Removing Popcorn Ceiling-Tips?

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Tips?

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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.

Tenfoe, floating and finishing rock is an art. Most people can do the job well or fast. It takes practice and experience to do it well AND fast.

Wear a good respirator


Some of that stuff had small amounts of asbestos

This man is giving out wisdom.

scraping it off is not that messy if you prep the room properly.

get the cheap 1 mil plastic drop cloths that come in a big package and attach them high on the walls all the way around the room with painters tape. tape all the edges together except one. Which will be your "door" in and out the room. put non plastic drop cloth on the floor. outside of the room use a few large bath towels on the floor to catch any debris as you come and go.

Day 1 A full day



and this scraper by homax that allows attaching a catch bag





once it is all scraped down, leave all the plastic and floor drop cloths down as you remove the ceiling drywall and replace with another piece. At this point screw off any sagging places in the existing ceiling and put first coat of mud in all screw holes and ceiling defects. Then tape and bed the new piece as normal.

Day 2 a few hours

After the that dries,float and sand. use a sander with attached suction hose if possible. refloat

Day 3 a few hours

lightly hand sand, skim, wet sponge sand, and then re texture the ceiling as needed.

Day 4 a few hours.
paint with FLAT paint and clean up.

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.

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Removing Popcorn Ceiling

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They have people that do that for a living.

HGTV ruined any chances of me being able to perform household tasks without scrutiny from my wife or her mother.

Example, we just bought a new house. Wife decided she wants a cabinet set inside a wall, with only the drawers exposed. She tells me where. I told her that couldn't be done. She said she's seen it done. I said ok, I'll check into it. I drew up a fantastic 3D rendering of the proposed drawer setup. Total drawer depth, 1.5 inches. It is an exterior wall. Tried to tell her that from the beginning, but she wouldn't listen. I seriously considered building it and letting her come home to try it out. Would have made good toothbrush storage area.