Popcorn ceilings are mainly of limestone, clay and an aggregate together. To remove it, you have to get wet, which turns it into a soft, sticky mess. It is not a simple project, but with a little preparation, you can control the chaos.
Start by selecting everything from the room. Protect the floor and had everything to keep what's in the room with a thick sheet of plastic. Place an old newspaper on the floor to fill up the plastic for most of the wet mess.
A note of Caution - if your popcorn ceiling is from the early 70s, may contain asbestos. If you can suspect from your ceiling this time, remove a small piece of the ceiling popcorn and send it in for testing. If it contains asbestos, it will have to be removed by professionals, properly dispose of him in order to reduce the cancer risk of asbestos pose for you and your family.
Wear some old clothes, a hat to keep the Goop out of the hair, and glasses. A>respirator of some sort or at least a mask to keep most of the dust particles out of your lungs is a good idea as well.
Use a spray bottle and completely saturate part of the ceiling. Let it soak in for a few minutes and then use a scrapper tool to scrape the gooey mess of your ceiling. A drywall-finishing knife works well. Hold a bucket under the tool to catch most of the removed popcorn ceiling. Work in small section and keep repeating the process until the popcorn ceiling is removed. Use a damp sponge, wipe off any remaining residue on the ceiling.
You may have some parts of the ceiling Rewet on the popcorn soft enough to have to remove it. Try not to get wet more than 2 to 3 times viewed. You do not want to get the drywall under too saturated with water. It can grow and warp or mildew.
Once all the popcorn ceiling is removed, the ceiling to dry completely. Now it is time to remove the entire surface of the sand rough spots. A pole Sander worksall for it. Give the dust a chance to settle down and then use a common connection to each patch whole, cracks etc that may have formed on the ceiling. Make the connection to dry for about an hour, then lightly sand smooth to it.
Once the chaos on the floor cleaning of your new smooth ceiling is getting to be painted over immediately.
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