Is there a point? Who conceived it? Is it meant to be trendy? Is it meant to be energy efficient? Is it a Southern thing? Why, God, why?
2006-12-31 04:33:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
This question has many young people puzzled. On the site below they describe this acoustic material - perlite silicone (by product of manufacturing as sawdust is to lumber mills). This perlite was 'recycled" (profit vs loss angle) into paint to use as a cover up/easy fix for builders and homeowners to cover up flawed sheetrock work. Became trendy and sparkles, etc were added and evolved into a standard for new construction. Sales pitch was that it reduced noise, was insulating and beautiful. Been around since the 70s. 1960s it was all about composition ceiling tiles. Blowing perlite on a ceiling much easier. Now a big profit maker for those removing it. We all know the drawbacks of it collecting dust, flaking, reapplying. No one wants it now. Many web sites on removal. Having done this - wasn't that hard. Ofcourse if you are doing this over a carpeted area, you'll have to put down lots of protective cover. It is all a soak and scrape off operation. Then a broad sanding, patching with spackling, joint compound, resanding and then paint. Messy. Have seen some folks cloth an ACOUSTIC, nick named popcorn / cottage cheese. Light batting glued on, then scotch type guarded cloth. Also seen bamboo matting glued over and feau beams covering the matting seams. The tiles are coming back in vogue for 1930-40s homes.
2006-12-31 05:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by Quest 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fashion is the answer, lots of folks were convinced that it was the fashionable thing to do so they spent lots of dosh and did it. People are still just as dumb when it comes to fashion these days as they were then. Thus in the UK the current fashions are covering half your back yard in "decking" and covering most of your front yard in "block paving". This is all very dumb because they cost loads, decking is slippery and unsafe in wet weather and block paving gets to be full of weeds and moss within two or three years. Personally I refuse to be a fashion victim and spend my money on stuff that really matters like great food and wine. My back yard is grass and fruit trees and my front yard is grass with an ordinary old concrete drive which I made in a couple of days with a few dollars worth of cement and ballast - does not grow weeds and moss.
2013-12-24 02:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Richard 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a Non-Union Thing, or Right to work thing. The non-union states, don't have any training programs to teach painters how to tape. The Pop-Corn effect has nothing to do with acoustics, or insulation. It was a simple cheap method to cover poor taping skills. In the union craft area where I live the pop-corn and Knock-Down ceiling does not exist. It's simply poor craftsmanship.
2006-12-31 04:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by uncle bob 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They may cover up the cracks and all the builder left behind, but if the builder wasn't so lazy,then the cracks woudnt be there.
Popcorn ceilings are aggravating while they are up there, but taking it down will make you think twice about them
2006-12-31 04:43:47 · answer #4 · answered by red69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we live in the north but also own a home in the south...and to me it seems like a southern thing. i am a painter by trade and i am SO glad that i dont have to deal with popcorn ceilings here! not only are they horrible to paint...they are awful to look at.
2006-12-31 07:10:10 · answer #5 · answered by dali333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back in the 80's, EVERY place had them! called acoustic ceilings, they were supposed to help with noise. you can have the ceilings re done pretty easily and don'[t worry---everyone hates popcorn ceilings!
2006-12-31 04:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by habs_freak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's worse than cottage cheese ceilings.
2006-12-31 06:18:37 · answer #7 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make it a pain in the *** to paint, that's why.
It's very easy to apply. It is sprayed out of a can, and can be applied before the drywall taping happens.
2006-12-31 04:35:36 · answer #8 · answered by lisabmcmahon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Floyd. Basically it covers up poor workmanship. Quick fix . Besides it gives you a challenge to clean it.
2006-12-31 04:44:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea...I think it is ugly, hard to clean even though it collect dust and dirty like it is no ones business and it is extremely hard and messy to remove. Who ever designed it should be required to remove it from everyones home.
2006-12-31 04:41:49 · answer #10 · answered by BritLdy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋