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re: Advice for scraping popcorn ceilings (some are painted). Updated
Posted on 6/4/15 at 4:38 pm to TulaneUVA
Posted on 6/4/15 at 4:38 pm to TulaneUVA
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I removed it by taking a scraper and putting it into a ziplock bag. Not that difficult.
Oh, I meant after you found out it had asbestos, how did you safely remove it?
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Posted on 6/4/15 at 4:47 pm to meeple
Here's my advice hire a contractor have him sand and reskim your drywall tried to scrape the painted popcorn off my walls it made a mess and looked like shite. Contractor took 2 weeks sanded and re skimmed the walls they now look brand new.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 4:48 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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1. Cover floors with plastic
2. Spray lightly with water
3. Get a big scrappa and it will fall like snow.
This, had a guy remove it in my current house and this is how he did it.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 5:02 pm to meeple
I did one room and said frick it. I consider myself a pretty stubborn and hard working guy. But that was not worth my time. I had a full face respirator with disposable jump suit, etc. the works. It sucked.
I ended up calling a contractor to come in and do it. They are certified to remove it and they dispose of it legally. They also provide a certificate of removal of asbestos which I consider to be important for resale of house. If you were the home buyer who didn't know shite (which most people are) when asked about asbestos removal you would be more comfortable buying the house knowing in was professionally done and not just removed by Joe Schmo.
I ended up paying a few thousand for a 2k sq ft home. Around $3k? And that crew was a beast. They did it with minimal damage to my dry wall and Those Mexicans manhandled that shite.
I ended up calling a contractor to come in and do it. They are certified to remove it and they dispose of it legally. They also provide a certificate of removal of asbestos which I consider to be important for resale of house. If you were the home buyer who didn't know shite (which most people are) when asked about asbestos removal you would be more comfortable buying the house knowing in was professionally done and not just removed by Joe Schmo.
I ended up paying a few thousand for a 2k sq ft home. Around $3k? And that crew was a beast. They did it with minimal damage to my dry wall and Those Mexicans manhandled that shite.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 6/4/15 at 7:43 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
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tried to scrape the painted popcorn off my walls it made a mess and looked like shite
Yeah if it was painted it's 10x harder to scrape off. The only thing I've seen that works (besides what you did by sanding) is getting that EZ Strip product that penetrates through the paint and turns it all to mush, resulting in it coming off much easier. I'm going to have to do this on a few of my ceilings.
quote:
Here's my advice hire a contractor have him sand and reskim your drywall
This is probably what I'll end up doing. Scrape it all myself and get a pro to come in and finish it off.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 7:44 pm to TulaneUVA
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I ended up calling a contractor to come in and do it. They are certified to remove it and they dispose of it legally. They also provide a certificate of removal of asbestos which I consider to be important for resale of house. If you were the home buyer who didn't know shite (which most people are) when asked about asbestos removal you would be more comfortable buying the house knowing in was professionally done and not just removed by Joe Schmo.
Great point. I plan to have it tested and if it comes back positive this would be good to have done.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:10 pm to meeple
OP frick all this bullshite. Just rent this crack house out to section 8 leeches or burn the bitch down and use the insurance money to buy a decent home.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 8:58 am to meeple
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:08 am to jamboybarry
The easiest method I found, was to buy a new house 
It's what we did.
It's what we did.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:10 am to meeple
I went to a house last week where the owner decided to take thin sheetrock and cover the popcorn, rather than scrape it off. He said the labor and materials were cheaper to cover and finish it than what it would cost to scrape and repaint.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:32 am to madmaxvol
I scraped all of mine off, 2700 sq ft, after Katrina. I was down to subfloors with no furniture in the house. I did one room per evening, while living in a FEMA camper in the front yard. I made my own scraper tool and used dishwashing liquid mixed with water to wet it. Came out great. Probably one of the easier jobs I took on myself.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:38 am to Gaston
Anyone else think it's just not that big a deal?
IMO, just live with it. Who really notices their ceilings this much?
Watching too much HGTV?
IMO, just live with it. Who really notices their ceilings this much?
Watching too much HGTV?
Posted on 6/5/15 at 1:34 pm to LSUfan20005
I notice. A lot
Posted on 6/5/15 at 1:46 pm to LSUfan20005
it bugs the shite out of me and he needs to get scraping
Posted on 6/11/15 at 12:17 pm to Birdie King
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he needs to get scraping
Yep. I just scraped off a section of painted ceiling with a putty knife to send a sample in for asbestos testing. It came off VERY easily after spraying with only a little bit of water. I was surprised because I was concerned about the painted ceilings. I'll mix it with dish soap or vinegar next time to see if it comes off any easier (hard to imagine it being easier than it just was).
I plan on sending out the samples tomorrow, so early next week I should be scraping.
Thanks for all of the tips everyone.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 12:46 pm to meeple
Congrats on having an old shitty house.
Posted on 8/8/15 at 9:38 pm to meeple
Just finished scraping ceilings today. Had them tested for asbestos at the website recommended in another post in this thread and there was none present. The vaulted ceiling was the hardest. The painted ceilings were not hard at all, maybe because they were so old. All I used was 1 gallon of hot water and 1 cup of vinegar in a pump sprayer. I can't wait to get them refinished.
I do not want to touch another ceiling ever again.
I do not want to touch another ceiling ever again.
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