2007-02-10 15:51:07 · 9 answers · asked by Penny P 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
use a 4" scraper dry. Knock off all the popcorn you can with that. After that go to a rental place and get a Porter Cable power drywall sander. Not nearly as messy and shouldn't require any touching up of the mud if you're careful with the scraper. The drywall sander when attached to a shop vac is about 95% dust free and very easy to use. You can get the scraper at Lowe's or Home Depot, I've gotten them there before, about $8. a pack of 10 blades is about $4. The drywall sander here costs about $30 a day and sanding discs are $10, 1 disc should suffice. If it's only 1 ceiling, it shouldn't take more than a couple hours to run the sander.
As I said before, if you are careful with the scraper and don't gouge the ceiling, no patching will be required and after sanding you should have a smooth popcorn free ceiling.
2007-02-10 16:39:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether or not it has been painted. Some popcorn textured ceilings have never been painted and are much easier to remove. As the others have stated, lightly spray the texture with pure water and let it soak in to loosen the texture. Take a broad knife (6 - 12 inches wide) and scrape the texture off. Yes, it does make a mess, so be prepared. After you have scraped the entire ceiling, you'll need to let it dry and lightly sand it with a sanding pole sander. Now prime it with a Kilz (water might stain the sheetrock and bleed through), let dry, and apply joint compound to smooth out any really bad places as needed. Sand again to prepare for your texture. Apply your new texture and let dry. Now you're ready for finish painting. Now if the popcorn texture has been painted, the texture is hardened and doesn't want to come off as easily. It might be much more difficult and will increase the chances of gouging will sheetrock when removing. That means more prep work before texture and paint. I might add that a lot of the popcorn textures has asbestos in it, as most of this texture was applied prior to 1975 when they stopped putting asbestos in texture and joint compound. That said, I'd where a mask specifically designed for asbestos removal and take the necessary precautions. Good luck!
2007-02-10 16:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by Turnhog 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the way I saw on HGTV was to spray the ceiling with water and scrape the popcorn off with a wide putty knife.
2007-02-10 15:54:12 · answer #3 · answered by betsy a 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
set up a grid with small circular lazier, put in drop ceiling panels of lexon Plexiglas, put rope Christmas lite in the dropped ceiling cavities above and us remote control to configure movement in patterns of lights
2007-02-11 12:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sand your ceiling down. This will eliminate that nasty look. Having to do it myself. Very dusty.
2007-02-10 17:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by josh h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use poison and traps,it is a bad year for mice for some reason I've been hearing a lot about mice
2016-05-25 08:16:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scrape with a drywall knife about 12" long.
2007-02-10 16:03:56 · answer #7 · answered by Flip that House 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you wet it down and scrape it off. makes a terrible mess so lay down plastic first.
2007-02-10 16:00:00 · answer #8 · answered by territheterribleliar 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don't know i have the same problem
2007-02-10 15:54:20 · answer #9 · answered by kumiko2420 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋