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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?
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 8:52 am to Bleeding purple
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.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:53 am to tenfoe
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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.
You just nailed it! I just can't bring myself to pay someone for this type of job.
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 9:04 am to tenfoe
This man is giving out wisdom.
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 9:29 am to tigerfootball10
quote:Your opinion will change on day two when you can hardly lift your arms. Take it from someone who is 3 years into a remodel that you're living in with 90 percent of projects 95% complete somethings are better to just pay someone to knock out in less than a week. You're stress level and wife will thank you in the long haul.
I just can't bring myself to pay someone for this type of job.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 9:39 am to cgrand
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.
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.
This post was edited on 11/30/15 at 9:41 am
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 11:16 am to tigerfootball10
If I HAD to do it again, I'd put all of the furniture and clothes in the yard and then do the house. Two times I've done it were in an occupied home. working around stuff trying not to get it everywhere makes you not do as good of a job.
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.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 12:33 pm to tenfoe
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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.
Words of wisdom. upvote forthcoming!
Posted on 11/30/15 at 1:19 pm to Tiger 79
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.
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.
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