re: Wife wants to scrape off and refinish textured ceilings

if you scrape it off it will damage the surface under it so the whole thing will have to be floated and sanded smooth.

the reason is they wet it to soften it and that also softens the paper skin of the sheetrock so it tears and peels in spots that need repair after

best way is 2 choices:

1 - simply put a skim coat of mud over it and sand smooth then repaint

2 - just sand it smooth, skim coat with mud, re-sand smooth and paint