's doesn't seem very hard. Warm water and soap/fabric softener then scrape lightly. Anyone done this recently. Tips?
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:49 am to tigerfootball10
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Tips?
I've done about 4,000 sf of this in the past 12 years. My tip is to hire someone else to do it, and go on vacation while they work. You'll make a mess, your wife and mother-in-law will constantly tell you it's wrong, and you'll look at it every day you live in the home noting all of the small imperfections nobody else notices.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:49 am to tigerfootball10
As long as it's never been painted all you need is hand mister with water in it in a scraper
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:59 am to tigerfootball10
Wear a good respirator
Some of that stuff had small amounts of asbestos
Some of that stuff had small amounts of asbestos
Posted on 11/30/15 at 9:00 am to tigerfootball10
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Removing Popcorn Ceiling-Tips?
Patience
Posted on 11/30/15 at 9:18 am to tigerfootball10
i'd cover it up with new gyp board or painted bead board. its a mess to scrape off
Posted on 11/30/15 at 9:45 am to tigerfootball10
All of the tips that have been provided are very good. Removing the "popcorn" texture is not hard and using disposable drop cloths are a good idea. I did every room in a 2,400 foot home that I owned, but did them over a two or three year period.
As also mentioned, skim coating is difficult for most do it your sellers, and it is made even harder working overhead.
Bottom line - Remove the texture yourself and hire a sheetrock finisher to skim coat.
As also mentioned, skim coating is difficult for most do it your sellers, and it is made even harder working overhead.
Bottom line - Remove the texture yourself and hire a sheetrock finisher to skim coat.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 10:17 am to tigerfootball10
When I took out a wall, I removed popcorn from just the kitchen & dining room because there was a natural stopping point. Now I wish I had done the whole house while I was in renovation mode.
It's messy, but all you really have to do is wet it and scrape it. Tape/visqueen/tarp over everything you want to stay clean.
It's messy, but all you really have to do is wet it and scrape it. Tape/visqueen/tarp over everything you want to stay clean.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 12:14 pm to tigerfootball10
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Removing Popcorn Ceiling
They have people that do that for a living.
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